The new NFL Prima Donna, same as the old.

For the last few years all the buzz in the NFL has been about Terrell Owens and how bad of a teammate he is, how he tore apart the Eagles locker room with his comments about Donavan McNabb. For the last couple of years the press has made TO out to be the worst teammate ever and is a disgrace for the NFL. I am not here to defend TO or his acts, but wonder why Brett Favre gets a free pass from most people in the press with his antics and his treatment of his team and teammates. For most in the press Favre is held up with a god like statues that in what he ever he does is right. But looking over his behavior over the last couple of years I would put him in the same category as TO. He has a history of not being supportive of his teammates. He criticized both Javon Walker and Mike McKenzie when they were trying to get there contract renegotiated, while Favre got his redone with no problem, then he complains when both leave the Packers. If he would have used some of influence with management he could have helped Walker get a new deal and he would still have the all-pro wide receiver to throw to. I am sure Favre lack of effort to support him had something to do with him leaving Green Bay. Over the years I have heard about Favre's great leadership skills. So when the Packers went out and drafter Aaron Rogers to be his successor what does Favre do? He comes out and says he is not there to mentor Rodgers or to help him out. This to me shows his true leadership skills, or lack there of. When TO accidentally OD on pain killers last season most in the media, mostly ESPN, criticized him and said how he was hurting his team. But when Favre came out to being addicted to pain killers he was hailed as a great man and was a warrior for taking them to play, and keep his continues game streak alive. Also at the end of the 2005-06 season Favre kept the Packers waiting for months on his decision on weather to come back or not. Now in the last week it comes out that Favre asked for a trade after the draft in April, because the Packers couldn't make a deal for Randy Moss. Favre wouldn't need a top notch receiver if he would have used the same effort he did to try to get Moss to try and keep Javon Walker, also Walker is probably better in the long run for the Packers. Walker has never quit on his team like Moss as. Walker plays hard ever play were Moss admits to taking plays off.
So why does Favre get a free pass? This is a good question I wish I had the answers to. Many say he is a warrior who goes out there and plays hurt, well TO did that this year with a broken finger all year, and coming back early with the Eagles to play in the Super Bowl. Then there is the issue that many say Favre has earned his special treatment. I will admit that he has put up some great numbers in his career. But does he have the right to treat his team, teammates and even the fans with such discontent? I don't believe he has. He has not lead the Packers to a successful season in a number of years, yes some of that is due to the Packers management. If this was just one incident I would probably say yea he has earned one, or maybe two. But I have seen a running record over the past three to five years. So I asks the boys at ESPN why the free pass to Favre? I am sure when the season starts Chris Berman will still being having his man crush on Favre. To me Favre is on the same category as a TO and should be criticized in the same manner, but he's not. So when members of the media complain on how players act, they need to take a look in the mirror and see the hypercritical way they cover people might lead to some of the behavior issues in today's sports world.