Boilermaker Rick wrote:
Every team who is 9-1 is newsworthy. My point is that the story is no better than Tony Romo's or Drew Brees's and since they have never won a title that theirs is better.
Brett Farve had to overcome the fact that he underperformed.
Tony Romo had to overcome being an undrafted free agent from Eastern Illinois.
Drew Brees had to overcome almost losing his job to a drafted rookie, leading the Chargers to one of the best records in the league, and then being released to go to New Orleans and revitalize the team and the city.
It also is a good story, but I am not going to root for Brett Farve because he figured out how to be an NFL QB again.
Favre is a story because he remains one of the most popular players in league history and is having a near career year when pretty much everyone had written him off.
Romo is also a good story given that he did come from nowhere. However, he still has plenty of years left to win a Superbowl (& probably won't this year anyway) so that's less of a big deal.
As for Brees - he is a very good player, but
he was never the story...the Saints as a team were given the Katrina tie-in. This year the team has been a major disappointment & Brees is at best an afterthought to the majority of football fans outside of New Orleans & West Lafayette. Until he starts to take his team regularly to the play-offs (twice in 6 yrs) & winning those games (1-2 record to date) he will remain in the shadows of the true superstars.
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