Face of the Franchise
June 4, 2008 at 6:00 pm | In Face of the Franchise | 2 CommentsTags: 49ers, Adrian Peterson, Al Davis, Alex Smith, Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Bears, Bengals, Bills, Brandon Marshall, Brett Favre, Brian Urlacher, Broncos, Browns, Buccaneers, Buffalo, Cardinals, Carolina, Chad Johnson, Chargers, Chicago, Chiefs, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Colts, Cowboys, Dallas, Denver, Derek Anderson, Detroit, Dolphins, Donovan McNabb, Eagles, Falcons, Giants, Green Bay, Hines Ward, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Jaguars, Jason Taylor, Jeff Garcia, Jets, Kansas City, Kevin Everett, LaDainian Tomlinson, Larry Fitzgerald, Larry Johnson, Lions, Mario Williams, Maurice Jones Drew, Miami, Michael Strahan, Michael Vick, Minnesota, New England, New Orleans, New York, Oakland, Packers, Panthers, Patriots, Peyton Manning, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raiders, Rams, Ravens, Ray Lewis, Redskins, Reggie Bush, Roy Williams, Saints, San Diego, San Francisco, Seahawks, Sean Taylor, Seattle, Shaun Alexander, Spygate, St. Louis, Steelers, Steve Smith, Steven Jackson, Tampa Bay, Tennessee, Terrell Owens, Texans, Titans, Vernon Gholston, Vikings, Vince Young, Washington
If you say ‘Green Bay Packers’ any casual NFL fan will think ‘Brett Favre’ Thus, Brett Favre is the Face of the Green Bay Packers Franchise. This is a complete list of F.O.T.Fs for every NFL team. Click on the link to see the article about that team’s Face of the Franchise.
Arizona Cardinals Face of the Franchise – Larry Fitzgerald
Atlanta Falcons Face of the Franchise – Michael Vick FEATURED
Baltimore Ravens Face of the Franchise – Ray Lewis
Buffalo Bills Face of the Franchise – Kevin Everett
Carolina Panthers Face of the Franchise – Steve Smith
Chicago Bears Face of the Franchise – Brian Urlacher
Cincinnati Bengals Face of the Franchise – Chad Johnson
Cleveland Browns Face of the Franchise – Derek Anderson
Dallas Cowboys Face of the Franchise – Terrell Owens
Denver Broncos Face of the Franchise – Brandon Marshall
Detroit Lions Face of the Franchise – Roy Williams
Green Bay Packers Face of the Franchise – Brett Favre FEATURED
Houston Texans Face of the Franchise – Mario Williams
Indianapolis Colts Face of the Franchise – Peyton Manning
Jacksonville Jaguars Face of the Franchise – Maurice Jones Drew
Kansas City Chiefs Face of the Franchise – Larry Johnson
Miami Dolphins Face of the Franchise – Jason Taylor
Minnesota Vikings Face of the Franchise – Adrian Peterson
New England Patriots Face of the Franchise – Spygate
New Orleans Saints Face of the Franchise – Reggie Bush
New York Giants Face of the Franchise – Michael Strahan
New York Jets Face of the Franchise – Vernon Gholston
Oakland Raiders Face of the Franchise – Al Davis
Philadelphia Eagles Face of the Franchise – Donovan McNabb
Pittsburgh Steelers Face of the Franchise – Hines Ward
San Diego Chargers Face of the Franchise – LaDainian Tomlinson
San Francisco 49ers Face of the Franchise – Alex Smith
Seattle Seahawks Face of the Franchise – Shaun Alexander
St. Louis Rams Face of the Franchise – Steven Jackson
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Face of the Franchise – Jeff Garcia
Tennessee Titans Face of the Franchise – Vince Young
Washington Redskins Face of the Franchise – Sean Taylor
Green Bay Packers Face of the Franchise
June 4, 2008 at 5:54 pm | In Face of the Franchise, Green Bay Packers | 2 CommentsTags: Brett Favre, Football, Green Bay, NFL, Packers, Peyton Manning
Somewhere, in the Deep South, a 38-year old legend with a five ‘o clock shadow is wearing faded Wrangler jeans, and a plain white T-Shirt with the little pen pocket on the left. His Wrangler boots are caked with dry mud, and his adjustable John Deere Tractor hat shields his eyes from the eight A.M early morning sun. As he rides his John Deere tractor for no particular reason, the last thing he is thinking about is football. He traded this farm-boy outfit for his green #4 Packers jersey. This legend is Brett Favre.
He, quote “Knows he can still play” but he doesn’t want to. In 1991, the Atlanta Falcons took him with the first pick of the second round. “Favor” is the way his name was pronounced, nobody knew it back then. Everyone knows it now. Alan Glanville, then the coach of the Falcons said it would “take a plane crash” for him to play Favre.
The Packers traded for Favre and then Brett proceeded to break just about every single record an NFL QB could ever hold. Brett went out on top while he still could. Just about everyone that played with, against, or watched him play will tell you that he is the best to ever play the game.
Favre was a little kid out there, always having fun, pelting teammates with snowballs up in the icy tundra of Lambeau Field in the winter. He was always smiling like the simple country boy he was. The Packers plan to retire his jersey the first week of the 2008 NFL season, and are keeping his locker as a shrine.
Peyton Manning, who is arguably one of the Top 5 QBs to ever play the game, writes a letter to every player he respected when they retire. “I haven’t wrote one to Brett yet,” he said in a press conference days after Brett’s teary-eyed press conference. That’s saying something.
Atlanta Falcons Face of the Franchise
June 4, 2008 at 5:37 pm | In Atlanta Falcons, Face of the Franchise | Leave a CommentTags: Atlanta, Falcons, Football, Michael Vick, Mike Vick, NFL, Scrambler, Vince Young
Michael Vick’s fall from grace was one of the most painful things I’ve ever seen in my history of watching football. He went from being the #1 pick in the 2001 NFL Draft, to having one of the fattest contracts in NFL history (10 yrs, 120 mil) to serving 23 months in a federal prison in Kansas upon being convicted on dogfighting charges.
The amazingly talented Vick was a player that could’ve been a Hall of Famer. But, with nobody to throw to and various petty off-the-field incidents, Vick became a serious underachiever. Vick had a rocket arm (he could throw the ball over 60 yards) and winged feet (he was a constant running threat) and seemed like a great pick in the 2001 NFL Draft. “We’re gonna win every single game with this dude,” can you imagine how many times a Falcons fan said that following Atlanta’s selection of Vick? Somewhere in the hundred thousands.
Vick was a great story coming out of Virginia Tech: he was a rags-to-riches story. He was born to Michael Boddie and Brenda Vick, unmarried teenagers living in Newport News, Virginia. It was so bad, that in 2001 Vick told the Newport News Daily in an interview, ”I would go fishing, even if the fish weren’t biting, just to get out of there and the violence and stress of daily life in the projects.”
Vick’s greatest career achievement – in my mind – is that he was a catalyst for a new revolution, a new breed of quarterback: The Scrambler (a.k.a ‘Dual Threat QB’) A scrambler/dual-threat is a quarterback who is fast enough and agile enough to run for good yardage, but is good enough to make long throws on the run. In fact, a scrambler/dual-threat is often the fan favorite (Vick’s jersey was the best-selling NFL jersey for a good while) Another example of a scrambler/dual-threat is Tennessee Titans QB Vince Young. Young was the 2006 Rookie of The Year.
After pleading guilty to all charges, Vick said, “I’m sorry, I was ashamed.” I’m ashamed too, what a waste of tremendous talent.
Arizona Cardinals Face of the Franchise
June 4, 2008 at 5:09 pm | In Arizona Cardinals, Face of the Franchise | 2 CommentsTags: Arizona, Cardinals, Football, Larry Fitzgerald, NFL
On April 27th, 2004; 45 minutes into the 39th Annual NFL Draft, then Pittsburgh Panthers’ WR Larry Fitzgerald – who was the Heisman runner-up that year – was taken third overall by the Arizona Cardinals. Fitzgerald then proceeded to walk up to the podium, smile and hold up an Arizona Cardinals jersey with a number one on the back of it.
Since then, Larry has proved to be a franchise wide receiver. Over his career, Fitzgerald has 330 receptions; 4,544 receiving yards; 34 receptions for touchdowns; and has made two pro-bowls (‘05,’07) in his four-year career.
Shortly after the 2007 season, Fitzgerald signed a four-year, 40 million dollar extension with Arizona.
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