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Brett Favre

So the NFL contacted SBN and wants us to link to his press conference (already in progress). I will say this: I greatly appreciate the NFL broadcasting key events on its website. I think it's very progressive of it--something that the NFL has long been ahead of the curve at. I've never had particularly strong feelings about Favre. I will forever remember watching him play like a man possessed the day after his father died. My former roommate Ian and I were simply in awe. True, non-hyperbole, non-conventionalized, awe. I think sentimentality sets in some age older than I. So watch this now, laugh, crack wise, rolls your eyes, but remember, no matter how frothing some of his supporters were, Brett Favre was a once-in-a-lifetime player.

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Marshall Faulk
is not aware that Brett Favre only won 1 Super Bowl, and 0 Superbowl--those hooters are coveted. Really bad time to sound ignorant Marshall, don't compliment someone on their retirement day with faulty facts.

by John Morgan on Mar 6, 2008 9:37 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

It's funny, I think most men watch sports...
to avoid this kind of crap. With all due respect to Brett, this is like Lifetime.

by John Morgan on Mar 6, 2008 10:04 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

really?
I thought a lot of men watched sports partly to have a manly reason for exactly this kind of crap.  If you watch grown men cry about winning a game (happens a lot), or nostalgic specials about a by-gone era of sports integrity, purity and or heroism (on tv a lot) you can feel emotional and still be manly.

Think 'Rudy.'  I suspect most sports fans love the opportunity to the let the emotion flow.  That includes angry heckling, happy cheering, and sad/proud crying.

by Snuffleupagus on Mar 6, 2008 11:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Really.
I'm not at all macho, but I watch sports for the competition, for the beauty of athleticism and for the camaraderie. I sincerely don't like the personal element of it. If I need a manly reason to cry, I'll read A Farewell to Arms again. I only really get two emotions when I watch sports: Happy/Excited Pissed/Excited.

by John Morgan on Mar 6, 2008 12:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree
When I watched the Griffey and Edgar tribute videos at Safeco this year, with the whole ceremony...it put a lump in my throat.  It was all I had not to cry because those guys were my heroes.

Brett Favre was a warrior and never seemed like the type of guy to get all teary.  That's what makes it even more moving.

I consider myself pretty manly and I have no shame in admitting that things like this make me feel emotional.  Favre hurt the Seahawks many a time, but I'll always respect a guy like him no matter how much ESPN over covers him.

by BrettJMiller on Mar 6, 2008 3:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Old Yeller
That's all you need to know.

I split with my man Morgan here. Somebody tearing up at having to leave the thing he loves? Totally understandable. I'm in Nashville at the moment. I got sensitive guys crawlin' all over me, and they'll still kick your ass tomorrow if they got a mind to. That's how they made their living.

The more eloquent you can be with your goodbyes the better.

--Shrug

by Shrug on Mar 6, 2008 10:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Understandable, sure.
I don't begrudge Favre at all, but I don't share his emotion. It doesn't affect me. I find it mildly tedious. Maybe when Tats throws it in and I'm as old as he, I'll get worked up. We'll see.

by John Morgan on Mar 7, 2008 9:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

favre
"like a man possessed"... dude I was in awe also for when he played the Seahawks... its just recognizing talent, power, and the mental part, handling of crazy conditions. For our last game-- it felt like he singlehandedly destroyed our hopes for superbowl last year. Note i said felt-- i know there are X more intangibles that go into a loss!

by paul2 on Mar 6, 2008 4:59 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I wish Knox had gotten his way
He wasn't happy with the drafting of McGwire, you may remember; if they were going to draft a QB, he wanted "the kid from Mississippi," but he was overruled.

Of course, no guarantee Favre would have been Favre under those conditions . . .

by The Ancient Mariner on Mar 6, 2008 5:54 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

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