NFL Thought Experiment

I only caught glimpses, but by all accounts, yesterdays Packers-Arizona was one of the greatest quarterbacked games in recent memory. Imagine if Brett Favre had the game Kurt Warner did yesterday. Or if he had the game Aaron Rodgers did. Would the entire ESPN staff be collectively fellating the "old man."

Why is Favre fawned over and Warner relatively ignored? Both have multiple MVP seasons and one Super Bowl ring. Both are playing well into old age for professional athletes. Warner, it seems to me, has a more interesting personal story, going undrafted from a small college and playing in Arena league and not even getting into the NFL until he was 29 years old. Favre on the other hand, fits the stereotype of an old-boy Southern Cowboy Quarterback (even though he's become a diva and after retiring will probably run with Paris Hilton). And Warner is...religious.