Brett Favre's 2005 and 2006 seasons painted him as a quarterback on the decline.
In 2005, Favre recorded his worst ever quarterback rating and, as a result, lead the Packers to their worst season since he had taken up the position.
Although the Packers rebounded in 2006, going 8-8 and just missing a playoff spot due to a tiebreaker with the New York Giants, Favre still struggled.
At the end of the two seasons, he was off his averages by 15 points in quarterback rating, three percent in completion percentage, almost a full yard in yards per pass completion, and had thrown, between 2005 and 2006, a whopping 47 passes for interceptions and only 38 passes for touchdowns.
Surface statistics ignore the fact that the Packers, in general, were a poorly performing, generally talent-less, injury-riddled team.
Favre lost his best receiver and running back, Javon Walker and Ahmad Green, at the start of the 2005 season.
Mike Wahle and Marco Rivera, Pro Bowl guards, left the Packers to test the free agent market and, consequently, Favre was sacked 24 times in 2005 and 21 times in 2006, among the highest numbers in the NFL.
In the end, how good could a quarterback really be if teams don’t fear an explosive running game, don’t cringe when a ball is thrown to a No. 1 receiver in single coverage, and find a way to put him on his back after every pass play?
The question was partially answered in the 2007 season when Favre had, arguably, his best season since 1996.
With the late emergence of Ryan Grant, the Packers' franchise had done a 180-degree turn.
Running game?
Check.
Good receivers?
Check.
Good offensive line?
Check.
The Packers went 13-3 and were given a decent chance to advance to the Super Bowl.
If not for a terrible pass from Favre in overtime against the New York Giants, they may have gotten there, and with the way the Patriots played in the Super Bowl, who knows, they may have won, too.
That’s neither here nor there, though.
It seems that Favre still has it, as long as he isn’t playing on a team full of rookies or has-beens.
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