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He's angry. He's tough on his players. He's a disciplinarian who doesn't create confidence or loyalty from the organization.
He coaches from a standpoint of fear.
He likes to fine players for the silliest of infractions.
He can't draft and he does more to help the Jets in Cleveland than he did as head coach in New York!
So it begs the question, why is Eric Mangini still a head coach in the NFL?
After going 10-7 including a playoff loss in his rookie season with the Jets, Eric Mangini has gone 4-12, 9-7 and 1-7 so far this year. He's 14-26 since that first playoff season and a veteran like Jamal Lewis would rather retire than continue to play for this Belichick disciple who's management style seems to be "my way or the highway" with very little to show for it at 24-33 (.421).
More importantly, is Eric Mangini truly one of the best 32 coaches in all of football?
How does a guy like Mangini even position himself for a coveted head coaching position when so many other ex-coaches remain out of the NFL with so much more to offer?
Mike Shanahan. Bill Cowher. Jimmy Johnson. Marty Schottenheimer. Pete Carroll. Brian Billick. All winners. Four are Super Bowl champions.
Why are they not coaching and Eric Mangini is still strolling an NFL sideline?
After last year's complete collapse in New York, how does Cleveland fire one Belichick disciple for another?
Is it his ability to draft?
Eric Mangini passed on Jay Cutler for D'brickashaw Ferguson. Eric Mangini had no confidence in Chad Pennington who he cut because protege Kellen Clemens couldn't beat out the former Marshall University standout in a competitive camp. Instead of sticking with Pennington, Mangini goes along with the Bret Favre experiment that collapsed when Jet management hid his injury.
Favre is now in Minnesota with a 7-1 record. Mangini is 1-7 in Cleveland.
Had the Jets kept Pennington after Favre went down, you think the Jets make the playoffs?
Exactly.
Instead, Chad Pennington gets payback to the tune of a 11-5 record with the Miami Dolphins and a trip to the playoffs. Favre leaves the Jets and the Jets relieve Mangini of his coaching duties only to be hired by the "mistake at the lake" known as the Cleveland Browns.
Do not confuse these Cleveland Browns to the lineage of Paul Brown, Jim Brown or Leroy Kelly. That legacy plays in Baltimore and there known as the Ravens now.
The new Cleveland Browns are the Montreal Expos of the NFL!
So what does Mangini do on draft day when he's also in need of a quarterback?
He allows the Jets to get to USC standout Mark Sanchez who could be a ten-year starter and future NFL star. He then sends to the Jets Braylon Edwards, who rounds out a young receiving corps that should keep the Jets competitive for years to come.
Does Mangini realize he's a head coach in Cleveland and not a scout for the Jets?
Why would you trade down in the NFL Draft when your options at quarterback are Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn?
We all watched Brady Quinn drop like a rock in the 2007 draft from a possible #3 to #22. Even Joe Theisman was critical of Quinn's demeanor and ability to handle the rigors of leadership as a quarterback in the NFL.
Why would Mangini continue to look to a guy he passed up himself while in New York?
What is in the body of work as a head coach or in his resume that suggests Eric Mangini will ever be successful in the NFL?
The Browns are in free fall and have become a laughing stock that doesn't even compete, much less win!
Eric Mangini needs to be fired.
He lacks the personality and the leadership skills to be an effective NFL coach. He was rewarded with two opportunities with two teams yearning for success. In both cases, Mangini has failed miserably.
Someone get this guy a personality. He's learned nothing from his termination in New York and his progress this year as a leader and coach are non-exsistent. He can't deal with the media and seems content going 1-15 given the current state of ship within the Browns organization.
NFL fans deserve quality coaches who can offer hope that their team will improve.
The Cleveland fan base is one of the best after major markets like New York or Chicago. They deserve a real coach with a plan who can build the organization. It's time for NFL management to stop crowning assistants as head coaching prospects by right. Too many times we've seen the likes of Mangini and others making millions when it seems they couldn't win a HS state championship much less coach at this elite level.
If Mangini would impose his own standards to evaluate his progress, he would refund his salary and leave quietly in the night the same way Art Modell headed for Baltimore.
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