What are your thoughts of Brett Favre being traded to the New York Jets?
How good do you think the New York Jets will be this year with Brett Favre at quarterback?
I think they will be right in the thick of the playoff race and be contenders in the AFC.
Now does that mean they can challenge teams like New England and San Diego for the conference title? Maybe not now. But as far as being one of the better teams in the AFC, you can count on that. There are a lot of things to like about this Jets team to believe playoffs this year.
First, they rebuilt that offensive line to give Brett protection. With the additions of Alan Faneca, a 7 time Pro Bowl Guard, and Damien Woody, a reliable Offensive Tackle, and you add that to D'Brickshaw Furgeson and Nick Mangold, that's a pretty stout line. Remember, Green Bay had great tackles, but as a die hard fan and watched all their games closely, their guard play was abysmal. It was a revolving door between Darren Colledge, Jason Spitz, Junius Coston, and Tony Moll. But the silver lining in that was: they had Brett Favre. Thats why early in the season, you saw all those quick passes, slants, and drag routes, to avoid the rush and take advantage of Favre's arm strength and quick release. He will be fine behind New York's line.
The next positive is this makes the Jets running game A LOT more effective. Jets fans, I saw some of your games, and that running game was getting stuffed constantly, because no defense respected the passing game. Chad Pennington could not stretch the field and maker defenses respect him. Now with Brett Favre in, the defense has to be more honest, playing more 7 man fronts and deeper coverages, allowing more running lanes and room for the running backs to operate. And New York has some pretty good running backs, with Thomas Jones and Leon Washington.
Then, you make the wide receivers a lot better as well with Favre now throwing the ball. New York has all the types of receivers Favre loves to play with: a deep threat and playmaker in Lavurneus Coles, a big bodied possesion receiver in Jericho Cotchery, and the athletic receiving tight end in Dustin Keller, not to mention Jones and Washington can catch out of the backfield. When Favre is dropping back, everyone should be prepared to catch the ball, because he will fit it in those tight areas, and will trust his receivers to make a play for him.
Last but not least, the defense is getting much better. They have a great core in Kerry Rhodes, David Harris, John Abraham, and Derelle Revis. Now you add Kris Jenkins, Calvin Pace, and the potential of a Vernon Gholston, and that defense looks vastly improved. And because New York plays that aggressive 3-4 scheme, priding on creating turnovers, that will give Brett Favre a lot more chances to have the offense score points.
This can be a really good year for New York, and Favre is the tipping point for the Jets.
Edit: They also play the AFC West and NFC West, two of the weaker divisions in the NFL.
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