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FAVRE & COLES TALK THE TALK

New York Post — Laveranues Coles still is not speaking to reporters, an unfortunate adolescent act of sulking over his hurt feelings about the Jets' sudden release of close friend Chad Pennington when Brett Favre was acquired. But Coles is speaking to Favre, and...
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MANGINI GIVES NUGENT KICK-START

New York Post — Jet coach Eric Mangini made a point to seek out kicker Mike Nugent yesterday and give him a pep talk after Nugent missed a 23-yard, potential game-tying field goal as time expired in the loss to the Redskins. "Nobody is going to be harder on Mike...
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Audible on playbook

New York Newsday — Favre asks Mangini for slight adjustments to help him in huddle In a radio interview Monday afternoon, Brett Favre said he had spoken with Eric Mangini about hopefully reaching some kind of "middle ground," in terms of the amount of information being fed the quarterback from the bulky Jets playbook.
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The Red Zone

New York Newsday — Quick hits around training camp Final open practice at Hofstra
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Myers: Brett gets a Big Blue chill

New York Daily News — Brett Favre will never face a bigger moment against the Giants than he did in January as a Packer. Now he faces them again Saturday in a Jets uniform, but it's just a preseason game with no chance at redemption at his overtime interception.
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Favre, receivers becoming familiar with one another

Journal News — Brett Favre said that as much as he needs to learn the Jets' specific plays, he needs most to figure out where his receivers feel most comfortable getting the ball.
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LAST DAYS AT HOFSTRA FOR JETS

New York Post — Jets Last Days At Hofstra Long Islanders say goodbye to 40yrs of practice with the NY Jets as they move their training camp to New Jersey. Diehard Jet fan Pete Wilson of Long Island has been watching his favorite team practice at Hofstra...
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Coles receives praise from Favre

New York Daily News — Brett Favre has yet to throw a meaningful pass to Laveranues Coles. But Favre is already comparing the Jet to his favorite target in Green Bay. After talking to Coles Tuesday, Favre likened him to Donald Driver, his long-time top receiver in Green Bay.
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FAVRE STILL TRYING TO DIGEST JETS OFFENSE

New York Post — Brett Favre, in a radio interview yesterday, indicated that he spoke to coach Eric Mangini yesterday about trying to pare down the number of offensive plays in order for him to get comfortable as he crams for the start of the season. "I had a long...
New York Jets1 day ago

'LEARNING' CURVE

New York Post — Vernon Gholston has been toiling a bit in his first NFL training camp, but his fortune is the fact that his No. 1 pick presence has been overshadowed by the much larger aura of Brett Favre. The fact is, if Favre were not here, Gholston, because...
New York Jets1 day ago

Favre makes sure Jets' Keller has a ball

New York Newsday — The night's prize sat in a cubbyhole above Dustin Keller's locker at the Meadowlands.
New York Jets1 day ago

Favre calls for new plan

New York Daily News — Despite a successful preseason debut, Brett Favre hinted he's battling information overload and has asked the Jets' coaches to scale back. "I don't want to think, I want to react," Favre told 1050 ESPN Radio.
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