Brett Favre To The New York Jets Makes Perfect Sense

Just when you think you're out, they drag you back in.

It was 24 hours ago when Eric Mangini said he was "very happy" with his two quarterbacks. Now New York Jets blogs and message boards are buzzing about Favre coming to the Jets after Chris Mortensen's report on ESPN.com.

Forget the off-field distractions. Forget his gun-slinging mentality and his mediocre seasons before his resurgent 2007 campaign.

General Manager Mike Tannenbaum spent a lot of money this off-season improving his team. After a 4-12 campaign marred by an awful offensive line and defensive players forced to play positions they aren't comfortable in, Tannenbaum shipped out the square pegs (Jonathan Vilma, Dewayne Robertson) and acquired Kris Jenkins, Calvin Pace, Alan Faneca, Damien Woody, and rookies Vernon Gholston and Dustin Keller, to make the team bigger, faster, and better.

All that is well and good, and with a decent quarterback, the Jets look good on paper. But do the Jets even have a decent quarterback? Early reports have been negative about both Kellen Clemens and Chad Pennington, and it is a position that teams cannot afford to be weak in.

If Favre can play anywhere near the level he did last year, he completely changes the face of the offense. Thomas Jones, Laveranues Coles, and Jerricho Cotchery are fine weapons, but none can transform an offense without a quarterback. His presence would open up the running game for Jones, and Coles and Cotchery would look like a much better receiving tandem with a new quarterback.

Obviously, he carries some baggage. The will-he, won't-he retire offseason saga will likely return next season. But the Jets have no real allegiance to Favre. They could trade or cut ties with him and not have to deal with what Ted Thompson has to deal with in Green Bay.

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