Owner Woody Johnson didn’t want to draw comparisons. The Jets are hoping for a better (and longer) stint with Packers’ Icon II. Aaron Rodgers is all smiles at his introductory Jets press conference. Favre retired (for the second time) before returning again to play for the Vikings. The team missed the playoffs with a 9-7 record, and head coach Eric Mangini was fired. I would rather not bet at all than bet against him.”įavre’s stint with the 2008 Jets started fast (8-3) and ended in disaster after Favre injured his shoulder.
And I think the best at making everyone around him better. In other words, you’re not going to catch him by surprise very often. very smart and instinctive person, on and off the field. “He will handle the transition as well as anyone. Rodgers said he and Favre have not specifically talked about Rodgers’ jump to the Jets. I’m excited about the opportunity with these guys and my new teammates.”
But that was a different coaching staff, different GM, different circumstances. “Brett and I had talked over the years about this transition and what it was like. “It is really ironic that our paths have taken another step in the same direction,” Rodgers said Wednesday at his introduction. Rodgers spent 18 seasons with the Packers - two more than Favre. Jets Week 2 report card: Everything went wrongįinally freed from comparisons to Brett Favre with the Packers, Aaron Rodgers now can be compared to Favre with the Jets.įifteen years after the Jets traded for Favre when he was displaced by a young Rodgers, the Jets traded for the 39-year-old Rodgers in the twilight of his career. Heroes, zeros from Jets’ loss to Cowboys: CeeDee Lamb shredded the secondary Jets’ clash with Patriots will reveal exactly who they are Two of Jets’ young stars can’t hide their frustration after loss to Cowboys
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