Clayton: History working against Favre, Jets

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Jets fans shouldn't expect Brett Favre to deliver a championship. When Hall of Fame QBs switch teams late in their careers, the results are usually unspectacular, writes John Clayton. [link]

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Memo To John Clayton: Quit Raining On Our Parade
Published 8/8/2008 by Jayvers at The J-E-T Press | A Blog For New York Jets Fans
For the second day in a row in the two day old relationship between Jets fans and their new quarterback Brett Favre ESPN’s John Clayton has decided to polish his “reporting” chops by bashing the trade. Somehow he has taken it upon himself to be the harbinger of doom (at least this time around) against our beloved Jets. My rebuttle: Mind your business. Have the Jets done something to set you off John? Is it Eric Mangini’s strict no media access policy? Did Brett Favre kick sand in your face at the beach many moons ago? Where’s the beef? Enough with the naysaying. You’re being redundant Clayton. You already told us ...

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