My special thought for this edition of Special Teams Saturday is how goofy reporters get sometimes.

Such occurred to me because of several questions posed to Jets head coach Eric Mangini and then to kicker Jay Feely on Friday. Questions along the lines of: Any concerns about Feely because he struggled at Seattle a couple of years ago? Worries that he'll allow his past performance to affect his pl… More

The tone at times was lighthearted at Eric Mangini's news conference today, and in part that was due to the afterglow of getting seven of the head coach's players to Hawaii for the Feb. 8 Pro Bowl.

"I was really happy for them," Mangini said, beaming, in his first remarks since the NFL announced the Green & White bonanza Tuesday afternoon. "There's recognition outside our room that we have a good… More