More games, less Favre

While reporters follow Brett Favre into the bathroom and hide under his bed in hopes of getting the next meaningless story in this endless saga, I am more interested in watching rookies fight for jobs during actual NFL games.

 

Sunday night we saw two sixth-rounders - the Redskins' Colt Brennan and the Colts' Mike Hart - show why NFL scouts and draft analysts should pay more attention to game film, rather than measurables like height, weight, and 40-yard dash times.

 

Brennan and Hart, both incredibly productive college football players, were the best players on the field during the Hall of Fame Game in Canton and both will contribute in some way early in their careers, while other high-round draft picks with blazing 40 times and rocket arms will play a year or two and never be heard from again.

 

I know it's just the preseason, and the elite players either don't suit up at all or are in the game for only a few snaps, but keep an eye on the stars of tomorrow, because there's a Tom Brady or Terrell Davis on some team's roster.