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SPORTS<br />
Brett favre’s<br />
Streak ends,<br />
but will the drama<br />
ever be over?<br />
By BRanDOn niLeS<br />
1992. The first Bush was president,<br />
Miley Cyrus was born, Marissa<br />
Tomei won an Oscar, and Brett Favre<br />
made his first career NFL start. Since<br />
then, Favre has started every game<br />
until mid-December 2010. That’s 297<br />
consecutive starts; an NFL record by<br />
a long shot. Second and third place on<br />
that list are at 205 and 116, though<br />
Peyton Manning is still adding to<br />
his current run at 205. This streak is<br />
amazing due to the physical nature of<br />
football, and it’s unlikely it will ever<br />
be broken.<br />
Assuming Favre retires, it will be the<br />
end of an era. His record is impressive,<br />
and at times he’s been a thrill to<br />
watch. But watching him play this<br />
year was like watching your grandfather<br />
ice skate. It’s clear he knew what<br />
he was doing at some point, but now<br />
he needs to get off the ice and let the<br />
kids have a turn. Favre deserves to go<br />
into the Hall of Fame, but to become<br />
eligible he has to retire. All indications<br />
point toward Favre hanging up<br />
his cleats (and his Dr. Scholl’s foot<br />
inserts) at the end of this season.<br />
If he does retire, maybe announcers<br />
will stop injecting him into every<br />
discussion. For years, Favre has been<br />
a media darling. Maybe it’s the way<br />
he smiles or his exciting style of play<br />
that makes the media go nuts over<br />
him. Perhaps it’s the Wranglers commercials.<br />
Even this season, amidst<br />
allegations of misconduct regarding<br />
a certain phallic photo, Favre remained<br />
popular.<br />
I propose a solution to the Favre<br />
mania that swept the sport of football<br />
each year.<br />
Now that the streak is over, and his<br />
body has paid a terrible toll for his incredible<br />
longevity, we can simply nod<br />
our heads, acknowledge the effort<br />
and move on. This year, let’s assume<br />
Favre isn’t playing and stop worrying<br />
about it. There will be other things<br />
in football to talk about, and fans will<br />
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“...watching him play this year was like<br />
watching your grandfather ice skate. it’s<br />
clear he knew what he was doing at some<br />
point, but now he needs to get off the ice<br />
and let the kids have a turn.”<br />
love those things because football<br />
fans love football. There are after all,<br />
1,695 other NFL players. Everyone<br />
will be okay if we don’t hear Favre’s<br />
name this off-season. Besides, Peyton<br />
Manning is feeling very ignored.<br />
Brandon Niles<br />
has done online<br />
freelance writing<br />
about the NFL<br />
since 2007. His<br />
articles range<br />
from NFL news<br />
to team-specific<br />
commentary.<br />
A Communication Studies graduate<br />
student at the University of North<br />
Carolina Greensboro, Niles is also an<br />
avid Miami Dolphins fan, which has<br />
led to his becoming an avid Scotch<br />
whisky fan over the past decade.<br />
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Moonlight Basin homeowners a partnership. We’ll work together<br />
to maintain and improve the condition of your <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong>/<br />
Moonlight property and its rental performance.<br />
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