As the Brett Favre mania dies down, at least until the next preseason game, it’s interesting to look at the variety of perspectives that have emerged as a result of Brett Favre’s actions. Here are the top 4 perspectives as I see them:
1. “What about the locker room?” Many of these writers were former role-players. They wonder why Brett Favre gets the star treatment and assume the locker room will resent them as much as they did. They could be write. Several articles have already been written about many of the Viking’s player favor Tavaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels.
2. “Who cares”- These are the cynics who write articles about they hate writing articles about Favre. I’m not actually sure who is holding their fingers to the keyboard, but they miserly point out that Favre was a mediocre qb in his final playoff game for the Packers and struggled in the 2nd half of the season with the Jets. He’s an upgrade over the existing qbs on the roster, but he’s probably the 3rd best qb in his division, behind a rising Jay Culter and Aaron Rodgers.
3. “Let him play” fan boy- These writers tend to focus on the stellar career that Brett Favre has had. He’s a gun-slinger, still a kid at heart. These people romanticize the career of Favre and ignore his skill decline, focusing on the iconic, rather than the reality.
4. “How dare he? A lot of older players who didn’t play during the area of free agents fall into this category. How could he do this to the Packers? How could he play for their rival the Vikings? These writers romanticize the rivalry between teams and its impact on players.
All of these positions have some merit. It’s just interesting that a writer’s take can be predicted more by their personal beliefs than by any factual claims about Favre.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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