Asking Favre to be Newton's mentor would be dangerous

[pantherfan81]

Imagine this: Brett Favre assuming the role that a 41-year-old with the rare opportunity of still being an active player in the NFL should actually fill.

The dots are easy enough to connect. Favre and Cam Newton have the same agent, Bus Cook. Newton is a raw talent in need of plenty of guidance to develop into the top-notch quarterback a lot of NFL personnel people think he can be. Favre is the senior-citizen quarterback who has never shown the ability to grasp the definition of "retirement."

So it wasn't a surprise to see it recently suggested in the St. Paul Pioneer Press that whatever team drafts Newton just might be inclined to acquire Favre to serve as some sort of "mentor."

Painful as it might seem to many, a legitimate case could be made for yet another Favre return. The potential for the lockout to eliminate offseason workouts and cause most or all of training camp to be missed is right in line with Favre's normal calendar between seasons. If we've learned anything, it's that, when it comes to quitting, you simply can't take him at his word.

A legitimate case also could be made for one of the several quarterback-desperate teams that could end up choosing Newton, who might also be in the market for an experienced addition to serve as a bridge until the rookie is ready to start.

But that hardly seems like Favre. His presence on any team would create a circus sideshow that would likely do nothing to help Newton's chances for success.

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[Darth Biscuit]

Favre is not mentor material... for anyone.

[mav1234]

no. just no.

[Mr. Scot]

Asking Favre to mentor anybody is a mistake.

[JungleCat]

What a circus that would be. :(

[teeray]

*insert d*ck joke here

[SCP]

Favre just needs to stick to the blue jean ads.

[DefenseWins]

I just dont see Favre doing this. He refused to mentor Rodgers as he just isnt that type of guy

[Mr. Scot]

Objectively speaking, Steve Smith isn't really "mentor" material either.

[SorthNarolina]

They are drawing dots then connecting them. That's one of the worst articles I've read but I don't blame them. The lockout is tough for everybody but that article is really bad.

[JungleCat]

I don't think much of a "mentor". Let the players do what they do best and let the coaches coach.

[Mr. Scot]

Can't blame Carucci. He's responding to the guy in the St Paul Pioneer Press.

The originator of this idea (forget his name) is a guy with a rep so bad that even Florio won't cite him.

[jasonluckydog]

Just in BREAKING HARD!!

Cam Newton has just retired!!!

[Mr. Scot]

Breaking News: Newton decides not to retire