Just seen on ESPN that they traded him to the Jets. Interesting, but come on Farve.
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Just seen on ESPN that they traded him to the Jets. Interesting, but come on Farve.
The Brett Favre era in Green Bay is now officially over. But Favre's legendary career is not.
The month-long saga has finally come to an end, with the Packers agreeing to trade their future Hall-of-Fame quarterback to the New York Jets, FOXSports.com has learned.
The exact compensation was not immediately known, but it is believed to be a single draft pick that increases in value depending upon how the Jets perform during the 2008 season.
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As a result of this, the Jets will likely release a quarterback. Signs have been pointing to Chad Pennington as the likely culprit because the team will need to free up cap room to fit Favre's contract under the salary cap.
The Jets were much more aggressive than the Bucs in their pursuit of Favre all along. The bigger issue was getting Favre on the same page as the Packers front office as far as the Jets were concerned.
Finally, late Tuesday, Favre talked to Jets head coach Eric Mangini and others in the organization for the first time as they tried to convince Favre he would be a good fit in New York.
The Packers had been hopeful of getting a deal done with the Jets for two reasons. One, it was the better offer on the table as far as the quality of the compensation. Two, it sends Favre out of the conference, meaning a meeting in the playoffs is an extreme longshot.
This trade caps a roller-coaster offseason ride for Favre "? the 38-year-old owner of nearly every meaningful passing record in NFL history "? and the franchise that became synonymous with his legendary No. 4 jersey. Favre's on-again, off-again retirement has monopolized headlines for the past two months as news began trickling to the media that the legendary passer was second-guessing both his retirement decision and his status in Green Bay.
The sports world first bid farewell to Favre in a nationally-televised press conference on March 6. At the time, the decision to retire seemed somewhat of a surprise considering the resounding success of Favre's 2007 campaign "? 4,155 passing yards, 28 touchdown passes, plus career-highs in both completion percentage (66.5 percent) and yards per attempt (7.8). In other words, one of pro football's best quarterbacks ever to play was his most accurate while throwing more deep balls than ever before ... in his 17th NFL season.
Most importantly, the Packers were coming off a revival of a season in which they went 13-3 record en route to winning the NFC North division title. Better yet, after the New York Giants shocked the NFC's No. 1 seeded Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs to give the Packers home-field advantage in the NFC Championship, the stars seemed to be aligning toward a perfect Hollywood storyline "? the legend going to the Super Bowl in his final year. It was going to be perfect "? after two straight years of subpar results and retirement waffling by No. 4, Favre was poised to have the chance to leave football on top like John Elway once did with Denver.
But Favre's fairy tale became a nightmare on a cold Sunday night in January as the Giants upset the Packers, leaving the veteran passer looking weathered and worn after another grueling season. Ironically it was Favre's longtime friendly rival, Giants defensive end Michael Strahan, who lived the fairy tale, won the Super Bowl and retired with a championship ring before being hired as an analyst on Fox NFL Sunday.
Still, last season was such a success that most fans and media expected Favre to return for at least one more season, if not more. And even Favre admitted at his own retirement press conference that he still knew he could play "? and that he would want to play again at some point before training camp began. Unbeknownst to the public at the time, Favre even flirted with a return shortly before April's NFL Draft "? a return which Green Bay says it was fully prepared to embrace until Favre flip-flopped yet again on March 29. As Packers head coach Mike McCarthy tells it, "we had reached a point of closure ... Those were his words. And he was going to stick with his initial decision."
It was after that fateful episode that the Packers finally moved on with Life Without Favre, completely handing the keys to the offense to Aaron Rodgers, the first full-time starting QB other than Favre since George Bush Sr. was Commander in Chief in 1992. Green Bay even selected not one, but two quarterbacks in the seven-round draft to fill the sizable void left by Favre.
It was around this time that word began leaking to the public that Green Bay might have a serious QB controversy on its hands. But while many could have predicted Favre's "itch" to return this summer, few were aware of the angst he felt towards the organization, an angst that contributed to his desire to play elsewhere.
On July 4, Favre text-messaged Thompson, who asked the quarterback to discuss the matter the following Monday upon return from vacation. A July 8 conference call was scheduled, during which for the first time throughout this up-and-down process Favre emphatically declared that he was once again 100 percent committed to football.
After the Favre camp mailed a letter to the Packers asking for his release, the dominoes continued to fall "? with other teams rumored as possible trade partners, tampering charges filed by the Packers against the rival Minnesota Vikings and around-the-clock media scrutiny surrounding both Favre and his now-former team. Both parties tried to stay tight-lipped publicly, but then there was the three-part Fox News interview and the infamous Boys and Girls Club grilling McCarthy about Green Bay's beloved No. 4.
As July 27 "? the date marking the start of Packers training camp "? creeped closer, the stalemate continued ... and it became clear that neither the Packers nor Favre wanted him in Green Bay amid the expected media circus that only P.T. Barnum could never comprehend. With new media gossip leaking daily, at first it seemed the Packers were getting desperate "? with reports that they might trade Favre within the NFC North. Packers President Mark Murphy even flew to Brett Favre, Mississippi (actually Hattiesburg) to offer the best quarterback in franchise history $20 million over 10 years NOT to come back to Green Bay.
Then reports surfaced that, after everything, Favre himself was considering budging from his position to accept the Packers' "marketing" offer. But he finally arrived in Packer-land intent on reporting for what McCarthy suddenly termed "an open competition."
But now ... finally ... we all know the answer to the question "? the quarterback with more touchdown passes, passing yards, completions and wins in league history "? has left the building in Green Bay, for good.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8381934
I was hoping he would get to go to Minni, or Tampa
Instead he got the worst one out of the 3.
If the Jets OL can protect him, he takes them to a new level.
its big for the jets no doubt
Jets management finally seems willing to do something to help the team win. Granted Favre has at best maybe 2 good years left, maybe this is a sign that management wants to put together a winner.
IMO its a waste of his last 2 years, I know he wants to play but still he's not gonna accomplish anything there but padding some of those stats...The Jets arent going to win the AFC East with the Pats there and they arent going to get the Wildcard because of the Jags-Colts, Ravens-Steelers...etc
Titans too Raider lol....
You never know though the Jets aren't really that bad! He might get them 9 or 10 wins
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: raider13</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> he's not gonna accomplish anything there but padding some of those stats...</div></div>
It's not about winning to him....Simply playing the game....Thats the reason he can't quite....Thats also a missing fire in most atheletes....
But every athlete wants to go out on top or some sense of that...thats not going to happen in NY imo
and exactly how many Super Stars does it happen for????
Hardly any at all.....
You name one at a time Super Stars of Brett's calibur, and I bet I can match you with three at a time that didn't....
Where did i say that they always do or really any do for that matter...they dont when they should...Brett knows he shouldnt have announced his retirement but the packers shouldnt have turned him down when he wanted to come back and play for them...this is why he is in the boat he is...which isnt a good one imp
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xknight52</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Titans too Raider lol....
You never know though the Jets aren't really that bad! He might get them 9 or 10 wins </div></div>
Unless the Titans miraculously get that wildcard or even gets in i....it probably wont happen for then... the AFC is too stacked esp in the AFC because you got the colts and jags which pretty much ends it for them....and the jets will 7-9 at best imo with or with out brett
i don't know, but i can't help but think that the packers front office will change very soon. i think they dropped the ball big time here.
honestly, it's good news for me though. the packers shouldn't be that big of a challenge to the cowboys this year with rogers under center and a running game i think is still questionable. and maybe the cowboys can pick up pennington as a backup and cut old brad johnson loose. doubtful though.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: duckmeat</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i don't know, but i can't help but think that the packers front office will change very soon. i think they dropped the ball big time here.
honestly, it's good news for me though. the packers shouldn't be that big of a challenge to the cowboys this year with rogers under center and a running game i think is still questionable. and maybe the cowboys can pick up pennington as a backup and cut old brad johnson loose. doubtful though. </div></div>
I like the way you think.
Good news for the Jet and Thomas Jones! If Brett Farve can make Ryan Grant look good then you can make TJ and All-Pro. If this new line can hold up their end of the bargain then the Jets win at least 10 games.
its going to be weird to see him in new york green.
This is why he should have stayed retired. Him and the packers have made a mockery of this situation. Now he winds up one the one team he really didnt want to go to.
I have nothing to base it on but I just got the vibe that McCarthy had a personal beef with Favre and for some reason didn't want him. Almost like he didn't actually run the team with Favre there and he couldn't handle it.
As far as the front office changes in Green Bay that is a very likely possibility. GB is the only city/fans owned team in the league. The fans actually do have alot of pull and say in what happens within the program.
How in the hell can you sit there and tell your fans that Rodgers gives them a better chancce to win than Favre does. Im not a fan of Favre, but without him and a ? at running back, the Packers will struggle, IMO.
The J-E-T-S should have one of the if not the best offensive line in the league ...I see the Jets winning atleast 5 more games this year than they did last year and a playoff berth is definately a possibility. The JETS have had a great offseason, they have added alot of talent to that team. To whoever said the Pack have a ? at the RB position has totally lost it ...Ryan Grant was a stud last year and no reason to believe he wont do the same this season. And to whoever said GB wont be able to compete with Dallas with Rodgers under center must not have watched the game last year between the 2 teams, Rodgers looked solid in that game. I know he hasnt seen the field much at all so far in his time but when he does get out there he does just fine.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Maroon&Gold</div><div class="ubbcode-body">How in the hell can you sit there and tell your fans that Rodgers gives them a better chancce to win than Favre does. Im not a fan of Favre, but without him and a ? at running back, the Packers will struggle, IMO. </div></div>
I second that notion. I know the Packers made an investment in Rodgers, I understand that. But I also agree with TheBeast, somebody/people in management and/or McCarthy realized that Favre had a new fire and didn't really want to go anywhere. So, maybe they helped push him onto the podium for that crying speech at the end of last season. Now, they're going to find out just how rough it can be in the NFL to break in a "new" QB. And maybe have Favre under center will give Thomas a few more chances to succeed.
One "good" season doesnt mean he is a Pro Bowler. You may right, they may do good. I just dont see it.
Last season was the first time hes actually gotten a chance to play also and he performed extremely well
GBs fans are gonna make this fun. The one guy left in pro ball that I could remember who played for and he jumps ship.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: raider13</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Where did i say that they always do or really any do for that matter...they dont when they should...Brett knows he shouldnt have announced his retirement but the packers shouldnt have turned him down when he wanted to come back and play for them...this is why he is in the boat he is...which isnt a good one imp </div></div>
Brett has the one thing that seperates athelets from superstars...The drive to play, that is why he came back, he won't be able to quite until it is physically impossable...It's an obsession, all the great ones have it, and have had it since they were a kid, Jordan, Farve, Mays, you name it, they were all obsessed with the game they played
I guess I see what youre saying now...If I could go and play or sit lol on basketball one more year but it had to be for a team that really wasnt that good, Id have to say id do it in a heartbeat because i love it (btw not comparing myself to farve, any other great or anything like that)
rogers was successful because the cowboys had been planning to play against favre, not him.
with teams prepping for him a full week, he won't see nearly as much success.
Rogers has 0 starts and is gimpy quite often....plus they have Braun and Flynn on the bench. So,, true, they have good prospects...but trading Favre is like taking a $200,000 winning lottery ticket and trading it for three more tickets just cuz the top prize is $1,000,000....IMO they would have a better shot with Favre at QB and trading or releasing one of the other 3..
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: raider13</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xknight52</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Titans too Raider lol....
You never know though the Jets aren't really that bad! He might get them 9 or 10 wins </div></div>
Unless the Titans miraculously get that wildcard or even gets in i....it probably wont happen for then... the AFC is too stacked esp in the AFC because you got the colts and jags which pretty much ends it for them....and the jets will 7-9 at best imo with or with out brett </div></div>
Raider I don't understand why you think the Titans can't make the playoffs?! I mean I can't predict their going to make it either but they have a good shot! They have the same Defense as last years with a couple pick ups! ( which was a top 5 defense ) Plus the made a few key pic ups on the offense! But the person I want to see the most is Chris Johnson!