New York Jets: Brawl at Camp a Step in Right Direction

Any player on the Jets will admit the departure of super-intense head coach Eric Mangini has made the atmosphere at training camp much looser. Oddly enough, though, it seems the team is poised to show more fire on the field under its new leader, Rex Ryan.   New York watched its potentially special season go down the drain in the final five weeks of the 2008-09 campaign once Brett Favre began throwing too many interceptions, and a lack of passion enabled the Miami Dolphins, of all teams, to represent the AFC East in the playoffs.   It was a foregone conclusion the Jets organization would enter this season with a chip on its shoulder. After all, owner Woody Johnson and General Manager Mike Tannenbaum had to believe no way, no how a second-half collapse would occur under Ryan and his hard-nosed methods on the defensive side of the ball.   The first step toward severing the mental edge held by the Patriots and Dolphins came during Monday morning’s practic...