Chad Pennington gets all the attention, but the Jets' problems run deeper than the quarterback position. Eric Mangini said as much during an unusually open news conference following the latest Jets debacle, a 38-31 loss at Cincinnati on Sunday. Pennington looked fine in the first half, throwing two touchdowns to Lavaranues Coles. In the second half, the rest of the team's wheels fell off at once. Kenny Watson tore up the Jets' rush defense. When......

Kings 88, Nets 87: Despite leading by 20, the Nets couldn't snap their losing streak at Sacramento's Arco Arena. The injury bug has struck again; Richard Jefferson is out six weeks after arhtroscopic on his ankle. Already without Nenad Krsitc for the rest of the season, the Nets -- winless at Arco since 1997 -- will try to tread water until he returns. Blowing games like this one isn't going to help their cause, though.......

After the Jets' surprising Week 1 win over the Titans, they return home to face the rival Patriots. Only a lack of mutual success has kept this rivalry from blossoming more over the years. Each franchise has poached a coach from the other (Bill Parcells taken by the Jets; Bill Belichick taken by the Patriots), the teams are from New York and Boston, the current Jets coach, Eric Mangini, was a longtime Patriots assistant, and,......

It's the dawn of a new era as the Jets are expected to announce the hiring of New England defensive coordinator Eric Mangini as the 15th head coach in franchise history, ESPN.com first reported last night. The first three things that standout about Mangini are: his age, (now the youngest coach in the NFL, turning 35 on Thursday), his prior tenure with the Jets (1997-99 as a defensive assistant under Bill Belichick and Bill Parcells)......

Bill Parcells led the Giants to two Super Bowl championships by creating a smothering defense. Parcells took great pride in the Giants ability to physically dominate their opponents. Yesterday’s game would have thrilled him if he hadn’t been on the receiving end of the Giants 17-10 victory. The Giants defense was everywhere, holding Dallas to just over 200 yards while forcing four turnovers, making four sacks and scoring a touchdown. Dallas only managed to......

It has been fifteen years since he was carried off the field in Tampa after Scott Norwood’s kick sailed to the right. Eventhough he has coached against them multiple times from three different sidelines, the Giants have never faced Bill Parcells with this much on the line. The winner of this game takes control of the NFC East and a shot at a home playoff game. The loser will face a tough road to make......

The Giants face a familiar foe coached by a familiar face when they play the Cowboys this weekend. Dallas is 3-2 and coming off of an impressive win over the Eagles. Bill Parcells has brought Drew Bledsoe in to lead his offense and get the ball to Keyshawn Johnson and Terry Glenn, which he has done effectively so far passing for 10 TD’s and over 1300 yards. Julius Jones is listed as questionable for the......

You know the deal: the stakes are no less than the entire season riding on a single game. The Jets (11-6) visit top-seeded Pittsburgh (15-1) (Saturday, 4:30 p.m., TV: CBS, Radio: 1050 ESPN) in an AFC Divisional Playoff game. For those who haven't been paying attention, Pittsburgh has a rookie quarterback named Ben Roethlisberger (pictured impersonating Stevie Wonder - OK, a joke) who has yet to lose in his first 13 starts,an NFL record. Yes,......

The Giants may not be winning pretty and they're certainly not getting all the headlines, but they're winning all the same and in the N.F.L. wins are what count. After yesterday's 26-10 victory over the Cowboys in Dallas Stadium, the Giants have already matched last season's win total and will go into their bye week with a 4-1 record and a 4-game winning streak. That's not bad for a team that everybody (including us......

The race for the Jets' seemingly vacant backup quarterback spot seems to be over as soon as it began, as the team signed former Dallas Cowboy starter Quincy Carter to a one-year contract. Sources have indicated Carter will earn $500,000 for the season in his role, but if Chad Pennington goes down to injury again, it might be a good deal in the end, considering Carter's experience as a starter. It was only three weeks......

Four hundred New Yorkers were asked which New Yorkers they hated most. Their top ten with percentages: 1. Leona Helmsley: 71% 2. Lizzie Grubman: 62% 3. Al Sharpton: 60% 4. Martha Stewart: 49% 5. Donald Trump: 47% 6. Woody Allen: 29% 7. George Steinbrenner: 27% 7. Rudy Giuliani: 27% 8. Michael Bloomberg: 26% 9. Arianna Huffington: 22% 10. Tina Brown: 20% 11. Norman Mailer: 13% 12. Bill Parcells: 8% [Via Daily News] Clearly, Gothamist wasn't......