09/26 — The big news for today's soggy day in Florham town is that head coach Eric Mangini and the Jets are going to take their new fieldhouse out for a spin.

Andy why not? I'm looking out on the outdoor turf field at the Atlantic Health Training Center and the steady rain is punctuating the standing water along the near hashmarks and on the far sideline and has put the area beyond the west end zone under a thin sheet of moisture.

Normally, this kind of day wouldn't have deterred Mangini from taking his team outdoors at Hofstra. But considering that he's got a starting QB and starting NT who don't need slippery footing to help along their injuries, it's time to hold the first practice indoors at the team's new facility.

"We're inside the fieldhouse," the coach announced to reporters at this morning's news conference. "We used to say the bubble {at Hofstra] but it's a little bigger than the bubble."

I'll get you some reaction late in a followup blog late this afternoon from the players this afternoon on their first experiences under the 100-yard-long, 100-foot-high structure.

On those injured players, the I-report won't be out until 4 this afternoon, but Mangini said again that he expects both Brett Favre and Kris Jenkins to be ready to go for Arizona at the Meadowlands on Sunday. And he had a semi-optimistic take on the status of the foot injury that has kept CB/KR Justin Miller sidelined so far this season.

"Justin's good. He's moving along," Mangini said. "Anytime with injuries, time definitely is a huge factor. It's just difficult in the course of the season. You just can't get off it and still be able to get prepared for a game. He's working at it in the treatment room and out on the field. He's like the rest of the group — we'll evaluate him on gameday."

One practice point that the coach mentioned today was that the Cardinals won't have the only defense on the East Rutherford pitch on Sunday that will be flying to the pigskin.

"I thought yesterday was another good day of practice," he said. "I'm pleased with the defense's pursuit to the ball. It's something we emphasize and something they've been doing a good job with. It's another way to improve conditioning, getting 11 hats on the ball. A lot of plays open up when you're chasing the ball. Opportunities happen."

Titan-ic Day

A reminder that the Jets will be wearing their Titans throwback uniforms for Sunday's game. "It's always fun to recognize the history of the organization," Mangini said.

This will be the third time the Jets will be wearing their navy and gold and the first time this season. Last year they lost to the Eagles at home, 16-9, then donned them again for the 40-13 December road defeat of the Dolphins. The Jets are also set to wear the throwbacks for the next game, Oct. 12 vs. Cincinnati.

Drive Time

Eric Allen's and my weekly game preview radio show, "Jets Two-Minute Drive," will be available on newyorkjets.com today at 3 p.m. Our guest this week is Brian Baldinger, who will be analyzing the game for FOX. Baldinger, a New Yorker and Jets fan in his youth, has worked one other Green & White game — the 2003 meeting with Big Blue, won by the Giants, 31-28, in overtime. He has some great memories of that game that you can hear on our site beginning this afternoon.

Favre the Prophetic?

In the first minute of Monday's telecast from San Diego, the ESPN crew was setting the over-under on how many passes Brett Favre was going to throw against the Chargers. The number in the booth was about 48 passes. Then Ron Jaworski reported that Favre "said he wanted 30 completions when I spoke to him yesterday." Favre, of course, finished 30-for-42.