Oh I'm not saying it's all Favre's fault, but at the same time, he really should've put the damn record aside, and said "hey, I'm really hurting right now and I can't throw for shit." It's not like he had sore ribs or anything... he needed surgery. Mangini and Tannenbaum both got in a good deal of trouble for trying to hide his injuries from the NFL and for failing to report it.

With this current season, I think we had a lot of issues with growing up. Sanchez had a lot of trouble in the beginning of the season, mostly because he was trying too hard to be the hero and to do everything himself. It also didn't help that Edwards dropped a ridiculous amount of passes, and Keller was his only really decent receiver at TE.

I also think a lot of our problems last year, and for the past few seasons, stemmed from a total lack of team identity. Mangini wouldn't let players talk about anything. Rex Ryan encourages confidence and trash talk. Like it or hate it, it's given the Jets a confidence I've never seen from them in all my years as a fan. We're only gonna get better.

I will agree with you that it is a lot of bullshit when ONE player becomes the scapegoat. There are certain instances, say like when a kicker misses easy field goals that can make a difference, but you can always argue that those should've been TD's. Though, more often than not, the QB is considered the offense in today's brand of football. When guys are having 3-400 yard passing days, it's easy to blame them as the sole reason for failure when a team loses.