First of all, if the Jets aren't fired up by Rex Ryan's recent outrage at US "Football", they don't have a soul. But the number of really good moves they've made in the offseason will make them nasty. Tomlinson (he's not who he was three years ago, but he doesn't have to be; you still want him on your team), Cromartie (Patriots model, we want talent, we'll sit on him until he just acts talented on the football field on Sundays and you hear nothing else about him), and now this article suggests they're going to sign Mark Brunell and that Nick Folk is at least having moments that would make you think that he can return to his pretty decent prior regular season form.
I like Mark Brunell. He reminds me of Jeff Garcia during the five year span when everyone wondered if someone was going to sign him as a backup. And then someone did (Tampa Bay and Philly off of the top of my head) and he made everyone happy the team did. Brunell's kind of the same way. Is he old? Yes. Is he mobile? He used to be. But has he consistently helped teams do better than everyone expected? Yes.
And this is on a team with Mark fucking Sanchez as their #1. The whole team is Rex Ryan's attempt to demonstrate that you don't really need a good quarterback to have a good team. If you have Brick, Mangold, Greene and Tomlinson, and a few wide receivers who are at least worth covering, we'll just shove it down your throat all game. If Sanchez plays subpar, the Jets win (which they will), and the season starts to come down to it, put in Brunell. I'd rather have Brunell in Mangold's ass instead of Sanchez if not for the development factor. But an unconventional quarterback in that offense could do wonders.
Another pickup for Badgerstyle's (now) 2011 Super Bowl champions.
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