Okay, so what are my thoughts on Brett Favre going to the New York Jets?
Good Riddance!
What stage of grieving is that? Anger?
On a more serious note, I am sad to see that Brett will no longer be wearing a Green Bay Packer uniform but I am glad that I won't see him in a Bears or Vikings uniform. The thought was almost too much to handle. All things considered a move to an AFC team is about the best of a bad situation. That, and the Jets haven't done anything in, like, three decades so I don't have any animosity towards them. They have been so boring as of late I wondered if they were still an NFL team.
Like I have said previously, this will be much like Michael Jordan's stint on the Washington Wizards. All the Bulls fans remember and shrug it off as they replay the two Three-peats that the Bulls had during the Jordan era. Yeah, he was still on the court but it was a diminished Jordan that played. Better than most, granted, but not up to his greatness.
Favre has said that he is committed for one year with the Jets. I would guess that's about right. If they somehow manage to get into the playoffs and beat Indianapolis or New England and win a Super Bowl then Brett can ride off into the sunset as the reigning hero one last time (much like John Elway did with the Broncos). If they fail miserably I can't see Favre returning for another year either. If they have a heartbreaking loss like he did this past year with Green Bay I can't see him coming back. If they finish middle of the road with little look of improvement I can't see him coming back. Wait a second, I can't see too many scenarios where he would come back after this year...maybe that was Green Bay's point all along.
Well, I wish Favre the best and I will watch him play on his final farewell tour. If this were an alternate universe and the Super Bowl consisted of Green Bay vs. The Jets I would proudly sport my Green and Gold. In the final analysis I am first, last and always a Green Bay Packer fan.
Maybe this is all just a bad dream...
