Favre retires … for real, this time!
Green Bay Packers quarterback shocked some on Tuesday when he announced this retirement after an 18-year career that included 17 years with the Pack. While he set a lot of records during his tenure in Green Bay, and will almost certainly be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, I still insist that he’s overrated in some ways.
Hailed by many, in the wake of his retirement, as one of the best to ever play the game, Favre actually ranks nowhere near the top of my all-time list, for the simple reason of his Super Bowl record. Despite an 18-year career with a lot of solid Packer squads backing him up, Favre managed to travel to only two SuperBowls and only won one of those. While that puts Favre one SuperBowl win ahead of Dan Marino, it puts him one SuperBowl win (and several appearances) behind John Elway
The best two quarterbacks to ever play the game since the invention of the SuperBowl have been Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw. Both went to four SuperBowls each, and both were undefeated in the big game. Current Patriots QB Tom Brady ranks right up there, also, with four trips and a 3-1 record so far in the championship game.
Favre may have a lot of stats and definitely deserves plenty of accolades; but when it comes to what matters most – title wins – Favre’s name will forever be considerably further down the list. He may get luxury watches for retiring, but there are many other quarterbacks who have more SuperBowl rings that Favre.
