So he can take the helmet off while on the field? In the middle of a play? I mean, I don't know if you can replay it or not, but Matthews was blocked by Shiancoe and Harvin - then was thrown off. Then he took his helmet off, and then went to attack the OL. It wasn't even as though the play was blown dead when he did this.
I was joking about it. I did not see him remove his helmet during a play. I was not looking at my TV when that apparently happened. If he did do that, yeah, that should have drawn a flag. (I had thought you were referring to him removing his helmet after plays, which I have seen him do several times this year.)
After a win, little is said about Favre's various injuries. After a loss, he limps into the pressroom and limps off the field, making sure everyone knows he is hurting, and announces he may not play next week. Same old Brett the drama queen.
Don't forget that Brett is in agony with tendinitus in his elbow. In spite of his crippling injuries, he plays thru the horrible pain for the good of the team. What a Hero !!! :smile: Did you notice that once the ball is snapped, Favre runs around without a hint of a limp? If Favre's ankle was so tender that he can barely walk and winces in pain, he wouldn't be able to run around like that. The stress on your ankle when you run is about twenty times more severe than when you walk. Listening to Favre's post game presser was like watching some second rate actor reciting a soliloquy from a Shakespeare tragedy. What a phony!!!
I'm not defending Favre, but from my experience of playing sports while injured...it doesn't hurt nearly as much during action than not. (So in between plays I'd understand where he can feel it more) The adrenaline covers up the pain during a play/point..but as soon as it's over it hits you again.
Very true. As an athlete, once the play begins all of your focus leaves the ailing body part, and is once again on the play at hand. You might notice some pain mid play, but the adrenaline tends to keep the focus elsewhere. Once the play ends, the focus comes off the play, and the adrenaline wears off some, and the pain returns. Also in my personal experience, I have played with a nasty ankle sprain in the past, and in game sure it hurts, but right after the game, the pain seemed to triple for about 2 hours. Once the muscle starts to cool down, and the adrenaline wears off, something about it just causes the pain to multiply. Then a few hours later, I felt back to the way I did pregame. I wasnt a football player, but I did play both Volleyball and Tennis on that ankle, both are planting and change of direction sports, so I can somewhat relate to Favre's mishaps. That said he still is a drama queen who milked it for all it was worth.
My main sports is also tennis, so it's similar with the stop and starting of points. I've played with sprained ankle, tendinitis in elbow, and tendinitis in wrist...and patellar tendinitis in knees. During points you ignore it....but in between it's bad.
Coughlin 2/2 on challenges, and I've said it before, but it's ridiculous to limit challenges. After the first year, they made it so that you can challenge a third time if you get the first two right, but that's not enough. Unsuccessful challenges should be limited, not successful ones. It should be if you unsuccessfully challenge twice, you cannot challenge anymore.
