Favre and the Wildcat Don’t Mix

T Lamont — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:46:38 +0000

Brett Favre is a gun-slinger. That’s what he’s done for the greater part of two decades of professional football.

But some trends are hard to resist. I guess that’s how you end up with the 39-year-old on the active side of a Wildcat formation play.

Now I understand that from a fundamental perspective of surprising the defense, you should keep your primary quarterback in the game. But sometimes you just have to stop at the yellow light.

To make it plain – some players are just too feisty to play passively…even if they are in an unfamiliar position. Such was the case on Monday night. Brett Farve plays hard – as hard as his physical attributes will allow. So to see him throw a block on All-Pro safety Eugene Wilson shouldn’t have shocked anyone.

This was undoubtedly a cruddy play. But do I think that this was an intentional move by Favre to injure a player? No way. This is not much different from a hook slide to prevent a double play, or a hard foul to stop an easy basket. Injuries sometimes occur during those situations as well.

The Vikings are fortunate that two people didn’t get injured on that play. Favre could have easily hurt a shoulder or arm, and that could have been the end of his season.

But unfortunately for the Texans, an injured starting safety was the evidence that proved Brett Farve and the Wildcat don’t mix.

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Favre and the Wildcat Don’t Mix