February 11, 2009

This is one good reason for the Pats to hang the franchise tag on Cassell. Too much talent has already gone from NE to NJ in the past. One way or another.

With the new Jets coaching staff, maybe they look to run the ball, play good D and find a competent game managing QB who doesn't need to put up big numbers. Son of Dilfer.

Or, in the larger sense, son of Schottenheimer.

On the other hand, this is Belichick's chance to take everybody's mind off the recession by trading Brady to NY for half the team. Son of Herschel. That would be an attention getter.

Brady's GF already lives there. The town's big enough for both Brady and Eli (son of Archie). Or so the town thinks.

Belichick gets restless when he starts to have thoughts about his starting QB. Changes get made. He did it to Kosar and Bledsoe. He's not bashful about pulling the trigger, moving on, and enduring the public wrath.

I haven't read any reports in my travels that have mentioned how obsessively diligent Brady has been with his rehab. It's not like the Carson Palmer deal, where you couldn't avoid reading about how hard he was working on the knee rehab.

In the meantime, Brett's just taking a year off. He'll rejoin Holmgren in Minnesota or Chicago next year. Deanna thinks he's safer on the field than taking Spider Man leaps off the rope swing at the local swimming hole.

posted by beaverboard at 04:46 PM on February 11, 2009

Thanks for the memories, Brett.....now go the hell away and stay away. The NFL will survive fine without you.

posted by dyams at 05:52 PM on February 11, 2009

Good shit, huh weedy.

posted by BoKnows at 06:43 PM on February 11, 2009

One hell of a quarterback. It's a shame he didn't mean it last year. Lets hope he means it now.

posted by Doehead at 08:34 AM on February 12, 2009

I still think we haven't heard the last of Favre, as a player. The guy just can't live without having attention focused on him. He'll get his shoulder taken care of, then start bugging the Vikings about being their quarterback.

posted by dyams at 05:34 PM on February 12, 2009

I don't know. I think it almost paid off for the Jets. They looked great (often enough), Favre was playing well, people were talking about them and the Superbowl. Then he hurt his shoulder, he and the team played badly for the last quarter of the season, and they ended up barely out of the playoffs.

If he hadn't been hurt, they probably would have at least made the playoffs and the whole deal would have looked a lot more like a success.

Where they totally messed up, I think, was in not benching Favre. Mangini should have sat him. He couldn't throw. I'm sure he didn't want his consecutive game streak to end, but so what? Maybe without him they win one more game in their last 5, they make the playoffs, and he heals enough to play.

But as it stands, it looks like he retired a year too late.

posted by fabulon7 at 01:04 PM on February 13, 2009

I wouldn't be surprised to see Brett back around mid season, if a Super Bowl caliber team's QB goes down, and the back up isn't all that solid. I think he realizes he cant make it through a full season anymore, but a half a season on the right team? maybe. (for instance, if Brady had gone down this year and in week 10 instead of week 1--I could see some interest by the team in Brett and some interest in his part to give it a go)

posted by jagsnumberone at 01:03 AM on February 14, 2009