Brett Favre: How a Hero Becomes a Goat Without Even Taking the Field

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Published: June 17, 2009

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... Unless, of course, the explanation is, "Brett Favre was a football god for 16 years in a Green Bay Packer uniform so he's entitled to spend X years behaving like a juvenile, vindictive media whore."

You'll get no scorn from me—I might not agree, but I can't say you're wrong. It's a judgment call, and I'll waste my time trying to change your mind about more important matters.

But, even if you take that stance, I think we've reached a point where only the most blindly faithful can argue Favre's legacy remains undistrubed.

On the other hand, Mark Kriegel's reputation is growing by leaps and bounds in my eyes.

If you trust Kriegel on the matter, the free agent quarterback spent a part of Joe Buck's debut as Bob Costas Lite bemoaning his portrayal in the media. I didn't watch the first "Joe Buck Live" (and I don't plan on watching subsequent iterati...

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