The hardest thing to do is beat your friends.

Brett Farve said it best before he went out on the field against the 49ers. To one of them (Steve Young, I think...), he said something to the effect of, "I love your wife, I love your kids, but for one hour, I have to go out on the field and kick your butt!"... And I'm sure that hurt on both ends.

Sure, it's nice to win in a game... But it has to sting inside knowing your buddy has to wait a whole year for another chance at the Super Bowl... And driving your friend's team into the ground three times in a row can't help, either...

I'm talking about Brett Favre and Steve Young... They're good friends, and as far as I know, they're both nice people. (Actually, they both have foundations under their names: The Brett Favre Foundation and Forever Young.) It was a beautiful moment after the NFC Championship game when Brett Favre hugged Steve Young... Obviously, one had to win and one had to lose... But as I said before... Winning, in a way... hurts.