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I like Brett Favre. So unlike my previous edition of ‘Playa Hatin’, this has less to do with Brett himself, but moreso the media who has their lips firmly planted on his behind. He is without a doubt a hall of fame quarterback. Yes he plays the game with the excitement of Michael Vick mixed with the classic quarterback passing of Dan Marino. Yes he’s a virtual ironman, playing a zillion consecutive games, some with a broken throwing hand.

But could we please give it a break??

Am I the only one noticing how everyone in the media is falling all over themselves to kiss the ground Brett walks on? The very same media who widely called for his retirement in September of last year? At the start of last season, you could barely watch TV without hearing some random schmuck saying Favre was over the hill and selfishly hanging on. Now that the Packers are on top of the world, we get to see those very same schmucks put Brett in their “Top 5 Quarterbacks Of All Time” list.

The compliment of choice this month is Brett Favre’s “boyish enthusiasm” while playing the game. Seriously, this is one of the creepiest things I’ve ever heard. Brett is like ninety three years old, with a head full of gray hair, and all I ever hear is “he’s like a little kid, look at him!”. Joe Sports Fan captured some of the ridiculousness thats spewed in relation to Favre. Check these gems out:

“I think with Brett Favre, the smile that he still has, it must have been the same kid running around in Kiln, Mississippi, it’s still the same kid, except he’s running around often in the cold and the snow in Green Bay thrilling everybody. Congratulations Brett!”

“And you know what? I don’t care whether people are Packers fans or whatever, I’ll reiterate what we said, rooting for Favre is like rooting for America.” - Chris Berman

It’s impossible for me to type a ‘LOL’ big enough to capture the hilarity in this whirlwind of asskissing. I wonder who would win if Chris Berman and John Madden were pit against each other in a death match, with the winner getting to have Brett as their very own.

While watching ESPN earlier, Sal Paolantonio had his very own segment plugging a new book of overrated players. Shockingly, Brett Favre was placed high on his list of most overrated players in the league today. He provided some facts that even surprised me.

In the last five years, Michael Vick has thrown for more touchdowns, won more regular season games, more postseason games, and thrown for less interceptions than Brett Favre.

Is it Un-American to point out that the dog murderer has done better than Mr. U.S.A?