(06-17-2021, 10:31 PM)jaguarmvp Wrote:

(06-17-2021, 09:51 PM)snaxdelrio Wrote: Brett Favre didn't start as a rookie either lol

Very good point.  He was traded from the falcons and was considered a bust.  Many hall of famers started their career on the bench.

I was a Falcons fan at the time, and he was not considered a bust. He was considered a kid with a huge potential upside, but a behavior problem. The Falcons drafted him as a potential starter, but right about that time decided Chris Miller was the answer (he had had injury problems.)

Favre was traded for a FIRST round pick precisely because the thinking was, this kid is starting caliber but it just hasn't worked out here on personalities. I'm not saying they new he would be as good as Favre turned out to be, but the fans and sportswriters were considering the pick a "hit" and not a "miss," as recognized by his trade value. It was not a popular move -- we were ready to try a young gunslinger.

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