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Cowboys-Celtics-Chisox said 09/01, 11:09 PM
The Jets keeping 4 QB's has absolutely NOTHING to do with Brett Favre. Mangini simply hasn't decided whether Aingle or Ratliff is going to be the 3rd QB, yet. Keeping both on the 53 just gives them another week to make the decision, that's all. One of them will be cut later this week.

"They don't really see Brett as a high impact player (on the field). . . "

RIIIIIGHT. They traded a valuable draft pick and are paying Favre some $12mil. But they don't expect much from him? Is the Jets front office really THAT inept?

"It's proven that experienced (franchised) QBs struggle when switching teams."

Proven by who?

As far as if Brett Favre increases the Jets chances to make the playoffs, the title of this TD that you didn't address at all, of course he does.

Increased chances simply means the chances are greater now than they were with the previous guy.

So. Who did Brett Favre replace? Noodle armed Chad Pennington, of course. Now are you seriously going to claim the team doesn't have a better chance of going to the playoffs with a guy who finished second in MVP voting a year ago, vs. Pennington who, on the rare occasions he was healthy, just sucked?

Cowboys-Celtics-Chisox said 09/01, 11:47 PM
"The Jets chances of making the playoffs in 2008 are not any greater with Brett Favre!"

That's the subject of the TD.

Favre > Pennington
Favre > Clemens
Favre > Ainge
Favre > Ratliff

To believe otherwise goes way beyond ignorant...straight into the land of blackout drunk. (I'm shooting for Cassidy's vote, here)

ALL ELSE being equal, OF COURSE the better QB gives you the better chance of winning, or in this case of making the playoffs.

Sorry, I don't buy your story about the Jets WR coach being a close friend of yours sharing internal information with you. Whatever you are reading in the NY tabloids is worth about as much as the paper it's written on.

Of course there is an adjustment period. And of course the Jets will scale back the passing plays in the offense some during the learning curve. That's a given, but not necessarily a bad thing. There were plenty of plays in the playbook they couldn't run with Pennington under center either. Simply because he wasn't capable of making the throws. That's not a problem with Favre, he can still make all the throws under all circumstances

And what has Favre done best his entire career? IMPROVISE. It's easily his biggest strength.

Cowboys-Celtics-Chisox said 09/03, 12:35 AM
Ah...the BIGcat with a BIG forfeit in the middle of a BIG beat down. I'm sure you had a BIG crisis that prevented you from posting your BIG 3rd argument to seal the deal. Hope your goldfish makes it. Seriously.

There really isn't much left to say. The Jets probably aren't a playoff team either way, but to claim he was no better an option than the other 4 choices the J-E-T-S had is beyond absurd.

Brett Favre is to the Jets what Aunt Jemima is to pancakes. Slow, sticky, and not real good for you but ultimately makes a dry, bland, generic product better and much easier to stomach.