Thread: Report: Favre Will Retire
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Old 03-05-2008, 07:34 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Re: Report: Favre Will Retire
I'm not denying Favre's greatness, I've done nothing but praise him. No, I don't believe regular season stats should be the only basis on who is a better Quarterback because at the end of the day, I want to win games, championships.. In my opinion, playoff wins and losses and how you play in those games are the most important stat when it comes to judging a QB.

Starr's teams were stacked, but did he win the games? Yes. Did he cost them playoff games? No. To win championships, you have to get there..

You argue that they played less playoff games, that also means that less teams made the playoffs. Favre, in theory, has had more opportunities to win championships because you aren't eliminated with a 9-7 or 10-6 record in most seasons. You get that second chance.

As for the regular season stats you brought up, lets remember that when Starr was playing they only had 12 and 14 game seasons and the rules were much different. Defensive backs were allowed to do a lot more things to cover receivers than they are now.

5 NFL Championships for Starr including two Super Bowls. All those years Favre made the playoffs, he has the single championship.
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