<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Aikman: Favre might be driven to retireDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 19, 2006) -- Troy Aikman believes the Green Bay Packers' struggles will likely drive Brett Favre into retirement."I'd hate to see him retire," Aikman told The Associated Press. "But I know that going out and having seasons like what he went through this past year is really frustrating and it just isn't much fun. So I don't know what he's going to do. I think the fact that he is having a hard time making the decision, in some ways, to me, that kind of has made the decision for him." Brett Favre went through many ups and downs in 2005. Favre hasn't said whether he will return to the Packers, who are coming off a 4-12 season -- their only losing season with Favre under center.Aikman, a television analyst for Fox, hasn't spoken with Favre since the end of the season but is one of several high-profile former quarterbacks Favre has asked for advice on retirement."Over the years, Brett and I have talked a lot about kind of what happened at the end of my career, kind of where he's at right now," said Aikman, who was at Daytona International Speedway to oversee the debut of Hall of Fame Racing, the NASCAR team he founded with Roger Staubach. "And Brett has drawn some comparisons to what he's currently going through with what I went through at the end of my career -- not from a health standpoint, but just kind of where the team is."Aikman said the Cowboys' downturn was more of a factor than a string of concussions in his retirement decision. Aikman said Favre is in a similar situation."Health was a small factor in my decision," Aikman said. "But it had more to do with, I just didn't think that we were doing what was necessary to be competitive any longer. And I know that Brett is dealing with that currently."Favre threw a career-high 29 interceptions last season, but Aikman believes he still has top-notch skills."He's still playing at a high level, and I still believe he's one of the best quarterbacks in the league," Aikman said.Favre said in an ESPN interview last month that he hasn't made a final decision on retirement, but if he had to decide right now, he would retire.To Aikman, that signals that Favre's time as an NFL quarterback might be up."I don't know then if you ever get back to the level of 100 percent commitment to say, 'Yeah, this is what I want to do,"' Aikman said. "Because usually what happens is that no matter how good your season is, you always go through periods where it's a struggle. The best years we had, with our Super Bowls, we had periods where things were tight. When you're not 100 percent committed, then when you hit those periods, and you're asking yourself, 'Why am I doing this?' And I don't know if you can have your quarterback asking some of those questions."</div>http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/GB/9248440Come on Favre... one more year
He's done. Another reason is that his daughter is in her senior year of high school so he'll want to spend more time with her before she goes to college.
Yeah but on the interview I heard on TV he said "What am I gonna do when she's at school all day?"So it could go either way...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Feb 19 2006, 03:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah but on the interview I heard on TV he said "What am I gonna do when she's at school all day?"So it could go either way...</div>His daughter is graduating this year. On another note, I hope he retires. Being a Vikngs and bears fan, nothing would make my day like seeing Favre do as shitty as he did this season and leaving, after all the torture we've endured from him
I cant imagine Brett playing another year, New Coach, New System, Brett isnt getting any younger, and the team doesnt appear like its going to be much better next season. I think he hangs it up.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gopackers4 @ Feb 19 2006, 04:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He's done. Another reason is that his daughter is in her senior year of high school so he'll want to spend more time with her before she goes to college.</div>Not at all true. Yes, his daughter is a senior this year, but by the time the regular season ends she is only halfway through school. Besides what would it matter, like Jhair said from the quote, she's at school all day. He's hanging it up, although being a Vikings fan the guy got my appreciation for being the man and player he was. Great career and couldn't ask much more of him. Congrats to him and everyone here should appreciate him for what they've seen him do. He's done.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Feb 19 2006, 02:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I cant imagine Brett playing another year, New Coach, New System, Brett isnt getting any younger, and the team doesnt appear like its going to be much better next season. I think he hangs it up.</div>Very good post, and I agree with you. They need to just hand it down to Aaron Rodgers, but I did talk to a diehard Packers fan yesterday and he said they could make a run at Drew Brees, hm interesting.
