The sovereign ruler of this duchy, Lord Casanova, called it nearly to a tee, but it bears repeating: The Jets are precisely who we thought they were. Only we won’t let them off the hook.

Now, far be it for me to tell a man with a hoss name like Woody Johnson — seriously, was Tony Splooge taken? — how to handle his business, but this Brett Favre thing was an unmitigated disaster. Johnson will only exacerbate his Favre problem by keeping the grizzled Hamlet and his indecision — in the offseason and the pocket — aboard for another season. Brett Favre may not be washed up, and he’s been counted out before, but consider that playoff clubs Tennessee and Arizona have burgeoning quarterback controversies that will need to be fixed in the offseason. Could Matt Leinart be acquired on the cheap? Could Kerry Collins? Certainly Sage Rosenfels would play well with New York’s sizable hippie population.
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