After a rough start, Brett Favre had plenty of positives to draw from his performance against the Seahawks on Saturday night. But he continues to think about the large mountain his team has to climb again to repeat his 2009 performance.
“We set the bar pretty high,” Favre said. “We make it tough on ourselves. That sure is better than flopping. Can we do that again? I think we can.”
The St. Paul Pioneer Press writes that Favre was moving slowly after the game after playing fewer than 50 plays, although he hoped to play more.
“As tired as I was, I really felt like I needed some more work,” Favre said. “I needed it.”
Favre’s old teammate Javon Walker needs even more work. After a slow start, Walker made a fantastic 25-yard catch late in the game against Seattle’s scrubs. That could help Walker’s uphill climb for a roster spot.
“We really needed to see that,” Brett Favre said about Walker. “If you get half the magic back that you had, you can be pretty good.”
Favre had an uneven performance, as you’d expect less than two weeks after he returned to the team. After the game, he still sounded like he had a mix of trepidation and excitement that’s still ahead.
“I don’t know if I can put any more pressure on myself than is already there,” Favre said. “I probably put more than I should, more than I can handle. Especially last year, the better we got, the harder it got.”