How History Would Be Different If Atlanta Never Traded Brett Favre

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Published: May 19, 2009

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... (I think?) America's sweetheart, Brett Favre, is stringing everyone along as to whether he'll play football in the Fall.

This could have been avoided.  Favre overkill would have never existed if the Atlanta Falcons had never traded Brett Favre. I know for certain how history would have been different had Favre never been traded to the Packers.

In 1992, instead of trading Favre to the Packers, the Falcons organization sees Brett's tremendous talent and instead fire Jerry Glanville, who promptly disappears off the face of the Earth in his eternal search for Elvis.  Atlanta then hires young Bill Walsh protege Mike Holmgren.

The Falcons trade incumbent starter Chris Miller and hand the reigns over to Favre.  The precocious Favre leads the Falcons to a 9-7 record, the first ever back-to-back winning seasons in franchise history and a Wild Card berth.  Atlanta upsets Minnesota in the first round before losing a divisional playoff gam...

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