Being amazed that Favre is starting his 200th game is like being amazed that his numbers have continued to stay at the level they have. Both are factors of the system Favre has played under. While the media is content on shoveling the super human image to the masses a closer look tells the real story. First of all does anyone believe a Quarterback could play in 200 straight games under a system like the Rams run (never-mind your Martz jokes, I am talking about the system not the fact that Martz is pass happy.) The answer is a resounding No. How did the ***** get through two decades on just 2 QB’s. Was it because Montana and Young were just super human specimens or could it be they also benefited from the system they played under? And is it just coincidence that when Holmgrun left the ***** and took their playbook with him the outcome was another QB that appeared to possess super human qualities or could it be that Favre has benefited from the same system that Montana and Young benefited from that is the “Get rid of it and save your ass offense” as Terry Bradshaw calls it otherwise known as the west coast offense? For the typical NFL fan its some kind of phenomenon that only Brett Favre can accomplish and you will have to excuse their ignorance because fiction sells more papers then truth.

Now my apologies to Favre for lumping him into the same category as the two most over-rated over hyped QB’s in history. Favre has talent that tweedle dee and tweedle dum only had in the minds of their fans which is the ability to accurately and constantly throw the ball deep. Why? Simple, because unlike the weak armed niner QB’s Favre has a cannon for an arm and the guts to stand in the pocket if need be. It will always remain a mystery weather or not Montana would take a hit after a 7 step drop largely because we rarely saw it and we know Young would leave the pocket at the first sign of trouble.

Question: Is Favre one of the best Quarterbacks to ever lace up cleats?
Answer: I think so however not due to the media's reason of 200 straight starts rather because he can do both the deep and the dink with the guts to stand in and take a hit. Something we rarely witnessed with the over-rated niner QB’s

Question: Is it some kind of phenomenon that he has started 200 straight games?
Answer: No it’s a by-product of the system and some good fortune to avoid having any serious injury.

In sum:
Show me a Walsh style west coast offense (and it does not have to be a pure Walsh style) and I will show you a QB that rarely gets hit.