And by lunacy I mean the mainstream media starting to float Favre's name for MVP. Oh, come on. Like it would be some kind of unbelievable phenomenon? It happened last year, albeit a few additional weeks down the road, but I have absolutely no doubt it will happen again this year, especially if (more like when) the Vikings beat the Packers on Monday Night and Favre sets the standard by which everyone will forever codify him: beating every team in the league.Let's take a look behind the numbers and see if there's a case to be made.
Through three weeks, The Legend has 3 wins. So does Favre's rookie replacement in New York. So does Joe Flacco in Baltimore, and so does Kyle freaking Orton in Denver. Denver, for God's sake. So does Peyton Manning, Eli Manning and Drew Brees. In TDs, he's a respectable 6th with 5 scores. In terms of QB rating, he's number 8 ... right behind his replacement in Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers. In completions he's 12th, attempts 16th. In yards he's a woeful 25th.
But none of that matters. Not one iota. Not one hill of billies. It will begin in earnest because something, anything has to be a story in this non-story season thus far, and the mainstream media's collective imagination is a deep sucking black hole. Favre isn't even the best player on his own team. This should all tick Purple Jesus off toot sweet. And, of course, Favre will aw shucks his way back into our stone cold dark hearts the way an abusive spouse soothingly says "it won't happen again." But we know better, and we've got a little Farah Fawcett in us, don't we?
Brett Favre is no more an MVP candidate than I am at this point in the season. But he's Brett Favre and Brett Favre's stats are like dog years.
Get over it already! He's worthy of consideration to date, but I think you knew that already and are just preparing yourself for the inevitable when he guides the Vikings back to the Super Bowl and hopefully, finally hoisting that Lombardi Trophy for all of the Purple Nation to enjoy! He does that and your article will actually have substance and meaning!
ReplyDeleteIs that you David? Thouight I recognized the nonsense post. Favre is NOT an MVP candidate. Brees is tearing the league up. Sanchez looks great for a rook. You Favre-nut-swingers just want Favre not to be tied w/Manning for most MVP wins. That must really piss you off :)
ReplyDeleteOnce again the stats aren't enough for Favre fans to warrant an intelligent debate. It should be based on some innocuous otherworldly measure only they are privvy to.
ReplyDeleteLet's call it the Gruden Mariucci quotient, whereby all the time out-of-work coaches errrrrr color analysts spend slobbering over the most mundane thing, like a 5 yard dump-off become folly for heaps of praise. If Favre's a consideration for the MVP with 5 yard passes, then so are the seven players on the flag football team I coach. Some of them even throw spirals!