MrTibbs

http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-09-...e-brett-favre/


"Favre and the Jets had the good fortune to open the season against Miami, the worst team in the league last year. Now it appears they will also have the luck to play the AFC's best team, New England, without Tom Brady. If they split their two games with the Patriots, it's a 50-50 chance that they'll get to the playoffs. But will any of it matter if they don't make it to the Super Bowl, which was the point in paying out for Favre in the first place? If they make the playoffs, given Favre's uninspiring 12-10 postseason record, what are their chances then?

This infatuation with Favre is so Jets. Their only championship came 40 years ago this coming January—the year Favre was born! Over that time, the Yankees, Mets, and Giants have won 11 championships. Every other team in the Jets' own division—the Patriots, the Dolphins, even the Bills—have had some kind of dynasty. The Jets are the only team in their division that has never really had an "era," a period of dominance even in their own conference.

Like the plane in that Twilight Zone episode, the Jets seem stuck in an eternal holding pattern, always on the verge of rebuilding but never quite getting there. To paraphrase George Clemenceau on Brazil, the Jets are the team of the future—and always will be.

If the Jets don't win something this year, next September they'll be faced with a 40-year-old Favre pulling down $13 million of precious salary-cap money. Where will the Jets' rebuilding plans be then? They've mortgaged their future on a quarterback in his John McCain years who combines the intellect of Li'l Abner with the ego of Matthew McConaughey.

But what are they going to do? Cut him?"

reflexblue

That was a good read and spot on also. Do the Jets Really think they can win the SB? They're not THAT good in the first place,they aren't a SB caliber team. So all this money that was thrown out there was a waste. Unless Maybe winning the division is the goal,and even thats a stretch.

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xmarkd400x

But... GUYS!

You're forgetting

HE HAS SO MUCH FUN PLAYING THE GAME

captadamnj

It's not about the future of the franchise, it's about management wanting to fill seats and sell jerseys (i.e. - increase revenues) and the coaching staff trying to save their jobs...THIS YEAR.

BelizePats

This is exactly why I loved the trade so much in the first place. The Jets are stunting their long term growth by bringing in Farve for 2 years. Obviously, Clemons is not the answer for them or they would not have brought in Farve and once Farve is done, they will be forced to look for a new QB in the draft (because how many franchise QB's come on the free agent market? Drew Brees is the exceotion rather than the rule) ) and that will take sevral years to develop with no guarentee that the QB they select will ever pan out.
And in making this trade, the Rats have sealed Mangidiots fate. He cannot survive this long term, not in a market like New York. He will be gone in two years max and just as likely fired at the end of this year after a 7-9 season.
Now if we can only convince Dave Wannstadt to come back to coach the Dolphins!!

MrTibbs

All jokes aside Dave was the best coach the Dolphins had in recent memory. With him and Fiedler they always seemed to be a 10-11 win team if my memory serves me correctly.

Mangold74

Yes, we sealed Mangidiots fate by making a drastic upgrade at qb. I doubt any realistic Jets fan expects with or without Farve for the Jets to win the superbowl this year. The bottom line is that the Jets have done a very good job rebuilding by drafting well (Revis, Harris, Mangold, Brick, Smith, Leon, Stuckey, Lowery, Keller, Gholston), coaching up players from the previous regime (Rhodes, Cotchery, Moore, Barton, Baker, Thomas) and free agents/trades to fill holes on the lines (Faneca, Jenkins, Pace and Woody).

Farve gives the Jets a much better chance to be good this year and next then Pennington or Clemens. I doubt they will drafting any quaterbacks next year. Brett Ratliff is being groomed to be the next quaterback.

Are the jets as good as the Pats? Not at all. Are the Jets drastically improved in 3 off seasons? yes.

Spiral

Woody needs to sell PSLs before the new stadium opens next year. Mangini and Tannenbaum need to make the playoffs this year in order to keep their jobs. They can pay lip service about championships, but that's what it's all about. Another losing season would be disastrous for ownership and management. It's all about doing whatever they can to be competitive in 2008.

GaryfromTO

the Jets learned their management style from the Toronto Maple Leafs. To hell with the future, just fill those seats

JSn

LOL - painfully true.

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