Brett Favre.
The Mississippi native has utterly mesmerized Packer fans throughout his career, causing their utter delusion. The man could probably commit a heinous crime, and nary a soul would blink. The response from Wisconsin would likely be minimal at best.
So when exactly did this seemingly blind love and trust begin?
In 1992, Favre was acquired via trade from the Atlanta Falcons , where he was known as a partier and butted heads with head coach Jerry Glanville. It cost the Packers their first-round pick in 1993's draft; but needless to say, Favre's elite NFL career has grossly tilted the scales of this trade in Green Bay's favor.
When starting quarterback Don Majkowski turned his ankle in a Week Three matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals in 1992, Favre saw his first action as a member of the Green Bay Packers . He proceeded to lead a rousing comeback, capped off with a game-winning touchdown pass to Kittrick Taylor as time expired. Ever since, he has manned the starting position, and has yet to relinquish it. Whether he should still have it is another topic, which many pundits have debated ad nauseam.
Now nobody is going to deny that Favre will go down as one of the all-time greats, but the fact is that he is vastly overrated by Packer fans as well as most media pundits. While his supporters would love to believe Favre was and is infallible, treating him in a god-like manner, let's not be facetious. Favre has made plenty of mistakes, both on and off the field. However, since this is a football site, I will look solely at his football based qualities (or lack thereof) to explain how he is overrated.