Mangini was announced in Cleveland today for the Cleveland job, and if you are familiar with his press conferences, he’s definitely sounding enthused. You can check his presser here.
The most telling quote for me? When asked about other than the team’s history, what else excited him?
“… the importance of everybody being on the same page at all times. That’s what excites me most about this opportunity.”
So was that not the case in New York? He indicates that it was a tight ship in New York … but someone still got fired. So you draw your own conclusions.
To me he seems different, more enthused. Moreso than the humdrum that usually his press conferences devolved into. Part of it clearly is first day on the job stuff, part of it is he truly venerates the team, but I do think that part of it is that he’s out from under the pall that hung over him the last month or so.
For Browns fans and players, I hope that he keeps up the enthusiasm aspect in front of the media and in front of his team. We truly believe he struggled to find his own voice in New York, so hopefully that will be a lesson taken from his time here.
I’ll admit, it took me a while to convince that Herm wasn’t right for the Jets, but all I’m saying is I don’t have the same unambiguous “don’t let the door hit you where the Good Lord split you!” attitude once Mangini was out the door.
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