Jet Favre

August 7, 2008

It’s finally settled; Brett Favre has been traded to the New York Jets.  The Packers shipped the malcontent quarterback to New York in exchange for a conditional draft pick.  As of now, the pick stands as a fourth-rounder, but it will become a third-rounder if Favre takes 50 percent of the snaps, a second-rounder if Favre takes 70 percent of the snaps and the Jets make the playoffs and a first-rounder if Favre takes 80 percent of the snaps and New York reaches the Super Bowl.

This is a good deal for both teams.  The Packers get decent compensation for a player they were desperate to move, and the Jets get a quarterback.  The Packers also sent Favre to the worst team on the list of potential suitors and a club they’re not scheduled to play until 2014.  This blogger is not so sure that this acquisition amounts to a playoff berth for the Jets though.  The top five playoff slots in the AFC seemed to be locked up, in some order, by the Patriots, Colts, Chargers, Jaguars and Steelers.  The Jets will have to battle the Titans and Browns, and possibly the Bills and Broncos, for the final playoff spot.  While it’s not impossible, it’s going to be very difficult.

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