Now I Am Convinced That Eric Mangini Is Clueless When It Comes To QBs

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Earlier this week, I suggested that Eric Mangini sit Brady Quinn out of the final pre season game against the Chicago Bears. He did, so I should be happy, right? Wrong. He has once again showed that he is way too indecisive when it comes to picking a quarterback.

I know he is trying to show that he learned from the master Bill Belichick. Belichick does play mind games, but has never done that at quarterback. He knows what a quarterback controversy can do. That is why he traded Matt Cassel instead of opening a competition.

The reason I thought Quinn should sit is because Mangini should have named him the starter due to better performances during the preseason than Derek Anderson. I thought Anderson should get the first quarter to get a little more work in before the season started.

Instead, Mangini sits both of them out and fans still don't know. Some think it is all strategic. I say it is because he is completely clueless when it comes to quarterbacks. Seriously, if he doesn't have enough information to make that decision now he is a dufus.

I am not saying he is a bad coach altogether. I just think that when it comes to quarterbacks he really doesn't know what he is doing. The sad part is that it really doesn't take a football mangenius to figure this one out. About 80 percent of the city of Cleveland can figure it out quite easily.

This is the same guy that couldn't even figure out that Chad Pennington was better than Kellen Clemens. Seriously, was that really a hard one to figure out? I think most coaches would have needed about one practice to figure that out.

Last night's game was a perfect demonstration of how Mangini really doesn't know quarterbacks. He made it a point to acquire Brett Ratliff in the blockbuster draft day trade. He built this kid up  very high. Well as it turns out Ratliff is not even as good as Richard Bartel who clearly outperformed him in the preseason.

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