Brett Favre isn't ready for the regular season.

As I saw and heard comments this anniversary about how acceptable Brett Favre looked adjoin the Houston Texans on Monday night, I couldn't advice but admiration what bold those humans had watched.

For the record, I'm not a Favre basher. In fact, I've taken shots from admirers for ahead autograph about how abundant I adore watching him play, how he should abide to play for as continued as he wants to and for anyone who's accommodating to pay him.

But I didn't watch the bold with a Brett Favre Fan Club associates agenda afraid in my hands. And he artlessly wasn't impressive. At times, he looked annealed while active play activity or attempting to duke off on a amplitude play. He was apathetic to acknowledge to assault situations, demography two sacks and throwing off antithesis on a brace of added occasions. And he even looked a bit befuddled as he struggled to acquisition an accessible receiver on a few plays.

Some of you are apparently afraid over how I could be so analytical of a quarterback who completed 13 of 18 throws for 142 yards and a touchdown. Afterwards all, those attending like appealing acceptable numbers for a guy who played a little beneath than three quarters.

But I took a afterpiece attending at Favre's 18 throws that counted in the aftereffect of the game. He in fact threw a few added than that, but they were annulled by Minnesota penalties.

Six of his 13 completions were awning passes abaft the band of scrimmage. Two added awning attempts fell incomplete, including one that was batted abroad by Texans arresting end Connor Barwin — while Favre was operating out of the shotgun.

Four completions were little dump passes bent amid 3-6 yards from the band of scrimmage. So that agency that to complete 10 of his 13 passes, Favre didn't accept to bandy the brawl added than six yards from the band of scrimmage.

That's a appealing acceptable gig for a starting quarterback who is cartoon a paycheck like Favre's if you can get it.

His three actual completions were bent just 11-12 yards downfield. So by the end of the night, by my count, Favre alone pushed the brawl upfield 53 yards. His receivers tacked on 89 "passing yards" for him afterwards the catch. All three of his canyon attempts best than 15 yards were incomplete, with alone one affecting the fingertips of the advised receiver.

You anticipate Favre didn't apprehension that he wasn't in an NFL-ready canal yet? Then explain why he lobbied to get aback into the bold for addition control afterwards getting appointed to alone play in the aboriginal half.