I didn't want to be the one to say it since, you know, the last time I tried to crack wise it blew up in my face, but I'm with the Jets Blog's Brian Bassett on the most recent Brett Favre-to-the-Jets news: it probably ain't happening. When Mort reported that the Jets were to talk to Favre, I was dubious, because let's face it, Mortensen likes to break stories, but doesn't really like to get all the facts. Once we knew that it was the Packers who called the Jets, that was basically all we needed to know.From the start, it seemed like a far-fetched notion; head coach Eric Mangini initially was uninterested, and Chad Pennington and Kellen Clemens are currently on the roster vying for the starting gig.
Favre might appear to be a short-term solution, but he doesn't know the offense, and more importantly, what happens to the team when he decides to (fake) (un)retire in a year's time? So for the time being, the likelihood Favre plays for the Jets in 2008 is "remote." And now that he's not showing up for Packers training camp, the list of potential suitors is down to 30 (give or take 28).
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7-27-2008 @ 6:51PM
scott lykins said...
Just let the Vikes have him for a year and it's a ring on his finger!!
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7-27-2008 @ 8:23PM
joe said...
the Jets are dum or dummer then dum.go with Chad or clemens.FAVRE is better then the 2 a them put together.and for what the Packer front office did teddy tompson and murphy 2 goofs worse then bush and cheney.sorry it's not the Packer football players.but it's front office.im not a packer fan no more.Vince would roll over in his grave for what there pulling on the GREATEST TOUGHEST QB,Ever to play the game.wherever he goes,the Vikings.any team.i'll be rooting for you BRETT.FAVRE 4 EVER.please BRETT Get to another team and get into camp.we want to see the BEST EVER BRETT FAVRE.
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7-28-2008 @ 9:57AM
Texan said...
If Aaron Rodgers is so good that the Packers are starting him regardless of what happens to Brett Favre; then let Brett go to Minnesota and the Packers can shame Favre by beating the purple people eaters.
Rodgers probably is that good. I remember what he did to the Cowboys defense last season at a time the Cowboys D was not giving up much of anything to anybody.
Give Favre what he wants and then go out on the field and beat him and the whole discussion goes away, Favre gets egg on his face, and the Packers look like they did everything to accomodate him they possibly could.
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8-06-2008 @ 10:33PM
kenn muniz said...
Being a longtime Jet fan the last few seasons have been such a let down , what an extreme pleasure it would be to have Brett Favre as our QB . Our recievers would stand out in the league with him at the helm , I think he's the missing link in this chain . If the Jets let Tampabay get him what and extremely major mistake that would be , cause you can't get better than him , I mean look what we have both of our QB's don't come close to even being a 1/4 of Brett . The Jets need to get him as quick as they can before some other team scoops him up , it's been hard being a fan but if we don't get him I'm done going to games , what's the use we don't have a quality QB .
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