Mr. Observant

Tavaris Jackson (doesn't produce much, but doesn't commit many turnovers)

Brett Favre (amazing talent, but scary with turnovers this year)

It's been a LONG time since the U of M has competed with the better football teams in the Big Ten.

Favre loves to carve up his old team and the Vikings defense is in tact from last year, but every sports writer in the country has a man crush on Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. How much fun is this rivalry going to be to watch this year?

So, by now, we've all heard all of the "Favre can't get it done in December" stuff that we expected to hear going into this season. . .how Favre's age catches up with him when we hit the final month of the year and blah blah blah. Here's a little something that nobody's willing to talk about.

Here are the December and January records of the teams that Brett Favre has quarterbacked over the last decade.

Green Bay, 2000 - 4-0

Green Bay, 2001 - 4-1

Green Bay, 2002 - 4-1

Green Bay, 2003 - 4-0

Green Bay, 2004 - 3-2

Green Bay, 2005 - 2-3

Green Bay, 2006 - 4-1

Green Bay, 2007 - 3-1

New York Jets, 2008 - 1-3

That, ladies and gentlemen, gives Favre-led teams a record of 29-12 in December over the past 9 seasons, and 30-13 if you count his first two December games as a Viking. That means those teams won games at about a 71% clip. The last time I checked, that was still pretty darn good. Particularly when you consider that half of those 12 losses came in games where his team was either flat-out terrible (the 2005 Packers that went 4-12) or when he was injured (2008 with the Jets).

And do you know what all of the teams that I listed above there have in common?

There's not a single one of them that's as good as the team that Favre is playing on right now.

What are the real reasons for the idea that he breaks down. Could it be the envy and jealousy of Packer fans?

I have read that from several columnists

Saints

Colts

Vikings

Chargers

Cards

Begals

Why is that? Why "overrated"? Why "easy schedule"? Why is it so hard to admit that they are a really good football team? Many were saying that the Bungles would beat them badly, then when the Vikings DESTROYED them, it was because the Bungles had a bad game. Such Viking haters here.

My vote would be Jacksonville because of the low attendance.

Details please.

Explain

I am tired of Chad Ochocinco (I mean Johnson). Just toss the ball to the ref and get off the field!

How scary is that? His foot flew in the completely wrong direction!

OUCH!

http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&client=f...

Or were they just getting lucky all season?