Steve and the Tank! - Did Packers' Management Do the Jets a Huge Favor?

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Did Packers' Management Do the Jets a Huge Favor?

Unless you have been living under a rock, you've probably heard about the Brett Favre Soap Opera.

He retired from the Packers in the winter. But, he recently changed his mind. He said he was pressured to retire.

Brett reached out to the Minnesota Vikings, THE Packers' fiercest rival. But, he used a cell phone the Packers provided him. Big mistake and the Packers leaked it when Brett tried to use the court of public opinion to force the Packers' hand.

After NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reinstated Favre, Brett and his wife traveled to Green Bay over the weekend. You would have thought the Pope was back in town given the media coverage. ESPN Radio was giving minute-by-minute countdown as his plane arrived in Green Bay on Sunday evening. It was too much. I had to switch to business news on Bloomberg Radio.

Where Do We Go From Here:
Brett returned to his home in Mississippi. The Jets have offered a fourth rounder to the Packers which goes to a first rounder depending upon the Jets performance according to the FAN. Ouch! That's it for a first ballot Hall of Famer who is better than Pennington and Clemens? The Jets need to show they are doing something but not spend too much. Who knows where he'll end up? Jets? Tampa? Kids Pee Wee Football League? Retirement?

Posted by an exhausted Tank in NY.