With Mangini On Board, Browns Have Work Ahead of Them in 2009

Draft Fearlessly  

Mangini strikes me as the type who will do whatever it takes to draft the best player and currently the player that fits the Browns needs the most is USC LB, Rey Malaluga, he is fearlessly, intimidating and actually HITS people, another player I wouldn't be surprised to see him want is SS Taylor Mays from USC.

Mays reminds him of former Pitt standout and current Jets DB Darnell Revis, a real ball-hawk and someone who can change games, Safety is becoming the new prime position in case you haven't watched Troy Polamalu or Ed Reed, the Browns need a  intimidator in the Eric Turner type of mold.   

Form a Partnership With the New GM

George Kokonis, Rich McKay, Tom Heckert or Scott Pioli, the names are coming from all angles and we keep hearing different things about each and I'm not all that high on Kokonis because of his lack of experience being a GM.

I think the perfect fit for Mangini would be Eagles GM, Tom Heckert, they both seem to be tough, passionate men who want the best for their teams and with Heckert's track record of success coupled with Mangini's youth and potential, Heckert a Heckert/Mangini union could very well work, considering that both are experienced and have something to prove.  

Is Manigini the Right Fit for Cleveland?

You will get no argument from Mangini's brother-in-law, Mark Shapiro, Mangini does have connections in Cleveland and while I'm not sure if that played a big factor in hiring him but at 37 Mangini is young enough to relate to the veterans on the team such as Shaun Rogers and Jamal Lewis and old enough to be able to talk to the young guns such as Quinn, Winslow, Edwards and Cribbs. 

Mangini may not be the people's choice as was Bill Cowher, but he does have a chip on his shoulder now to prove Lerner right in hiring him and New York wrong in letting him walk.

And in the long run, Mangini just might work.

—Dawgfather

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