Now, it is clear Wetzel has an agenda. But nice to read a not-so-glowing article about the amazing Brett Favre.
Yes, he has an agenda. I don't think Favre's point was to call out his teammates at all. Rather, he's what he actually said, according to Peter King:
"Yeah,'' Favre said, "we were up 7-6 at the time. No secret, I was getting hit a little bit. I felt the pressure on a lot of plays. We had seven points. So I think everyone in the building was like, 'They're not moving the ball. They're not getting points.' Brad wanted to go in a different direction and I wanted to stay in the game. We were up 7-6. Yeah, it's not 70-6, but we're up 7-6.
"So I said, 'I'm staying in the game, I'm playing.' I don't know if [Childress' effort] was exactly to protect me, or we had seven points, I'm not sure. That's his call. But we talked it out. We didn't have time, I didn't have time to sit there and say why or what. My response was, we've got to win this ballgame and I want to stay in and do whatever I can.''
Now, maybe that shows that Favre has an over-inflated sense of importance, but it doesn't suggest that he was calling out his linemen. Rather, he's saying "Maybe the coach wanted to take me out because I was getting hit a lot, and he was worried about my health".
As for Favre wanting to play, just about every player does. I can't really blame him too much for that.
