Brett Favre Brings His Gunslingin' to the Meadowlands

I was pretty surprised to hear that the Jets completed a trade for now ex-Packers legend Brett Favre. The guys a far ways off from his vintage years, but the guy can still gun the football and he'll bring some much needed excitement into a franchise that went 4-12 last year and is going to have trouble getting out of the shadow of the Super Bowl champion Giants.

The pundits seem to disagree in terms of whether he'll be a good fit. John Clayton seems to think it'll be a bad fit, but others maintain that it's not going to be a step back in talent, given that you had noodle-armed Chad Pennington and erratic Kellen Clemens as the alternatives. I have no idea how Favre will do in the swirling winds of the Meadowlands, but it'll at least be interesting. I'll give fearless predictions later, but I'm inclined to think that this puts the Jets in the hunt for a playoff spot.

Here's something interesting. I hear much this morning about how Favre and his wife are really small town Mississippi folk who aren't that fond in the big city, but members of Jets management reminded him that the Jets play games in the Meadowlands and practice in Florham Park, which are both in New Jersey. Many of the Giants and the Jets make their residence in Jersey, such as recently retired Michael Strahan who lived recently in Montclair. Wouldn't it be a kick in the head to find out that the newest resident of Short Hills is Brett Favre, and bumping into him frequently at the Short Hills Mall. I can see it right now: "Brett, I loved you in There's Something About Mary, but you really should be calling some more slant and go routes..."