Favre Solid in Jets Debut

August 18, 2008

Brett Favre looked solid in his first preseason game with the New York Jets.  Favre said that as soon as he’d stepped onto the field, he knew he’d made the right decision in returning to the game he loves.  The 38-year-old quarterback completed five of his six pass attempts and tossed the team’s only touchdown.  He looked pretty sharp, firing some patented Favre bullets at receivers who’ve been catching passes from the weaker-armed Chad Pennington for the past few years.  Favre admitted that he was nervous in his first game for the Jets, but didn’t show it on the field.  He wanted more than the 14 snaps he was given, but it’s wise for Eric Mangini to let Favre get acclimated before giving him significant time.

The Jets have to feel pretty good about Favre’s debut.  The team lost the game 13-10, but all eyes were on number four.  It’s going to be difficult to make the playoffs in the AFC and it’s not a lock that the Jets can even nab second place in their own division with the up-and-coming Buffalo Bills making strides.  Favre definitely makes the Jets a better team than they were before the trade and will, if nothing else, give the New York media something to obsess about all season.

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