Dec 31st 2008 12:45PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, Packers, NFL Coaching, NFL Media Watch, NFL Rumors

Seeing as how the whole Bill Cowher-to-the-Jets rumor train has seen more ups and downs than the first six years of my college transcript, it’s kind of nice to know that not only was Scoop dead wrong, but that Cowher will not be teasing us with the possibility of joining the Jets organization any longer.

At least according to the , who says that Cowher is out, and there’s a good possibility that the sticking point was Brett Favre at quarterback.
After reaching out to Coach Cowher’s representatives, we were informed tonight that he is not a candidate for the position,” Jet spokesman Bruce Speight said in an e-mail.

While the Jets hoped to woo Cowher with a boatload of money, the marriage appeared to be unlikely from the outset. Sources close to Cowher said he did not want to have Favre as his quarterback, and that he also wanted to bring in people he was familiar with to handle personnel.
The idea that Cowher would leave his cushy studio job for long hours as a highly scrutinized coach seemed far-fetched enough, especially after Mort’s report, but I suppose at this point, we’ll never know if Favre actually forced Cowher away from the Jets job.

But if it is true, my God, people in charge of football teams: do the smart thing and just don’t let this guy near your company. Look at what he did to Green Bay, scope out the Jets in 2008 and then glance at Chad Pennington’s success in Miami. If Aaron Rodgers had led the Packers to more than six wins, even Deanna would be begging him to call it off.