Jul 27th 2008 12:14PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, Packers, NFL RumorsI didn’t want to be the one to say it since, you know, the last time I tried to crack wise it blew up in my face, but I’m with the Jets Blog’s Brian Bassett on the most recent Brett Favre-to-the-Jets news: it probably ain’t happening. When Mort reported that the Jets were to talk to Favre, I was dubious, because let’s face it, Mortensen likes to break stories, but doesn’t really like to get all the facts. Once we knew that it was the Packers who called the Jets, that was basically all we needed to know. From the start, it seemed like a far-fetched notion; head coach Eric Mangini initially was uninterested, and Chad Pennington and Kellen Clemens are currently on the roster vying for the starting gig.

Favre might appear to be a short-term solution, but he doesn’t know the offense, and more importantly, what happens to the team when he decides to (fake) (un)retire in a year’s time? So for the time being, the likelihood Favre plays for the Jets in 2008 is “remote.” And now that he’s not showing up for Packers training camp, the list of potential suitors is down to 30 (give or take 28).