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Curse Of The Jets May Bite Favre

Just when you thought it was safe to be a Jets fan ... news came today that quarterback Brett Favre has an ankle injury, but it is not serious enough to end the quarterback's string of 256 straight starts.

Apparently, Favre rolled on his ankle in last night's shameful 48-29 disater in San Diego, Monday night.

It was not a good night for Favre and the Jets, as the quaterback put his new team in a huge hole with key interceptions in the first half; one of which was returned for a touchdown by Antonio Cramartie to give San Diego a 17-7 lead.

Still, Favre threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns, but most of those stats came in garbage time in the fourth quarter. Favre is expected to start against the highly talented and very impressive Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

Even with Favre's apparent injury, the quarterback has played with worse. He has had several nicks and dents and still finds a way to play. Most notably was a thumb injury he suffered a few season's ago, where the quarterback had to have a gigantic bandage wrapped around his thumb but still found a way to throw the ball.

If Favre should miss time, he will join a long list of Jet quarterbacks to suffer crippling injuries. In 1997, Glenn Foley suffered a season ending injury in a game against the Bears, putting the Jets season back in the hands of unreliable Neil O'Donnell. The Jets missed the playoffs.

Vinny Testaverde blew out his Achilles tendon in the second quarter of the first game of the 1999 season, ending his season and the Jets.

Chad Pennington had a career full of injures that ranged from a broken hand in 2003 to a severe shoulder injuries in 2004 and 2005, both of which required surgery, and an ankle injury last season.

Eric Mangini has a lot explaining to do. After the Jets scored a touchdown to cut the San Diego lead to 17-14, he decided to go for an onside-kick at the start of the second quarter. The play blew up in Mangini's face, as San Diego recovered the kick and proceeded to score a touchdown to all but ice the game at 24-14.

Mangini's decision was clearly one of the dumbest decisions in NFL history. Why would anyone kick an onside kick early in a football game? It doesn't make sense; it's not like the Jets were desperate at that point in time. This is the second consecutive week where Mangini's play calling has cost the Jets a ballgame. Not good!

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