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That makes me feel better...thought I was missing something!

How long did Randy know he was going to fire RAC? We had threads the 3rd week of September saying it was time to part ways, so I am guessing that he figured out earlier than the day he fired him.

But, we do not know what the process was...if he had been going through candidates and figuring out which ones he wanted to interview, he may have made several cuts before we ever heard a name mentioned. Then, when Mangini was fired, he may have interviewed him and thought he was better than his other alternatives and snapped him up before anyone else could. So, don't be so quick to judge.

And, I liked Schwartz as well, but it does not speak highly of him to pull out of consideration just because Lerner was leaning towards Mangini. Pittsburgh was leaning towards Whisenhunt when Tomlin came in for his interview and blew them away. Or Lerner simply told him that he was going to hire Mangini and to spend his time preparing to beat Baltimore, I do not know.

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It makes me wonder what the rush was?

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Please don't take this personally Bones,,,,

But what the heck does time have to do with it.. if you find the guy you want.,... HIRE HIM.

Lerner looked at several candidates.,, it's not like he looked at one guy and said,, yup, that's my guy...

It's funny, but if Mangini looked like the guy he wanted and he didn't go and get him when he did, had Mangini taken a different job, then people would be yelling at Lerner for taking to freaking long to make up his mind..

I don't think Lerner will EVER win with this crowd...

First everyone wanted "experience', then "NO COORDINATORS"!
Then we hire a fairly experienced guy and suddenly everyone wants to
interview rookis candidates again?!

Shanahan apparently wasn't very interested as goes for Marty. Cowher politely bowed out early, unless you want Martz, Fassil, Billick, or a host of other retreads I"d say deal with it!

Like I said, maybe Shanahan didn't want to come in for an interview because he's going to skip the 09 season. You can't be mad Shanahan wasn't brought in without knowing everything that went on behind the scenes.

As far as the other candidates, that's your list...not Lerner's. And since he's the owner, it's his call. My list would look a lot different than yours. Ammo, DC and Daman might have only two people on theirs. Who to say anyone's list is wrong, you call who you like and see what happens.

And like CanadaDawg said, maybe Lerner wanted to make HIS pick before someone narrowed the list for him. Just waiting 3-10 more days and interviewing 2-4 more guys doesn't do any good if you already know your next head coach is.

I can't speculate why nobody else interviewed Mangini....maybe Lerner had a handshake deal with him from the beginning and Mangini turned some interviews down. I can't begin to guess any further, I'm not in his inner circle of friends.

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Ammo, DC and Daman might have only two people on theirs. Who to say anyone's list is wrong, you call who you like and see what happens.

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I had several that I wanted him to talk to:

Mangini
McDaniels (they talked)
Cowher (they talked) He clearly did'nt want to coach this year...
Ryan (don't know if they talked)
Spagnoulo (they talked)
Marty (lerner didn't have him on his list apparently)
Shanahan (when he because available, I thought that would be good) he rejected the overture to speak with Randy...


I didn't have Mel Tucker on the list,, but Randy spoke with him anyway..

So the man wanted to speak with 7 guys, he actually interviewed 5 that I'm aware of (might have been six if Ryan interviewed and I don't think he did)

He found his man,, for better or worse,, the deal appears done.

I wonder if we can get a Callahan-OC/Crennel-DC coup. That would be like 3 former NFL head coaches in our top 3 coaching positions.

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I did not say anything negative about Lerner.

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I really did ask you not to take it personally,, but the reason was because you asked that question but Spectre was already jumping on Lerner for this hire..

Sorry if you took my thinking as a direct hit to you,, it really wasn't meant that way Bones.....

Thats what it was...I should have thought of that.

I'm indifferent. I don't know about this one.

I would have been happy with either him or McDaniels. Here's to Mangini being the next Belichick instead of the next Romeo.

another defensive dude that served under Belleyache.
Is the 2nd time the charm?

He's our guy and I'll support him until such time as he doesn't warrant it.
Here's to a long and successful tenure as our coach. :cheers:

Welcome to Cleveland, Coach Mangini...

Now, get to work turning this team around.

Next up, a GM...this will take some time as Kokinis Interview is not until Sunday. The guy from Philly could be a possibility too.

...mac

As for the Rooney rule, I find it interesting that blacks make up about 13.4% of the population. http://blackdemographics.com/ (from 2007)

Black coaches in the nfl make up 22% of the head coaches, as of 2006 - in 2007 it was 19%.http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=2552450

And black players made up 66% of the league in 2007. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3555896&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines

Do we really need the Rooney rule anymore? Mandating that teams interview a minority (how do you suppose Mel Tucker feels now, being the token interview?) The Rooney rule may have been good for a bit, but is it needed now? It's goal was to get minorities into positions to get jobs. That has happened.

The good positive out of all this is Mangini has had two successful seasons in where his team was above 0.500.

If we can do that, OMG... lol..

O yea... BEAT THE STEELERS!

Only person that would have made everyone completely happy for the most part is Shanahan. But I question his personnel decisions, i.e. "Browncos".

Mangini has HEAD coaching experience, and I think he was a solid choice.

I hope Braylon is ready to get CHEWED OUT by the manGENIUS from time to time. LMAO

I agree his discipline and experience are 2 plus' to me along with the fact that he had 2/3 winning seasons there.

we couldve done alot worse

Now they better be announcing a GM hiring Friday though.........


There is ALOT of work to do this offseason...... again

He beat New England twice. - So yes, he can definitely beat pittsburgh.

I really believe it was Savage that screwed this thing up, particularly the D by not getting RAC the guys he wanted/needed. Consequently, RAC as DC isn't all that off base for me.
There's an article on PFT about Mangini already speaking with Jets assistants about joining him in Cleveland. If the Jets don't hire Callahan as HC, the Mangini, RAC, Callahan team doesn't seem out of the question. RAC and Callahan might be just the "old hands" a relatively young HC needs. As for GM, IMO Heckert might be the better pick than Kokinis.
Let's give the new coaches and GM a chance.
Go Browns!!!

I support this move. Good luck Mangini, you'll need all you can get.

GREAT....ANOTHER LOSING SEASON....!!!!!.....I can't believe that RL signed this guy.....maybe if he was the only one left, I could accept it....... .... ....... ....

Eric Mangini
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Eric Mangini
Date of birth January 19, 1971 (1971-01-19) (age 37)
Place of birth Hartford, Connecticut
Position(s) Head Coach
College Wesleyan University
Regular season 23-25-0
Postseason 0-1
Career record 23-26-0
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1996

1997-1999


2000-2004

2005

2006-2008
2009-present Baltimore Ravens
(Offensive Assistant)
New York Jets
(Defensive Quality Control Coach)
New England Patriots
(Defensive Backs Coach)
New England Patriots
(Defensive Coordinator)
New York Jets
(Head Coach)
Cleveland Browns
(Head Coach)
Eric Mangini (born January 19, 1971 in Hartford, Connecticut) is the current head coach of the Cleveland Browns and former head coach of the New York Jets of the National Football League. At the age of 37, he was the youngest coach in the four major North American major professional sports leagues.



[edit] Early life
Mangini is a graduate of Bulkeley High School in Hartford, Connecticut and Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, the son-in-law of renowned sports agent Ronald M. Shapiro, and the brother-in-law of Cleveland Indians general manager Mark Shapiro. He played football in high school as a linebacker and later at Wesleyan University. Mangini played nose tackle at Wesleyan and set a school record with 36.5 career sacks, also ranking second in school history in total tackles. Mangini coached a semi-pro team in Melbourne, Australia during a semester abroad. His former head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots graduated from Wesleyan as well, and the two were brothers in the Chi Psi Fraternity, separated by two decades.

Mangini worked his way up in the NFL under the tutelage of Bill Belichick. He began his career as a ball boy with Cleveland at the age of 23, and later became an intern in the public relations. While working as a ball boy, he was often quoted as saying "no job is too small in the NFL."[citation needed] He worked 18 hours a day in the PR department, and at night he took copies of stats in the copy room. Bill Belichick, at the time the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, found him there, and liked him so much that he asked the general manager if they had another job for him. Mangini was given the job of fetching coffee for the Browns coordinators.


[edit] Coaching career

[edit] Assistant coach
Prior to coaching the New York Jets, Mangini worked for the New England Patriots under Head Coach Bill Belichick, first as their defensive backs coach (2000–2004), and later as their defensive coordinator (2005). Before that Belichick gave him a job as an assistant in the Cleveland Browns organization (1995). Mangini was part of the Baltimore Ravens' inaugural staff in 1996, where he was a quality control/offensive assistant coach. From 1997–1999, he worked with the Jets as a defensive assistant/quality control coach. That was also when Belichick was assistant head coach/defensive coordinator.


[edit] Head coach of the New York Jets
Mangini was named head coach of the New York Jets on January 17, 2006,[1] two days before his 35th birthday, beating out former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Tice, former New Orleans Saints head coach Jim Haslett, and New York Giants defensive coordinator Tim Lewis.

On September 10, 2006, Mangini made his regular season debut as head coach. The Jets were the victors in a 23-16 road win against the Tennessee Titans. Mangini was shortly after nicknamed the Penguin by Jets wide receiver Laveranues Coles. He is one of four head coaches to have a winning record in his first season with the Jets (Bill Parcells, Al Groh, and Herman Edwards are the others). Mangini finished his rookie season with a 10-6 record, the same as former Jets coach Herman Edwards did in his rookie year. Edwards received a higher salary after the playoffs.[2]

The Jets clinched an AFC wild card spot on December 31 by beating the Oakland Raiders at home by the score of 23–3, in the final game of the regular season. They would later go on to lose the Wild Card playoff game, 37–16, to the New England Patriots under Bill Belichick. Nevertheless, it marks a turn around orchestrated by the Jets and often injured quarterback Chad Pennington who overcame all odds after sustaining two rotator cuff injuries. Pennington finished the season setting career marks in yards, completions, and attempts, earning him honors as the 2006 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.

In recognition of the success Mangini had in his first season as head coach of the Jets, he was named 2006 AFC Coach of the Year at the NFL 101 Awards.[3]

The 2007 season under Mangini was less fruitful for the Jets, who went 4–12 during the regular season, failing to qualify for the playoffs.

The 2008 season started differently for the Jets, as they went 8-3, including a win over then undefeated Tennessee Titans. Through 11 games, The Jets were in control of their division and a first round bye. After that, the Jets managed just a 1-4 record which was not enough to make the playoffs and they finished third in their division.

On December 29, 2008, after missing out on the playoffs for a second straight year, Mangini was fired.[4]


[edit] Head Coach of the Cleveland Browns
On January 7th, 2009, a report was released indicating that the Cleveland Browns will hire Mangini as head coach.[5]


[edit] Personal life
Mangini and his wife Julie have three sons: Jake, Luke, and Zack. Mangini is known for naming his children after important figures in his career as a professional football coach. His first son, Jake Harrison, is named after New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison, and his middle child is named Luke William after Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.[6] His son Zack was born on Brett Favre's 39th birthday, and Mangini had promised Favre that he would name his son after the quarterback should he choose to sign with the Jets. As such, Mangini's third son is named Zack Brett.

The family owns a vacation home in Brewster, Massachusetts on Cape Cod[citation needed], and also a home in Harding Township, New Jersey. Cleveland Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro is Mangini's brother-in-law[7] and sports agent Ron Shapiro is his father-in-law and also currently represents him.[8]

Mangini also had a cameo role in an episode of the mob drama The Sopranos.


[edit] Head coaching record
Team Year Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
NYJ 2006 10 6 0 .625 2nd in AFC East 0 1 .000 Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Wild-Card Game.
NYJ 2007 4 12 0 .250 3rd in AFC East - - - -
NYJ 2008 9 7 0 .600 3rd in AFC East - - - -
NYJ Total 23 25 0 .479 0 1 .000
Total* 23 25 0 .479 0 1 .000