Favre retires

[bradydaman29]

Or Sheli the year before. :enranged:

Or the Jets in 2002.

 

[jmt57]

From everything I've read, the Jets are still $10M+ over the cap.

Looking at this site, they'll now be at about $118 mil (slightly under).
New York Jets Salary Cap

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

So who will be the new most overrated, most overhyped player in the league?

 

[Jackson 2]

Looking at this site, they'll now be at about $118 mil (slightly under).
New York Jets Salary Cap

And, according to the Sporting News this morning, they'll be in hot pursuit of Baltimore's Bart Scott (LB) and Jim Leonhard (S) who are both FAs. How the hell do they do this every year and stay within the cap??

 

[Sicilian]

So who will be the new most overrated, most overhyped player in the league?

Ben Roethlisberger

 

[Funktopus]

how does Tannenbaum still have a job?

 

[Sicilian]

how does Tannenbaum still have a job?

It's a New York phenomenon. NY teams are quick to trade players, fire coaches, blame outside factors, luck, etc, but take FOREVER to change front office personnel.

Look at the Knicks with Isaiah Thomas? How many blunders did he have to make before they canned him?

The Rangers with Glen Sather missed the playoffs seven straight years. He's still the GM now and they've gotten better, but that's a rather long leash.

The Mets fired their manager after the collapse but never never the guy who built the team, didn't they?

And now Tannenbaum spends to the moon and gets a 9-7 team. Must be the coaches fault, right?

It has to be a New York cultural thing.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

And that would differ from his last 75 seasons how?

For better or for worse, though, they're not getting Cassel.

Pony up two #1 picks and they've got Cassel regardless of what we or BB wants

 

[jmt57]

The news of Favre retiring is so very disappointing.

I was really looking forward to him setting the NFL record for fumbles next season, to go along with the record for interceptions, during a game announced by John Madden.

 

[Sicilian]

The news of Favre retiring is so very disappointing.

I was really looking forward to him setting the NFL record for fumbles next season, to go along with the record for interceptions, during a game announced by John Madden.

"Well ya see, to set a record like that really speaks to his durability and love for the game. You fumble that many times it must mean you've played a lotta games, heh heh, am I right!? Heh heh!"

 

[tuckeverlasting]

So who will be the new most overrated, most overhyped player in the league?

polamalu ...

 

[PatriotsInGA]

polamalu ...

hey polamalu at least makes 1 big pla pre game. favre had 1 every 6 games

 

[CrazyDave]

Aww, come on, Brett ole' buddy. This isn't the Brett Favre we all know and love! We're counting on you to drag this out in a frenzy of narcissism, causing off-season chaos for the Jets like you did so reliably for the Packers. Go out with guns blazing, you grizzled gunslinger!

LOL!
He's such an attention whore.

 

[CrazyDave]

So who will be the new most overrated, most overhyped player in the league?

Polamalu gets my vote.
The announcers trip over each other to wash his balls every time.
It's crazy.

 

[Synovia]

Polamalu gets my vote.
The announcers trip over each other to wash his balls every time.
It's crazy.

Hes good, but has the benefit of having played his entire career behind a vicious pass rush.

 

[Disco Volante]

Favre at his best is better then any one on the current Jets QB roster at their best still.

 

[K-Ro 25]

From everything I've read, the Jets are still $10M+ over the cap.

It's official: Brett Favre files his retirement papers with NFL

BY Rich Cimini
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

Wednesday, February 11th 2009

This time, Brett Favre appears to be dead serious about staying retired.

The future Hall of Fame quarterback has filed his official retirement papers with the league, a person familiar with the situation told the Daily News Wednesday. Favre didn't take that step last March when he retired from the Packers, fueling immediate speculation that he was having second thoughts.

As it turned out, those second thoughts became reality in June, when he announced his intentions to return to football. In August, he was traded to the Jets by the Packers.

For practical purposes, the primary reason for filing retirement papers is to receive a one-time severance pay. Some retired players wait years before finalizing the paperwork.

Symbolically, this means Favre really thinks he's done for good.

From the Jets' perspective, it means his $13 million salary comes off the books immediately - today

It's now believed the Jets are about $10 million below the salary cap, which goes into effect Feb. 27

This is just one report, I read another which said they were as far under as 17 mil

edit here is another source who is usually spot on

Jets cut Barrett, now under cap

by Dave Hutchinson Wednesday February 11, 2009, 6:29 AM

The Jets yesterday announced the release of veteran cornerback David Barrett, a move that'll save the team $5.1 million on the salary cap.
The release of Barrett leaves the Jets roughly $4 million under the projected 2009 salary cap of $124 million, according to NFLPA cap figures. If quarterback Brett Favre retires or is released, the club will save another $13 million on the cap.
That would leave the Jets with at least $17 million heading into the start of free agency on Feb. 27. The club is expected to make other moves to free up more cap space before free agency begins.
Barrett, a nine-year veteran, played the past five seasons with the Jets after signing with the team as an unrestricted free agent following four seasons in Arizona. He started 37 of 69 games and had 247 tackles and 12 interceptions as a Jet.
Last season, he played in 11 games in a reserve role and was inactive for five games.

 

[MrBigglesWorth]

Take away that 6 TD game he had against the Cards and his 2008 numbers are even worse. Favre was a great player for a long time, but last year proved that he is truly done. That last game of the year against the Dolphins was so unbelievably terrible; it looked like he was throwing picks on purpose. It's time for him to go.

The interesting part of this is where the Jets go from here. Kellen Clemens is crap, so let's hope he starts next year. Regardless, the Jets are headed for one of those fun 4-12 type seasons.

Honestly if I were the Jets I'd sign Cassel and give up two #1's. sure it's helping the pats. but like you say who else are they going to get? it's gonna be starting from scratch with them. they'd be better off with pennington but they kept the wrong qb.

the jets messed up their first rounder this year. they could be in for several years of being lousy without a legit qb.

 

[Double G]

This guy has been an absolute train wreck for Patriots fans; he loses to the Giants in the NFCCG, retires, comes back, ends up with the Jets, which causes them to cut Pennington, who makes the Dolphins division winners.

Not to mention Favre beats the Patriots at home in overtime and then loses to the Dolphins at home, thus causing the Patriots to miss out on the playoffs.

Had he stayed retired, the Dolphins stink, the Jets stink and we win the division.

He has been a nightmare for Patriots fans the past year.

 

[JMarr]

He's not done just yet--Jerry Jones has probably been talking to his agent.