Don Banks took two weeks to weigh free agency and assemble his Mock Draft 4.0 late this past week on SportsIllustrated.com, advising that in this mock "we factor in those recent acquisitions and continue to keep track of the ever-present buzz factor that is always a significant part of the predraft scouting process." But that buzz didn't shake him off picking Ohio State's Vernon Gholston for the … More

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

The Jets open the second frame by starting their second series. And Clemens is out at QB and Brad Smith is in. And the Green & White offense goes nowhere on three plays. This time Ben Graham handles the snap, hits a beauty inside the 5, and Greg Lewis is taken out of bounds by Rashad Washington at the Birds' 18.

Rookie Kevin Kolb likewise takes over the Eagles' offensive controls, with little ini… More

There's nothing like the two-minute work for highlight plays during minicamp.

The play that caught my attention came from the second offense and defense. Kellen Clemens dropped back and tried, under pressure from DE Bobby Hamilton, to thread the ball over the middle to FB Stacy Tutt. CB Drew Coleman made a great play on the ball — except that instead of the interception, Coleman batted the ball i… More