Favre set to Retire

For the second time in as many years, Brett Favre will retire. This one, though, could be for good.

Favre informed the Jets that his time was up. "My time with the Jets was short, but I was honored to be given that chance," Favre said.

This will be the end to a glorious career for one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history.

In Favre's eighteen year career, he threw 464 touchdowns, the most in NFL history. He won Super Bowl XXXI with the Green Bay Packers over the New England Patriots, his only Super Bowl win.

For the Jets, they will have some freed up salary cap space to sign some draft picks and/or other free agents. There have been rumors that linebacker Ray Lewis might head to the Jets when he can, but that is up to the organization.

The Jets have a few options at quarterback: stick with Kellen Clemens, sign an experienced quarterback, or draft someone.

Kellen Clemens was the Jets' quarterback in 2007 after Chad Pennington flopped. Clemens has not played much since, but he did sit back and learn from Brett Favre. Clemens was subject to some poor offensive line support in 2007 when the Jets did not have Alan Faneca or Damien Woody. Wide receiver Justin McCareins also dropped a lot of Clemens' passes when they were on the same team.

If the Jets decide to dig through the free agent pool, there is always Kurt Warner. Warner led the Arizona Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII, but he is 38 years old and has contemplated retirement. Kerry Collins could be another option. Collins led the Tennessee Titans to the best regular season record in the NFL in 2008, without premier wide receivers. The downside with Collins is he is also an old veteran QB and did not throw as much passes because of Tennessee's stellar running game.

Then, there is the draft. Matt Stafford and Mark Sanchez are extremely doubtful to fall to the Jets at the #17 slot in the draft, but the Jets could sign someone in the second round. Former Ball State quarterback Nate Davis could be the answer. He is ranked as the fourth best QB in the 2009 draft class behind Stafford, Sanchez, and Josh Freeman. Davis has an above average arm and he projects to be a solid quarterback.