Favre throws Jets under the bus

[Kevin Greene]

Old No. 4 (you remember him, don't do?) didn't do the Jets any favors today when he suggested that his legendary right arm was in such bad shape at the end of last season that he should've been benched.

Brett Favre, speaking in his weekly news conference in Minnesota, said the Jets knew during the season that his right biceps tendon was torn. Reading Favre's quotes, it sounds like he wanted to sit down, but that the coaches and front office pushed him into playing.

This is a serious charge by Favre. He never was listed on the injury report by the Jets. (Gee, what a surprise, considering secretive Eric Mangini, who won't even reveal his starting QB in Cleveland, was in charge.) The league has strict rules on injury reports, and commissioner Roger Goodell doesn't like deception. That is a serious injury for a quarterback, and he's basically saying the Jets covered it up.

This topic came up today in Minnesota because reporters were asking Favre about his Iron Man streak of 269 consecutive starts and whether he'd be receptive to sitting if he got banged up.

"Absolutely. I was receptive to (sitting) last year," Favre said. "When we finally did an MRI and found out I had a torn biceps last year, I felt like, with about four or five games left, that even though I was making some pretty good throws and some decent plays, I felt like I was doing the team more harm because I was missing on some throws."

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/jets/2009/09/favre-throws-jets-under-the-bu.html

[Scutty]

Ouch!

[Darth Hater]

Bullshit, he just started playing like poo in the latter half as usual and was fortunate enough to have an injury come up to blame it on. How do we know he didn't injure it in the last game of the season after he already started his annual late season downward spiral. this guy is a fuging clown shoe, an A-1 me-first gimme gimme assclown. "I would've sat" bullshit Favre, bullshit.

[Fireball77]

Another reason to hate him! I was fresh out! (NOT).

He lives on Planet Favre.

[MadHatter]

As has become the norm for this SOB....making excuses for his shitty play.

Face it Brett...you are old and washed up. You played like crap because you can't cut it any more.

Favre will either be re-retired by Week 15, or his arm will have fallen off.

[Brandon]

So if Favre knew he was playing so badly that he was hurting the team, why didn't he take the initiative and ride pine?

[Darth Biscuit]

Favre -> "Hey, they're not mentioning my name every 30 seconds on ESPN, let me give them a reason to talk about me again..."

The Attention ***** strikes again...

[Fireball77]

Naturally he HAS to say this right before a Mangini coached team is playing them even though it happened 10+ months ago. He is a self centered sack of sh**.

[PanthaSan]

Naturally he HAS to say this right before a Mangini coached team is playing them even though it happened 10+ months ago. He is a self centered sack of sh**.

:yesnod:

You do have to wonder about the timing. He had countless interviews that I saw where the subject of his declining performance was questioned. He would dodge it.

I used to be a big supporter but now he is turning into some kind of media hound. Faveruh suxxors!

[Fireball77]

AHAHAHAHAHHAHA...he got the Jests in trouble. Too funny.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/jets/2009/09/jets-gm-talks-favre-injury-cov.html

He's gonna bring Chilly down too which I will love watching.

Favre is one of the biggest examples in NFL history of the emperor with no clothes.

Will the media and other knob slobbers EVER see through this guy? Nope.

[Darth Biscuit]

That's funny... WTH is Favre thinking about other than keeping his name in the news... damn. Those guys gave the old bastard another shot and he spits in their faces.