Rod Woodson: I Have Lost Respect For Brett Favre

The Brett Favre retirement saga continued Wednesday when the veteran quarterback formally announced his return to the NFL for a 20th season. The 40-year-old received plenty of criticism when it was reported that he told teammates he would retire two weeks earlier.

Now that Favre is coming back, more people are taking shots at him.

NFL Network analyst and Hall of Famer Rod Woodson said on "NFL Total Access" that he has lost respect for Favre.

"I've lost respect for Brett in what he's done the last five years, and I've lost some respect to where an organization has to go to win a Super Bowl," Woodson said.

He also said a "a lot of veterans in the National Football League, even though I've been retired for seven years, are really tired of this."

Woodson isn't the only one with an unkind word for the Vikings QB. Famous former safety Rodney Harrison blasted Favre earlier in the month, and Favre's former teammate said the quarterback is "not good at anything" besides football.

Comments

[coblstone]

02:44 PM on 08/20/2010

Woodson loves to hear himself talk. In addition to several defensive records Ron is in the record books for the longest acceptance speech in NFL Hall of Fame History. YAWN.

[MrTWP]

01:34 PM on 08/20/2010

I love that Harrison and Woodson are criticizing Farve. If either of them could still play or were wanted by an NFL team, they'd be wearing a helmet and not a microphone on Sundays. If Farve were playing for the respect of ex-players he wouldn't be playing. He's playing cause he can still play and someone is willing to pay him.

[rambot02]

12:34 PM on 08/20/2010

Dateline, December 16 2031: Detroit Lion QB Brett Favre announced he will return for the 2032 season, even though he'll be 62 on opening day. Hoping to bring the hapless Lions (0-16 last year) to the Super Bowl, Favre admits he's not quite the player he was during his days with the Packers, Jets, Viks, Bucs, Texans, Pats, Cards, Chiefs, Seahawks, Niners, Bengals and Bills, but added, "What I've lost in terms of speed, strength and bladder control, I've more than made up for in experience."

The future Hall of Famer also announced he is donating the Social Security checks he will start receiving this summer to charity.

[iMissMollyIvins]

01:02 AM on 08/21/2010

Hmm, that must mean that the Lions re-hired Matt Millen as G.M. in the future.

[rambot02]

12:09 PM on 08/20/2010

HuffPo Sports Section, August 20, 2032:

Sixty-two-year-old Detroit Lion quarterback Brett Favre announced today he will play one more season in a last-ditched attempt to bring the hapless Lions (0-16 for the fifth in a row last year) to the Super Bowl. "I know I've lost a step or two since my days with the Packers, Jets, Vikings, Niners, Seahawks, Rams, Cards, Chargers, Pats, Falcons, Ravens, Bucs and Chiefs, but I compensate for that with added experience," the future Hall of Famer said.

Favre also announced he will donate his Social Security checks to charity.

=^..^=

[Neaguy]

10:16 AM on 08/20/2010

Brett Favre can do whatever he wants. Woodson's opinion is irrelevant to the issue of Farve playing professional football. If the Minnesota Vikings organization wants to employ him that is all that matters.

[gernger]

01:16 AM on 08/20/2010

Brett Favre has cost his last 3 teams the super bowl. When he played for the Packers, It was obvious that by the 2nd half of the NFC championship game against the Giants that he was tired and played poorly. He should have left the game but he didn't, and threw a lame duck int in OT. The following yyear he played hurt in Jets last 5 games, the Jets lost all 5 a nd missed te playoffs. Last year in the NFC championship game he severly hurt his ankle. He played anyway, and in his final play, instead of running for a 1st down, which he couldn't do he threw a lame duck int

[eternalscorpio1]

12:25 AM on 08/20/2010

Brett Farve is a selfish, give me attention and love ( and an extra 7 million ) or I won't play diva, Farve knew exactly what he wanted to do, and he played the media for fools one more time, He is one of the greatest QB's ever, but the drama queen act has gotten old, do us all a favor and go mow your lawn in your wrangler jeans and leave the NFL for the guys who put the team first...

[debaling]

02:30 PM on 08/20/2010

This is the best comment about the entire subject. Love it. I always thought that he does this just to avoid training camp. It feels like he thinks he is above traing camp and getting to know the rookies

[Seafarer61]

10:39 PM on 08/19/2010

Maybe Woodson and Charles Barkley can get together and share the same crying towel over the decisions of active players.

[lakat]

10:26 PM on 08/19/2010

Okay, I just figured out that Ron Woodson and Rodney Harrison are the two guys outspoken and critical about Favre. Get it? Two D-backs are pissed at a quarterback...getting ALLLLL that attention while they get squat. Must hurt a lot. If you two jokers had given us all the pleasure that Brett Favre has given us through the years, and he had to wear uniforms that made him look like a cob of corn for YEARS, we would be loving on you too. But no. Good at your position, but no legend. Sorry boys.

[Chubbster]

09:56 PM on 08/19/2010

Merely jealous. And piling on Brett Favre is weirdly popular these days. He played great last year. He's conflicted. Who wouldn't be ehrn at their age they they realize they could get the crap beaten out of them.

[Luminator]

05:45 PM on 08/20/2010

Bingo!

[lakat]

09:43 PM on 08/19/2010

Big whooptydoo for Woodson. Who cares if he has lost respect for this guy or that guy? Who is he to pass judgement on something so personal as whether to play or go home? You know what? I've lost respect for Ron Woodson. He just put a very bad taste in my mouth. Why say it at all? Or just say it to your friends, not to the world. Smarmy if you ask me. And kind of girlie, gossipy stuff.

[ThaScoreCard]

07:41 AM on 08/20/2010

He gets paid to do that. He is an analyst. He is paid to give his thoughts and views on things going on in football.

[lakat]

11:47 AM on 08/20/2010

Personal views? He could question the wisdom of Favre to come back and risk serious injury without saying he has lost respect for Brett Favre. Again, girlie thing to say.

[BluuFin]

08:53 PM on 08/19/2010

At the end of the day, the Vikings are happy, Favre is happy, and the NFL is happy...what's the big deal? Football is entertainment and having Favre play this year, in my opinion, is more entertaining than Favre not playing this year.

[SmockDobie]

07:37 PM on 08/19/2010

You know what my problem with Brett Favre is? He hasn't consistently won big games like the other quarterback's he's mentioned along side of. Doesn't he own the record for most playoff losses?

If there is a lack of respect where he's concerned, that is where it should be

[bcarb]

08:45 PM on 08/19/2010

Yah, the QB is the only one responsible for winning or losing a game.

[Luminator]

05:52 PM on 08/20/2010

He's also started the most playoff games. Says something right there.

Brett Favre playoff win %.542 (13-11)
Peyton Manning .500 (9-9)

[Patriot68]

07:35 PM on 08/19/2010

So he's an attention whowa, who isn't these days? Maybe if people didn't focus on it so much the media wouldn't bother forcing it down throats all the time. There is an entire industry for non stories and this website is one example.

This is called the sports section but has anyone ever seen a score here? *crickets*

[terry63]

07:09 PM on 08/19/2010

Granted it isnt fair to the next guy coming up as Quarter back, But Im thinking the next guy knows that Farve's knows that Farve is apt to come back.