newsday.com - 1/1/2009
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If Brett Favre wants to play another year with the Jets, he'll have to work a lot harder to win over his teammates than he did this season. "There was a lot of resentment in the room about him," a Jets player told Newsday yesterday. He requested anonymity because team owner Woody Johnson has ...
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Thomas Jones Throws Brett Favre Under The Bus
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... the bus? Yes, yes it is.) If that seems absurd to you, well, it probably is. Jones does have a point; Favre’s late season slump was undoubtedly one of the major factors in the team’s collapse and absence from the playoffs. He finished with 22 interceptions, the most for a Jets passer since Vinny Testaverde’s 25 in 2000 and the most in the league in 2008. A whopping nine of those came in the team’s final five games, during which the Jets went 1-4. Making matters worse for Favre, according to an article in NEWSDAY, another Jets teammate called him “distant,” breeding ...
The Jets Players (and the Media) Sure Sound Like They Don’t Want Favre Back
The Big Lead —
... in a radio interview with HOT 97 (it really is too bad they don’t stream the station online - best rap station in the country, we’re certain of this). An anonymous player did the same in talking to Newsday. Stinks. One more year of Favre would be a good thing, people. Patience. ...
Rumors And Rants NFL Season Awards
Rumors and Rants —
... A lot went in to this decision. There were TONS of un-distinguished candidates, but in the end Favre topped them all. With all the time and ink dedicated to his retirement, un-retirement and trade to the New York Jets, a lot was expected of the man who’s comfortable in Wrangler. And to be fair, on the last day of the season, he was a candidate but not our winner. Now that certain details have come out that shed some light into what was going on behind ...
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JONES: FAVRE HURT TEAM —
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Jets fans are not the only ones upset with Brett Favre. It is becoming clearer he was not beloved in the Jets locker room. Running back Thomas Jones publicly blasted his quarterback in a radio interview Tuesday. Appearing on Hot 97 FM, Jones...
