So Long Brett

News reports say Brett Favre has told the Jets he plans to retire. Cue the celebration in New York! Jets fans today should be rejoicing over the fact that Favre will not, at least as of now, be coming back at his old age and with his old arm to help lead the Jets to great mid-season success only to follow it with another catastrophic failure.

Favre was brought in as the final piece to help lead the Jets not only into the playoffs but deep into it. A veteran presence in a talented line-up was exactly what appeared to be a great decision by the Jets. However, we all now how much bad luck has surrounded the Jets throughout their history, and this past season was no different. After moving to 8-3, first place in the AFC East, by handing the Titans their first loss of the season in blowout fashion, the Jets finished the year a dismal 1-4 and found a way to miss not only the division title but the playoffs as a whole. And a lot of that responsibility rested on Favre and his less-than-stellar performances.

I was saying throughout the last few games that the Jets needed to put in Kellen Clemens when Favre was at his peak struggling point. Sure Clemens has barely played in the NFL and Favre is arguably the greatest of all-time, but shouldn't the goal be to win and secure a playoff spot? I'm not saying Clemens would have definitely performed better, but at that point, when Favre was throwing interceptions left and right, a change had to be made. Look what happened with Donovan McNabb! He was playing terrible, got benched for a half, then came back and led his team to the NFC Championship game.

For this coming season, unless the Jets can find another solid QB, I say give Kellen a chance. He has yet to play a full season in the league and has been learning from the likes of Chad Pennington and now Brett Favre for years. Put him out there, see what he can do, and take it from there. He's got a great arm but just needs work on his accuracy. I'd say that's something Favre could have taught him with his laser-like passes, but after the amount of interceptions Favre threw last year, I can pretty safely say that didn't happen!