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A followup by: Bleacher Report Columnist Bob Mantz Brett Favre is a New York Jet today for better or worse. It couldn't be any better for the Bleacher Report. While no one was talking seriously about Favre and the Jets - we scooped it here on July 15.

"Broadway Brett's Jets": Bleacher Bests Rest on Favre Scoop

by bob mantz (Senior Writer)

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August 06, 2008


A followup by:  Bleacher Report Columnist Bob Mantz

Brett Favre is a New York Jet today for better or worse.  It couldn't be any better for the Bleacher Report.  While no one was talking seriously about Favre and the Jets - we scooped it here on July 15.  Yes, some bloggers would write that the Jets should get Favre or even that their sources said 'there is a potential trade out there that makes sense.  Jets - Packers.' But no one said the Jets were possibly already talking with the Packers as we did.

I did an opinion piece 3 days later where I wrote, "The depth chart would look like this: Favre, Kellen Clemens, and Erik Ainge.  It would also open up possible trade options for Clemens if he does not want to carry the clipboard for two more years."  And that's how it is going to look.

We were confirmed on July 22 by WFAN's Mike Francesa, ESPN, et al. that the Jets were indeed interested in Favre despite every single New York Beat Writer saying otherwise.  Rich Cimini was foremost against what we were saying.  I wrote on July 24th:  Cimini wrote that, "[Vernon] Gholston will show up eventually, but not Brett Favre, the aforementioned elephant. Even though the Daily News has reported the Jets aren't interested in a trade, the Favre rumors are rampant, and they won't die in part because the Jets won't address the matter publicly. GM Mike Tannenbaum, through a team spokesman, declined to comment, citing tampering rules.

But as Cimini incorrectly interpreted Tannenbaum's statements, Bleacher Report had it right.  We said, If the answer was no - we (The Jets) are not interested - tampering would not be a concern.  Bleacher Report scooped the story that the Jets might be talking internally about Favre way back on July 15. So one would have to assume that they are indeed exploring the Favre option.  I even added the quip, "So, based on Tannenbaum's use of the tampering excuse - I still believe that the Jets are discussing bringing #4 to New Jersey. If backup punter Joe Smith

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14 comments Last one added 11 months ago — Leave a Comment

  1. Thomas 11 months ago

    It just goes to show that sometimes the average fella makes the better choices.

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  2. Lauren Hester 11 months ago

    Seems like you really like yourself. Good job

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  3. Thomas 11 months ago

    i like myself every day

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  4. Thomas 11 months ago

    We're Proud Enough

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    • bob mantz 11 months ago

      and some people like us. The rest? See my name's not Hoover and I don't give a damn
      And I got a different angle like a parellelogram
      And you'll be all ears like a field of corn
      I'll make you Dizzy like Gillespie as I toot my own horn
      Like a No. 2 pencil I always got a point

      -BHG

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  5. bob mantz 11 months ago

    Favre deal causes sports book shake-up: Jets' betting lines pulled off board at Hilton

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  6. Dwan Samuel 11 months ago

    We are all very proud. And you should be loving yourself. I think its great.

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  7. bob mantz 11 months ago

    Dwan, like Thomas said, all of us at BR should like ourselves :)

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  8. bob mantz 11 months ago

    Sportsbook.com had the Jets listed at 35/1 before the trade and has since made New York’s odds to win the NFL’s title game 10/1.

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  9. Bryan Goldberg 11 months ago

    Awesome! You seriously won one for fan journalism today (... well, a month ago, actually!)

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