So we’re waiting for coach Eric Mangini to come into the interview room when one reporter (not me, honest), remarks they’d forgotten the Jets actually won the game.

That was understandable.

On the other hand, I don’t think it’s fair to extrapolate too much out of this game in terms of the Jets offense. For one, not having Thomas Jones out there radically changes the complexities of the offense. Secondly, Mangini admitted things have been pretty “vanilla’’ offensively throughout the offseason.

They’re hiding things from you, folks.

Actually, the Jets, and certainly, the Giants, were hiding things from each other. These teams play again Oct. 7 and neither Mangini nor Giants coach Tom Coughlin want to reveal too much on the game films.

“We’re…looking at more of the basic stuff with this opponent, facing them early in season and having familiarity with them through this game,’’ Mangini said. “It’s important to have some things we like during the week but not really show it in the game.’’

The other point I’d like to make before packing up and going home from a very humid stadium, is that what the Jets are doing to Jacob Bender is borderline unfair at this point. More importantly, it’s unfair to Chad Pennington, who could have easily been hurt when Justin Tuck blew past Bender for a 12-yard sack.

Look, I know somebody has to start at left guard and Adrien Clarke certainly doesn’t seem to be the answer, but Bender just isn’t ready for this. Yes it’s a learning opportunity but just as it was unfair to plop Kendall in as a center make him make some shotgun snaps, it’s unfair to put such a burden on Bender.

The cliche would be throwing a kid in the deep end and seeing if he can swim.

If GM Mike Tannenbaum wasn’t convinced before tonight that he needs to bring in a veteran left guard – and I’m of the belief that has been Tannenbaum’s intention all along – then tonight showed the Jets cannot go into Week 1 without strengthening their offensive line.

Another worry: Osi Umenyiora beat D’Brickashaw Ferguson cleanly. Now, left tackle is as difficult a position as there is and, from time to time, you get beat. It’s like being a goalie in hockey. You’ve got to get over it and stop the next shot. But Kendall’s role in helping Brick on the field last year can’t be overstated. Pete helped Brick look good many a time. Plus, tight end Chris Baker wasn’t playing on Brick’s end, leaving him further exposed.

Brick, however, does have the immediate talent to correct this. He’ll get stouter. But having an accomplished veteran to his right wouldn’t hurt.