Smart move by the Browns. Of the fired coaches, Mangini was the best there was. When the Jets were 8-3, there were talks of the organization signing him to a contract extension. The Jets collapse can be blamed on Favre, and New York it’s your turn to put up with his annual off-season soap opera.
agreed, although the collapse is a lot more than just Favre. A lot of players seemed to forget how to play their positions. I thought Mangini’s firing was ridiculous. Unless a coach regularly oversees a collapse at the end of the season, it is not necessarily their fault. The players are adults and are accountable, too. Some seem to fall off in performance either due to fatigue or injuries may take their toll. Terrible mistake, and unless the Jets end up with the Giants D Coordinator or Bill Cowher reconsiders, they are probably going to regret this move.
the collapse of the Jets can be blamed on Farve???? how many Jets games have you watched???
I guess Farve was responsible for a defense that couldn’t tackle....or a defense that couldn’t rush the passer....or a defensive head coach who NEVER adjusted his game plan in three years....
Take it from me- someone whose been to every Jets home games since Nov 1981- Mangini is horrible...his teams were fundamentally flawed, he came with ill prepared game plans and never changed or adjusted to the situation...
this is a hiddeous and rash decision by Lerner- mangina was not a hot property who had teams lining up for his services- the Browns could’ve waited, interviewed some top GM’s (Tom Heckert of the Eagles???) then went back to mangina...
as it is now they’ve got a failed coach and a paper tiger GM....
Mangini over Shanahan?
Never mind that though, I just want these jobs filled with someone other than Spags. Giants need to figure out a way keep Spags happy until Tom decides that he’s through. Losing out on Lombardi and Landry (and more recently, John Fox) is bad enough...
Manginious would be the last coach on this planet I would ever hire. Cam Cameron would have been a better choice and that’s not saying very much. He’s a weasel to the nth degree and to be resposible for the debacle in the last 5 games of the season is inexcusable. Mangini is the ultimate loser. Lerner, you are an absolute idiot; your team deserves to go 0-16 and become the AFC’s version of the Detroit Lions. F**king unbelievable!