Favre relied on Winters, like every good quarterback has relied on his center and but received back even more.  Winters wasn't afraid to raise hell in the huddle or tell Favre he missed an open receiver downfield. He spoke openly to Favre about his performance during the game because he constantly threw his body on potential grenades just to give the quarterback more life.

"The thing with Frank, he always lines up to play," said former general manager Ron Wolf. "That's a key. He's a leader in the sense that people look up to him to see how he performs. He's very reliable. We're very pleased with the job that he's done." 

Finishing his career as a Packer was an important goal for Frank. "It's always been important to me. When you've been around a team and had friendships like this for so long, and the guys in this locker room are such great guys, going somewhere else for a year or two would be hard."