Brett Favre appears to be done with his 20 year career. The gunslinger looks as though he is done with his NFL career for good.

Through his 2 decades of playing a violent collision based sport at the most important position on the field, how will we remember him? There are many memories we can pull from our heads to remember Brett Favre.

We remember the helmet pumping in his arm as he charged the field with a childlike smile after winning Super Bowl XXXI beating the Patriots, where he played superb throwing for 246 yards and 2 TDs, and rushing for another.

How about on Monday Night football, the day after Brett’s dad passed away? Against the Oakland Raiders, and eating the defense up, playing outstanding throwing for 399 yards and 4 TDs in one of the most emotional games I have ever watched in my lifetime, winning 41-7, in a game, where his receivers were determined to not let Brett down that night.

The warrior, battling through endless injuries with his consecutive starting streak of 297 games. Peyton Manning has a current streak of 208, which means, he can surpass this challenging streak in an estimated 5 seasons. His humor on the field, we have heard the Brett Favre sound bites and the joking, and his legendary ass slaps to his teammates on the field.

His powerful right arm that he had confidence in to attempt some of the most foolish passes I have seen. Into double and triple covered guys, the faith that his arm strength could squeeze it though and make the completion. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t. This is what made Brett Favre exciting. The only thing you were 100% sure you were getting, was a QB playing hard to win a football game. Someone who took numerous hits, and kept getting up, with more fortitude after each time his face was buried into the dirt.

Do we remember the statistics? Positively, how can we not look at 71,838 yards passing and his 508 TDs.

Including the interceptions.

336 of them. It comes with the territory as well. Along with his decision making ability, we’ve seen how Brett handled making choices over the last several years.

15 years ago, I think the majority of football fans loved the wrangler wearing QB, as time went on; I think most began to turn their back on him. We got irritated of the dirty baseball cap and the Mississippi drawl talking about his uncertainty of what he was doing each season.

Will we remember the poorly played 2010 season, and all the allegations that seem to be seeping from the woodwork now from 2008? The Jenn Sterger sexual pic messages, and now the masseuse allegations?

Playing for the Packers and retiring in his sobbing retirement interview. Changing his mind, playing hurt for the New York Jets in 2008. Then finally ending up in Minnesota, in 2009, where he wanted to play to show the Packers that he still had a few good years left.

With career season averages of 25 TDs and 17 ints, in the 2009 season, he was astonishing. Having his best season ever 33 TDs, 7 picks and 4,202 yards. Losing in the NFC championship game, with yet another poor decision, throwing across his body into an interception.

In 2010, he appeared as if he wasn’t coming back until goaded into it by Viking players. Hoping for one more run like 2009, instead we got a one year older, less motivated, beat down Brett.

He was a tough as nails QB, who had an immense ego. He had incredible arm strength and tons of confidence in his talent. He had guts, which sometimes was careless; he put it all on the field. He had tenacity never taking plays off. He played longer in a game he loved, than he probably should have, but leaving something you love, is never easy.

Thanks Brett for all the memories, you brought something to the game that was unique.
 

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