Brett Closes on a Clinker

After Aaron Rodgers completed a 21-31, 308 yard, three TD, no INT day in the Packers 31-21 dispatching of the now Historically Winless Detroit Lions, I flipped the TV over to see how Brett Favre would complete his season. In recent years some observers have noted that Favre no longer is the Master of the Cold, with his performance fading as the temperature dropped. There was certainly evidence of that this season, and today was no exception, as Brett completed half of his 40 passes and chalked up one TD and three INTs while amassing a passer closer to his age than his career average.

So what are we to make of Favre’s first (and only?) season at the Meadowlands?  I suppose Brett’s acolytes will claim that he never had a chance of winning much  this year as it was his first year in the Jets’  system. But I am not sure that explains how/why he was so much better the first half of the season (when he was less familiar with the offense) than he was later on in the year (when he was more familiar with it). To me, watching Brett today, he looked rather ordinary…and maybe not even that good. He made some plays, but far more ugly ones. His 45.1 passer rating kind of said it all in my judgment. After viewing today’s game nearly in its entirety, I couldn’t help but wonder if his staying retired would have been the best course for all parties involved.

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