After his just his FIRST of THREE straight MVP's I was convinced that he was the best QB that I had ever seen in my lifetime........................and look what he has accomplished since then.
YES, I'm defineltly biased being a Packer fan having seen Brett play nearly everyone of his plays in his career. But the bias would come from perhaps not giving the other great QB's their just due, not overrating Favre himself. As stated, having watched almost every Favre game that he has played, I actually believe he is criticized more by the casual fan than he should be given kudos for by many, many fans, as is made evident by many posters on this board.
Allow me to get back to what I said in the beginning of this post. I recall a little over halfway through Bretts FIRST MVP in 1995 season and very, very few fans were realizing how great this guy was then, hell, 99% of the fans in America believed Drew Bledsoe was the better QB.
Think about this, in Favres three seasons prior to his three straight MVP awards, the years 1992-94............Favre threw 70 TD's and rushed the ball for over 600 yards........with a team that was a hibitual loser for years prior. I wish the casual fan could sit down and watch EVERY play Favre made in his first three seasons(48 games)......as these were the true Brett being Brett years, and as great(yes great) as he was then, he was at his entertaining best.
Yes, the media over does it with him and it gets sickening to even this observer, but let's not hold that against Brett, in fact, he should be applauded for how much time he gives the media(which is why they adore him).
It really is amazing to think from 92-94 that Brett threw for 70 TD's and rushed for 600 yards..........and here it is 2008 and the same guy has not missed a start and just completed having a great game in a playoff atmosphere.
To each his own, but he is without question the best I've ever seen.