Why Eric Mangini May Be Gone

This season for the Cleveland Browns has been in a sense, erratic and inconsistent. There have been positives in this season, but mostly the negatives outweigh the positives.

The team has been very inconsistent week in and week out. One week the team looks very good but then in the next week, the team looks very shoddy and just flat-out terrible. They have been positives in this season, but mostly the negatives 

After this inconsistent and spotty season, here's three reasons why head coach Eric Mangini may be gone.

The First Strike: Losing Too Many Close Games

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NEW ORLEANS - OCTOBER 24: Head coach Eric Mangini of the Cleveland Browns watches a play during the game against the New Orleans Saints at the Louisiana Superdome on October 24, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

This season, the Browns have been in every game. They've played tough hard football game in and game out.

For the most part, the Browns have had the lead in the third quarter in most of these close losses. They've blown most of their leads in the fourth quarter, and the blame must placed on Mangini as he was responsible for most of the losses.

The Second Strike: Sticking With Brian Daboll

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CLEVELAND - 2009: Brian Daboll of the Cleveland Browns poses for his 2009 NFL headshot at photo day in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by NFL Photos)

Brian Daboll can be described in one word: terrible.

He is too conservative and needs to be more aggressive. When he does get aggressive in his offensive play-calling, the game is out of reach or he does it for one play. He is awful when play-calling in the red zone this year.

Daboll has been saved by Peyton Hillis because if it weren't for Hillis, the Browns would be like last year's Browns on offense.

The Third Strike: Jake Delhomme and Losing Games You Shouldn't Lose

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JACKSONVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 21: Jake Delhomme #17 of the Cleveland Browns talks with head coach Eric Mangini during a game agaisnt the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field on November 21, 2010 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Im

This isn't a critique of how bad Jake Delhomme is or how many interceptions he has thrown. This is a reflection of Mangini's undecisiveness.

First off, we know that Delhomme is washed up and doesn't have any gas in the tank anymore. Second of all, why would Mangini be reluctant to play Seneca Wallace ahead of Jake Delhomme, when you know that Wallace is infinitely better than Delhomme?

The Browns lost two games in a row to bottom-feeders in the NFL: the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals. Mangini must take the blame for this debacle, and this may cost his job.

Conclusion

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CLEVELAND - DECEMBER 27: Head coach Eric Mangini of the Cleveland Browns watches his team against the Oakland Raiders at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 27, 2009 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)

My gut feeling is that Mangini will be gone, and the new coach that replaces Mangini will be an offensive-minded head coach.

This season again has many positives, but unfortunately most of the negatives outweigh them. Most of the time it isn't the coaches' fault, but here in this case, it very well may be and that's why Mangini might get let go.