Brett Favre is a living legend who just retired from the Green Bay Packers. He passed for 442 touchdowns (an NFL record), earned 3 MVP awards, had 160 wins as a starting quarterback, and 5,377 pass completions.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - What appeared to be a heated exchange with Minnesota Vikings' Brett Favre on Sunday over whether the player should exit the game was simply a "stream of consciousness" moment, the team's coach said on Monday. With Favre menaced by a punishing pass rush by the Carolina Panthers while clinging to a 7-6 third-quarter lead, Minnesota coach Brad Childress said he was just wondering aloud whether to replace his 40-year-old signal caller. Favre was animated in saying he had no... Read Full Story
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Jerry Holt, Star Tribune
Carolina's Julius Peppers sacked Brett Favre as Bryant McKinnie (74) looked on in the third quarter.
Vikings coach Brad Childress said the coaching staff should have given the left tackle more help.
By CHIP SCOGGINS and JUDD ZULGAD , Star Tribune staff writers
Last update: December 21, 2009 - 10:31 PM
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So Brad Childress addressed the Brett Favre issue today terms that can be described most easily as… ummm… well… they’re kind of… I don’t know. ESPN transcribed the whole presser :
Why were you considering taking Favre out of the game?
Brad Childress: It was more of a stream of consciousness, where he comes of the field, I’m watching what I’m watching, and I said, “Hey, you know what? I’m thinking about taking you out of the game here. I mean, you’re getting your rear end kicked” through... Read Full Story
Here is another unique take on the whole Brett Favre Fiasco. This one comes from Mike Florio at PFT :
1. Chilly isn’t in charge, after all.
Well, when you dance with the devil in the pale moonlight, sometimes the devil puts his pitchfork right up your ass.
Vikings coach Brad Childress is walking funny this morning, for that very reason. In an effort to save his job, he chased quarterback Brett Favre for months, letting the wishy-washy player waffle in and out of unretirement, even... Read Full Story
Seattle Post Intelligencer Favre nearly got pulled? Yahoo! Sports Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress nearly pulled future Hall of Famer Brett Favre(notes) out of the game yesterday, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The word is that Childress told Favre that he was taking him out in the ... Vikings must better protect Favre or perish SportingNews.com Replay: Carolina 26, Vikings 7 Minneapolis Star Tribune Moore's performance against Vikings gives Panthers something to think... Read Full Story
As mentioned in the previous post, Brad Childress was unsuccessful in benching Brett Favre in the third quarter when the Vikings had a one point lead against the Panthers.
Favre was rather upset during his post-game presser.
“Yeah, there was a heated discussion, I guess you would call it,” Favre said. “We were up 7-6 at the time. No secret, I was getting hit a little bit. I felt the pressure on a lot of plays. We had seven points. So I think everyone in the building was like, ‘They’re... Read Full Story
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