Favre in huddle a confidence booster for Jets- ERIK BOLAND | erik.boland@newsday.com November 15, 2008 Brett Favre said he was nervous. "Nervous as heck," he added. The Jets, after winning the overtime coin toss Thursday night, faced a rabid Gillette Stadium crowd and a Patriots defense riding the momentum their offensive teammates had provided at the end of regulation. But Favre led a Jets regular-season version of "The Drive," a 14-play beauty that never gave the Patriots' offense a chance. It ended with Jay Feely's 34-yard field goal that gave the Jets a 34-31 victory and sole possession of first place in the AFC East. Favre finally had put his signature on a Jets win, doing so by exuding a confidence that he might not have felt but spread to his team nonetheless. "It is very special to have a guy like that step into your huddle," said receiver Jerricho Cotchery, who had five catches for 87 yards, including a 46-yarder in the second quarter that should be a catch-of-the-season candidate. "I didn't see any nervousness on his face; I saw a quiet confidence on his face, so to speak. When he stepped into the huddle, we knew we were going to be able to get it done because that's the way he's been this entire year." Thursday was Favre's 42nd career win after being tied or behind in the fourth quarter. No. 41 came Oct. 26 when he hit Laveranues Coles with a TD pass with one minute left in a 28-24 victory over Kansas City. But that was at home, against the struggling Chiefs. Not on the road against a team that had come back from 24-6 and 31-24 deficits, forcing overtime with an improbable 16-yard TD pass to Randy Moss with one second left in the fourth quarter. But once defensive captain Kerry Rhodes made his prescient "tails" call on the overtime coin flip, a sense of belief took over the Jets' sideline. "When you have Brett Favre coming into the huddle, it makes everybody else in the huddle step their games up," said Leon Washington, who electrified that same sideline with his 92-yard kickoff return for a TD in the second quarter. "We're fortunate to have a guy like that leading us." Favre, given how unstoppable the Patriots' offense had been in the second half, believed the Jets needed to score on their first possession of overtime. "I felt like it's either now or nothing; this is your one shot," Favre said. "They were on offense, our defense was tired - it was all or nothing." Favre threw incomplete to Washington on his first pass attempt of the drive but went 5-for-5 thereafter, by far the biggest being his 16-yard strike to rookie tight end Dustin Keller on third-and-15 from the Jets' 15-yard line. "I think Brett just . . . he instills confidence in the group," Eric Mangini said. "There's a sense of ease when he has the ball. You feel he's going to get it to the right place." And right now for the Jets, that place is first. Sunday, Nov. 23 Jets at Tennessee 1 p.m. TV: Ch. 2 Radio: WEPN (1050), WABC (770), WRCN (103.9) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
it illustrates how important the QB position is and who is back there. In terms of the position alone, its so important to have someone like that behind center. It does wonders for the team
The best comment was: "When you have Brett Favre coming into the huddle, it makes everybody else in the huddle step their games up" That is by far the biggest factor the GB Packers are missing right now. I don't know what it is about #4, but everyone plays harder, blocks better, and makes plays more often when that man is behind center. Some of it is how he plays, the rest I feel is just pure leadership. Confidence. Favre said he was nervous as all hell, but everyone said that in the huddle, he looked calm, collected, and driven. Favre knows best how to never let his nerv's show on the field. Not let it effect how he throws the football. I think the fans are now starting to see the sort of impact #4 is making on this roster, and not just in this win. There seems to be a belief on this team that everytime Favre steps on the field, you just expect to score. You expect to win. Voted team captain by the team mates after what, 10 days? Practical jokes in the locker room to the OL and DL. Cracking jokes with defensive players, then coming back and developing a relationship with Ratliff on the other side. Stepping into that huddle, 10 other players looking at his face, and believing that they are about to win this game right here, right now. I know many other FA aquistions have made severe impacts on this team, especially the one and only Kris Jenkins. However, I think #4 was just the right man needed to make all of that come together. Make the locker room gel. Put belief in there eyes. I sincerely hope to see the Jets, and Brett Favre, playing in the super bowl this season, and I hope this is not the last season I get to watch #4 lead the jets. He can still play this game near the top of his playing ability, all while not being as mobile as he was in his younger years. The man loves football, and with each win getting the jets closer and closer to what seems like a dream: It will be all the more harder for #4 to walk away when everyone, for the first time in 3 seasons, will be begging the man to come back. At his doorstep, offering up sacrafices of their own children, for one more super bowl run.
Exactly. Unfortunately, you don't find many ready made, star QB's hitting the market...even older ones...for that exact reason. I hope Favre stays two years and helps groom one of those 3 guys behind him. Or we draft a really nice talent for him to help groom. Or better yet...if he leaves...the team is confident enough to say that they can do this and help out the young QB we'll inevitably have.
Favre is the man. @Oak (down by 3, 1:24 left in regulation) Code: New York Jets at 01:24 1-10-NYJ 5 (1:24) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass incomplete deep left to 89-J.Cotchery (26-S.Routt). 2-10-NYJ 5 (1:15) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass incomplete deep right to 89-J.Cotchery (24-M.Huff). 3-10-NYJ 5 (1:07) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass short right to 83-C.Stuckey to NYJ 36 for 31 yards (53-T.Howard). 1-10-NYJ 36 (:45) 4-B.Favre spiked the ball to stop the clock. 2-10-NYJ 36 (:45) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass incomplete short left to 87-L.Coles. PENALTY on OAK-21-N.Asomugha, Illegal Contact, 5 yards, enforced at NYJ 36 - No Play. 1-10-NYJ 41 (:40) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass short right to 16-B.Smith to NYJ 48 for 7 yards (23-D.Hall). 2-3-NYJ 48 (:26) 4-B.Favre spiked the ball to stop the clock. 3-3-NYJ 48 (:26) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass deep right to 16-B.Smith to OAK 34 for 18 yards (52-K.Morrison). 1-10-OAK 34 (:12) 4-B.Favre spiked the ball to stop the clock. 2-10-OAK 34 (:12) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass incomplete short right to 16-B.Smith. Timeout #1 by OAK at 00:08. 3-10-OAK 34 (:08) 3-J.Feely 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-6-R.Hodges. NYJ 13 OAK 13 Plays: 10 Possession: 1:21 vs. KC (down by 3, 3:01 left in regulation) Code: New York Jets at 03:01 1-10-KC 46 (3:01) #75 Turner reports eligible. 4-B.Favre sacked at NYJ 49 for -5 yards (91-T.Hali). 2-15-NYJ 49 (2:30) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass deep left to 83-C.Stuckey to KC 33 for 18 yards (44-J.Page). Two-Minute Warning 1-10-KC 33 (2:00) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass short right to 81-D.Keller to KC 28 for 5 yards (56-D.Johnson, 24-B.Flowers). 2-5-KC 28 (1:38) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass short middle to 29-L.Washington to KC 20 for 8 yards (24-B.Flowers). 1-10-KC 20 (1:17) (No Huddle) 29-L.Washington left tackle to KC 15 for 5 yards (90-T.McBride). KC-91-T.Hali was injured during the play. Timeout #1 by KC at 01:05. Timeout due to injury. 2-5-KC 15 (1:05) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass short left to 87-L.Coles for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN. 3-J.Feely extra point is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-6-R.Hodges. KC 24 NYJ 28 Plays: 6 Possession: 2:01 @NE (tie game, 10:06 left in regulation) Code: New York Jets at 10:16 3-S.Gostkowski kicks 48 yards from NE 30 to NYJ 22. 96-D.Bowens to NYJ 33 for 11 yards (53-L.Izzo, 36-J.Sanders). 1-10-NYJ 33 (10:12) 4-B.Favre pass short middle to 20-T.Jones to NYJ 40 for 7 yards (51-J.Mayo, 54-T.Bruschi) [50-M.Vrabel]. 2-3-NYJ 40 (9:43) 20-T.Jones right end to NE 49 for 11 yards (51-J.Mayo, 36-J.Sanders). 1-10-NE 49 (9:05) 20-T.Jones left guard to NE 42 for 7 yards (97-J.Green). 2-3-NE 42 (8:28) 4-B.Favre pass short middle to 86-C.Baker to NE 37 for 5 yards (31-B.Meriweather, 50-M.Vrabel). 1-10-NE 37 (7:47) 20-T.Jones left tackle to NE 36 for 1 yard (50-M.Vrabel, 93-R.Seymour). 2-9-NE 36 (7:06) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass short middle to 81-D.Keller to NE 22 for 14 yards (31-B.Meriweather). 1-10-NE 22 (6:24) 29-L.Washington right guard to NE 17 for 5 yards (31-B.Meriweather, 50-M.Vrabel). 2-5-NE 17 (5:44) (Shotgun) 29-L.Washington up the middle to NE 14 for 3 yards (51-J.Mayo, 97-J.Green). 3-2-NE 14 (5:07) 4-B.Favre pass short left to 83-C.Stuckey to NE 11 for 3 yards (51-J.Mayo, 36-J.Sanders). 1-10-NE 11 (4:28) 20-T.Jones right guard to NE 7 for 4 yards (58-P.Woods, 93-R.Seymour). 2-6-NE 7 (3:45) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass incomplete short left to 89-J.Cotchery. 3-6-NE 7 (3:38) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass incomplete short middle to 89-J.Cotchery [97-J.Green]. PENALTY on NE-50-M.Vrabel, Defensive Holding, 4 yards, enforced at NE 7 - No Play. 1-3-NE 3 (3:33) 20-T.Jones up the middle to NE 1 for 2 yards (75-V.Wilfork, 54-T.Bruschi). Timeout #1 by NE at 03:26. 2-1-NE 1 (3:26) NYJ 78-Hunter eligible. 4-B.Favre pass incomplete short left to 78-W.Hunter. PENALTY on NE-36-J.Sanders, Defensive Holding, 0 yards, enforced at NE 1 - No Play. 1-1-NE 1 (3:21) NYJ 78-Hunter eligible. 20-T.Jones up the middle to NE 1 for no gain (51-J.Mayo, 97-J.Green). Timeout #2 by NE at 03:14. 2-1-NE 1 (3:14) NYJ 78-Hunter eligible. 20-T.Jones right guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. 3-J.Feely extra point is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-6-R.Hodges. NYJ 31 NE 24 Plays: 14 Possession: 7:06 @NE Part duex: Code: Overtime expand [+] collapse [-] New York Jets at 15:00 3-S.Gostkowski kicks 70 yards from NE 30 to end zone, Touchback. 1-10-NYJ 20 (15:00) 4-B.Favre sacked at NYJ 15 for -5 yards (58-P.Woods). 2-15-NYJ 15 (14:24) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass incomplete short middle to 29-L.Washington (59-G.Guyton). 3-15-NYJ 15 (14:19) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass short middle to 81-D.Keller to NYJ 31 for 16 yards (31-B.Meriweather, 51-J.Mayo). 1-10-NYJ 31 (13:43) 20-T.Jones up the middle to NYJ 35 for 4 yards (99-M.Wright). 2-6-NYJ 35 (13:05) 4-B.Favre pass short right to 81-D.Keller to NYJ 47 for 12 yards (51-J.Mayo). 1-10-NYJ 47 (12:21) 20-T.Jones up the middle to NYJ 48 for 1 yard (93-R.Seymour). 2-9-NYJ 48 (11:43) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass short left to 20-T.Jones to NE 44 for 8 yards (54-T.Bruschi, 58-P.Woods). 3-1-NE 44 (11:03) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass short middle to 81-D.Keller to NE 40 for 4 yards (51-J.Mayo). 1-10-NE 40 (10:24) 20-T.Jones right guard to NE 40 for no gain (99-M.Wright). 2-10-NE 40 (9:43) (Shotgun) 4-B.Favre pass short middle to 87-L.Coles to NE 24 for 16 yards (31-B.Meriweather, 27-E.Hobbs). 1-10-NE 24 (9:08) 29-L.Washington up the middle to NE 20 for 4 yards (54-T.Bruschi, 93-R.Seymour). 2-6-NE 20 (8:30) 20-T.Jones up the middle to NE 18 for 2 yards (58-P.Woods, 93-R.Seymour). 3-4-NE 18 (7:49) 20-T.Jones up the middle to NE 16 for 2 yards (75-V.Wilfork, 58-P.Woods). Timeout #1 by NE at 07:15. 4-2-NE 16 (7:15) 3-J.Feely 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-85-J.Dearth, Holder-6-R.Hodges. NYJ 34 NE 31 Plays: 14 Possession: 7:50
you that kid who was the first one to hug when Feely hit the FG to win it? I think he had a #5 on his jersey...........
