Favre Initially Doubted His Decision Of Coming To New York

Brett Favre spoke with Peter King following the Jets' win at Tennessee on Sunday.

"I remember those days," said Favre about how during the summer he only wanted to play for the Packers or Vikings. "I was not open to playing anywhere else, but for all the wrong reasons. For revenge, or whatever. And that was wrong. I knew what a change it would be, especially in New York. I was about to be 39, and New York wasn't a great fit. The media, coming off a 4-12 season, learning a new offense, the high expectations ... Did I really want to go through that?

"A change like that would have been tough on a 22-year-old. As a matter of fact, after I reached the agreement with the Jets, we were in the plane coming up to New Jersey and I thought, 'Oh no! What am I doing? I'm making a big mistake.'

"It might have been more than I was up for. But then [wife] Deanna said something to me that made sense. She said, 'Hey, whether you're here one year, two years, or five weeks, whatever, you've got to be committed.' And she was right. I owed it to the Jets to give them everything I had.

"And it's been great. It hasn't been all smooth, but I've enjoyed it. I'm having fun. Now, if we were 3-8 instead of 8-3, I know I'd be back on the farm next year and it'd be over. But I'm just going to play as hard as I can every week the rest of the way and we'll see how it goes."

With all that being said, Jets fans are happy he is here, and he is playing great for them. The fact that he almost renigged on his decision would make me doubt his commitment. Then again it would have been more important if this came out 2 weeks into the season rather then now. Will Favre come back? Maybe if the Jets make a real run in the playoffs, but as of right now its up in the air in my opinion. All I know is that hes playing like a guy who is 100% committed to winning. With the Jets in first place, I'm sure that does not hurt either.