Burress, Sanchez, and Jones: Three Myths of the ’09 New York Jets

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Published: May 29, 2009

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... last summer, it seemed the Jets had found the answer to their prayers. Favre was the smiling, gunslinger that would lead the men in green to the Super Bowl. He was the people’s quarterback.

The feeling was so electric we took the bait and ignored the warning signs:

Outside of his resurgent 2007, it had been two seasons since Favre had thrown more touchdowns than interceptions. In fact, the Packer QB saw his average completion fall under 6.5 yards during the 2005 and 2006 seasons.

According to FootballOutsiders.com, Favre’s Defense-adjusted Value Over Average (DVOA) fell below zero in 2006—a highbrow way of saying Favre performed below the average NFL quarterback in the same situations.

Favre’s DVOA shot up to third in the NFL in 2007, but the overall trend was pretty obvious. He simply wasn’t producing enough to make up for his poor decision-making.

The results were promising at the beginn...

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