According to Stu Scott on Sports Center tonight, Brett Favre has been traded to the Jets. No details yet on what the Packers will receive as part of the deal.
In an interview with Mark Schlereth (who’s nickname, Stink, makes me laugh–and who surprise surprise dropped that he played with Elway, made comparisons to his Broncos teams, and mentioned that he played for the Redskins, all in a 5 minute interview), says that it legitimizes the Jets offense immediately.
Of course, I wonder how the lack of practice with the team will impact him–and how he will adapt to a non-West Coast offense, even with the help of Bill Callahan, who is familiar with the West Coast offense.
Of course, the move does immediately raise the fantasy value for WRs Laveranues Coles and Jerricho Cotchery, and probably further elevates RB Thomas Jones.
And, while I’m not sure the Jets are quite on the Patriots level quite yet–they could at least make things interesting in the AFC East–and between the Bills and Jets beating on the Patriots 4 times this season, it might make the AFC even more wide open.
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I think you’re right when you question how quickly Favre can make a fantasy impact this season. It’s awfully late in the summer for a trade, even for a surefire Hall of Famer who owns every major passing record. I also think you’re right that a soon-to-be 39-year old with no knowledge of the Jets playbook is an upgrade over Pennington and Clemens. All of those skill position guys get an immediate boost.