Aug 25th 2008 1:15PM by Tom Mantzouranis (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, AFC East

Chad Pennington enters 2008 trying to prove yet again that he — wait, what? Who? Really? Didn’t he retire? Oh. I see. It doesn’t seem like Brett Favre wants to play in New York this year, he’s basically said so much in the most diplomatic way possible, which means this is the year where Favre stops having fun. This is the year he stops looking like a kid again, to support the cliche. And it can be argued that that magic has perpetuated itself, and has been the reason Favre is still considered — rightfully or not — one of the best quarterbacks in the league. Without it, I can imagine 2008 being a disaster for Favre — bad play and missed games. And then the New York media jumps in and the misery just compounds. That’s how I see 2008 rolling. Oh, plus, they don’t have a decent backup quarterback. Continue Reading