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Brett Favre on...On how he feels: "Not too bad, all things considering." On whether he'll be able to play Nov. 4 vs. Dolphins: "It's an injury, from what I understand, it is possible to play with, especially since we don't play again for two weeks. I'm not going to sit here and say I'm going to play. I expect to, but it's just kind of a wait and see thing...and rehab...and see how it feels." On the play on which he was injured: "I was trying to get my foot out from underneath me. Fortunately, it's not as bad as it may have looked or felt. Yeah, I knew I was...I've never been in that position before." On the injury itself: "A sprained knee. I've got to do some more tests tomorrow - MRI. I'm not real familiar with knees - LCL or something like that." On the play of Doug Pederson, was he proud of him?: "Absolutely. That's what this team expects of Doug. I know he expects that out of himself. I was upset for a couple reasons - that I couldn't play anymore - there wasn't concern at all from my standpoint that Doug could do the job and I think everyone felt that way. He came in, even though we had the lead, in really a tough spot. Regardless of what people think, Washington's defense is very good...very good. That's not the problem with their team. To come in that situation, with the game still in question, to play the way he did... As he came in the locker room afterwards, I, as well as everyone else, told him how good a job he did. But like I said, that's what's expected of Doug. He knew we could do it and he did." On his initial concerns after being injured: "The main concern was how severe the injury was. I felt like I could go back in, wanted to go back in, but like I said, I'm not familiar with knee injuries. Dr. McKenzie, on the sideline, did some tests and told me that possibly there was a tear, if not a tear in the LCL and the ramifications of going back out with that tear, you'd basically leave the ACL wide open for injury and obviously you tear that and you're done. As much as I wanted to play, that information there was enough to not fight it. I played for so long and avoided serious injury for such a long time to have to come out of any game, whether or not you play the following week, is upsetting. It's almost expected, not only for myself, but from everyone else, that you'll be there. When you're not, it's not that I don't feel like I'm contributing anymore or lost for any period of time, it's just, 'What do you do now?' No one wants to leave with an injury, whether it be for a career or for a game, and I think from my standpoint, if there's one person in this league who really doesn't want to leave with an injury, it's me. I know it happens, but it's still tough to digest." On how much pain he's feeling now: "It's not real painful now, it was more painful when it actually happened. That's the deceiving part of it. Once I got to the sideline, it felt a little bit better, which I understand knee injuries are kind of that way. It still hurts and it's real stiff right now. The concern is that even though there is a little bit of pain, you have no stability. Whatever ligament is torn, you lose stability there and then further damage is done easily by no stability. When Dr. McKenzie said that, I understood. He said there would probably be more pain, probably not as bad as the initial injury, but there will be more pain tomorrow, more stiffness, more swelling. It's more of a 2 or 3 day period and then it's more strengthening - to see if the ligament can come back."
Other Quotes: "I know all the little tricks and trades of the game. And I can tell when a guy's trying to pull my leg, because I've done it for years. But I think I'd be a good coach because I think I'd be fair. I mean, I know what guys are thinking. It helps sometimes -- just because you play the game doesn't mean you'd be a great coach. But I really believe I could be a good coach, though I don't think I ever will be. When I leave the game I see myself playing golf, riding a tractor and getting as far away from it as possible." "I didn't have a press conference. I didn't come in and meet the media and all that stuff like those guys. Cade McNown was a first pick... Michael Vick, on down the line. Just the tag of being the first pick for a team, you know, especially quarterback, so many expectations are put on you right away... you're expected to be the savior." "I wasn't ready. I wasn't ready, and I really wasn't ready when I got here to Green Bay [from the Falcons]. I mean, I had to start all over again. I was basically a rookie here because it was a new offense and I was thrust into the position sooner than I expected. Sooner than anyone else expected because the starter was hurt and I wasn't ready. I made some plays, luckily got away with it, and it helped me survive for a year or two. But had I failed in those first couple of games knowing that I wasn't ready, and got sent somewhere else, got cut, I would always look back and say if they'd have just given me a little more of a chance ... some guys are not getting that." - Responding to a comment on pressure placed on young QBs - Nov. 2001 "I think I was blessed, I know I was, to have a great coach in Mike Holmgren and see how things were done the right way. He was a great play-caller. He really was a fair coach, but he was also a disciplinarian ... I've been around some great coaches and it's really helped my career.... I think that's one of the reasons I've been as successful as I have, is that they've allowed me to do some of the things that I do well but also have asked me in return to give a little bit, and I've been able to do that. I feel like I'm a very coachable guy. I don't always agree with what I'm asked to do, but so what. I mean, in life that's the way it is, and I'm able to deal with it and we're able to meet in the middle.... The head coach has to be the leader of the team. As a player, I have a lot of responsibility as far as leadership is concerned, but I don't run the team.... I'm willing to learn no matter how long I've been in this game. I know I don't know it all, and I think coaches appreciate that and that's why I've been able to last this long." - On his coaching - Nov. 2001 "I appreciate the challenge. I appreciate the competition, because that's what makes this game great -- and I'm not scared of anybody or any defense. That doesn't mean I want to go up against them. And I think sometimes people get that confused. Hey, we're going to play great teams and great players week in and week out -- and the good players, the great players are ones who are not afraid of that situation. Who rise to the challenge in that situation. I feel like I do that. But it doesn't mean I enjoy it all the time." - On going against the Bucs and Warren Sapp and Ray Lewis and the Ravens - Nov. 2001 "When teams come in here to play us, they know it's going to be cold and they're looking for the easy way out. If we can jump on them early, it's over ... I really believe that. ... It's cold to me too, it's cold for every player out there. But if you're going to play in it, and you have to, you might as well play well ... and I think that's the way we've handled it." - On playing in the cold weather of Lambeau Field, Nov. 2001 "(I) have to make great, accurate throws and you have to throw it on time and you have to be able to move around a little bit and make things happen. I feel like I fit that mold well, but more than the offense, I feel like my success is credited to the coaches I've had. Steve Mariucci, Marty Mornhinweg, Andy Reid, Mike Holmgren ... yes, I still have to play the offense and do the stuff on the field with my own decisions, with my own talent, but I think those guys have really helped me get to where I am today." - On his success in the West Coast offense, Nov. 2001 "I know about it now because anytime you get close to a milestone people bring it up. But I never really thought about it, and that's probably another reason I've been successful: I don't get caught up in what I've done, and if I stop and think about all that stuff, yes, I guess it's fairly impressive. But I'm waiting till it's all over to really sit back and take a look at what I've done."
"I never stepped out onto the field or walked off a field where I didn't feel like I did everything I could possibly do to be the best." - On work ethic and heart
"That's the only way I know how to play. Give it up for the team." - On his block against the Vikings, Dec. 30th 2001
"Tom Rossley had a great game plan. He told me Tuesday, when I came in to watch film, 'We're going to get four hundred yards on.' No one has got more than a hundred and fifty on them in the last two years, so I kind of said, 'Yeah, you're right, Tom.' I'm walking out of there thinking, 'This guy is crazy; he must be drinking.' I think we were nine yards from four hundred." – On performance after beating Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens, 2001
"At some point, somebody else will be the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, and it doesn't hurt my feelings," said Favre. "Mike Sherman doesn't know when that day will be, Brett Favre doesn't know, the fans don't know. I am not worried about it. If it's tomorrow, so be it. I got a tractor, a farm, I got golf clubs, a family. ... Man, I can't complain about my career and what I have accomplished individually and as a team. When it's time, it's time." - On putting his career in perspective
"Really, when I look at myself, I like to think I am a good father, a good husband, a good teammate and a great student of the game -- much more than five years ago." - On "growing up"
"I am one of those guys that has learned from his mistakes, and I have bettered myself on and off the field. I'm not perfect by any stretch. We have all been down this road where you try and tell younger people, and I was always constantly told to watch myself. Then you get to be 30 years old, and you don't want to do those things anymore. You want to tell some other young buck not to do those things, but some guys just learn the hard way." - On mentoring teammates
"I've been at the top, I've been at the bottom and I've been in the middle. Obviously, the top's more fun." - On the ups-and-downs of his career
“All I've ever done is just go out and play and do what I was asked to do" - On getting the job done
"I guess I'm just playing against guys who hate it worse than I do. Do I like it? Not particularly. But if I'm going to play for three hours in zero or minus temperatures, I might as well be better than the next guy." - On playing in the cold
Life, Hobbies, and Family:
"He's great. He has a sense of humor -- he gets it. He's one of my favorite people, not just favorite NASCAR drivers." - On Dale Jarrett, Nov. 2001 "I can cook, like, two things: crawfish étouffée, and I can fry up po-boys. That's about it, so we'd better eat out." - On cooking, Nov. 2001 "To say I could walk away and not miss the game would be a lie, but I can't wait to get home and get on my tractor, hunt and play golf and enjoy my two girls. I really look forward to that, just as much as I look forward to playing in a game every Sunday." - On spending time with his family
"It's not so much what I'll remember about tonight, it's what I'll remember about the last two weeks. I don't think anyone will forget what happened and they shouldn't. Life does go on and I think tonight was a just a small piece of what not only we have, the Redskins have and our fans have for this country. I watched the games yesterday, and you watch what's happening and the response the country has had to the tragedy, that's what I'll remember about tonight." – On the "bigger picture" after Monday Night Victory over Redskins (first game back after 9/11 tragedy)
Random Subjects with Humor: DP: Have you looked at some of the items on e-Bay connected with you? "(I'd play) offensive line. I've got the mentality to play it, and maybe I can get in and cut one of these guys who has been harassing me for all these years. I'd have to cut their ankles out beneath them." - In response to what position he'd like to get a shot at playing, Nov. 2001 "Now it's the Midwest offense ... I just thought of that. I don't think anyone else knows about that, but maybe I can start a little trend here." - In response to having a new name for the West Coast offense, Nov. 2001 "Reality sets in from time to time.... I am getting smarter. I don't know if that's good or bad." - On not necessarily enjoying going up against the Ravens defense, Nov. 2001 "It feels nice to wake up, creak for about five minutes and then go on with life as usual." - On his age "Where I grew up there weren't a whole lot of Favres, but there were some, Some spelled it Favre and others Farve. I don't know. Somewhere along the line someone probably was on a little moonshine and wrote it down wrong." - On the spelling of his name
"It's kind of like leap year, they come around every four years." - On his rushing touchdown in 2001 (his first since 1998)
"That’s one of the advantages of playing in the cold weather: You get numb." - On cutting his finger against the Browns, 2001
"I'm not going to miss much. As long as those guys -- Warren Sapp, John Lynch and the other guys -- are there, they're going to be tough to deal with. No team is easy, but they've always been tough. Good riddance to Tampa. Do we play them next year?" (yes being answer) "Oh, good luck to them then." - On Tampa Bay not being in the division for the 2002 season
"It probably wasn't anything PG-13, but one thing about me during the course of a game, I get emotional and say things my grandmother lets me know about later. But nobody wants to win on that field anymore than I do, no one." - On showing his emotions “I'm getting too old to be jawing with those guys, but I got a little life left in me.” - On young players trash talking
"Ah, MVP ... I thought I would get a car or something and all I got was a little trophy and a pat on the back." - On the MVP Award "I don't remember what I did to celebrate the first time we made the playoffs. That probably isn't a good thing. I know what I will be doing tonight. I'll probably go home and watch a hunting show." - On his memory |
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