So Spaghetti texted me like a week-ana-half ago "Favre to Jets?" and scared the shit outta me. I immediately logged on somewhere and found out it was just an unsubstantiated rumour. Crisis averted.
After all, I don't want fuckin' Favre on the Jets. What a waste of time. Here's why: they've got a fragile veteran and underdeveloped next-guy-in-waiting on the roster at QB. The rest of the team is clearly in rebuilding mode. So you need to see what the kid's got this season, and draft another one if he doesn't work out, right? Meanwhile, you keep building the rest of the offense.
Problem is that the Jets made a bunch of win-now veteran acquisitions in the offseason (Jenkins, Faneca, Pace) and seem to think they're ready to do just that. Bullshit. This team looks lucky to win eight games.
And I'm okay with rebuilding. If the team's gonna suck anyway, at least make it a productive season by getting the younger players some valuable experience. The problem with getting a guy like Favre (well, okay, just Favre; there's no one really like him) is that he sets back the much-needed long-term development of the quarterback position by at least a season, maybe more. Which brings us to another problem: the Packer organisation no longer has to put up with the annual will-he-won't-he retirement dance that's been going on in Green Bay for the past four years or so. Guess who gets the honours now?
So I'm at work on Friday night and guess who calls to tell me the big news: my man Spaghetti. Yup, it's happened, it's real, no turning back from here. Which means now I get stuck with the task of talking myself into liking the trade and getting excited about the Favre "era" in New York. Here's what I got so far.
The Jets aren't going anywhere this year. Like a said, 8-8 if they're lucky. I don't care if they trade for Tom Brady at QB, they're still not winning a playoff game. Now last year they stunk even worse than they're gonna stink this year, but I still watched (or sometimes listened to) every game.
Since I moved to Philly I can't watch most of 'em at home, I have to go out to a bar. The only bar I know of in Philly with the NFL's satellite package is a place in midtown called the Fox & Hound. F&H is one of those horrible, horrible overcrowded sports bars that becomes unbearable every Sunday afternoon in the fall. So I'd head up there every Sunday and sit in a giant cave full of obnoxious Steeler fans, look for a seat and crane my neck towards to the one little TV in the corner showing the Jets game. And the most galling thing about the experience was that the Jets weren't just bad, they were fucking boring. They were so awful they'd usually be out of the running by halftime. Unimaginitive passing game, uninspired quarterback play, a running game that struggled to pick up 3rd-and-2's, defense that couldn't stop a decent high school team. Yuck.
So what did I do? Sat there and watched. The whole stupid game. Drinking my 22 ounce frozen mug of Bud Light and eating awful sports bar food, waiting for it to be over. Why? Why not just leave? Because I'm an idiot I guess, an idiot and a glutton for punishment. And because, win lose or suck, I love the New York Jets. I can't help it.
Which brings us back to this year. The Jets will not be particularly good, but they'll be competitive. And more importantly, they'll be interesting. They'll be fun. Say what you will about Favre (undisciplined, uncoachable, too old, makes bad descisions, throws too many picks), but he's never boring. Ever. And his teams are never out of it. For every time he's killed a fourth quarter comeback drive with a head-scratching interception, there's at least two more when he pulled it off. He's always a blast to watch and this year should be no different. Just ask John Madden. Or Peter King.
So that's all I got. The Jets are still gonna stick but they'll be fun. Let the season begin.
Of course, that also means this blog's comin' back in effect full force. Since, as has so often been pointed out, fans just root for laundry, the tone will be changing drastically from condescending snark to hero worship and, presumably, a lot of excuse-making. I'll re-do the masthead this week and we'll be on our way. We're gonna call it "Favre: the Deeper Shade of Green Years". Enjoy!
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