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We're three days into Brett Favre Watch '08 and the speculation continues. In yesterday's Palm Beach Post, Greg Stoda writes that the Dolphins shouldn't even think about making a deal for Favre.

Huh. I didn't know Miami was interested. Sure, they don't have much experience at quarterback, but Bill Parcells is trying to get younger, and the draft picks it would take to acquire Favre would be at odds with that roster-building philosophy. But what if the Dolphins traded a player currently on the team? Stoda advises us to perish the thought.

Don't so much as whisper a Jason Taylor-for-Favre trade scenario. Because the Dolphins don't need - and shouldn't want - Favre.

Is he better at 38 than young bucks John Beck or Chad Henne or Josh McCown or anybody else the Dolphins might trot out this year in their endless search for a quarterback to command the position? Yes. Would he be better than anybody Miami has tried since Dan Marino was great? Almost certainly. Doesn't matter.

Stoda admits that Favre might be good for a few more wins than what Beck/McCown/Henne might provide (woo-hoo! 3-13!), but he wouldn't be the long-term solution. Fair enough, but I suspect that if the Packers trade Favre to the Dolphins (assuming he's still itchy), he'll promptly re-un-retire. For a few weeks, anyway.