Why is Brett Favre in the news as a good topic for debate?”
Brett Favre and His Supporters Are Wrong: Part One Brett Favre is obviously a great topic for debate. Everyone has feelings on him one way or another, and it’s fascinating to hear what everyone has to say about it. The discussion quickly turns to Packers’ GM Ted Thompson and his role in the Favre fiasco. I will agree with anyone that says that Thompson is partially to blame. He is indeed, and there’s no getting around that. However, many people think he is solely to blame, Favre’s camp included. For those that think Favre is blameless in the past few years, you are dead wrong. All you need to do is look at the facts of his career in Green Bay for the truth. Favre supporters like to think he is the one that resurrected the Green Bay Packers as a franchise. That simply isn’t true. Don’t get me wrong, Favre was an amazing player, and one of the best quarterbacks to ever play in the NFL. Blind loyalists to Favre give him too much credit for things he shouldn’t be getting credit for. No one
