Why Brett Favre Won't Make Jets Fans Forget About Joe Namath

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 Why Brett Favre Won't Make Jets Fans Forget About Joe Namath
Will Leitch compares Favre's Legacy to Broadway Joe's at his new digs. [link]

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Deadspin HOF Nominee: Matt Leinart [Deadspin Hall Of Fame]
Published 8/19/2008 by Will Leitch at Deadspin
... . I see no reason he can't continue down both paths; insane alcohol exploits AND a Super Bowl title. He'd make a better Joe Namath than that other guy. ...

NFL Season Preview: Arizona Cardinals [NFL Season Previews]
Published 8/27/2008 by Will Leitch at Deadspin
... Will Leitch is the founding editor of Deadspin and a contributing editor at New York Magazine. He also writes, improbably, for The Sporting News magazine. He has written three books, of which you own only one, if you own any at all. ...

Your Emeritus' Smattering Of NFL Predictions [NFL Season Preview]
Published 9/4/2008 by Will Leitch at Deadspin
... 4. New York Jets. I'm as giddy about having Brett Favre around as anybody ... but this whole thing seems like a disaster waiting to happen. Warning: I almost always pick the New York football teams to stink. ...

Friday Afternoon Procrastination Guidebook
Published 9/5/2008 by James Beale at The Sports Complex
... font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} --> Because we’re intrigued by so much that is going on in the non-Philly sports world, I’m presenting you with the pre-weekend Friday Afternoon Procrastination Guidebook, which we’ll eventually come up with a better name for (and hopefully come up with a better tagline). Will Leitch on Brett Farve: New York Icon Chad Ocho Cinco gets official approval to put ...

Election Night: An Excuse To Stay Up Past 8:30 [Weekly Buzzsaw Countdown]
Published 13 days ago by Will Leitch at Deadspin
... 20. New York Jets (5-3). Yet another mediocre performance by Brett Favre — he's starting to throw interceptions for touchdowns as a habit, like an alcoholic who has a flask sip around lunchtime, just to stay straight for a while — and still, they win, and everyone in New York is all excited again. (And I'll probably have to keep writing about the guy.) I still think they're going 9-7 and missing the playoffs. ...

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