Highly placed Jet sources have told The Post that the Deion Branch trade with New England is "dead" mostly because the Patriots are asking for way too much - at least a first-round draft pick. "He's under contract with another club and I respect their privacy and his privacy," Mangini said. "That's a matter for them to work out. I'm focused on the guys we have." As for a rumor than was floating yesterday that had the Jets trading WR Laveranues Coles, Mangini said, "Laveranues is a member of the New York Jets. I have said several times all the things I like about Laveranues and his toughness, which he shows week in and week out, his ability to catch ball in traffic, the things he does in running game."