Game Face: Favre donning a darker shade of green

Favre donning a darker shade of green

Unless you've been away from your television and computer for the past 2+ days, you've seen the gigantic blowoff to the Brett Favre saga and his arrival in New York. And no matter your opinion of the deal, it is clearly one the Jets had to make once it was on the table.

With their busy offseason, picking up veterans including Alan Faneca, Kris Jenkins and Tony Richardson, this team is poised to take their shot immediately. Favre fits like a glove in this scenario, especially considering it's only going to cost the Jets one conditional draft pick, and they'll only be giving up a second round pick or better if they make the playoffs.

Don't be mistaken, however, and think that seeing the Favre of 2007 is a foregone conclusion. It will be somewhat of a struggle for Favre to get into Coach Mangini's system immediately, and forging chemistry with his teammates will be a yearlong process.

Once he gets into that system, Favre will not have a shortage of targets to throw at. Jets fans will finally be able to appreciate a quarterback who can throw the longball to their capable receivers. Jerricho Cotchery had a break-out 2007 season, and Laveranues Coles is a great possesion receiver.

There are quite a few young receiving prospects that have emerged thus far in training camp. First-round tight-end Dustin Keller has been as good as advertised as a pass-catching tight-end, and a pair of late-round 2007 picks in David Clowney and Chansi Stuckey have shown flashes of great potential in camp and in their first preseason contest against the Browns.

This season will be a truly unique test for both Favre and Gang Green. They share a city (and a stadium) with the defending Super Bowl champions, and they share a division with a team that won 18 games in a row last year and shows no signs of slowing down.

Can a soon-to-be 39-year-old quarterback bring the Jets back to the playoffs? We have the next five months to figure that out, and it should be one hell of a trip.

-- Tim Fiorvanti