TO says there is a double standard between him and Favre

[Dpantherman]

"Had it been one of us doing some of the same things, pulling these stunts that Brett Favre has done the last two or three years, then we would be labeled 'not a team player,' 'selfish,' and these are times where you want your guys to be in camp, bonding with your teammates, learning the plays, going through the whole team concept just like everybody else," Owens said, via our friends at CSNPhilly.com. "And now it's like, yeah, he's set himself above team standards."

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/08/to-takes-aim-at-brett-favre/

What do you guys think? Is Favre getting a pass?

[Darth Biscuit]

What does he mean by "one of us"?

[Dpantherman]

What does he mean by "one of us"?

Him and Ochocinco. its in one of the other paragraphs

[Darth Biscuit]

OK... didn't read the article...

Yeah, Favre gets a pass, no doubt. Some say he deserves it, some say he doesn't... but it's the teams that are enabling him. If they didn't want him to play, he wouldn't be allowed to do what he's done the last few years.

[MadHatter]

I think the vikings are giving Favre a pass.

The rest of us still think that Favre is a primodana, selfish, and not a team player.

[Future of the Funchise]

Yes Farve is getting a pass. It's been openly stated a million times. And by one of us he means any other player in the league not named Farve.

[Davidson Deac II]

I don't agree that there is a double standard. For the most part, Favre has behaved much better throughout his career than Owens has. If Brett had worn a Chicago Bears jersey to a Green Bay/Chicago game, or said during the season, that he made a mistake by going to Minnesota, or any of the other numerous stupid things that Owens has said or done, his treatment would be much worse.

[Maxie]

There's a reason T.O. is labeled "selfish" and "not a team player" and it has nothing to do with Favre.

Favre hasn't really gotten a pass. He's been one of the most ridiculed players in the league ever since he started straddling the fence about retirement. Sure some people still praise him, and yes, teams still wanted him (the Jets and Vikings) because he can play. Which is exactly why T.O. keeps latching on with teams despite all of the baggage that comes with him. In that sense, they both get a pass.

The only real difference I see is when things go bad for the team, T.O. begins pointing fingers and becoming a distraction. Favre doesn't really point fingers or become a distraction (by his own doing) until the offseason.

T.O. has earned his label and so has Favre

[rico6]

There's a reason T.O. is labeled "selfish" and "not a team player" and it has nothing to do with Favre.

Favre hasn't really gotten a pass. He's been one of the most ridiculed players in the league ever since he started straddling the fence about retirement. Sure some people still praise him, and yes, teams still wanted him (the Jets and Vikings) because he can play. Which is exactly why T.O. keeps latching on with teams despite all of the baggage that comes with him. In that since, they both get a pass.

The only real difference I see is when things go bad for the team, T.O. begins pointing fingers and becoming a distraction. Favre doesn't really point fingers or become a distraction (by his own doing) until the offseason.

T.O. has earned his label and so has Favre

Pretty much sums it up.

The both of them have gained their "supposed" reputations; because of their actions.

T.O's labeled as a selfish, not very team-player friendly. While Favre is equally selfish, but his actions are rarely (if ever) heard "during" the season.

So all in all, yes. There is a Double Standard for Favre, but for T.O to call anyone out on their selfishness, is the typical Pot Calling Kettle Black analogy.

They're both ghey.

[frash.exe]

Generally speaking, good QBs usually have more weight on their collar than good WRs.

not saying I don't agree with TO because I do. He's stone cold right.