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Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon
Anyone think the Vikings took all of their plays designed to get behind an overly-aggressive safety off the charts because Landry was out yesterday?
Brett Favre has played against safeties far more fearsome than LaRon Landry and has run the ball against them when he had to.
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I don't know the exact stat, but that was his longest run in a while, since last year I believe. I don't think the Vikings took all their plays out, but if Favre had seen an "overly aggressive safety" headed his way, he may have tried to throw a back against the grain errant ball. I do believe he has done that once or twice in his career.
Edit: added link:
Mad dash surprises even Favre | StarTribune.com
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"Did I expect to run for the first down?" Favre said. "I hadn't expected to run for a first down in quite a while. ... It was 10 yards, really? It felt like 50."
Asked about the play, tight end Visanthe Shiancoe joked: "I was like, 'I should press play with the slow motion.' That was big though. That's effort from the team."
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The run was Favre's longest since he took off for 27 yards against Buffalo on Dec. 14, 2008, when he played for the Jets.
(emphasis mine)
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Of course it's also discouraging that he made 10 yds
