Brett Favre played a lot of football. One of the longest careers in NFL history. Much of its greatness coming at the expense of the Chicago Bears. So in a weird way, he has a connection to this franchise that is stronger than most other teams. He also isn't a stranger to quarterback competitions. He lived through them both early and later in his career.
What does he make of the Bears' looming battle between Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles?
Favre appeared on Da Windy City podcast with Mark Carman to discuss the Bears/Packers rivalry among other topics. Carman, a lifelong Bears fan, couldn't resist asking the Hall of Famer his thoughts on the competition. While he fully admitted he hasn't watched either guy practice, to him the answer is pretty clear.
"I look at it this way. How will Nick Foles play in Chicago? I don't know. I just base it off how they both have performed when they have been given the opportunity and Nick Foles, I think, has performed better...
...If you just based it off how they've performed in real game situations? Obviously Nick Foles won a Super Bowl. And played lights out...Just based off of that, Nick Foles is the better player."