When the Jets begin preparation for the Oakland Raiders on Tuesday, they will do so with full knowledge that they will be without Nick Mangold for the duration of a brutal three game road trip that takes Gang Green from the Black Hole to Baltimore and then to New England.
Mangold suffered a right ankle sprain when a Jaguars defender rolled up on his leg in the first quarter of the Jets 32-3 victory over Jacksonville at the Meadowlands on Sunday.
Mangold, a Pro-Bowl center will be greatly missed by this Jets offense as they square off against two of the top defenses in the NFL, the Pats and Ravens, over the next three weeks; it could be a rough stretch for Mark Sanchez who threw two picks Sunday, and the running game, which only gained 49 yards on the Jags.
The Jets hope that Colin Baxter can fill in for Mangold and insist they don't need a veteran. I think the Jets better start looking. Like I wrote on Sunday, former Giants center Shaun O'Hara is a free agent, and would be a perfect fill in until Mangold returns.
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