After the Jets pulled off the blockbuster trade for Brett Favre, Bucs general manager Bruce Allen is now saying the Bucs never really got serious about dealing for the iconic quarterback.
Right.
And that's why Jon Gruden was all but salivating over Favre in the days leading up to the deal. And why Favre himself said earlier tonight Gruden did a fine job of selling him on the idea of playing in Tampa.
Looks like Allen might have gotten a little too complacent during the Favre sweepstakes, which allowed the more aggressive Jets to make the move.
Comments (2)
To be fair the media down here wasn't buying what he said and one of the reporters, Tom Sorenson, I think his name is, did follow up questioning and Allen blamed the media for false reporting. However, as was pointed out on the Tampa sports-talk station that doesn't air Bucs games, Favre told Rachel Nichols before he got into his limo yesterday that the Bucs offered a 4th round draft pick for him. When that station replayed the presser this morning they treated it as an absolute joke.
I also saw that Allen actually had a second press conference later in the day and amended his stance, admitting he was interested in Favre after all. He just didn't get into a bidding war with the Jets.
On this one, I think Allen was stubborn and guessed incorrectly that the Packers would ultimately give the Bucs a chance to get in the game. Their loss.