Like everyone else, I too was excited for the announcement of this years NFL Comeback player of the year award. For those who do not understand the headline, Chad Pennington has won the award. Favre, on the other hand, did not win. He didn't even have a vote.
Let's rewind to last summer. The Jets won this Favre lottery, which came from the wierdest retirement of a legendary player. The Jets essential said to their quarterbacks currently on the roster that they had no skill and should probably quit at life. No, no, Vinny Testaverde was not there. He was finally selling his house in Cleveland that day... or something like that.
One of those poor QB's who were told the George Bailey story that they were worth more dead than alive was Chad Pennington. Yeah, both of us at Sal's 401K have numerous mocked people with his jersey. Though this time, I'm giving him kudos.
I believed in Chad, thought it was great that he could leave New York, cesspool of the north and go to Miami, cesspool of the south. With a new coaching staff and a management looking to actually do something (take note Miami based franchises), Pennington could succeed. A few factors allowed him a chance:
1.) This isn't New York, so if you lose one game, the fans won't kill you out in the street like South American football matches.
2.) No one was expecting you to succeed, especially in that division. Brady and company were supposed to have it wrapped up in July.
3.) Brett Favre is like a million years old and doesn't have a great wide receiving corps like you do. Not everyone has O.J. McDuffie... wait is he even on the team?
Either way, Brett failed to even make the playoffs, Chad did. Mark that one. Now, apart from playing in January, you won an award saying that people think he had the best turn around. That's two. So way to go Chad, you just gave the Jets management a good ol' shit burger to wolf down. Especially when they will go out and sign Dave Klinger for a back up role for Brett. Maybe they can get Rae Carruth for a song. If he's out by next year.
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