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Jets outflank Bucs for Favre’s services
Posted Aug 7, 2008 by Ira Kaufman
Updated Aug 6, 2008 at 11:46 PM
While some Buc fans may be thrilled that Tampa Bay failed to land Brett Favre on Wednesday, the franchise suffered a major blow in prestige when the Green Bay icon was instead traded to the Jets.
In effect, the Bucs just suffered their first loss of 2008.
Tampa Bay officials went to bed Tuesday night believing the Bucs were in prime position to satisfy Green Bay’s compensation demands and introduce Favre to the Bay area by the end of the week. Once Favre backed off his original demands of playing for either the Packers or the Vikings, Tampa Bay figured it held most of the significant cards in a potential high-stakes game vs. the Jets.
The Bucs won the NFC South last season while the Jets were awful in the AFC East, where New England has ruled during Tom Brady’s long run. Tampa Bay plays in the weaker NFC and the Buc defense is far superior to New York’s, theoretically giving Favre a better chance to play in the Super Bowl if he chose pewter.
The Bucs had more space under the cap than the Jets and could more easily afford Favre’s exorbitant salary. Tampa Bay’s West Coast offense appeared to be a better fit for Favre than New York’s attack, while Favre’s relationship with Jon Gruden was also considered an advantage for the Bucs.
But all those playing chips weren’t enough late Wednesday evening as Favre spurned the Bucs in favor of an AFC lightweight.
The decision was particularly galling for the Glazers, who have a history of getting what they want. Tampa Bay’s owners had proved their determination in the past by successfully going after the Buc franchise, securing Gruden’s services in 2002 and purchasing Manchester United, the world’s most popular soccer club.
In failing to land Favre, the Bucs must now regroup behind wounded leader Jeff Garcia, whose confidence has been eroded by Tampa Bay’s efforts to replace him as the franchise’s starting quarterback. And don’t forget, Garcia is still disgruntled about his contract situation, even while he recovers from a calf strain suffered a week ago.
With the regular season only a month away, the Bucs have to be concerned that their failed pursuit of Favre will have a lasting effect on the man entrusted to run Gruden’s offense.
Tampa Bay will undoubtedly say the franchise is anxious to turn the page, but the failure to consummate a deal with Favre could have lasting repercussions.
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Por (Shawn Golan) on August 08, 2008 (Suggest removal)
Mitch, don’t waste your breath. Notice how this moron doesn’t actually address any questions, he just tosses insults. for him, the fact that we’re not in Tampa means that we can’t be real fans. Clearly, he’s near-retarded…so I’m not sure any cogent argument is going to help matters much.
Nick, guys like you give teams’ fans a bad name. You clearly don’t know anything about the game of football…that’s a given. But, I was at least hoping you could be a decent human being…clearly, I was wrong.
Go ply your stupidity somewhere else…this place is for intelligent, football discussion.
Suggest removalPor (Mitch R) on August 08, 2008 (Suggest removal)
Shawn, I hear you. You are I are usually on the same page and I look forward to your views on alot of these subjects. I view this blog as a method of collaboration between serious fans, not people who just live in Tampa and consider that the end all in being a Bucs fan. Frankly I’m sick of hearing from many of these people due to their knee jerk reactions to simple statements. Perhaps we should take our discussions off line and let the monkeys play in their own sh|t.
Suggest removalPor (Brian) on August 08, 2008 (Suggest removal)
Mitch and Shawn, get a Life! Nick use spell Check…
Suggest removalPor (BigBucFan) on August 08, 2008 (Suggest removal)
This is a good site for intelligent discussions of Buc Fans. It is surprising just how much info you can get here on stats, both past & present. The problem is, this site has been infected with a virus. The root of the virus is HKEY Trib/Sprts/Writr/Crap_#####/Cough/Fenelidiot. This virus has now spawned another Worm known as: ignorant/bashing/uneducated/moron/dontknowshiitt. Norton the memory hog has no cure yet. McAfee is working on it, but the cure porbably will not be available until December when the BUCS win the NFC south again & head into the Playoffs. If not by then, maybe early February.
Suggest removalPor (Mike Bryant) on August 08, 2008 (Suggest removal)
Unbelievable how Ira K. has over-sensationalized this story the whole way and is now trying to say our “failed bid” to get Farve will have all these lasting repercussions. Total BS on all fronts. Quit it Ira and shame on you for pumping this story into a big frenzy when there was very little to it in the 1st place. Brett coming here would have been cool and The Bucs did try, but we never had a chance being in the NFC with GB on our schedule this year. It is disgusting that Ira and others at the Tribune were fueling the “Bretts coming to the Bucs” fire so heavily without any real evidence to back it up other than speculation, hearsay, and a desire to pump up their overinflated journalistic egos.
Suggest removalPor (Vinny) on August 08, 2008 (Suggest removal)
Nick,
Don’t knock Josh Johnson for a 4th. That was one hell of a pick by Bruce Allen and may be the steal of the draft. Check it out at;
http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/jets-outflank-bucs-for-fa
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