Favre: Mangini will "probably say no."
Brett Favre, while talking with reporters earlier, said, while he hasn't made his pitch yet to Eric Mangini to play Thursday night in Philly, he anticipates what the answer will be.
"I would assume he'll probably say no," Favre said, not sounding terribly disappointed. "And if that's the case, so be it."
Favre took a common sense approach to not playing. If he were to play, it would likely be for a series or two and he questioned how much really could be gained.
"I don't know if three plays or six plays, although I would like to do that, I don't know what you get out of that really," Favre said.
Mangini didn't tip his hand on the Favre front and didn't offer much more on the condition of Justin Miller, though he, in his own way, disputed the reported severity of the corner's injury.
Asked the chances Miller could play in Miami, Mangini said, "I haven't gotten a line out of Vegas, but I'd say pretty good."
Could be posturing. Tough to call with Mangini on those things.
Also, on the Mike Westhoff front, Mangini praised the former Jets special teams coach, who stepped down after last season because of medical issues, but said nothing was imminent yet. From listening to Mangini it's pretty clear Westhoff, if he receives doctor's clearance, would return more as a special assistant than an outright replacement for current special teams coach Kevin O'Dea, whom Mangini said he was "happy with."
"I'm not opposed to Mike coming back in some capacity," Mangini said.
He later added: "Medically there's still things he has to take care of. Mike to me was a lot more than a special teams coach. That's the most visible of what he does but he was really a big asset in terms of game management, penalties, some of the decisions. He's coached offense, he's coached different positions. I can go to him and say, 'Hey, take a look at look at this group here, let me know what you think,' totally separate from special teams because he's coached those positions. And you know with Mike, he's brutally honest. He doesn't sugarcoat very many things."
Ok, out to practice now. Back afterward.
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Comments (11)
I won't sugarcoat this either. USE SPELL CHECK!!! Separate, not seperate.
Seriously, though. Nicely done, Boland. A blog without posting: a gratuitous photo, trolling for a date or showing man love for Glauber.
I read that mangini was accounting for the offense's inability to run the ball was due to the defenses they have faced played a 4-3. That is a weak excuse.
was that you he was calling out "One Internet chat room at a time?"
10, I corrected the misspelling. I can assure you, however, there will be others. As for you complimenting me, thanks. Hey, even Darrell did after a while, but I wasn't sure I'd get one, backhanded as it might have been:), from you. Ever.
But I make no guarantees I won't offend/irritate you down the road! Let's take it one day at a time.
JETVET, yeah, I think if he had to explain it again he would have avoided that.
aronnov, mmm, yes, it was yet another odd exchange between Mangini and myself.
Hey Erik, I was just watching the confrence. Mangini is right. work one internet chat room at a time. haha.
Erik: I'm not sure if you post within a browser, but if you do Firefox is your friend. The latest version has built-in spell checking. It checks your spelling as you type. You'll note that my posts are generally error free. Trust me, that has nothing to do with infallibility...
erik you should of asked mangini
who he has in the arena cup tonight
former jet QB Kevin Eakin is in it
are the jets doing anything special tomorrow for there unofficial last day at hofstra?
Erik, Looks like 10 has your number.
Appropos of nothing, I'm figuring that Bubba might be on the bubble. The thing that might save him is Woody's plan to sell Bubba Franks at the games for $15 apiece. Mustard and a napkin will cost another $3 at the concession stands--for the convenience and comfort of the fans.
On Westhoff: Seems Eric looks to Mike in much the same role that a bench coach plays in baseball. It's obvious from reports that Eric misses Mike's input during games.
RC, Bubba Franks? Perfect.