Watching the Mets is Like…
7. August 2008 by rich.
I read this on a Jets website I read quite frequently, and I just thought it was kind of funny and thought everyone would get a chuckle out of it…No harm intended, just good natured sharing of something I found.
“watching the mets is like having a psycho girlfriend who owns in bed.”
Packers trade Favre to Jets
7. August 2008 by jjoseph.
FoxSports- 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 compensation for the Packers is a conditional 2009 4th Rd Draft Pick based on Favre’s performance this season. According to the NFL Network, if Favre takes 50% of total snaps with the Jets in 2008, the fourth rounder becomes a 3rd round pick. If he takes 70% of the snaps and the Jets make the playoffs, it becomes a 2nd round pick; and if he takes 80% of snaps and the Jets make the Super Bowl, it becomes a 1st round pick.
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.
Favre to the Jets
7. August 2008 by rich.
Brett Favre has been traded to the NY Jets for a conditional draft pick. The pick is believed to be a 4th rounder, with the possibility of it escalating to a 2nd rounder depending on both Favre’s and the Jets performance.
More to come…
Updated: For a Conditional 4th round pick:
- Goes to 3rd if Favre plays 50% or more of offensive plays
- Goes to 2nd if Favre plays 70% or more of offensive plays + Jets make playoffs
- Goes to 1st if Favre plays 80% or more of offensive plays + Jets Superbowl appearance. And Favre has to play in 50% of the plays in playoffs.
Check out the first 15 or so seconds of this video
