Are the Wheels Falling Off?
October 25th 2010 15:31
He limped off the field, in the locker room, and later after talking to reporters. He was clearly in pain as he grabbed the rail leading out of the media room. But even with Brett Favre being slowed down by tendonitis in his throwing arm, extreme soreness in his legs, and whatever other injuries he may have had, it might of been his wrong reads and his poor decision making that ultimately did the Vikings in against division-rival Green Bay.
Following his confession that he did indeed send voice mails to former Jets' employee Jenn Sterger while he was their quarterback, Favre was once again inconsistent, which has some wondering if Favre will evn play next week, injury or not. His relationship with Brad Childress is once again being bent, with Childress seeming frustrated with Favre's decision-making. I wonder if in the front of his mind right now is the thought of maybe Tavaris Jackson being the team's QB going forward.
Favre threw three interceptions in just the second half. "You have to play within the confines of our system", Childress said as he chided Favre. Favre thought he had thrown the winning touchdown with less than a minute left when he threw a strike to the back of the end zone, where Percy Harvin caught the pass for what originally was called a touchdown, but was over-turned because Harvin only had one foot in bounds. It was the third, yes third, touchdown that was reversed on the Vikings. Favre was that close from being the game hero once again, but instead left the field with his team 2-4 and looking for something to turn this so far horrific season around.
Favre was practically thrown under the bus by Childress, and that's obviously something that won't help the situation one bit. Instead of the coach being the mature one and not bringing extra drama to the team, he did the complete opposite. The truth is, Childress and the Vikings ownership should have known what they were getting by signing him back with Favre hardly any work in training camp. Saying that Favre needed to play within Childress' offensive design is a little un-fair. Letting Favre have the offensive reins is the smart thing. He's an artistic component to the offense, like a writer writing a script, but the actor still has to make it click. This isn't the case here. Sure, you could see a couple of horrible passes by Favre, and a few more bad reads, but not all the blame should be put on him.
The Vikings are reeling at 2-4, wondering which direction they should go in. There's too much of an investment and too much potential of greatness for Childress to bench Favre. It won't happen. The only way Favre would not play is if he's hurt. It's panic button-pressing time in Minnesota. They better recover fast before the wheels fall off.
Following his confession that he did indeed send voice mails to former Jets' employee Jenn Sterger while he was their quarterback, Favre was once again inconsistent, which has some wondering if Favre will evn play next week, injury or not. His relationship with Brad Childress is once again being bent, with Childress seeming frustrated with Favre's decision-making. I wonder if in the front of his mind right now is the thought of maybe Tavaris Jackson being the team's QB going forward.
Favre threw three interceptions in just the second half. "You have to play within the confines of our system", Childress said as he chided Favre. Favre thought he had thrown the winning touchdown with less than a minute left when he threw a strike to the back of the end zone, where Percy Harvin caught the pass for what originally was called a touchdown, but was over-turned because Harvin only had one foot in bounds. It was the third, yes third, touchdown that was reversed on the Vikings. Favre was that close from being the game hero once again, but instead left the field with his team 2-4 and looking for something to turn this so far horrific season around.
Favre was practically thrown under the bus by Childress, and that's obviously something that won't help the situation one bit. Instead of the coach being the mature one and not bringing extra drama to the team, he did the complete opposite. The truth is, Childress and the Vikings ownership should have known what they were getting by signing him back with Favre hardly any work in training camp. Saying that Favre needed to play within Childress' offensive design is a little un-fair. Letting Favre have the offensive reins is the smart thing. He's an artistic component to the offense, like a writer writing a script, but the actor still has to make it click. This isn't the case here. Sure, you could see a couple of horrible passes by Favre, and a few more bad reads, but not all the blame should be put on him.
The Vikings are reeling at 2-4, wondering which direction they should go in. There's too much of an investment and too much potential of greatness for Childress to bench Favre. It won't happen. The only way Favre would not play is if he's hurt. It's panic button-pressing time in Minnesota. They better recover fast before the wheels fall off.
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