Lets all hope last Sundays horrible home game (week 17 loss that eliminated the N.Y.Jets from any playoff consideration) played by Brett Favre is his last ever as a NFL QB. He like any other professional athlete has the right to play until there good and ready to retire with no questions asked--[okay maybe a few questions asked], (and u can throw Evander Holyfield and Oscar De La Hoya in there as well...Oscar was beaten so bad by a younger stronger Manny Pacquaio 3 weeks ago he didn't answer the bell for the 9th round and a slurred speech-punch drunk 46 year old Holyfield was beaten by a lesser known low-quality opponent--Nikolay Valuev--for the WBA heavyweight title) but Favre looks old, tired and clearly pass his prime and slightly post-prime years in terms of quality-competent production

I'm sure if the New York Jets could do it over they would of thrown caution to the wind and not signed a player like Brett who's instinct to retire has been in question, by his own self, the last 4 years; thats why the Packers finally said 'enough is enough' and released him prior to this season. Green Bay made a smart move and the J.E.T.S.--Jets Jets Jets made a very regrettable move, in hindsight, considering how they just fired head coach Eric Mangini, amidst the collapse loss to the Miami Dolphins and losing 3 of 4 games to end the year, that now trickles down to a ton of front office and personnel/on the-field philosophy questions heading into this offseason

Brett Favre is a Hall of Fame athlete (Holyfied and De La Hoya as well) but you can clearly tell by watching his body language during the last few weeks of this '08 season and towards the end of the '07 playoff season with the Green BayPackers he had mentally checked out--he was only on the field in 'Body'. 2008 will be remembered as possibly the greatest over-all Sports Accomplishment year off all-time but it will also be rememebered for the unfortunate Sad-Forced Out-Retirements of 3 Iconic athletes who should of left there respective sports a hand full of years ago