Favre goes too...the Jets??!!!!!

I actually had to wait a few days to digest this news because I was convinced Favre would end up in Tampa Bay...Wow! Of all the teams and all the places that I expected Favre to end up in, the J-E-T-S (Jets, Jets...eh, whatever...) were near the bottom of my list, and for a number of reasons. For one, the division he now plays in. Favre is no longer "the" quarterback within his division, and regardless of his many records, he is not Tom Brady and now Favre has to compete against him twice a year and go through him to get to the playoffs-ouch. More importantly, Favre now plays in New York City, and there is no other city in the country who scrutinizes its athletes more than NYC. No longer will Favre be able to get away with a bad game. We all remember them-the ones where he just can't seem to hit the broad side of a barn-and he has at least 2 or 3 of them a season. This will be unacceptable in New York, and moreover, Jets fans will be so stoked to have Favre that anything short of making the playoffs will be a disappointment to them, which is going to be difficult given the division and conference they are in, Favre or not. Now that it's all said and done however, I am of the opinion that Favre has tarnished is "rep" some in all this mess. The whole situation was a fiasco from the out set. Favre announced his retirement way back in January and the Packers organization took it in good faith and moved forward in the Aaron Rodgers era. But Favre's arrogance and his belief that he can 'still play' took hold of him, and in a twist befitting Hollywood script writers, Favre announces his desire to return to play with mere weeks before the season is too officially start...How said. Personally, the respect that Favre worked so hard to gain from me, in particular, is lost. For weeks, after annoucing his disire to return to the NFL and requesting reinstatement from the commissioner of the league, the Packers organization was held in limbo and who knows what sort of psychological damage was done to their new QB Rodgers. It's just lucky that the Packers traded him before the season really got going and Rodgers didnt have to worry about competing with Favre for the starting job. Unfortunately, there is someone who got stuck in the middle of all this-Chad Pennington. This poor guy-who has battled through numerous injuries, poor management, and abusive fans-is now on the open market, and who knows where he will end up. Hopefully he will end up somewhere that treats him better than the Jets did, because they basically left this guy out on a limb by himself without any help and now they are tossing him aside like old cloths...Ah well, at least the soap opera around Favre's return is over, but I have a feeling that Favre is going to find life a lot more difficult in New York, and, in the end, his decision to return will further tarnish the reputation he worked so hard to build...On a side note, can you believe the love fest by ESPN when Favre was finally traded?!!!! They devoted almost 2 entire hours of their programming to him and the trade involving him, including a package of Favre's "top 10 greatest moments". Sure, Favre has set some impressive records, the least of which being his consecutive games played streak, but, good grief, the guy isn't GOD or anything. Hell, ESPN was so sickening in their coverage, I was surprised they didn't rename themselves the "All Favre" network. I'm just glad it's over because I'm definitely ready for some football!!!!!!