Eric Mangini revealed the Jets' bye week practice schedule, which will have the players practicing today and Wednesday, then taking off until Monday.

"Today we'll work on first and second down, tomorrow will be more of a third-down emphasis," the coach said at today's morning news conference. "Then the guys get a break and come back Monday, when there'll be a red area/goal line emphasis."

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The Jets are arriving back in the area today and tonight for a return to practice and meetings Monday morning. As safety Kerry Rhodes said before departing for home and a four-day bye-week hiatus, "I'm going to try and come back refreshed."

Will the Green & White get a break from their break?

No, not a break. Not when their return-to-work opponent next Sunday is the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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The Jets' bye week schedule could have gone either way. You could've seen head coach Eric Mangini going double sessions from now to Pittsburgh or giving them this week off to rest the players' weary brows.

Mangini took the road that passes closer to the R&R approach than to boot camp.

"We'll work here tomorrow and the next day with the players," Mangini said at this afternoon's news conference,… More