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There's Something About Fav-ruh: Brett's a Jet

Written by Jonathan Medina
Published August 07, 2008

Today, so much is suddenly official. Pineapple Express is officially not quite as awesome as Knocked Up, but it is also officially a great movie and arguably the funniest of the year thus far. The Olympics have already begun. And best of all, we can officially look forward to not having to hear about the Brett Favre saga ever again.

Of course we will now have to hear a different Brett Favre story every day until the NFL season starts, but at least this one will seem more meaningful and infinitely less annoying.

After what seems like eons of speculation, Brett Favre — depending on who you ask, either the best quarterback of all-time, one of the 5 best or no worse than top 20 — is finally doing something other than nothing. Favre is officially a New York Jet.

Personally I love the move for many reasons. The first and most obvious reason is that he will not be playing for the Green Bay Packers. While the stand up fans of Green Bay have proven that they deserve to have BF as their BFF, pretty much everyone else involved with the team other than Aaron Rodgers has come off looking sillier than Manny Parra giving Prince Fielder the stink eye.

Let's break it down, shall we?

Favre comes out the ultimate winner because he gets a fresh start, he's still a Hall of Famer, even a bad year or two wouldn't tarnish his legacy (especially when you consider that the Green Bay legacy is even more untouchable now) and the fans of Green Bay still love him unconditionally. What more could the guy want? And now he's going to be the king of New York. Some guys have all the luck. Even Rod Stewart is jealous.

Aaron Rodgers comes out looking like a saint for basically keeping his mouth shut, staying humble and keeping a sheepish grin on his face during the entire fiasco. And hugging Justin Timberlake was probably a decent career move, too.

All the suits who work for the Packers come out looking like the bitter old ignoramuses that the average football fan probably thinks that they already are, so I guess it's not an entirely bad thing. I will say this for them, though: I do have a good feeling about Rodgers. They have his back for a reason and I think anything short of a losing season would be a small victory for them and making the playoffs or better would just be gravy. As silly as this may sound, it has a lot more to do with how the Packers do than what happens with Favre. Well, potentially, anyway... If both teams make the playoffs, Packers fans will be happy. If Favre makes the playoffs, it seems they will be, too. If the Packers make the playoffs and Favre doesn't, then maybe Rodgers will be knighted and the suits will be forgiven. If neither team makes the playoffs, it will be just like old times.

Mike McCarthy has come out looking like an angry, flip-flopping, disloyal oaf. I'm sure the pressure and stress got to him and hearing the same questions over and over again pushed him over the edge, but a stronger man would have handled things more graciously and wouldn't have grunted and spat out more ultimatums than a woman scorned. McCarthy would love for you to believe that Favre is the jealous lover in this relationship, but the fact was that this marriage could have lasted as long as the Packers had given him the second (or third, or fourth, or...) that he has proven he deserves time and time again.

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Jonathan Medina is a screenwriter, songwriter and journalist specializing in sports and music. He is currently writing Rock N' Roll Grad School - a book about how music changed his life. He is also an aspiring actor and stand-up comedian and shares his life with Stephanie in Tucson, Arizona. His hope is that his words could be music to your eyes, and the partial soundtrack to your online life.
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There's Something About Fav-ruh: Brett's a Jet
Published: August 07, 2008
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Filed Under: Culture: Celebrity, Culture: Media, Sports: Football (American)
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