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Brett Favre. Brett Favre. Brett Favre.

It's hard to turn on ESPN these past couple days without hearing that name at least once every minute or two.

OK, so I understand that he's one of the best quarterbacks the NFL has ever seen, but enough already with the round-the-clock coverage of all things Brett Favre.

Please note: the key clause in the above paragraph is one of the best. I know it has a lot to do with the offense you're playing behind, but for me, Favre isn't even top 5 all-time.

Sure, he was the iron man of football, much like Cal Ripken Jr. was for baseball, going an amazing 15 some-odd seasons without missing a game, but to me, a legendary quarterback is one who leads their team all the way to the big show consistently; and more importantly, brings the Lombardi trophy home. Unfortunately, earning only one championship on two trips to the Super Bowl, Favre lacks that leadership success that many other QB greats have enjoyed; i.e. - Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana at a whopping four Super Bowl Rings each, and Troy Aikmen and - as much as this PAINS me to write - Tom Brady are right behind with three each.

I watched the majority of Sportscenter the night #4 announced his retirement - at least as much Favre-facts as I could handle - and I would have to say about 40 of the 60 minutes was devoted to his coverage.

But despite their overkill, at least ESPN found the time to make fun of itself by opening up their 11 p.m. broadcast of Sportscenter with "Welcome to Brettcenter."

Finally, out of all the coverage and opinion and analysis that I've seen so far about Favre's career, I think the best job was done by Stephen Colbert last night on his eponymously titled fake news program. "Just to give you an idea of the impact of this man's career, OK, 61,655.......Wow. That is a lot.....of something.....very impressive."


Farewell to Brett Favre on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report: