Meet The Latest Head Coach Candidate For The Green Bay Packers: Brett Favre
There is an old saying and goes like this, "You don't have to be smarter than the other team, you need to be better." There are a handful of reasons why the Packers should consider this move, and a lot of reasons why Brett Favre is the perfect fit. Personally, I'm sick of all the recycled head coaches in the NFL. Give me someone new who could give the NFL a breath of fresh air. Let's start with Favre's resume:
Super Bowl XXXI Champion (1997 for all you meatballs).
11 time Pro-Bowler.
3x First-Team All Pro.
3x NFL MVP.
71,838 Passing Yards.
508 Passing Touchdowns.
Lead Packers to 9 double digit win seasons in 16 seasons.
If the resume alone doesn't get Favre at least a phone call or a steak dinner conversation, then I don't know what will. I didn't put team captain on the list, but he was a team captain every year and that definitely counts for something.
Now onto the pressing issue: Can he coach?
Well, the only coaching experience he has is a few years as an offensive coordinator at Oak Grove High School in Mississippi. And no, I am not going to waste your time comparing this to the NFL so sit down, shut up and keep reading. Before we start criticizing his lack of coaching experience, let's talk about the facts. HE IS BRETT FAVRE, not some bum that plays Madden a few times a week. He was a starting quarterback in the NFL for 20 years. I think most people would agree that if you're a quarterback in the NFL (at least a good one), you're calling a lot of the shots on the offensive side of the ball. Sure, the game has changed a bit since Favre played, but the man probably spent 20,000 hours of film watching during his career and it's probably a fair assumption that he knows how to effectively run an offense. The defensive side of the ball will be a learning curve, but most NFL coaches specialize on one side of the ball and rely heavily on experienced coordinators to assist with their weaknesses. Oh - and the Packers defense stinks on ice and has for a long time, so how much worse can it get? As I mentioned before, Favre was a team captain and his leadership will transition well into a head coaching role. He could command the respect of a locker room and will quickly become a player favorite.
Speaking of command of the locker room, wasn't there a big issue between McCarthy and star quarterback Aaron Rodgers that ultimately lead to McCarthy's firing? Man, if only Rodgers has a coach he could trust and rely on...who was that one guy who mentored Rodgers for three years while he sat behind him? Anyone....? Bueller? Bueller? It was Brett Favre. This would literally be a match made in heaven. These two have already worked with each other, and Favre would know how to design a system where he could let Rodgers go out and be himself while also protecting Rodgers from himself at times. Tha'ts something a former All-Pro quarterback would understand more than anyone.
The last question people might have is, "Does Favre want to coach?" Here is a quote from a 2017 interview with Favre talking about his high school coaching experience:
"I thought, 'I just don't have anything left in the tank from a competitive side. What type of coach would I be?' I always thought I would be a good coach, but I didn't know if I had the effort in me. Well, I did. I'll tell you what, it was a joy. The competitive spirit came right back. It was obviously different than playing, and so I had a lot of fun. I feel like that if I don't coach or work at that level in some point of my life, that I'm going to waste a lot of knowledge that I have that I should be using it with kids -- or adults, at that [NFL] level."
I'll let you draw your own conclusions, but that doesn't sound like a guy who isn't interested in coaching football. Favre is a Packer who terrorized the NFC for years, and giving him a shot at coaching might be just watch the Packers need to return to dominance.
Mr. Football Guy
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