Excuse me if I'm not all giddy inside. Favre is 38 years old and was supposed to have played his last game just a couple months ago. As much as I love them, the Jets are a mediocre team that still has some major skill position holes to fill. I just don't see this marriage proving all that fruitful. Can he take New York to the playoffs in a tough as all get-out AFC? Maybe. To a Super Bowl? Lay off the Kool Aid.
There's no question the Ironman is a significant upgrade at quarterback over Chad Pennington and Kellen Clemens. I've supported Chad for a long time in Gang Green & White, and the guy obviously has a lot of heart and courage to come back from so many major injuries the way he did. But Pennington is better suited as a backup somewhere else at this point in his career. As for Clemens, he may turn out to be a good NFL quarterback at some point down the road, but the jury's still way out for now. At the least, you've got to give the Jets credit for not giving up to much to upgrade the most important position on the field, if for only two years. (New York's compensation for Green Bay in a conditional third round draft pick.)
New York spent a lot of money rebuilding its front lines this past offseason---guards Alan Faneca and Damien Woody, tackle Kris Jenkins, linebackers Calvin Pace and Vernon Gholston---but the receivers and running backs aren't all that spectacular. If only we could've lost to Kansas City in that meaningless Week 17 victory . . . McFadden and Favre, now that would have been something.
Tune in to the show tonight at 4 PM. We'll have plenty more on the blockbuster Favre trade and the latest on Razorback practice.
-JAB
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I think Dustin Keller will help them on the passing game. Bubba Franks sure as hell can't. With the improved O-line and Farve back there things will be better. Not win the division better but they can't be as bad as last season again.....right???
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