Surely, Favre didn’t play his best for the last month, but come on, putting all the blame on Brett is redicoulous.

The rest of the team had just as much to do with the losses, Coles, Cotchery, Keller, Franks, Stuckey, LW, Jones …. they all had a significant number of drops in the last 5 games, they droppet passes a 12-y.o would catch.
The offesive line sure didn’t make it easier for Favre and the Jets either, they looked like a bunch of individuals, not the unit they were in the Pats /Titans games. They got pushed around alot in december.
The defense stunk in december as well.

Jones at least has the guts to put his name behind his comments, not like to cowardly other guy ripping Favre in the media. Still, it’s very unproffesional to make comments like that in the media. Keep it in the locker room.
Maybe the Jets would have won if Jones did a little better than 23 yds rushing vs the Fins.

Surely, Favre is not the future QB for the Jets, he’s a bit old for that, but if the Jets want him back i ’09, and want to win, maybe they should consider getting rid of Coles, Cothcery and Smith, they’re all well below NFL average wideouts. Get someone who actually want to make an effort to catch the ball.

Funny thing, none of theese missques where made in october / november, the Jets won 5 in a row, including beating the Pats for the first time in years, and the then undefeated Titans. People were talking about the all-New York SB.

Favre also had a sprained/torn Biceps tendon in his right shoulder, clearly affecting his throws.
Fact is, Favre took more than twice as many hits this year compared to ’07 with Packers, that had to take its toll on a 39 y.o body. That many hits on a QB can only be blamed on poor pass blocking.

Personally I was impressed that Jones chased after a lost cause and had the presense of mind to try and bat the ball out. If it had come off, there would have been a touchback and the Jets would have got the ball back. That’s how I saw it anyway.

That being said, I dont disagree with most of what TJ said! He spoke his mind, after a dissapointing end, to an otherwise decent year! Personally, I’m just hopeful that the organiztion does’nt listen to the “LUNITIC FRINGE”, and thats what “WE ALL ARE”! !! LUNITICS!!! If we all had our way, the Jets would be grounded forever!!! The truth hurts, but its the cold hard truth!!! Bring #4 back, but only if he “truly” wants to be back! By that I mean, O.T.A’s, Mini-Camp, & whatever else is asked of him!!! He’s still a helluva lot better then anyone else on our current roster!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!! GO JETS!!!

Favre and Mangini had this team playing way over it’s collective head for 11 weeks (and both deverve praise for that), but in the end the same old problems came roaring back out of the illusion.
This collapse was neither Favre’s nor Mangini’s fault, obviously…You either have the personnel on all fronts or you’re going nowhere. God would have thrown 20 picks for the Jets this year!

1. Bring in a cheap veteran FA (Leftwich) and have an open competition in camp. Granted some people may not like this because they want to win now and lack faith in the likes of KC and Ratty, but I’d take that chance. Rather this than their other three options (keep Favre for $13m, sign Cassel to big money deal or draft a rookie and throw his to the wolves).

2. Sure, although it will be tempting to use the first rounder on an impact player. I’d always rather have a reasonably priced QB and earmark him as the starter in 2010 or 2011 than splurge $50m on a high draft pick in 2010 and hope he can start right away.

He was asked to be candid about whether players take those INT’s in stride or if it actually gets to them on the field. I think there’s been a lot of editorializing beyond that.