If This Were Another Sport Besides Hockey Files, Part II — Think about Jerry Manuel allowing the Mets to blow a 3-1 lead in the NLCS Think about Joe Girardi trying to get his flacks to strong-arm press conferences rather than answer legitimate questions.. Think about Tom Coughlin letting his own immature behavior have a huge impact on a Giants playoff game … and you have the playoff season that John Tortorella just had for the Rangers. Not to Torts: before you act like you’ve invented the game, try winning a playoff series on your new job. Man … just think if this happened in a sport that people around here really cared about …

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Good luck to whatever sap team is going to fall for Brett Favre’s spiel the way that the Jets fell for it last year, because if you don’t think he’s still thinking about playing next year after requesting his release …. well, you’re either very trusting or very, very crazy.