Rodgers talks the part

Aaron Rodgers talked the talk and looked the look that could make him a superstar in the NFL. If only it was that easy. Brett Favre asked for patience when he came to Green Bay and promised he could be the man. While Rodgers didn’t exactly promise he could be Brett Favre, he made it clear he was ready for the challenge. The first thing he admitted to was his two injuries he suffered the last two years but he believes were flukes and assured the fans that he is well aware the man he is replacing started 275 straight games. All Rodgers did, and rightly so, was plan to play 16 games this year. If he does, the Packers will be in good shape.

Here is one of my Favre memories. I think it was against the Rams in 2006 after a short touchdown run by Ahman Green I think it was, Favre was running off the field and passed a referee on his way, Favre ran five yards by him, stopped, came back and slapped that poor ref on the butt so hard he has a story to tell the rest of his life. In fact, if I had a buck for every butt Brett slapped unsuspectingly, I might be living next to him in Mississippi.  Steve Sabol from NFL films says Favre is the single biggest sound-bite and highlight contributer in the 88-year history of the NFL. Amazing. Got any left-handed footballs by the way?

“Put ‘er in the ‘ole vice”!

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  • Jeff

    I wish I’d been recording the Seattle game when Favre was throwing snowballs and high-fiving the ref.

    “Hey, Doug. Get yer finger outta yer nose!”

  • Doug R

    Favorite Favre memory: 1999 season opener at Lambeau against the Raiders. It was the first game of the Ray Rhodes season and Favre’s first game without Holmgren as head coach. With 1:51 remaining, no timeouts, and trailing by 3 points, a banged up and exhausted Favre leads the team down the field and with 11 seconds left hits Thomason for the game winner. An exhausted and emotional Favre broke down in the post game press conference.

    The phrase “carrying a team on his back” is so overused especially in football which is the consummate team sport. But I was at that game and remember thinking “holy s it” when he made that drive as it was obvious he was injured and physically exhausted. That win was all him. You could sense that he really wanted to prove himself in the wake of Holmgren’s departure both to his coach and everyone else. In a sense, this was the first game of the rest of his career and a microcosm of what would subsequently occur. Management breakdowns, poor head coaching, lack of a supporting cast but Brett giving it everything he had.

  • Jimm G

    Dec 18, 1994 Packers beat Atlanta 21-17 when Favre dives into the end zone with no time remaining to close the history books on County Stadium, his drive and will to win was demonstrated that day and to me indicated what was to come.

    Aaron Rodgers is inheriting a good team, one that sounds like believes in him which should make it easier on him in the locker room. He won’t have to be Favre and they already know who he is so the pressure will come from the media and the fans; here’s to winning the first 3 or 4 games. I can see interceptions staying low, relative to this past season, but sacks going up. We may also have to get used to seeing the ball get thrown out of bounds when there doesn’t appear to be anyone open, how long has it been since that happened on a regular basis? Again, a consistent running game would make a huge difference in what will be demanded of Rodgers and could set the tone for the next couple of years. I hope that we sign a good back up; it’s been years since anyone really cared who held the clip board, but now I care.

  • Scott S

    October, 2001, the Superbowl Champion Baltimore Ravens come to Lambeau to face The Packers with matching 3-1 records. Baltimore’s defense had won the Superbowl for them and they were playing at a high level. Green Bay was the underdog at home. Brett Favre completed 27 of 34 passes for 337 yards and 3 TDs. He picked the leagues best defense apart and looked damn good doing it.

  • Jimm G

    I hope that Thompson doesn’t sign Quinn Gray unless he puts a weight clause in his contract. I live in Jacksonville and every year that he has been here, except the first year, he showed up fat and out of shape. This is no longer a league where you can show up to camp and expect to get into shape; you need to do that during the off season. In my opinion this would not be a good move.

  • Ben Dover

    Having your starting quarterback stay healthy is always important but now it’s even more crucial. I don’t know who the Packers have in mind but the list of guys available is pretty unimpressive to say the least. We can’t afford any more flukes. Hopefully Aaron has learned to avoid contact like Favre did the last ten years. That funky falling away pass kept him in the game.

  • Oconomowockid

    Bottomline is that AR does not have to be Favre, because he can’t. He has to remain healthy which he has proven has been very difficult to do. If we do not have a running game, AR’s interception rate will be as high as Favre’s. I hope we have a running game to help him out. It is easy to T off on a QB when you have under 20 yards rushing and incase any of you forgot we had some of those games last year. Oh, yea even the last one.