Look, I like Brett Favre. I think he belongs in the Hall of Fame when he finally retires for good in 2018. He has performed well for the Jets so far this season, including last night. But C'MON already! I have gotten peppered with "I told you Favre was the greatest ever" messages from J-E-T-S fans since last night's game. And, as expected, there were a host of "Favre should be sainted/knighted" media takes this morning. Let's pick one from Gary Myers at the Daily News.
Jets' victory over Patriots validates trade for Brett Favre.
[Really? 6-3 is all you guys wanted when you made that trade?]
It was one of the most important and incredible victories in the Jets' 49-year history....
[That can't be true, can it? Well I know that the "incredible" part isn't true. When you are up 24-6 on a team that's active roster looks like that of an NFL Europe squad..... well, maybe it's just me, but you should probably win that one going away.]
[Favre's] won more games than any quarterback in NFL history. He's won a Super Bowl, he's won playoff games, he's won overtime games....
[Exactly. So this one logically falls in line somewhere behind those. This is a solid win against a division rival in the middle of November. I'm sure Brett will put it in prospective and not dwell or absurdly over-emphasize its historic-ness (or lack thereof).]
...but he immediately put what happened last night very high on his list of greatest victories. "Right now, it feels like the top," he said.
[Sounds about right.]
After losing 11 of their last 12 against New England, the Jets were just sick of being pushed around by the Patriots.
[You know what else the Jets were? MORE TALENTED THAN THE PATRIOTS. This chest-thumping account of the game is ill-advised and misleading. Did you see the Pats' inactive list for last night's game? Tom Brady, Laurence Maroney, Adalius Thomas, Rodney Harrison, Ty Warren, etc. So spare me the David-and-Goliath undertone.]
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