Jan 2nd 2009 2:30PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, AFC East, NFL Fans, NFL CoachingBrett Favre Fallout, Day 5. The Jets were eliminated from the playoffs Sunday, and, apparently, we can attribute it to too much gungslingin’. On Wednesday, Jets running back Thomas Jones suggested Favre should’ve been benched during his Week 17, three-pick performance, and yesterday, safety Kerry Rhodes had a request of his own: …Rhodes … wants Favre to make a 100-percent commitment to the offseason program and training camp before agreeing to return:

“If he’s dedicated and he wants to come back and do this, and do it the right way … and be here when we’re here in training camp and the minicamps and working out with us … then I’m fine with it. But don’t come back if it’s going to be half-hearted or he doesn’t want to put the time in with us.” Good luck with that. Everybody knows that Favre spends his offseasons fishing in Mississippi, before hastily announcing he’s un-retired in early August, and then going through the motions for a few weeks of training camp. It’s a tried and true formula that’s worked (sorta).Continue Reading