Brett Favre: Austin Davis Can Be Next Tom Brady, Kurt Warner

Brett Favre believes in St.Louis Rams quarterback Austin Davis.

Life is pretty good for St.Louis Rams quarterback Austin Davis right now.

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The 25-year-old just led the Rams to an upset win over the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks this past weekend. Now, NFL legend Brett Favre is heaping some remarkable praise on the Southern Mississippi product.

From ESPN:

"“Austin can definitely play at this level,” Brett Favre, the only Southern Miss quarterback other than Davis to start more than one NFL game, told ESPN’s Ed Werder.“Not to sound off my rocker, but [Davis] — in my mind — can be the next Tom Brady or Kurt Warner. [Brian] Hoyer as well.“Austin, like those mentioned, just needed a legit opportunity.”"

Austin, like Warner and Brady, wasn’t a heralded prospect and didn’t get an opportunity until an injury to his team’s starting quarterback. Davis is certainly having success — he’s thrown for 1,517 yards and nine touchdowns in six games this season– but he’s obviously a long, long way from reaching the heights that Brady and Warner have.

Davis said he was not thinking about the comparisons made by Favre.

"“I don’t really want to be the next anybody,” he said. “I just want to be the first Austin Davis and just keep doing what we’re doing and try to go on a winning streak here. It felt good to get one this past week; I think it was much needed for our football team. We’re just going to try to keep it going.”"

Davis and the Rams take on the Kansas City Chiefs on the road this Sunday.

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