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Eric Mangini, in a discussion on this morning’s First Take about whether Eli Manning would be a Hall of Famer if his career ended today, mentioned that Eli led the league in interceptions in 2010 and asked, “How many Hall of Famers have led the league in interceptions?” (Neither Mangini nor Skip Bayless thought that Eli had done enough yet to deserve Hall of Fame induction.)
Naturally, I stopped what I was doing and went to databaseFootball.com to answer Mangini’s question.
Two weeks between the NFC and AFC Championship games and the Super Bowl seems like way too long.
I’m a Packers fan, so I’ve been on both sides of the spectrum. Last season, I could not wait for the Super Bowl to come, the anticipation building each and every day.
This season? I can’t wait for it to be over.
This past weekend featured two highly anticipated quarterback matchups – Brady v Tebow and Manning v Rodgers – and a third that unexpectedly ended up being the most thrilling of the weekend – Brees v Smith. And as quarterbacks are wont to do after competing on the field of football battle, these duos all met at midfield after the game for quick makeout sessions in front of the leering press.
Wait…what?
It was inevitable, really.
I posted about this several weeks back when Jay Cutler first got hurt, mainly as an excuse to use the picture at the bottom of this post. But now, apparently, there is at least one-way interest in a potential Brett Favre comeback.
And by that I mean that Brett Favre, apparently, would “listen” if the Bears came groveling on their knees for him to rescue them from Caleb Hanie. Of course, Bears coach Lovie Smith has already said that the team is not looking to the outside and will stick Hanie.
But who cares!? It’s Brett Favre! Rumors! Let’s all have some fun out here!
Tyler Juranovich, our resident Bears fan here at MSF, is currently writing a post entitled Jay Cutler’s Injury is the Worse Thing to Happen to Chicago Since the White Sox Won the World Series.
Since I’m the editor, I can see this, be insulted by it, and then give in to my immature side and quickly churn out a post to make what is a bad morning for he and Bears fans even worse.
So, here is the important question in the wake of Jay Cutler’s thumb injury: Brett Favre, anyone?
President Obama is on TV before a big sporting event, which means we are getting pretty close to kickoff! I don’t about you, but I can’t wait. I really think Packers-Steelers is going to be an outstanding Super Bowl.
This is the second of a quick two-post series that will expand on this post and break down the Super Bowl history of the SB XLV participants. Here is the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl history. The Packers do not have nearly as voluminous a Super Bowl history as the Steelers, but they do have a much more rich history of championships overall if you consider the pre-Super Bowl era.
Odds for Super Bowl XLV between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers have been out for almost two weeks now, with fluctuations occurring all around as bets come in and lines are adjusted. But with the Big Game kicking off less than 10 hours from now, it’s getting down to crunch time if you want to lock in any wagers.
In this post, I’ll run down the latest point spread over-under odds for Super Bowl XLV, as well as some interesting prop bets that you may want to take a look at, including comparing what Aaron Rodgers does today to what Brett Favre did in his Super Bowl appearance.
Chances are you’ve seen this video already. I mean, come on, the damn thing came out yesterday. It’s practically old news by now. But for those of you who haven’t, consider this video must viewing and stop whatever you’re doing right now to enjoy the funniest two minutes and sixteen seconds of your day.
Trust me.
“He will never be able to fill Brett Favre’s shoes.”
“He doesn’t play with Favre’s loose style.”
“He can’t come back late in games.”
These are the kind of things Aaron Rodgers has heard ever since he took over the role of starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. Despite being an elite QB that has already done things Brett never did, some Packer “fans” just refuse to accept him.
When Brett Favre retired from the Packers after bawling his eyes out in 2007, it appeared he’d go out as one of the best ever to play the game, and that he’d be forever loved by the Cheesehead Nation.
If only.
For the first time since September 13, 1992, Brett Favre was not under center for an NFL team. That’s 18 years and 3 months, 6,665 days to be exact. Since 1992, there have been 410 other quarterbacks to start for other NFL teams.
In his career, 16 quarterbacks have waited for this day to come, a chance to start in his place. The names range from Paul McJulien, Ty Detmer, T.J. Rubley, Craig Hentrich and Steve Bono to Jim McMahon, Matt Hasselbeck, Doug Peterson and Aaron Rodgers.
As you surely know by now, Brett Favre’s NFL-record consecutive games started streak ended last night when he was inactive for the Vikings’ game against the Giants. Regardless of your thoughts on Favre, even the biggest #4 hater has to respect the incredible toughness, longevity, and love for the game that Favre displayed in showing up to start and give his all each and every Sunday.
However, is it really the greatest Iron Man streak of all time, as many are positing today? Other legendary Iron Men like Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken, Jim Marshall, Doug Jarvis, and A.C. Green just might feel differently, and all have legitimate claim to the title of Greatest Iron Man of Them All.
I grabbed my camera and transcription device and rounded up all of these Iron Men to get their thoughts on the matter. This roundtable of Iron Men is presented below as our latest MSF photo story.
It kills me. It absolutely kills me to write this.
But the charade can’t go on any longer.
I guess everyone has to lose it eventually, but it never stops being sad. I’ll never forget watching Jordan score only 6 points against the Pacers as a Washington Wizard. Seeing Griffey fade into mediocrity was one of the saddest developments of the steroid era. Even the invincible Tiger Woods is just lacking something right now.
But when it’s your favorite guy from your favorite team, it’s not supposed to happen.
First off, I’d like to introduce myself as the newest writer here at MSF. I run a full-time soccer blog called The Trapped Fan which focuses on international soccer as well as sharing classic matches for all to enjoy. Recently I was introduced to Jerod via a co-worker and I approached him, being a Minnesota native and a University of Minnesota graduate living in Dallas, about writing for MSF from time to time so I can write about my other passion – pro football. He was kind enough to let me and I hope you guys enjoy my ramblings…
Anyways… back on topic…
The day has come for Vikings fans to rejoice – Brad Childress is no longer the head coach. After a horrible loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 11, which let’s be honest, could have been a lot closer of a game if the defense showed up or Favre could hit open receivers, Childress was canned yesterday by owner Zygi Wilf. Defensive coordinator Leslie Fraizer was named the interim head coach.
