Why, in the NFL, talent >>>>> know-how almost every time

[tiger7_88]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/04/02/favre-was-an-nfl-starter-before-he-knew-what-nickel-defense-meant/

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“I think it was my second year in Green Bay and we’d drafted Ty Detmer, a good friend of mine,” Favre said, via Katherine Terrell of NOLA.com. “Now if you don’t know what’s going on, the trick is to act like you do. I’m the starting quarterback and [Mike] Holmgren would be up there and . . . he’s writing “nickel defense is in.” . . . I’m sitting there and thinking ‘I hear this nickel defense all the time and I’m not sure what it is.'”

That wasn’t the only common football term Favre didn’t know.

“Then I’m thrown for a loop when he says ‘Long yardage situation, dime comes in.’ And I’m thinking ‘what the hell is dime?’ . . . but I was afraid to ask, because I’m the starter. So after about our second year, finally I said ‘Ty, I have to ask you a question.’ I said, ‘Ty, what’s a nickel defense?’ He gets real quiet and says, ‘Are you serious?’ I said, ‘Yeah, I’m serious.’ He says, ‘Well, basically they take out a linebacker and bring in a DB.’ I said, ‘That’s it?’ He said, ‘That’s it.’ I said ‘Who gives a sh–?'”

 

 

 

[JawnyBlaze]

I love Brett Favre.  How many other QBs would even admit this in public ever?

[Mr. Scot]

Explains a lot about why Favre threw some of the passes that he did.

[Gazi]

That's what Madden is for

[CarolinaCoolin]

Favre was forever just playing football in his backyard. Pure love of the game. 

[R0CKnR0LLA]

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_int_career.htm

[the butch]

1 hour ago, CarolinaCoolin said:

Favre was forever just playing football in his backyard. Pure love of the game. 

Yep.  Despite the saga that was his last few years, he's still my #1 favorite player [excluding Panthers].

[pstall]

The geniuses always make the complicated simple.  It worked a little for #4.

[LinvilleGorge]

3 hours ago, Dick the Butcher said:

Yep.  Despite the saga that was his last few years, he's still my #1 favorite player [excluding Panthers].

This.  Hands down my favorite non-Panther.  When Favre was playing, it wasn't gonna be boring.  He was gonna make something happen, be it great or be it awful.

[KillerKat]

4 hours ago, R0CKnR0LLA said:

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_int_career.htm

http://www.profootballhof.com/players/brett-favre/

[SIGCHI222]

Farve is playing the public for fools.

"Duh. what end of the football does I hold boss?  I'm so fukking stoopid.  I never knew what a TD was worth, I just lubbed playing the danged-ole game....can I hock your product now?"

[motocross_cat]

Farve did it for us country boys.  Sorta like jake.  I will forever love them guys.

[thefuzz]

Geez....

What if, even just for a few seasons, he really studied and prepped like there was no tomorrow?

Instead he does what many athletes do, get by on god given talent, and don't address the little things.  He is an all time great, but how good could he have been?

How many rings could he have had?

[Razeyfingers]

Every single time I hear an idiot say "Cam only knew numbers at Auburn" Im going to laugh my nuts off in that guys face from now on.

 

What Cam was doing in his second year wasnt even close to where Favre was then. Wow the modern Nfl has become HUGE pressure young QB's.