Oct 30th 2008 12:45PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, AFC East
This is outta nowhere: Jets head coach Eric Mangini wants quarterback Brett Favre, the NFL’s interception leader, (tied with J.T. O’Sullivan!) to quit throwing so many, um, interceptions. Seems sorta drastic since this is all part of Brett’s ; Mangini must’ve known what he was getting when he sent a second-round pick to Green Bay for Favre.

I mean, you don’t become the career leader in interceptions by accident; Brett has a long history of heaving-and-hoping, and last week’s Chiefs game was a microcosm of that. This isn’t to suggest that Favre isn’t a Hall of Famer, or that he can’t still lead an NFL team, just to point out that the guy is habitually throwing passes to the other team.

Which, undoubtedly, prompted this little get-together between coach and player:Continue Reading