Bill Cowher will not be the head coach of the New York Jets next season. Although the reason officially cited is that Cowher wanted his own personnel director instead of the current Jets GM, Mike Tannenbaum. Understandably, that's not too popular of a sentiment with the Jets front-office, so Cowher turned the offer down.

However, another aspect reported in the New York Post is a much more powerful one: a source cited only as "someone close to Cowher" was quoted in the Post as saying "There's no way he's taking Brett Favre as his quarterback."

Not to belabor the point, but:

Chad Pennington: Turned a 1-15 team into a playoff team, is currently in the proces of making Ed Reed his #1 target.

Brett Favre: Sitting home, not even having the chance to choke away his first postseason game because he already choked away his season. A Super Bowl-winning head coach refuses to coach him. Probably time to hang it up, Brett.