Post#8 » by humanrefutation » Sat Mar 27, 2010 9:40 pm
If there's one common string throughout Favre's career, it's that he's selfish. At Southern Miss, when he was knocking off top-ranked schools, he got a taste of being top dog and didn't want to give it up. He didn't listen to anyone in Atlanta, was a drunk, and was traded. He was crazy and outta control in Green Bay, both on the field and off the field, and it wasn't until Holmgren and Mariucci got to him that he was able to settle down to an extent. After they left, he became top dog, and insisted on special treatment. The Packers...through Harlan, Wolf, Rhodes, and Sherman...were willing to give it to him, because they knew he was the best player on the team and didn't have the same influence on Favre that Holmgren and Mariucci had.
When TT came into town, fired Sherman, hired MM, and started building through the draft, Favre steadily became insecure with his place as top dog. When they started pressuring him to make decisions, Favre rebelled. Why? Because Favre has always been concerned about himself, his ego, and his needs. He thinks his career performance has earned him the right to be selfish...but in reality, that's how he's always been. That's not going to change in Minnesota. The difference is that Minny is willing to put up with it. They're willing to pamper him. They don't have anyone else. TT and MM aren't willing to. That's what the problem has been, from the beginning.
That's the problem, plain and simple. He's selfish. There was a time that the Packers were willing to put up with it because he was the best player they had. After a while...they were willing to put up with it because he was the best quarterback they had. But once A-Rod came in and showed that he could run the offense, they said screw it...we're not dealing with his sh** anymore.
