Jul 25th 2008 2:34PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, Packers, AFC East, NFC North, NFL Rumors
I was joking when I suggested earlier today that now that first-round pick Vernon Gholston is under contract, the Jets could go about signing the last piece of the Super Bowl puzzle, quarterback Brett Favre. I suspect some fans feel differently — especially this dude — but ESPN.com’s Chris Mortensen, who’s wrong, reports that the Jets have received permission to talk to Favre about the prospects of playing in balmy East Rutherford this fall.

This must be good news for Aaron Rodgers, who learned earlier today that Favre plans to show up at the Packers training camp, which starts tomorrow; not-so-good news for Chad Pennington and Kellen Clemens, currently the two guys battling for the Jets starting job.

For shiggles, let’s assume Favre ends up in New York. Does he suddenly make Jets contenders in the AFC East? I’m skeptical; not so much because Favre is over the hill, but because he’ll have to learn a new offense in less than a month, and will be coming to a team that won four times last season. Yes, the Jets were a 10-win outfit in head coach Eric Mangini’s first season, but are the offseason additions enough to give the Patriots something to worry about?

I’m unconvinced, but I’m all for giving it a try; I mean, I can get behind anything that increases the chances that New England doesn’t make the playoffs.