This should be fun...

J - E - T - S! JETS JETS JETS!!!!

That's right, Brett Favre is a Jet. Personally I don't care one way or another about the Jets, though I do root for them when they play the Pats (but really, who doesn't?). And the episode of Sesame Street with Coach Mangini and his players as guest stars was highly educational. It was brought to you by the number 4, which was the number of games the Jets happened to win last year.

But now there's a new number 4 for the Jets to proudly tout, with their acquisition of Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre. Will he sell a lot of tickets and jerseys? You bet your ass. Are the Jets playoff bound with him at the helm? Er... well they aren't technically eliminated yet. Will they regret giving up what's sure to be a mid-to-high first round draft pick for the rights to pay Favre a buttload of money to throw crazy, heartbreaking interceptions? Don't be silly, the Jets suck at drafting and would have wasted that pick anyway.

The person I really wonder about in all this is Eli Manning. For years the New York media has (rightly) ripped on Elisha. There's no media environment like it in the world, and if you're a sports star in this city (technically in Jersey, but whatever) you better deliver or they'll toast you and use you for smores.

So if I'm Elisha (shudder), I have to wonder how this will play out:

1) I finally get a reprieve from criticism for about 4 minutes, as the media has a new target to go after

or

2) Things get even worse, as now I have to share a city with a beloved Hall of Fame QB, who will get sucked off constantly by the fans, local media, national media, and probably a few of my Giants teammates for good measure.

Either way, football in New York just got a lot more interesting. Not better, mind you, but more interesting.