The Jets' Meadowlands locker had the hushed tones of a funeral parlor, and in a way it was. The players are all still very much alive, but they won't be kicking — or catching or throwing or running or blocking — into the postseason because the collective Jets body came to rest in Week 17 at the Meadowlands with its fourth loss in five games and its playoff opportunities deceased.

Then there w… More

The Wednesday Mangini-Favre News Hour (Minus 15 Minutes)" that wrapped up just after 11 a.m. today had quite a few nuggets for Jets fans to sink their teeth into. Perhaps the biggest was Brett Favre's simple declaration at the top of his weekly meeting with reporters:

"I expect us to make the playoffs," Favre stated.

Of course, that's easy to say four days before playing the Buffalo Bills at hom… More

The Jets' offensive line received major props this week for its strong game at Tennessee. If you haven't rewatched the video yet, take some time to appreciate:

■ The left-side blocking, especially by D'Brickashaw Ferguson but also by Alan Faneca, on Thomas Jones' 10-yard screen-pass TD in the first quarter.

■ The sealing blocks just as they were drawn up by Damien Woody and Brandon Moore on Le… More

The LP Field visitors' locker room is laid such that there are six lockers alongside each other on one wall. The Jets' equipment people assigned those six lockers to offensive linemen, and five of them to the five OL starters, in order from left to right: D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Alan Faneca, Nick Mangold, Brandon Moore, Damien Woody.

And those five stood in front of those lockers after the Jets' m… More

Before the Jets were blessed with a Hall of Fame quarterback, they had a plan to be the nastiest smashmouth football team in the division.

That's why they went out and got Alan Faneca and Damien Woody and added Bill Callahan as the offensive specialist. Adding to that, Thomas Jones is a between-the-tackles runner who can burn the clock and get to the second level. No matter the results this year,… More