In business, tough decisions have to be made, and on the day Brett Favre announced his retirement (again) it is clear that the Green Bay Packers made the correct one in trading Favre to the Jets.
Favre is a certain hall of famer, a top shelf quarterback, but he wasn't in 2008. And, now the Jets have a real problem at the most important position on the field. And the Green Bay Packers have a young talented quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, ready to lead their team for the next 10 years.
Favre's play diminished as the season went on. He finished the year with an alarming 22 interceptions. After an 8-3 start, the Jets finished 9-7 and out of the playoffs.
So while Chad Pennington (cut to make room for Favre) flourishes in Miami, the Jets can now turn to Kellen Clemens?
Sometimes the best trades are the ones you don't make. The trade for Brett Favre is one the Jets will rue.
As for Favre, let's hope football is out of his system. The Favre I want to remember is the one who played superbly for years in Green Bay. It is that Favre that will be enshrined in Canton, not the Favre we saw in the final half of 2008 in New York.
Ed Daniels
Wednesday February 11, 2009