Pinning it all on Favre is ridiculous

[ram29jackson]

He's #1 in a lot of the records mainly off of longevity. Manning and Brady both throw TDs at a higher clip than him (while throwing less INTs too) and I'd take both of them over Favre regardless of any all time records.

it doesnt matter how you get it , as long as you get it. Favre had/ has had a long career. Thats a positive, not a negative.

I dont care about any hindsite 20/20 vision about who you would pick if you were a GM.
Favre owns all the stats. As an individual QB, that means he is number one until someone passes him.

[Bear Pand]

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/82956147.html

Tarkenton was asked to assess the Vikings' performance in the NFC title game against New Orleans.

“I think the Vikings were clearly the best team,” Tarkenton said. “They held this New Orleans offense to under 300 yards. They made Drew Brees look ordinary. He didn’t even throw for 200 yards. The guys have been throwing for 400, 500 yards. They were the better team. Their offense turned the ball over five times, the Viking offense. But still if (Favre) didn’t make that stupid play at the end of the game they would have won the game. Now you are in Philadelphia, remember a few years ago when Green Bay played you guys? . . . I mean he throws the ball straight up in the air, free falls. Do you remember that? I have never seen any quarterback much less, well he is going to be a Hall of Fame quarterback, make plays like that at a critical time. He has done the same thing in the Giants’ game (2007 season). He plays at home, has the better team and plays against Eli (Manning). He was a young kid right? And he throws the pick…. and then he does what he did the other night which was just shameful because great quarterbacks, and he is a great quarterback, they don’t do that. You don’t see Peyton Manning do that.”

Tarkenton said he is not down on Favre’s abilities.

“No, I think he has been a great, great player,” Tarkenton said. “I am not a great fan of Brett Favre’s because he goes out and all I heard them talk about is Brett Favre and he is tough, he is getting hit. You know Peyton Manning gets hit. I have played with a torn ACL. Donovan McNabb gets hit. We all get hit but he is flapping around and jumping around and he is getting hit and he talks in the soft voice. I would rather it be about the team and not Brett Favre. I get the idea that it is more about Brett Favre than the team. A quarterback is to make his teammates better but he is not about that. Now as a player, he has been a great player. No question about it. Also great players, my gosh, I have never seen great quarterbacks make that many bad plays in a critical moment in a playoff game.”

Tarkenton was asked about Favre’s career passing yards and touchdown records.

“He has done great and Peyton Manning is going to go by his records because you play 16 games today,” Tarkenton said. “It is a quarterbacks league, they changed the rules in 1979 where you couldn’t hit the receiver past five yards. That changed the whole offense. Now most anybody can throw for 300 yards. Back in our day if you threw for 300 yards that was a huge thing. Now these records are going to continually be broken because of the nature of the game and Peyton will beat Favre. Favre has been a great, great player. No question about it. One of the greats of all-time. I am just not a great Brett Favre fan.”

Fran Tarkenton going in on Favre again.

[ram29jackson]

[QUOTE=Len B;1049059]Clearly Vinny Testaverde is better than Joe Montana, since Testy has more TD's and yards than Montana.



50 years from now, thats how it will be percieved.
people will have to research to note that Montana was on a better collective team that helped him gain his accomplishments-playoffs etc

[MrBill]

Fran Tarkenton going in on Favre again.

Fran Tarkenton saying anything about Brett Favre brings the lulz. Here are his career playoff accomplishments

11 games (5 wins/6 losses 0 Superbowl wins)
149 comp 292 att 51.0 comp% 1803 yds 11td 17int
58.6 QB rating

[ram29jackson]

Fran Tarkenton going in on Favre again.[/QUOTE]



thats funny because you can compare their playing styles to be somewhat close

they both ran around and threw haha
and the post season was just as frustrating for Fran T

they would beat the rams and than lose to Dallas, or get to SB and lose

[ram29jackson]

Fran Tarkenton saying anything about Brett Favre brings the lulz. Here are his career playoff accomplishments

11 games (5 wins/6 losses 0 Superbowl wins)
149 comp 292 att 51.0 comp% 1803 yds 11td 17int
58.6 QB rating

sure, but he was in 3 SBs
and QB rating is really an invalid stat in the long run. its a failed science and needs work. Plus he is already in the hall of fame anyway, right ?

[ralaw]

Fran Tarkenton saying anything about Brett Favre brings the lulz. Here are his career playoff accomplishments

11 games (5 wins/6 losses 0 Superbowl wins)
149 comp 292 att 51.0 comp% 1803 yds 11td 17int
58.6 QB rating

Do his stats make his comments any less true?
Tarks playoff stats have nothing to do with the discussion.

[Bear Pand]

Yeah this thread is getting hilarious. Pats fan criticizes Favre, immediately Mr Bill starts pointing out Brady's faults. Tarkenton criticizes Favre immediately Mr Bill looks up his career stats.

I don't care if Fran Tarkenton was the worst QB in NFL history he's 100% correct and unlike any of us here has some credibility.

[ralaw]

Yeah this thread is getting hilarious. Pats fan criticizes Favre, immediately Mr Bill starts pointing out Brady's faults. Tarkenton criticizes Favre immediately Mr Bill looks up his career stats.

I don't care if Fran Tarkenton was the worst QB in NFL history he's 100% correct and unlike any of us here has some credibility.

Yeah, considering the way he supports Favre I was going to post Mr.Bill's career playoff stats, but I thought that'd be a bit redundant.

[Sportsbuck]

Fran Tarkenton saying anything about Brett Favre brings the lulz. Here are his career playoff accomplishments

11 games (5 wins/6 losses 0 Superbowl wins)
149 comp 292 att 51.0 comp% 1803 yds 11td 17int
58.6 QB rating

You never miss a chance to defend Brett Favre, do you?

[MrBill]

You never miss a chance to defend Brett Favre, do you?

I didn't start the thread and haven't defended Favre's last pass but some of this hater shit is ridiculous. Nuk defends Kurt Warner, Len B defends Brady, Archer and esjay defend Manning, I defend Favre. Are you new here?

[Senser81]

I didn't start the thread and haven't defended Favre's last pass but some of this hater shit is ridiculous. Nuk defends Kurt Warner, Len B defends Brady, Archer and esjay defend Manning, I defend Favre. Are you new here?

You also defend Sir Isaac Newton.

[ram29jackson]

You also defend Sir Isaac Newton.

who did he QB for ?

[Len B]

I didn't start the thread and haven't defended Favre's last pass but some of this hater shit is ridiculous. Nuk defends Kurt Warner, Len B defends Brady, Archer and esjay defend Manning, I defend Favre. Are you new here?

I wasn't even trying to defend Brady -- was just pointing out Favre should not be listed with all the best QB's of all-time.

[ram29jackson]

I wasn't even trying to defend Brady -- was just pointing out Favre should not be listed with all the best QB's of all-time.

when you play uninjured for a long time ,win a Superbowl, go to another, almost get to 2 more, be a winner with 2 new teams in 2 years and pile up stats that are better than anyone else who played the game up to that point.

you are definitely one of the best QBs of all time.

and I say one of the best because there trully is no - The Best - of all time.

just players you may remember more than others, because time passes , era's change, rules change, players change. But , its fun to remember the great ones.