Favre: No Regrets

Brett Favre gave an emotional press conference that was just pure Brett. That is the reason the fans loved him. Emotions on his sleeve, no pretense, just a pure football player.

ESPN.com did a survey and 80% of fans said they rooted for Brett. It’s hard to get 80% of people to agree on anything. Think about how many players for teams you don’t like, that you still root for. I can’t think of many. I hate the Bears, but I always rooted for Walter Payton (except when he played the Packers). I hate the Cowboys (a bit less these days) but I always rooted for Emmitt Smith. I hate the Patriots and I respect Tom Brady, but I don’t root for him. I root for Payton Manning, but I don’t hate the Colts. I always rooted for Montana, but I also liked the 49ers. There are a few others, but not many. Elway. Barry Sanders.

My favorite quote from all the quotes I’ve read actually came from a ref, Ed Hochuli:

I remember a play where Brett had to scramble and took off running. He was cutting inside, and I saw a big ol’ defensive player running full speed. Brett didn’t seehim, but I realized what was coming. It was a collision just like you’d expect. Favre was off the ground in a second, face mask to face mask yelling, “Is that as hard as you can hit?” On the very next pass, he threw a touchdown.”