Few individuals have had a greater impact on Darrell Bevell's career than Brett Favre, and like just about everyone else who has worked with the interim Detroit Lions coach over the years, the Hall of Fame quarterback wonders why it took so long for his former position coach and offensive coordinator to get a shot running his own team.
"I think he's a very brilliant, offensive-minded coach," Favre said in an interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio. "Very low key. Not a big rah-rah guy, kind of tells you what he's thinking, and easy to get along with.
"I think he deserved a shot long before this shot," Favre continued.