I remember a game back in '94 when Favre was still getting his feet wet with the Packers. It was a Monday night game against the Bears. It sticks in my mind because initially the Packers were getting their lunch handed to them and Favre was being protected fairly well. Then the offensive line began to crack and defenders were getting through. This is when I believe Favre became a true weapon for the Pack that only hindsight could see.
Hit after hit Brett was getting knocked around. Then came the one hit where he got up and had to wipe the blood off of his lip. Al, Frank, and Dan were announcing and discussing the beating Brett was starting to take and as he started wiping off the blood from his lip one of them said the Bears plan might backfire. With that hit one of them commented "instead of knocking him out of the game they may have knocked him into it!"
That was when I believe Brett's career turned around. Yes, he showed signs of brilliance before that but like Al, Frank, and Dan stated, in his mind he may have figured out that was the worst they could do to him. The look in his eyes changed after that. He had the benefit of their running game that night but in my opinion Brett became the championship player starting then.
Players may want to keep stories like that in mind when they "target" certain players.
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