I decided to bring an infrequent series of mine over to b/r.

Like a birth certificate's legitimacy being ridiculed by a kid born with the umbilical chord wrapped around its neck, it is time for POINTLESS PONDERING. That dried up dingleberry residing in the stretch marks of journalism's taint.


Though there is some dysphoria after Brett Favre retired again, joviality reigns supreme.

Never again will the Hyckocrite be written in this blog. Let us go over a few myths with the fine comb of reality in honor of his departure.

There are people who say Favre is the greatest quarterback in football history. These are folks who haven't watched much football, or being paid to promote their media darling. I  can think of at least 30 other quarterbacks that I feel are better players.

If you examine his character, it reeks of a self serving ego who put himself first at all turns. This was first seen in his rookie season, where Favre clashed with the Atlanta Falcons coaches and spent most of his time partying.

Other lowlights included his throwing a teammate under the bus for holding out for a pay raise. Favre, of course, had nothing to worry about. He had just signed a lifetime contract a few years earlier, and became the first NFL player to get 100 million dollars. The multiple retirements also showed his true persona.

If you want to talk about on the field, you first must understand how much easier it is to play his position compared to the years before him. He never had to call his own plays in an era where blockers could hold and receivers could only be chucked in the first five yards.

In these times where the quarterback could practically wear a dress as defenders feared the leagues wrath for tackling them too hard, Favre was considered an iron man.

He played 273 games in his 18 seasons, and has the NFL record for the most turnovers in league history with 427. This includes league records of 310 interceptions thrown and 117 fumbles lost. That is an average of 1.56 turnovers in every game he played.

Brett Favre was a player who you knew what you got with him. A egomaniac who loved the thrill of taking risks, even if he cost the team a victory. He infuriated and clashed with his teammates and coaches. He played to the media, who gave him an image that has endeared him to the millions of people who had forgotten or never paid attention to his antics.

Favre is a first ballot Hall Of Fame player who won a championship in a record setting career. He won't soon be lost from memory, but he is absolutely not even close to being one of the greatest ever at his position.

His ego has many saying good riddance to him now, while his fans will probably never let go of his image nor the hope of his return.






Is anyone really that shocked about the Redsox Roids scandal that Major League Baseball is currently trying to suffocate?

If you are, you really haven't paid any attention to the game the past twenty years.

The bogus Mitchell Report, in case you weren't aware, was written by part BoSox owner George Mitchell. Notice only one scrub middle reliever from his team made that list then?

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