Gunslinger Shooting Blanks as He Learns He May Not Actually Be a Kid Out There Anymore

Here’s what happens when you get old: You get really, really tired, like, all the time. My grandpa used to fall asleep mid-sentence on a regular basis and then proceed to make all sorts of ungodly bodily noises for hours while my grandma attempted to lure him out of his slumber with his puréed meat loaf and mashed potatoes dinner. ↵↵Now, I’m no doctor (although I did go to college for seven years), but that little anecdote is my explanation for what Favre is describing today: ↵

↵↵⇥“My arm’s kind of dragging a little bit today,” the quarterback said Wednesday after the Jets’ morning session. “It’s not really sore, but just fatigued.” [...]
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↵⇥“My arm, for the most part, has felt great,” he said. “Legs, a little bit fatigued.” [...]↵⇥
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↵⇥“Believe me, this system’s not easy,” Favre said. “I’m not going to sit here and tell you I’ve got it down. I’ve got about just enough plays down to run those plays Saturday.”↵↵So, to review: He’s got a fatigued arm, fatigued legs and he’s having trouble memorizing things. You know who else had trouble remembering things? My grandpa.↵↵But let’s not blow this out of proportion. I mean, the guy did miss months of training, so I suppose it’s natural for him to be slightly out of shape at this point in camp. But, on the other hand, whenever you hear a baseball pitcher complain of “arm fatigue,” his spot on the disabled list is never far behind. ↵

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