Physically, Brett Favre is okay, suffering from what Eric Mangini described Monday as "general soreness" - the residual effect of general beatings by the Bengals, Raiders and Chiefs."He probably just needs to be iced up for a little while," the Jets' coach said with a half-smile.
Maybe they all need to chill. In a sense, they will. In an attempt to curb Favre's rapidly-growing interception total, Mangini said the Jets will take a step back and analyze the offense. Favre threw three interceptions in Sunday's 28-24 win over the Chiefs, bringing his total to 11, tied for the NFL lead with the 49ers' J.T. O'Sullivan. "He's thrown the most touchdowns and the most picks (in history), and I'm not in any way saying we're striving to keep that trend intact," Mangini said. "But we're going to look at it in all of the different levels, things he can do better, things the receivers could do better, the O-line, play selection. It's never one guy's fault." This is a delicate challenge for the coaches. They want Favre to exhibit more caution on certain throws, but they don't want him to abandon the aggressive mentality that made him who he is. Continue
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