Favre is the best!

Normally I don't take Terry Bradshaw all that seriously, but when he writes in this article that Brett Favre is the best quarterback the game has ever seen, I'm tempted to agree with him. Since I'm a die-hard Packer fan to begin with, perhaps my endorsement of Favre doesn't carry much weight, but I think that honestly, what he has accomplished should convince even the most skeptical.

Why?

Well, to begin with, look at his formal accomplishments. He's won the Super Bowl, he's been voted MVP 3 times--more than anyone else, he has the record for most consecutive regular season starts, and he has the record for most touchdown passes, now at 422. He's the complete package. He has great leadership skills, he's a standout athlete who motivates other (often mediocre) players to perform well, he's dedicated to the sport, and he excels at what he does. When you look at other quarterbacks the game has had, they don't have all of these traits. Sure, many of them were pretty fantastic, but they were working within a team of immense talent.

The thing that really impresses me about Favre, though, is that he loves the game, and lets it show. People who watch him know that he's having fun, that this is where he wants to be, and that for him, it's about winning as much as he can. He says that he's not staying in the game for the records, and while part of me is quite skeptical, when I watch him play, it's easy to see that he loves to play and that he loves to win.

Even more than that, he knows how to have fun out there. The other record he was close to breaking on Sunday was the record for most interceptions thrown by a quarterback--a record both he and the Vikings receivers were well aware of. There was one play where one of the Vikings nearly picked off a pass that Favre threw--the camera showed that player grinning at Favre, and Favre was grinning right back at him. Favre knew what that guy had wanted, and was able to laugh at both himself (for being close to the record) and the player (for not quite breaking it yet).

Here's hoping that Favre and the Pack continue to do well this season, and that Favre gets that one last Super Bowl ring he's been looking for (hey, I'm an optimist). Because honestly, when he leaves, it's going to be a long time until Green Bay, or anyone, for that matter, sees a quarterback of Favre's caliber.