Brett Favre to Redskins? Please let this happen.

by JasonB on Jul 15, 2008 2:48 PM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

The rumor from PFT is that the Redskins could be trading a first round pick to the Packers for the services of 38 year old QB Brett Farve. The Panthers are also reportedly interested...

A reader tells us that WFAN’s Mike Francesa said earlier this afternoon that the Packers could be trading quarterback Brett Favre to the Carolina Panthers or the Washington Redskins for a conditional first-round draft pick.

The problem in that regard is that the Panthers don’t own a first-rounder in 2009; they traded it to the Eagles. But maybe the Packers would settle for the equivalent of a round-one selection under the points chart that teams use to value draft picks.

We’d previously heard that Favre’s agent, Bus Cook, had been saying privately that Favre wants to play for the Panthers.

A flimsy rumor at best. If anything, it would appear that carolina is his most likely destination... but I'd give anything for the chance to face Favre twice a year. With his proclivity for interceptions and our new secondary... That could be fun!

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That would be sweet

Could you imagine the number of picks our secondary would have.

Dallas Sucks

by yophillybro on Jul 15, 2008 2:50 PM EDT reply actions

In the words of George Costanza's dad

serenety now! serenety now!

by CptChaosSidekick on Jul 15, 2008 3:43 PM EDT reply actions

Oh this would be AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Concretefield can suck it

by 700 Level on Jul 15, 2008 3:49 PM EDT reply actions

idk, maybe i’m just a negative person, but i really wouldn’t want him to be with the panthers kuz this might mean that they would do good this year which would lead to not a nice pick for us…(kuz of the trade we made on draft day)

by Remis on Jul 15, 2008 4:17 PM EDT reply actions

panthers

have a shitty division, so no matter what they have a decent chance of having an alright season.

by Joe_D on Jul 15, 2008 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions

beyond true.

by Whodie126 on Jul 15, 2008 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Seriously...

38-yr old Brett Favre for a 1st rounder….really?

by Screen Name 20 on Jul 15, 2008 4:39 PM EDT reply actions

hall of famer?

I know Favre is going to the hall of fame. But, let’s be honest. There were more than a few years of his career where his presence on the field, in and of itself, pretty much guaranteed a victory for a quality opponent. Is there any other player in the history of the league you could say that about? You pretty much knew the Eagles were not going to challenge any decent team when Mike McMahon was quarterbacking, but how many games did he start?

by dave in san mateo on Jul 16, 2008 1:13 AM EDT reply actions

I think you guys are a bit spoiled by #5’s aversion to interceptions. Sure, Favre is the all time leader in INTs, but he’s also the all-time leader in pass attempts, completions, and TDs. It comes with all those passes he’s thrown. His INT% ratio (3.3%) is very similar to Marino (3.0%) and Elway (3.1%). That extra .3% adds up to one extra INT every 300 or so passes.

But, yeah Favre is a competitor, and sometimes he’ll try and feed a ball to someone who’s not open and it backfires, but I’d much rather take my chances with Jason Campbell, thanks.

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by yomjoseki on Jul 16, 2008 12:29 PM EDT reply actions

I just want to face Favre. Even if he’s better than Campbell… I just think it would make the whole Eagles/Redskins rivalry stuff that much better.

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by JasonB on Jul 16, 2008 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh, definitely. Any game with Favre is a better game than without him. But from a “Hey, do I want my team to win?” standpoint, there’s not too many QBs I’d be more worried about facing.

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by yomjoseki on Jul 16, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions