I have been a Green Bay Packer fan as long as I can remember. Brett Favre was the quaterback for the Packers since I started watching football. I could say a lot of good, and a lot of bad things about him and his career right now. I, however like to hold myself above that.

 

I lived in Minnesota for 2 years; my boss, neighbors, class mates, and everyone I saw seemed to be a Vikings fan. I even talked to two of the Vikings players in a Wal Mart while wearing a Packers hoodie. I've heard every joke and mockery possible, and I have never retaliated on their remarks or comments, ever. I'm proud of that. I get Vikings fans bashing me on Facebook and various other places constantly - with never a response.

 

With this, I give you a Fox Sports news article:

 

Brett Favre's career: an obituary.

 

[spoiler=If you don't want to click the link, expand this.]Posted: November 21, 2010, 5:28 p.m. CT

 

By Bo Mitchell

FOXSportsNorth.com

 

MINNEAPOLIS Brett Favre's career, age 20, of Hattiesburg, Miss., lost its courageous battle with age, injury, controversy and effectiveness and "passed away" with current and former teammates by its side on Sunday, Nov. 21, at Mall of America Field.

 

Whether the Vikings lopsPosted: November 21, 2010, 5:28 p.m. CT

 

By Bo Mitchell

FOXSportsNorth.com

 

MINNEAPOLIS Brett Favre's career, age 20, of Hattiesburg, Miss., lost its courageous battle with age, injury, controversy and effectiveness and "passed away" with current and former teammates by its side on Sunday, Nov. 21, at Mall of America Field.

 

Whether the Vikings lopsided loss to the Packers actually winds up being the final game of Favres career is moot because, for all intents and purposes, its over.

 

Sundays 31-3 loss will be his Favre's last meaningful game. That it came against the team for whom he starred and built his legend for 16 years is fitting, almost poetic, and was the only thing that gave the game a shred of meaning for the likely Hall of Famer.

 

This ones got me at a loss for words, Favre summed up afterward. Disappointing would be an understatement.

 

With his Vikings buried at 3-7, the Super Bowl run for which he returned is no longer a possibility. Mathematically theres still some hope theres still a chance, but cmon, Favre said. Weve got to play a lot better.

 

Favre sidestepped repeated questions about whether he was considering retiring or finishing out the season. Id like to finish the season differently than today and last week I want us to somehow turn this around, he said with a shrug.

 

Favre sounded like a man who still wanted to salvage something of value from a season that has skidded into the ditch, not unlike hundreds of cars did on icy Twin Cities roads after an overnight sleet storm.

 

But at the same time, as he is wont to do, Favre also sounded like he had some things he wanted to sleep on.

 

Im just going to try and go home and, tough as it may be, digest what has happened not only today, but in the last few weeks and come in tomorrow and reevaluate things, Favre said. He repeated his plans to go to work Monday and evaluate things a few more times possibly indicating he has just about had enough.

 

His body language certainly oozed frustration and exhaustion during and after Sundays beat down by he Vikings' chief rivals. Yet, Favre also said, Im very content with my career. Right now, this hurts. Last week, same feeling.

 

Immediate retirement seems extremely unlikely. Favre being benched would seem to be a much more likely possibility.

 

However, asked if he thought about pulling Favre at some point Sunday, head coach Brad Childress said he didnt see the upside and later noted he would have liked to have seen Favre complete a higher percentage of passes and not turn the ball over.

 

Not seeing the "upside in turning things over to Tarvaris Jackson speaks volumes. If that doesnt tell you all you need to know about T-Jacks perceived ability, nothing will. Perhaps that assessment will change after Childress and his staff get a look at the tape on Monday and review, among other things, the three-and-outs, turnovers and overthrows.

 

Yet, it should also tell you something that Favres 51.2 passer rating Sunday was only his fourth worst of a season in which he has thrown 17 interceptions and 10 touchdown passes.

 

It just seems like its not our year, the defeated quarterback concluded.

 

Brett Favres career was preceded in death by the Vikings 2010 playoff aspirations and is expected to be followed soon by Childress Vikings coaching career.

 

Regardless of its frustrating final chapter, Favre's career is survived by most of the passing records in the NFL record book.

 

A memorial service and visitation for Favres career will take place in Canton, Ohio, in 2016.

 

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Tags: NFL, Minnesota Vikings, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Brad Childress

 

 

I enjoyed reading the article, and thought I would share it.

 

I'm not sure about the Packer's chances at the play offs, superbowl, or even taking the division over the Bears, but no matter the outcome, I can sit here silently, and smile.

I have no problems with Favre because above all else I am a Packers fan, not a Brett Favre fan. I will say it is a little hard to watch him play. He looks so depressed all the time, especially in the post-game interviews...jesus.

He does look sad, and I hate seeing that as well. I wish he woulda retired after the Packers, or even the Jets, or at least the first year in MN. This is getting ugly. Maybe the new MN coach will have some balls and bench him, so he quits making himself look like an old fool.

Have always been a packers fan, since I've lived in the midwest, wisconsin mainly. As Range stated, I'm a Packers fan, not a favre fan. I can say that once he went to the vikings i did kinda think, "WTF is he doing..." since he played for the packers so long and then went to the vikings.

 

BTW i'm not a gigantic football fan either, but i do watch games when there's nothing to do. Living in wisconsin, it's hard NOT to, because everywhere you look, the packers are on TV.