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ESPN - Thomas Jones says Brett Favre's play warranted benching

"The other day, the three interceptions really hurt us. I mean, that's just reality," Jones told the radio station. "If I were to sit here and say, 'Oh, man, it's OK,' that's not reality. ... I don't like it, I know everybody else on the team doesn't like it.

"If somebody is not playing well, they need to come out of the game," Jones told Hot 97 FM. "You're jeopardizing the whole team because you're having a bad day. To me, that's not fair to everybody else. You're not the only one on the team. So when you get to the wire and somebody is just giving the game up, I mean, it's just not [fair]."

Some other interesting tidbits in the article.. One vet said Favre was 'distant' and spent most of his down time in an 'office' specifically designed for him.. Never spent any time with the players, going out to eat, etc..

Oh, please God, let Brett come back for 'one more year'...!!

Richter

Is it really throwing someone under a bus if they were already halfway under it themselves?

Patriot_in_NY

Uh oH........ The S.S. Farvaquad seems to be taking on some serious water, and fast

kwf

I do agree with the sentiment, but the coach would be the one to pull the player, ultimately... (But, wasn't Favre playing injured and not on the injury report?)

Deus Irae

According to NFL.com, Jones had 10 carries for 23 yards. Before tossing his teammate under the bus, he should have looked in the mirror, sat back and had himself a nice cool drink of (Please be quiet - edited).

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TJ only had 10 carries and he was replaced for a while by Leon Washington. Where as Washington can make a play every time he touches the ball, Jones is a guy who needs 20 carries to make his greatest impact. He can't take the ball six times and make three or four dynamic plays.

Jones led the AFC in rushing (entering Week 17 he was anyway, I'm not sure if he ended the season that way) and had 15 touchdowns. I think he did his fair share this season.

BoTown

This may be intentional, to drive Favre into retirement instead of forcing the team to forfeit three 1st round picks to the Packers for cutting him.

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CMcCartney

Right.. just saying it's about time someone on the team said what everyone else was probably thinking.. I know it's against the rules to say something bad about the great Farve, but I'm sure there are a lot of unhappy Jets over there.. not that there's anything wrong with that.. And to find out he was not the leader and teammate that the media wants us to believe.. Farve is a 'me' guy.. what a shock..

BelichickFan

Jones was 5th in the league in rushing yards and rushing TD and had a solid 4.5 YPC. He had a far better season that the pseudo pro bowler.

Deus Irae

Then he should have opened his mouth after a game where he actually showed up to play.

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