07/31 — Tuesday's morning training camp could be called the fall and rise of the Jets' offense.

All offensive units were having their struggles through the first half of practice. Eric Barton was flying around and jawing away at his O-mates. DE Kenyon Coleman was showing some quick feet inside along with his big body. Rookie LB David Harris popped and dropped RB Alvin Banks. David Bowens smelled out a play and took down Brad Smith for a loss.

Finally, when QB Kellen Clemens was having trouble getting Banks in for a play before the playclock ran out, head coach Eric Mangini had seen enough — and sent the entire offense for a penalty lap.

"We had a chip on our shoulders after that," TE Chris Baker said.

And it showed as the offense battled back for a strong finish. First came some nice plays during team drills. Chad Pennington led his unit down the field, then scrambled and finally took off for a 5-yard TD run, at the end of which he looked a little like Air Jordan with his emphatic spike.

Soon after, Leon Washington made a terrific catch from Pennington over Victor Hobson. Washington was looking over his right shoulder but the throw came to his left, so he adjusted quickly, snagged the throw and came down on the side of the end zone for the score.

Throw in a Laveranues Coles over-the-head end zone grab over Hank Poteat and a Clemens Hail Mary completion to Wallace Wright, and the last period of practice was set up:

Live goal line drills!

And on its three plays, the first O scored three touchdowns vs. the first D — on a Thomas Jones run, Pennington play action to an open Baker and Danny Ware's score just over the goal line.

The verdict for the second units went to the defense, which posted stops on two of three plays, including David Barrett's end zone interception and DT Sione Pouha at the bottom of the pile to stop Ware's semi-leap.

So the offense took the goal line event, 4-2, and the balance of power had been reestablished for a likely hotter second practice set to start at 5:45 p.m.