Eric Mangini

Last week things got testy here on WFNY yet again when I brought up that I was tired of hearing the argument that detractors use to say Mike Holmgren is a hypocrite for firing Mangini for not winning enough .  I just wrote a small paragraph on it in a ranting fashion, and I don’t think it might have made the point, and possibly even came off a little antagonistic.  So, I thought I would research it properly to really present the case that Mangini wasn’t fired for wins alone. In case you...Read Full Story

After a truly disastrous season, Eric Mangini will get at least one more year to redeem himself. The Cleveland Browns head coach will keep his job, according to the new president of the Cleveland Browns, Mike Holmgren . This comes after a press conference yesterday, which saw Holmgren publicly saying he was unsure whether Mangini would remain in Cleveland. Mangini has, to put it kindly, not had a good go of it during his first year in Ohio. He began the season 1-7, before the general manager...Read Full Story

Tweet Raise your hand if you miss The Mangenius? Other than our old friend  Pete over at Frowns nobody seemed to be all that upset that Mike Holmgren decided to go in a different direction after back to back 5-11 seasons down by the Lake front. Many in the media found him prickly to deal with, but as last season wore on, we saw a kinder, gentler Eric Mangini. Maybe he knew what his fate was going to be regardless of the outcome or maybe the fact that he could just be the coach, instead of...Read Full Story

Last year, many of Eric Mangini’s detractors used varying player opinions of him as weapons against him. There was the infamous bus trip that the rookies took to Mangini’s football camp on the east coast. In hindsight, that was certainly a public relations mistake on Mangini’s part, but nowhere near as big a deal as it was made out to be. Then complaints about excessive hitting came after James Davis injured his shoulder in an “opportunity session” after practice. There was a brief moment...Read Full Story

I decided to look up what Eric Mangini said about Jayme Mitchell when he was acquired in October last season before he sat on the bench for 12 straight weeks.  A lot of people are curious if the Browns knew that they were going to fire Mangini and switch defenses even that far back.  We’ll probably never know for sure, but here is what Mangini said about Jayme Mitchell during a press conference shortly after Mitchell was acquired.  My thoughts follow. ( Mangini   On Jayme Mitchell )- “Jayme...Read Full Story

Every NFL season the perception is that a certain number of coaches are on thinner ice than the rest.  It seems that Eric Mangini a season ago, without a boss, was able to find himself on the hot seat just based on the media.  Pat McManamon told the Browns to “admit their mistake” and fire the coach after seven games, I believe.  Matt Taibbi, who is best known for writing about the 2004 presidential election, took to Rolling Stone magazine to compare Mangini to Augustus Gloop from Roald...Read Full Story

TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio The Cleveland Browns have fired coach Eric Mangini following a second straight 5-11 season that ended with a humiliating home loss to the rival Pittsburgh Steelers. He was dismissed during a Monday morning meeting with team president Mike Holmgren, the club said in a statement. Mangini went just 10-22 with the Browns and finished his second season with a four-game losing streak. Cleveland went 2-6...Read Full Story

“I can get real excited about finding the right, young guy and letting him run with the ball.” – Mike Holmgren There was plenty of talk throughout Mike Holmgren’s meeting with the media today, but the above statement is the one that I would use to describe it if I had to choose one quote.   Mike Holmgren will not say that he will “never” coach again, because he just doesn’t want to make a promise he can’t keep.  Simultaneously, as I told you here earlier in the season, I just don’t think...Read Full Story

Tweet The next chapter of Eric Mangini’s storybook career will land him in Bristol, CT as the former head coach of the Cleveland Browns will take a seat within ESPN’s studios as an NFL analyst, the New York Post reports. Mangini, who was relieved of his duties last January , spent some quality time with the WWL’s talking heads as the football world awaited the playoff contest between the New York Jets and New England Patriots – two teams which had been the coach’s employers prior to his...Read Full Story

How about that first drive on Saturday? The Browns, led by Jake Delhomme just marched right down the field. Two 17 yard passes to open the series- the first to Moore and the second to Massaquoi. After a decent Harrison run Delhomme found Evan Moore again for another first down. Four plays and three first downs? To start a game? The drive suffered it’s only hiccup as Hillis ran for 2 yards, followed by Delhomme’s only incompletion. On third and 8 Delhomme found Massaquoi again, but he failed...Read Full Story