Throwing In The Towel

WTF?

After 17 seasons in the NFL, Brett Favre decided to call it a day for good.

From his humble beginnings at the University of Southern Mississippi to his groundbreaking career in the NFL (much of it spent with the Green Bay Packers), Brett Favre held his own as one of the most versatile & most awesome QBs around. And just when we thought he'd return to bring Green Bay back to greatness, the man himself had to throw in the towel.

But why? we're asking. Well, the 2007 season was one to remember for fans of the Pack not only because it was one of the team's best seasons in quite awhile. It was also Favre's re-emergence as a potent & feared QB in the NFL; just when we thought he was past his prime or he was washed out @ Green Bay, Favre proved us wrong by delivering some stellar performances (& oh, some record breaking along the way). Like it or not, old man that he was, he made his statement of intent clear: "I'm back!!" Even though Favre himself didn't believe he still held such greatness in the palm of his hand, he still kicked tail game in, game out. And he made Packers fans all over the place want to believe again as well.

Sure, Packers fans would have liked to see atonement this coming season from Favre after he threw a costly interception in last season's loss to the New York Giants in the NFC championship game. We were expecting the same & then some several months down the road. But no, Brett Favre threw in the towel, has said his honest goodbyes to the Packers organization, is for once calling it a day when we least expected him to.

And that, when he still had something more to prove to the world.