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Brett Favre: West Coast Jinx?

 
For Brett, the questions have to be getting annoying by now. What is it with playing on the west coast that has him at 0-3, or 1-4 if you lump Denver and Arizona into the mix? Some wonder if it's the overland travel that's wearing him down. Nothing out of the ordinary, but at his age, it might be the creaking and popping that's slowing him down. Or, in an effort to make the Jets look good, he's trying too hard to perform, and getting sloppy. In what should have been easy games, the Jets lost to the 49ers and Raiders, when the 49ers had four wins, and Oakland only had one. The loss to Denver at home couldn't have come at a worse time. After getting past Buffalo, thanks in part to some luck and a late TD, they should have an easy game against Seattle, right? Don't bank on it, considering the coach is Favre's old sage, Mike Holmgren. One thing the Jets need to realize, and soon, is that not one person is going to do everything for the team. The Jets have a good running game, with Thomas Jones. ... (link)

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