Fighting off panic in Minnesota

iceshack149 · 12-10-2009, 12:11 PM

“I let my temper get the best of me. Next play, instead of thinking within the moment, I was kind of thinking outside the box and not thinking, period. It wasn’t like I was surprised by the coverage. … I just didn’t make good decisions, from my end.”

Favre, in fact, freely admitted this week that he succumbed to “a sense that if we didn’t score, we definitely were going to lose.”

Favre and most of his teammates played in an unhealthy frenetic style that only perpetuated mistakes and elevated tension. Even after 19 NFL seasons, Favre said that reaction is “what I have to fight against.”

Fighting off panic in Minnesota - NFC North Blog - ESPN

This article was "end of the world" stuff. Kind of premature but I loved some of the depressing Favre quotes. You will never hear those words coming from Brees.

12-10-2009, 12:11 PM	#1
iceshack149 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 4,113 Blog Entries: 1	Fighting off panic in Minnesota “I let my temper get the best of me. Next play, instead of thinking within the moment, I was kind of thinking outside the box and not thinking, period. It wasn’t like I was surprised by the coverage. … I just didn’t make good decisions, from my end.” Favre, in fact, freely admitted this week that he succumbed to “a sense that if we didn’t score, we definitely were going to lose.” Favre and most of his teammates played in an unhealthy frenetic style that only perpetuated mistakes and elevated tension. Even after 19 NFL seasons, Favre said that reaction is “what I have to fight against.” Fighting off panic in Minnesota - NFC North Blog - ESPN This article was "end of the world" stuff. Kind of premature but I loved some of the depressing Favre quotes. You will never hear those words coming from Brees.