Oct 27th 2008 6:49PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, AFC East, NFL Fans, NFL Media WatchIf there is something I’ve learned in my brief time with the NFL FanHouse group, it is this — people get as heated when you criticize Brett Favre as they do when people bring up politics in casual conversation.

Well Favre lovers, I’d toss down that handful of Gouda and get ready, because some Brett bashing is about to begin.

Earlier on “Pardon The Interruption,” (and yes, that is me admitting that at times I watch “Pardon The Interruption”) Ron Jaworski was asked about the Jets fans booing Favre. A reasonable person would agree that booing a quarterback that hasn’t eclipsed a passer rating of 76 in the past three weeks, and has thrown twice as many interceptions (7) than touchdowns (3) over that stretch deserves a little hazing.

The guy was downright dreadful in the first half against the Kansas City Chiefs, almost causing his squad to fall to a team without their star running back and with Tyler Thigpen as an integral part of the offense.

What did Jaws say when Michael Wilbon asked about the booing? “,” as Tony Kornheiser, in all seriousness, replied, “.” This is the moment when I call Jaworski another biased member of the media. Favre deserves to get booed, shunned, ridiculed, egged or at the least given a mean look if you’re a fan of football.

The guy has had one great game this season, one decent one and five forgettable ones. He is tied with Derek Anderson for most interceptions in the league. His Jets lost to Oakland last week. The guy is even being accused of calling the Detroit Lions and spilling the beans about his old team. He’s almost 40, not four, right?Continue Reading