I'm not a big Packers fan but I have to admit from the years of watching football, Brett Favre is probably the most clutch quarterback in history. I know that some of you may think I'm stretching it but you cannot say that when this man was in his prime 4-7 years ago, there has not been a more exciting, likable, and talented quarterback in the last 10 years. Man this guy still amazes me. He is the best QB in football in the last decade, period.
Speaking on behalf of all fellow Packer Backers everywhere, we have been blessed to watch #4 play every game since 1992 in a Packer uniform.
From 1992-1995, approximently 99% of the fans and experts in the NFL world never really predicted true greatness for Favre and in actuality never gave him much respect as a great quarterback..........always stating he threw to many interceptions, didnt win enough games, etc., etc.
Let me tell you something, Brett was AWESOME in those years.
Brett was working with a weak offensive line back then and not much of a running game.
When showing the weekends highlights, it seemed most of the nation would only see Favres interceptions and stupid plays.
The fact is, he would make numerous plays during those years that were simply INCREDIBLE.
I am talking things like avoiding numerous sacks and making incredible off balance throws and hard nosed scrambles for first downs.
Used to visit a card shop in Vegas in those early Favre years............and everybody and their mother was entranced in Drew Bledsoe and Favre was regarded as hardly anything.
I would mention Bretts name, and they would hardly even acknowledge him..........this after playing 4 straight years without missing a game and leading the Packers to a playoff win on an incredible pass to Sharpe in the closing seconds in Detroit.
FAVRE was superlative even BEFORE he won his first of 3 straight MVP awards.
From 1992-1995, approximently 99% of the fans and experts in the NFL world never really predicted true greatness for Favre and in actuality never gave him much respect as a great quarterback..........always stating he threw to many interceptions, didnt win enough games, etc., etc.
Let me tell you something, Brett was AWESOME in those years.
Brett was working with a weak offensive line back then and not much of a running game.
When showing the weekends highlights, it seemed most of the nation would only see Favres interceptions and stupid plays.
The fact is, he would make numerous plays during those years that were simply INCREDIBLE.
I am talking things like avoiding numerous sacks and making incredible off balance throws and hard nosed scrambles for first downs.
Used to visit a card shop in Vegas in those early Favre years............and everybody and their mother was entranced in Drew Bledsoe and Favre was regarded as hardly anything.
I would mention Bretts name, and they would hardly even acknowledge him..........this after playing 4 straight years without missing a game and leading the Packers to a playoff win on an incredible pass to Sharpe in the closing seconds in Detroit.
FAVRE was superlative even BEFORE he won his first of 3 straight MVP awards.
fish no lie back then at least where i am from a few of us always thought the favre to sterling sharpe hookup was the 'badest' thing. we just marveled over sterlings ability to make amazing grabs with favre scrambling to throw i thought they were the only two players on the team.
i cant even remember when this was i just know it was before they won a superbowl. but you are right on the money i never ever thought he was destined for greatness last night they flashed a stat "365 touchdowns" that is just plain sick.
i cant even remember when this was i just know it was before they won a superbowl. but you are right on the money i never ever thought he was destined for greatness last night they flashed a stat "365 touchdowns" that is just plain sick.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/12/06/5174859/favre-happy-as-warriors-capture.html
CONGRATS BRETT !!!
Favre happy as Warriors capture 6A title
By PATRICK MAGEE
pmagee@sunherald.comDecember 6, 2013 Updated 39 minutes ago
2013-12-07T05:35:05ZBy PATRICK MAGEESun_Herald
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CHRIS TODD/SPECIAL TO SUN HERALDOak Grove assistant coach Brett Favre hugs quarterback Kirk McCarty after the Warriors beat Tupelo 14-7 to win the MHSAA Class 6A state football championship. CHRIS TODD
<!-- Story Body with separating p tags --> JACKSON -- Oak Grove head coach Nevil Barr said early in the season that all the pieces were in place for a Class 6A state title, but he hoped a little Brett Favre "magic" would put his team over the top.
On Friday, it was defense and a clutch fake field goal that proved the difference in a 14-7 win over Tupelo to claim Oak Grove's first football state championship.
While his offense may not have provided many fireworks Friday, Favre was just as happy as anybody else in the post-game celebration at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
"I can't say it's the Super Bowl, but it's pretty close," the former NFL legend said with a wide grin.
Favre, Oak Grove's volunteer offensive coordinator, went to the sideline in the second half after calling plays from the press box in the first half.
The change, which was brought on after the coaches' headsets went down, proved productive for Oak Grove after the first half ended in a scoreless tie.
Oak Grove's first drive of the second half ended with a 6-yard touchdown toss from Kirk McCarty to Cameron Myers to grab a 7-0 lead with 3:55 left in the third quarter.
Tupelo had a quick answer on its following possession as Quin Tiggs ran 4 yards for a touchdown to tie it at 7-7 with 5:58 left in the third quarter.
The decisive play of the game came late in the third quarter when Oak Grove's drive appeared to stall on fourth down at the Tupelo 4.
That's when Barr relied on a piece of advice from special teams coordinator Bobby Deleon from earlier in the day.
Oak Grove went with the fake field goal. McCarty took
the snap, stood up and threw 4 yards to Logan Scott for the go-ahead touchdown with 6.3 seconds left in the third quarter.
Logan lined up out wide on the formation and no Tupelo defender located him as he ran uncontested into the end zone.
Deleon drew up the play at 3 a.m. Friday morning.
"I said 'OK, we'll run it, but we'll call a timeout immediately if they put somebody out there (to defend Logan),'" Barr said. "I said we'll try it. I'm not sure if we'll get away with it, but we'll try it in the right situation.
"We never worked on it. I'm really hesitant to do anything we've never worked on, but he drew it up and it worked out."
McCarty admitted he was highly skeptical that the trick play would work, but nobody was there to defend Scott.
"That was the most gut-wrenching throw of my life," McCarty said. "It hung up there for like 20 minutes."
McCarty completed 23 of 40 passes for 268 yards and two touchdowns as Oak Grove relied on his arm to lead the way on offense.
Jordan Mitchell, who missed much of the season with an injury, caught nine passes for 149 yards to serve as McCarty's favorite target.
"I'm just blessed, thank God for the opportunity," Mitchell said as tears streamed down his face. "We're a family. This team is a family, the closest team I've ever been on."
The Oak Grove offense operated much smoother in the second half with Favre calling the plays from the sideline.
"We ran the ball better," Favre said. "Tupelo's got a really good defense, just we like thought. We scored a lot of points all year and they did a good job shutting us down. Statistically, it may not be Kirk's best performance, but it's a win and the biggest win you can possibly get. I'm proud of the guys. It's been really fun."
Oak Grove ends the season with a 14-1 record, earning Barr's first state title in his 13th season at the school.
Tupelo, which beat state powerhouse South Panola to get to Friday's game, has its season end with a 13-2 record.
CONGRATS BRETT !!!
Favre happy as Warriors capture 6A title
By PATRICK MAGEE
pmagee@sunherald.comDecember 6, 2013 Updated 39 minutes ago
2013-12-07T05:35:05ZBy PATRICK MAGEESun_Herald
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CHRIS TODD/SPECIAL TO SUN HERALDOak Grove assistant coach Brett Favre hugs quarterback Kirk McCarty after the Warriors beat Tupelo 14-7 to win the MHSAA Class 6A state football championship. CHRIS TODD
<!-- Story Body with separating p tags --> JACKSON -- Oak Grove head coach Nevil Barr said early in the season that all the pieces were in place for a Class 6A state title, but he hoped a little Brett Favre "magic" would put his team over the top.
On Friday, it was defense and a clutch fake field goal that proved the difference in a 14-7 win over Tupelo to claim Oak Grove's first football state championship.
While his offense may not have provided many fireworks Friday, Favre was just as happy as anybody else in the post-game celebration at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
"I can't say it's the Super Bowl, but it's pretty close," the former NFL legend said with a wide grin.
Favre, Oak Grove's volunteer offensive coordinator, went to the sideline in the second half after calling plays from the press box in the first half.
The change, which was brought on after the coaches' headsets went down, proved productive for Oak Grove after the first half ended in a scoreless tie.
Oak Grove's first drive of the second half ended with a 6-yard touchdown toss from Kirk McCarty to Cameron Myers to grab a 7-0 lead with 3:55 left in the third quarter.
Tupelo had a quick answer on its following possession as Quin Tiggs ran 4 yards for a touchdown to tie it at 7-7 with 5:58 left in the third quarter.
The decisive play of the game came late in the third quarter when Oak Grove's drive appeared to stall on fourth down at the Tupelo 4.
That's when Barr relied on a piece of advice from special teams coordinator Bobby Deleon from earlier in the day.
Oak Grove went with the fake field goal. McCarty took
the snap, stood up and threw 4 yards to Logan Scott for the go-ahead touchdown with 6.3 seconds left in the third quarter.
Logan lined up out wide on the formation and no Tupelo defender located him as he ran uncontested into the end zone.
Deleon drew up the play at 3 a.m. Friday morning.
"I said 'OK, we'll run it, but we'll call a timeout immediately if they put somebody out there (to defend Logan),'" Barr said. "I said we'll try it. I'm not sure if we'll get away with it, but we'll try it in the right situation.
"We never worked on it. I'm really hesitant to do anything we've never worked on, but he drew it up and it worked out."
McCarty admitted he was highly skeptical that the trick play would work, but nobody was there to defend Scott.
"That was the most gut-wrenching throw of my life," McCarty said. "It hung up there for like 20 minutes."
McCarty completed 23 of 40 passes for 268 yards and two touchdowns as Oak Grove relied on his arm to lead the way on offense.
Jordan Mitchell, who missed much of the season with an injury, caught nine passes for 149 yards to serve as McCarty's favorite target.
"I'm just blessed, thank God for the opportunity," Mitchell said as tears streamed down his face. "We're a family. This team is a family, the closest team I've ever been on."
The Oak Grove offense operated much smoother in the second half with Favre calling the plays from the sideline.
"We ran the ball better," Favre said. "Tupelo's got a really good defense, just we like thought. We scored a lot of points all year and they did a good job shutting us down. Statistically, it may not be Kirk's best performance, but it's a win and the biggest win you can possibly get. I'm proud of the guys. It's been really fun."
Oak Grove ends the season with a 14-1 record, earning Barr's first state title in his 13th season at the school.
Tupelo, which beat state powerhouse South Panola to get to Friday's game, has its season end with a 13-2 record.
"To me the wake-up call was Deanna and I were talking recently, and she was talking about Breleigh, our youngest, playing soccer," Favre told Lauer. "I've pretty much made every game that she's ever played (in) basketball, volleyball. She played softball one year, she played basketball a couple years. As I find out, she played soccer. I don't remember her playing soccer. She played right over here, and that was probably where my first inclination that something ain't right."
The Oak Grove offense operated much smoother in the second half with Favre calling the plays from the sideline.
"We ran the ball better," Favre said.
Hope Brett remembers Fridays game........
The Oak Grove offense operated much smoother in the second half with Favre calling the plays from the sideline.
"We ran the ball better," Favre said.
Hope Brett remembers Fridays game........
