What things, you ask? The Packers. And Brett Favre.
To Wisconsonites (or cheeseheads, as we call ourselves) this is no surprise. Particularly those who live in Green Bay. Heck, there, the Packers are more important than God. Churches schedule services around Packer games. The time that a Packer game fell on Christmas Eve was a little more problematic, but that was Christmas Eve, for pete's sake.
Republican Senator Sam Brownback, however, apparently had not done his homework when giving a speech at the Republican Party Convention in Lake Geneva on May 11th. The presidential hopeful compared a nation having solid families to a football team having a strong offensive line. He said, "This is your line in football. If you don't have a line, how many passes can Peyton Manning complete? Greatest quarterback, maybe, in NFL history."Peyton who? Silly Sam. This is Wisconsin! Only one football team matters here, and that's the team led by Saint Favre. If he ran for President, Wisconsin would go 100% green and gold, rather than red or blue.
This statement by a Republican presidential hopeful didn't go over well with the crowd of Republicans. That's right. Political affiliation--whatever. Football loyalty--that's what matters.
(For those of you who are wondering if this post is tongue-in-cheek, it is. Mostly.)
Brownback, who's from Kansas, realized his mistake, and tried to backpedal, offering up Bart Starr as the next potential greatest quarterback of all time. Still no good. Better, but not great.
He gives in, and uses Favre as his example, asking how many passes he'd complete without a line. Several energetic fans yelled, "All of them!" And, if you've watched Favre when he's on, you know that when he's running around, out of the pocket, he's unstoppable. Doesn't do much for Brownback's analogy, though.Brownback realized this, and gave up: "I'm not sure how I recover from this. My point is we've got to rebuild the family. I'll get off this."
Good plan, Sam. Next time, do a little more research on your demographic.
Then again, if Favre gets traded like he's asked for, expect that love and adoration to turn to intense feelings of betrayal. Hell hath no fury like a Packer fan scorned, or so they say.
C'mon Favre--Moss?! I know you want to win, but it's just not worth the aggravation.
2 comments:
Someone needs to say two words to Favre: "Joe Montana." Remember how good he did in Kansas City Brett?
It's lose/lose/lose for Favre really.
Retire and the Pack rebuild like they want and need to.
Stick around and you aren't getting another ring unless you play into your 50s.
Go somewhere else and, well really, where is he going to plug himself into an organization and win a Super Bowl in 1-2 years?
Much as I enjoy watching Favre play, I think you're right. Retiring in a graceful and timely manner just doesn't seem to be the strong point of many top-name athletes who just want one more big win.
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