Favre v. Childress

13Oct/103

Favre v. Childress

Listening to Denver sports radio yesterday afternoon on my commute, an interesting point was made with regard to Brett Favre.

No, not that issue.

During the game the other night, the Vikings’ first play was a trick play that ended with Favre, their future Hall of Fame quarterback, heading down field and catching a pass from Randy Moss, their future Hall of Fame wide receiver playing his first game for the Vikings. The problem was, they broke a very basic rule, that a quarterback who starts off under center cannot go down field. The coaches would have known this, meaning this is something Favre must have thrown into the game plan without talking to the coaches.

Is there a power play of sorts happening up in the tundra? Before this season (and that issue), I'd have expected Favre to win such a battle. Not now.

Adam Wells

Living life at 84 mph and 7000 feet. All I ask is that you don't block traffic, act like a professional, and don't act all surprised when your actions have consequences. Oh, and don't complain about the refs; trust me, they don't care if your team wins or not.

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Bob Reed
October 13th, 2010 - 09:28

I think Favre might have been improvising. Childress may have given him the latitude, intent being to use it later in the game; certainly not during the first 20, usually scripted,plays. But, who can be sure?

What is self-evident, though, is that Peyton manning is still the only QB in the league sharp enough to be running completely running the offense from his position on the field.

Peyton will be either an offensive coordinator or head coach, day 1 after retiring. I can’t think the same thing for Favre.

Heck, one can’t even predict when Favre will retire :)

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DaveK
October 13th, 2010 - 14:45

I think this was something cooked up by Favre and Moss on the sideline before the game. I can recall, when Moss was with Minnesota the first time, that he and Dante Culpepper used to “strategize” on the playstation during the week using Madden.

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perry_bible_fellowship
October 14th, 2010 - 09:38

“Fame is not just. She never finely or discriminatingly praises, but coarsely hurrahs.”

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