Favre and the Jets: Same Money, Different Contract

I wondered how he ended up there. I figured it would be Tampa Bay. Then we heard later that the Jets were given a 24 hour window to get an agreement with Favre. Still, I couldn't see how, if the Bucs really were the team he preferrred (behind the Packers and Vikings of course), why he didn't just wait a day or so.

Media reports were that Deanna and Bus were nudging him toward the Jets. I wondered how, if he had to do the work, he wouldn't want to do it for a playoff contender, for a coach he knows, and much closer to home.

I guess you just answered the question.

Thanks

Is there anything that would prevent the Jets from cutting Favre, either mid-season or after the year, and Favre immediately signing with Minny?

As a lifelong Packer fan living in NJ (there are 2 of us on my block) who goes back to 1960 as a 4 yr old watching the beginning of that era AND living 5 miles from Giant Stadium the Jet fans and Giant fans alike ask the question: why did you let him go? I offer that when Jack Welch left GE and Jeff Immelt took the reins would GE be so willing to reverse that if Jack got "bored"? Of course not. No one is bigger than the organization, even Brett. Part of what we teach our kids is to make a good decision and stick with it, learn from it and keep growing. We're big Brett fans and are saddened by the loss of dignity but that's sadly part of the times within which we live, we see that alot in all professional fields. I wish Brett good luck and we'll see what we see (we're not glued to set fans) but it needs to be stated that when the retirement happens and organizations move on they need to do so with velocity and dedicated focus as the Packers have. There is no "nice" way to work out of this and the trade was as good as it would get. There is no book on stuff like this. The Packer mgmt did as well as could be expected and as another famous NJ guy has stated: "some day we'll look back on this and it will all seem funny...

Thanks, Andrew, good luck this season.

Andrew -
With that "boilerplate" gone in a contract, would it still be possible to collect a bonus payback under NFL rules?

It was my thought that the stipulation in the contract was more of an acknowledgement (and tehreby setting it in stone) by the player rather than the only legal binding to it. Under NFL rules, can't a team go after the player's bonus under the "conduct detrimental to the team policy?"

I am thinking it was more "about the money" than people want to realize. "He makes $10 million a year, he doesn't need the money."
Oh really? a man who makes $50,000 a year spends most of that or more in a year. So why is it so hard to believe a man who makes $10 million can spend $10 million in a year. Half is gone to taxes right off the bat, Bus Cooke takes what? 10% of the gross salary. So know Brett is down to 4 million. Homes, farms, one bad business or two, and keeping ALL your families happy can eat up most of 4 million in a hurry. BTW, he wasn't making $10 million a year for 16 seasons.
When Brett retired, Bus Cookes best client retired. Do you think he really wanted him to stay retired? all the way around it WAS about the money AND the fact that he did want to play.

I have never heard Brett referred to as "an iconic brand" before. Thanks for opening my eyes.

U no what stinks is that i love the packers and brett farve and i was hoping he wouldnt change jets are awesome to but not as cool. well egleast he still has his number!!!


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