The story of Brett Favre is certainly a remarkable one. The 40-year-old NFL quarterback legend has made his mark on the American sports world for nearly two decades. He is a sight to see, a showman, hero, athlete and more. Looked up to by up-and-coming football players all over the country, Favre has made what is sure to be a long-lasting impact on the National Football League.
While this Green Bay Packer God is definitely one of the best of the history of the sport, he does have some downfalls. Like all heroes, Favre is imperfect.
Talk to any Green Bay Packer fan or Wisconsinite, and they'll tell you that his greatest flaw is his disloyalty. After years with the Packers, Favre retired only to return to play with another team, the New York Jets, the following year. After a year with the East Coast team, Favre yet again retired, only to do the unthinkable - become the head quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings, the Packers' ultimate rival. Sports fans around the country gasped at Favre's apparent disregard for those who had loved him for so long. Nevertheless, even the most diehard Green Bay fans had to admit as the season got underway - he always has been and always will be a great player.
This 2009 football season has been one of Favre's best. For weeks, fans watched on and were amazed by what they saw on their high definition televisions. The NFL Sunday Ticket was a great investment this year for those wanting to see some of this great's best work. He led his team to a number of victories, keeping them undefeated for weeks. Beating the Green Bay Packers twice and playing stunning football, Brett's age seemed not to be showing at all.
That said, in recent weeks, Brett Favre's second and perhaps greatest imperfection has come to light: he can't seem to really finish a season off. While he played remarkably during the pre-season and the majority of the regular season, in past weeks, he has seemed unable to keep it together. After being seemingly guaranteed a top-spot in the play-offs, the Vikings have struggled to keep their winning streaks going, falling to two teams they should have defeated quite easily in recent weeks.
And while it is impossible to argue that the outcome of an entire game and entire season depends upon one man, it is also impossible not to notice that this seems to be an imperfection that plagues Brett Favre. When he played for the New York Jets in 2008, the story was quite similar. He started off as spectacular, only to sort of fizzle out later on. And the year before, he was unable to get the Packers to the Super Bowl - throwing an interception at the NFC Championship Game.
Sure, all heroes are imperfect, including the untouchable Favre. Sports fans cannot help but wonder, however, whether this year he will finally be able to seal the deal.
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