No Substitute for Sundays: Brett Favre and His Year in the Huddle with the New York Jets

All–NewrevelationsAboutBrettFavreBasedoninterviewswithdozensofplayersandsignificantteampersonnel,includingownerWoodyJohnson,long–timeNewYorkPostcolumnistSteveSerbybringstolightjuicynewinformationaboutBrettFavre′sseasonwiththeNewYorkJets.Thispowerfulaccountreveals:Behind–the–scenesdetailsofthenegotiations,includingkeycorrespondence,thatbroughtFavretotheJetsWoodyJohnson′sthoughtsontheineffableappealofNamath,Favre,andtopdraftpickMarkSanchezThatFavrekepttryingtoconvincehimselfthathehadmadetherightdecisiontoplayinNewYorkHowFavretriedtofitin,butalsoresistedteamrulesThepranksFavrewouldplay,evenonhiscoachesHowFavreelevatedWoodyJohnson’sexpectationsfortheteam,whichultimatelydoomedHeadCoachEricManginiWoodyJohnson′sadmissiononwhyManginiwasfiredThetacklethathurtFavre′sarm,asdescribedbytheplayerwhomadeit,andhowtheteamdidn’tadjusttohisweakeningarmThatFavre,overthelast4–5weeksoftheseason,threwtheballsparinglyinpractice;instead,heoftenhandedofftoresthisarmasKellenClemensmademostofthethrowsHowdiscardedJetquarterbackChadPenningtonhandledhissigningwiththearchrivalMiamiDolphinsandhisfinalshowdownagainstthemanwhoreplacedhimwiththedivisiontitleonthelineWithscoresofblack–and–whitephotosandacolorinsert,NoSubstituteForSundaysshowswhyFavrecan’tgiveupthegameorgiveuponhimself.