Friday, August 8, 2008

At the sports desk: Brett Favre now a Jet

...and Mayor Bloomberg rolls out the red carpet for him, even getting him a Metrocard for the subway.

More seriously, who's the winner here? Many writers have claimed Favre is the loser in all this.
Some say his impact in NY will be limited.
Others point to the fact that he didn't get to go to Minnesota, like he wanted.

But I disagree. Favre wanted to play. Now he'll have the chance.
No, the Jets aren't yet Super Bowl material. But they'll have a shot at a wild-card playoff berth in the AFC...and Favre certainly has the stuff to take them there.
And tell me, now with Aaron Rodgers, who thinks the Green Bay Packers are still a Super Bowl contender? They may be lucky to scratch out a wild-card berth, too. When, with Favre, they could have made it to the big game this year.
That makes the Packers the loser, to me.