[CBFF] And Now For Something on the Lighter Side

[Steve Behrens]

(((Why feel bad about the Bears when we can rejoice over the Packers!?!?!)))

Favre: Never thought Packers would sink so low

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Nearing the end of an embarrassing loss to the New
York Jets at Lambeau Field, Brett Favre turned to commiserate with another
locker room sage, Green Bay Packers long snapper Rob Davis.
"He said, 'Man, we never thought we'd see this, did we?"' Favre said after
the 38-10 loss. "And I said, 'No.' I'm glad I made the decision to come
back, but this is difficult. I never thought I'd see it, but here we are. I
never thought I'd be part of a game or a season like we've had the last two
years."

With the loss to the Jets, the Packers slipped to 4-8 and appear headed for
another disappointing finish. Favre still insists he made the right decision

by coming back this season instead of retiring, but the optimism he showed
at the beginning of training camp clearly has withered.

"I really thought I could be a difference-maker," Favre said. "I've always
felt that way. And I still believe that. But there are games like this and
halves like we had in the first half where (you) go, 'Huh, what a
difference-maker you were. Did you make the right decision in coming back?"'


After throwing a career-worst 29 interceptions last season, he has only 12
this year with four games remaining.

And Favre's 20-yard touchdown pass to Donald Driver on Sunday was his 15th
of the year. He now needs only 10 more to pass Dan Marino for the all-time
NFL record.

Favre calls the rest of this season a "character check," a chance for both
he and the team to respond to adversity. But will he check out at the end of

the season, retiring to his ranch in Mississippi or taking his talents to
another team?

Favre, who speaks to the media only sporadically these days, has not
addressed his plans for next season. Coach Mike McCarthy said Monday that he

hadn't spoken to Favre since the end of the game, and that any discussion of

his future would be done in the offseason.

On Sunday, Favre sure sounded like someone looking forward to forgetting the

past two seasons.

"I'm sure a year from now or years from now I really won't think about this
game or maybe this season or last season, as opposed to all the good
things," Favre said.

"Yes, this is part of my memory. But I'll remember the guys I've played with

and the fun I've had. If you won every game you ever played in, I don't
think it would be a whole lot of fun. I would sure love to win them all, but

I think if you looked back you'd go, 'Hey, that's kind of boring.' I can
honestly say this is not real boring. This is tough. But I think I made the
right decision.