Favre to Jets: Anti-Climatic Conclusion to “Brett Favre Saga”
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The Monkey and I were away on business for the past 24 hours, cut off from television, internet, and any kind of media, so I was a bit shocked late last night to learn that the Jets had come up with a victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Brett Favre Sweepstakes.
Being a Redskins fan and a transplated New Yorker (now living in New England), I was unable to root for the New York Giants during my eleven years living in New York, so I sort of adopted the New York Jets. I don’t know what’s more frustrating - being a Redskins fan or a Jets fan, but despite that conundrum, I still have some affection for Gang Green, although they’ve been a pretty ugly franchise over the last few years.
I can’t imagine that the Gunslinger isn’t thinking the same thing right now. Just think: Favre had an opportunity to play for Buccaneers, who compete in the weaker NFC, have Green Bay on their schedule, and were a playoff team last year, but now has to come over to the Big Apple’s Red-Headed Step Child Franchise in the midst of a directionless rebuilding process and attempt to piece together an enduring conclusion to his legacy.
Favre seemed worn out and underwhelmed at his press conference, and rightly so. It’s been a tough couple of weeks and he showed his weariness all over his face. While the Jets’ schedule appears to be rather easy coming off a 4-12 season last year, I can’t help but think he was closer to true competitiveness with Jon Gruden and the Buccaneers.
I am still holding out hope that Minnesota or Tampa Bay moves to trade for Favre in the 11th hour. Wouldn’t that be a slap across the incredibly huge face of Mike McCarthy? The fact that Pennington was released by the Jets essentially erases that possibility, but its still fun to think of the prospect of Favre getting the last laugh here. There is no doubt that Favre would have derived a lot of energy and direction from the prospect of competing against his former team. Now, in the unfamilar AFC East, Favre has to contend with the likes of Tom Brady and the San Diego Chargers and the tougher AFC playoff contenders. The Monkey and I will wish him the best of luck and will hopefully get to see his preseason debut against my Washington Redskins on August 16th, as it is likely that that game will be picked up for a national broadcast with the media frenzy that will surely accompany it.
Jets Regular Season Schedule and Prediction
Here’s a preview of the Jets 2008 schedule and a prediction for how they’ll turn out this year with the addition of Favre and other key free agents like Alan Faneca and the 2008 draft class:
Dolphins: Jets win. 1-0.
Patriots: Jets lose. 1-1.
Chargers: Jets lose. 1-2.
Cardinals: Jets win. 2-2.
Bengals: Jets win. 3-2.
Raiders: Jets win. 4-2.
Chiefs: Jets win. 5-2.
Bills: Jets win. 6-2.
Rams: Jets win. 7-2.
Patriots: Jets lose. 7-3.
Titans: Jets lose. 7-4.
Broncos: Jets win. 8-4.
49ers: Jets win. 9-4.
Bills: Jets win 10-4.
Seahawks: Jets lose 10-5.
Dolphins: Jets win 11-5.
That’s probably a best-case scenario, but with the Jets’ horrible outing in 2007, their 2008 schedule couldn’t be much easier.
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