"Favre led the Packers to playoff victories over Seattle after the 2003 and 2007 seasons. He was 44-for-61 with four touchdowns and no interceptions. His other five playoff games were losses: at St. Louis and Philadelphia and in Lambeau Field against the Falcons, the Vikings and the Giants. He was 102-for-182 with eight touchdowns and 15 interceptions."
Yes, you read that correctly. Favre was at the helm of the only home playoff losses in Packer history. Three of them, to be exact.
It's unfathomable that Ted Thompson is considered a traitor for thinking about the future of the Packer organization when he both selected Rodgers and then gave him the reins to lead this team. Any other GM would have done the same in the face of these statistics, and they probably wouldn't have gone to the lengths Thompson did to try and give Favre an opportunity to compete for the job the myopians tell us should have been his without a competition. We'll see who the better quarterback is in two head-to-head games this year, and who performs better over the course of the season.
Last year, it was Rodgers - statistically speaking. I bet it will be the same this year, as well. Only this year the gap will be wider and will continue to grow wider over time until Favre decides it is truly time to give it up for good.
Favre = postseason agony
(PHOTO: Tom Richmond, Star Tribune)
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