Could it be?
For the second offseason in a row, good ol’ number four is retiring.
Brett Favre has instructed his agent to tell the New York Jets he has decided to retire, according to ESPN.
Last year Zoneblitz predicted that Favre’s retirement would be short-lived. I had a hunch the guy would be back for at least one more last minute comeback win over my hometown Vikings.
I’m not 100 percent convinced he’s done for good this time, but I’m leaning toward believing it. Favre looked pretty rough the last quarter of the 2008 season. He can still fling the pig but with increasing frequency it ends up falling to the ground or fluttering into the hands of defensive players.
He’s not the same player in the cold either.
Nonetheless, if he does retire it’ll close the book on an interesting and at times amazing career. And when Tony gets around to writing the 2014 Hall of Fame post Favre’s name will definitely be on the list.
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I am a Jets fan. I am happy that favre retired before the free agent day and the draft. Now the Jets have to find a QB. I think they should draft one.
Yeah, Kellen Clemens certainly hasn’t done anything to convince me that he’s the quarterback of the future.
Erik Ainge and Brett Ratliff seem like career backups.
So it would seem that they need to find someone. That said, with a team that got as close to the playoffs as the Jets did last year I almost wonder think free agency would be the better route – if they can find anyone.
From what I read the QB position is pretty slim pickings this year.