Last year was a fluke/Was not a fluke because....

...and the cycle continues

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Really????????
I don't remember Favre making tackles on special teams, or defending a pass at the end of any games last year.
I guess Favre was the reason our special teams and defense were so much better last year.
Yeah.....that MUST be it.
Don't let any factual information ruin your rant.
(You never have before)

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posted this in another thread, makes sense to have it here too...

But it really shouldnt be posted in2 different areas to make a point

Yeah, hey???
Some things never change.
How about the way Favre carried the team a few years ago when they went 4-12? How come we don't hear about that?
Or the fact that we never even sniffed a SB since 1998?
I know....that would ruin his rant of how Favre carried the team.
So we'll just ignore all thos nasty facts.

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Favre really bolstered the pass rush last year. and he was a force to be reckoned with, the way he plugged up the middle along the d-line. And, man, can he punt! and he is always the best coverage guy on kick and punt return. those are the things i miss most about brett favre.

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forgot to mention all the injuries he managed to prevent.

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I miss the fact that he could do anything he wanted to do in the field of play and it was legal.

Aww shucks look at Brett Favre out there acting like a kid on the playground.

My favorite line from MNF last year:
"Brett Favre. A man who is thirty-eight and acts as if he were eight!"
~Mike Turrico

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lol. yeah, uh, was that a compliment or an insult?

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I'm sick to death of both sides on this one.

First of all, the decision was made, get over it and move on.

Second, it's not one or the other. It's both.

Favre carried the offense the first half of last season, when we were getting less than 50 yds per game rushing. We got to a 7-1 record because of Favre's arm. Against SD week 3, our high rusher had 22 yds, and Brett threw for 369 to beat the Chargers 31-24. Week 4, against Minn, our top rusher had 20 yds(!) and Brett threw for 344 to beat the Vikings 23-16. It's also not a coincidence that the Jets were 4-12 last year and are 8-4 this year. Without Favre, they wouldn't be anywhere near as good as they are now.

And yes, Favre threw the interception in the playoffs that cost the Packers a trip to the Superbowl.

You know, nobody's perfect. To expect perfection from Favre is just as unrealistic an expectation as expecting Rodgers to be Favre in his first year leading the team. The man took us to 2 Superbowls and 1 step away from a 3rd. That's the only time we've even gotten close in the last 40 years (40 years!!!) and he managed to help us beat New England in the one we won.

That said, Rodgers isn't the reason that we're losing. He's had a MUCH better year than I expected, given all of the pressure he faced not only following Favre, but placed in the no-win situation where the GM picked him over Favre. And to play like he has after separating his shoulder won me over.

Favre may have won some of those games we lost and he may also have lost some of those games we won, but he didn't. He's not a Packer, he's a Jet now (Gawd, I hate saying that. That is wrong on so many levels). Hopefully, he'll retire a Packer. But the discussion here has helped in one regard--it's helped me to do what I recommend for all: GET OVER IT. It's done.