Brett Favre showed plenty of rust in his Vikings debut Friday night, completing just 1-of-4 passes for four yards in Minnesota’s 17-13 preseason win over the Chiefs.
“I just didn’t want to fumble the snap,” Favre said. “Wanted to make sure I got the handoffs. If you complete passes, great. But I was nervous about that.”
Cheered loudly by the same fans who used to loathe him when he played for Green Bay, Favre played two series and went 1 for 4 for a whopping 4 yards. He moved around all right and his passes had zip, just no direction.
Favre’s night ended with a jarring hit by Chiefs linebacker Corey Mays, who buried his head in the 39-year-old’s chest as he drove him into the turf to force an errant throw. Favre got up and walked off fine, his purple No. 4 jersey — such a strange sight, for sure — pulled down and exposing his left shoulder pad.
“He did tell me that no one’s tackled him off his tractor,” coach Brad Childress said. “Good for him to get hit.”
Hilarious, Brad.
There’s obviously not much to draw from Brett’s performance, although one would have thought that he could have mustered at least one first down in two series. After all, it’s not like he’s learning a new offense.
Maybe Favre wouldn’t have been so rusty had he shown up for Minnesota’s training camp.
