Eagles Should Be Sad To See Brett Favre Retire
by JasonB on Aug 5, 2010 12:40 PM EDT
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PrintThe yearly "will he or won't he?" with Brett Favre retiring has begun once again.The smart money probably is on him playing again as always... but eventually this retirement thing will stick and we'll have seen the last of Brett Favre.
But that should be a sad thing for Eagles fans because Brett Favre has been pretty bad against the Eagles over his career. Over the years, Favre has given us Eagles fans so much to cheer about. Mostly interceptions. Check out some of these stats...
- Brett Favre has thrown more interceptions(20) against the Eagles than any team not in the NFC North/Old NFC Central(where he played for 17 years).
- His career QB rating against the Eagles is 62.2, which his worst against any team in the NFL.
- His career completion percentage against the Eagles is the second worst against any team.
- He threw 8 more picks than he did TDs against the Eagles, which is by far his worst TD to INT ratio against any team.
- His 211 yards per game average against the Eagles is the worst among teams he's played at least 6 games against.
- His career record against the Eagles is 5-7 and he's been sacked 28 times in those 12 games.
Eagles QB Donovan McNabb has just amazingly converted a 4th and 26 to send the game into overtime. What can Favre do to match that brilliant clutch play? On Green Bay’s first offensive play of overtime, Favre floats a duck over the middle of the field. Eagles safety Brian Dawkins, who looks as if he is waiting to return a punt, patiently waits for the ball to land right into his hands. Dawkins then returns the ball to the Packers 34 yard line, where kicker David Akers is able to nail the game-winning field goal to send Philadelphia to the NFC title game.
After the game, Jim Johnson reflected on why his defense was always so good against Favre.
"It's a combination of coverage and pressure with him," Johnson said. "We've been able, at times, to get some pressure on him. That's the key. We've come up with some big plays against him. Sometimes you guess a little bit, and we've been right. Brett was trying to make a play downfield to help win the game," Johnson recalled fondly. "We happened to have the right blitz on and pressured him and (Brian) Dawkins came up with the big interception."
If he does retire, let's also not forget that Brett did us one last favor before he called it quits. One week after the Cowboys had dominated us for the 2nd straight week and their fans had reached a nearly insufferable level of gloating ... Favre shut them up with a 34-3 beating to end their season.
So if "this is it" Brett, thanks for the memories!
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conversely, do not look at peyton manning’s numbers vs. philly. yeesh.
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we had 44-6
you had 58-14
now we want an eagles SuperBowl win in Dallas next season
On Green Bay’s first offensive play of overtime, Favre floats a duck over the middle of the field. Eagles safety Brian Dawkins, who looks as if he is waiting to return a punt, patiently waits for the ball to land right into his hands. Dawkins then returns the ball to the Packers 34 yard line, where kicker David Akers is able to nail the game-winning field goal to send Philadelphia to the NFC title game.
In all honesty, and I don’t want to overdo it here, but that was maybe the dumbest pass in a big spot that I’ve ever seen in my football watching career. He got a little pressure, and simply just tried to throw it up for grabs… from around his own 10. Dumb as that is, the pass itself wasn’t even in the same zip code as the probable intended receiver, Javon Walker. The part about Dawkins waiting for it like it was a punt isn’t even an exaggeration. He had to have been thinking “Come on… come on… hurry up and get down here!” If I recall correctly, I think there were actually 2 Eagles waiting for it and it was almost as if Dawkins called off the other like he was Jimmy Rollins calling off Chase Utley for a pop up.
But that’s the thing about Brett Favre. He’s not afraid to throw insanely ill-advised season-ending interceptions. You have to admire him for that.
Formerly Bye, Dawk :(
by JimmyK on Aug 5, 2010 1:21 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
i liked what jimmy said
But I love me a good star trek ref too.
2010-11 Predictions:
Kevin Kolb will go to the probowl and complete >65% of passes.
Jeremy Maclyn will have more receptions than Miles Austin & Steve Smith
Graham will have the starting LDE spot tied up by week 5, win ROTY, and have >10 Sacks
11-5 finish.
by corn on the kolb on Aug 5, 2010 5:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
One week after the Cowboys had dominated us for the 2nd straight week and their fans had reached a nearly insufferable level of gloating … Favre shut them up with a 34-3 beating to end their season.
He also ran it up, which was a nice bonus, and led to Keith Brooking crying like a 6-year-old…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd1WYX_NajA
Formerly Bye, Dawk :(
I'll always love the Vikings a little bit for that game.
I hate to admit this, and I don’t think I’m going out on a huge limb in doing so, but I think Dallas is better than the Eagles this season. They’re obviously among the 2-3 favorite teams in the NFC. Granted, preseason darling status isn’t always worth very much, but they still look very, very good right now.
In the interest of “Anybody But Dallas”, I’d really like for Favre to hang in there one more year in case we need Minny to take out the Cowboys again.
No way
Have to disagree on this one. Vikings w/Favre are simply a tougher matchup in the second-to-last game on the schedule than with Jackson/Rosenthal.
Yup...
Favre with the Vikings is a whole ’nother Favre. Previous match-ups with Green Bay means nothing.
Meh, When he throws 20 picks next season, he’ll be normal Favre again. :)
RIP Jim Johnson, best ever.
by Imp on Aug 5, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Backwards
Should be “Vikings with Favre is a whole ’nother Vikings”… Same Favre throwing a pick to end the team’s hopes. But Vikings actually change from “Well, they do have ‘All Day’ now”.. to “Well, they do have an offense now”.
Sadly these stats make me undecided on if I am sad or happy to see him leave. The other day I was like “FINALLY!”.. now I’m not sure… FRAK, I’m waffling… I’m turning into the thing I despise most, Brett Favre. I didn’t know it was contagious, I’m coming down with a case of the Favres… quick someone put me out of my misery.
I've read the article not sure if it's true or a sports pickle type story
http://deadspin.com/5603701/brett-favre-once-sent-me-cock-shots-not-a-love-story
Hey Dez, it's 2am do you know where your mother is?
by sowhatifitisasportste on Aug 5, 2010 1:51 PM EDT reply actions
Guess this is the best area to bash Favre some more…
For a guy who is hail as a great player and a proven winner…he sure does lose a lot. He is 13-11 in playoff history, a winning percentage of .542. The 11 loses is also an NFL record (geez, why doesn’t anyone ever bring that record up?). That’s not really good for a future HOF QB. For example:
Tom Brady:14-4 (.778)
Joe Montana: 16-7 (.696)
John Elway: 14-7 (.667)
Terry Bradshaw: 14-5 (.737)
Troy Aikman: 11-4 (.733)
Roger Staubach: 11-6 (.647)
Bart Starr: 9-1 (.900…!!!)
Kurt Warner: 9-4 (.692)
Donovan Mcnabb: 9-7 (.563)
RIP Jim Johnson, best ever.
mcnabb hof
Or just making a crap-parison?
2010-11 Predictions:
Kevin Kolb will go to the probowl and complete >65% of passes.
Jeremy Maclyn will have more receptions than Miles Austin & Steve Smith
Graham will have the starting LDE spot tied up by week 5, win ROTY, and have >10 Sacks
11-5 finish.
by corn on the kolb on Aug 5, 2010 6:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Only way this benefits the Eagles
Is if you think this now makes the Vikings a weaker wildcard contender instead and the Packers the NFC Central favorite instead of vice versa – Vikings take the Central again but the Packers are a possible 10-11 win WC team.
We had his number so much, we gave it to our new QB...
If he does decide, I would probably still be happy to see him go.. but its nice knowing that if he stays, I’ll have something to keep me warm at night.
If I have the 1st pick in a FF draft, I’m wondering if a Favre retirement makes A.P. more valuable, or less? My first inclination is more.
Formerly Bye, Dawk :(
I think if Favre retires, which I don’t believe he will now that they are offering $16mil guaranteed, then AP jumps back up to my #1. Childress and the Vikes would go back to a run first/run all the time offense.
by South Jersey Jake on Aug 5, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Brian Dawkins with the punt, I mean, INT to set up Akers
I can’t imagine how many Packer fans went, “REALLY? FARVE, REALLY? AGAIN?”
My kingdom for a spellchecker. Or Devin Harris. Hopefully both.
Fire KP! He forgot to turn off injuries in dynasty mode. - by Norsktroll on BlazersEdge
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Aug 5, 2010 3:01 PM EDT reply actions
I suspect that the main reason the Eagles defense dominated Favre
was due to the fact that wiley old Jim Johnson had Brett’s number.
Favre probably wouldn’t be quite as bad against us last year or this year.
Slightly off topic, I remember 4th and 26 like it was yesterday. It will forever be one of my favorite plays in Eagles history.
And I was delivering pizza during that game and the dude I was delivering to actually let me come in and watch the end of that playoff game. So I loved watching that interception, one of my favorite memores as an Eagles fan.
So Ty Brett, for giving me some of the best moments as an eagles fan.
by The Fish on Aug 5, 2010 3:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
stats that bad but
still won almost half the games against the Eagles?
Until McNabb signs an extension in Washington I have a feeling that he will end up in Minnesota next year. Regardless of whether Favre retires this year or at the end of the upcoming season.
Looking forward to the Kevin Kolb era.
5-8-10...the day the Purdue Boilermakers basketball team won the 2011 NCAA Championship!!
McNabb to Minnesota might force Farve out entirely
And at this point, that wouldn’t be “Good-bye”, that would be “Good riddance”…
My kingdom for a spellchecker. Or Devin Harris. Hopefully both.
Fire KP! He forgot to turn off injuries in dynasty mode. - by Norsktroll on BlazersEdge
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Aug 6, 2010 5:20 AM EDT up reply actions
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