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I was at Favre's last game as a Packer - in the playoffs against the Giants - INT in OT. Of course at that point I didn't care because I was more worried about freezing to death and just wanted the game to end.

His last season was garbage - but his 2nd to last season was his best TD/INT ratio and nearly took the Vikings to the Super Bowl - which he probably would have if he hadn't been beaten to near death by the Saints.

I can’t get the picture of his mangled ankle out of my head. He will always be my favorite Packer.
 
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I can’t get the picture of his mangled ankle out of my head. He will always be my favorite Packer.
My least favorite... favs: Max McGee, Bart Starr, Hornung,Taylor, Nietske, Kramer, Ringo, Gregg, Thurston, CT’s own Bob Skoronski, Adderly, and the rest from 65-67.
 

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FWIW: Charlie Weiss agrees with you on this exact scenario. Was discussing on his A.M. drive show with Bob Papa on Sirius-XM. Said that Belichik has fondness for the Giants organization & would skip in a heartbeat if asked. Called it a "win-win-win" situation for all sides.


The Giant's got the booby prize as Judge was supported by Saban and of course Belichick endorsement
 
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If the Pats dynasty isn't over, the window is just about shut.

The funny thing is, the resurrection of Brady in the last 5-6 years is pivotal. If he declined at the "normal" rate/age, they would have moved to Jimmy G and who knows what he could have done with Belichick/McDaniels for the next decade?
 

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The Patriots can still be very good the next few years, if they move on from Brady. Sadly, the ultimate Patriot hater @Deepster is right that if Jimmy G was in Foxboro now they'd be in much better shape. Whether they win SuperBowl 6 or not, who knows?

So the smart play for the Patriots is to put that Brady QB money to work on a RT, a speedy RB, and a TE. Bring in a cheaper veteran to compete with Stidham (or draft another guy). Take the $13.5m dead space cap hit, and then in two years you have that money back as well. Bringing Brady back and paying him $20M+ a year is the one thing that will put this team in a hole for years.
 
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So the smart play for the Patriots is to put that Brady QB money to work on a RT, a speedy RB, and a TE. Bring in a cheaper veteran to compete with Stidham (or draft another guy). Take the $13.5m dead space cap hit, and then in two years you have that money back as well. Bringing Brady back and paying him $20M+ a year is the one thing that will put this team in a hole for years.

So, you think a combo of Stidhim and someone like Andy Dalton can be enough to be "very good"?
 

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So, you think a combo of Stidhim and someone like Andy Dalton can be enough to be "very good"?

I think Stidham is better than Brady right now. Probably was at the end of the season. Not big on Dalton, but he's a plus level backup.
 

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