No, the two aren't related... that's the beauty of a nebulous headline...
The Man-Genius is returning for a second season as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns. Apparently, on the surface, the last few weeks of the season saved his job.
Da New Team Prez, Mike Holmgren, had said that he wanted to have the coaching situation figured out by the end of the week.
There had been speculation that Mangini’s job was under the microscope after a 1-11 start.
Remember all the fun from earlier in the year... Mangini had hand-picked former general manager George Kokinis- and we all know how that turned out.
Now he's got a new boss in Holmgren and he'll have a new GM soon...
Those of us at OSG HQ think it's more related to Holmgren wanting to see if Mangini can keep the momentum from the end of the 2009 season and, at the same time, not have to worry about bringing in a high-priced coach in an uncapped year with possible labor unrest hanging over everyone's plate...
To the other half of the story...
Kick returner extraordinaire Josh Cribbs is pissed he doesn't have a new deal.
On his Twitter account, Josh posted this:
Thanks everyone, I love playing for the Browns and put my all in to it, but it doesn't look good for me at this point on returning,” Cribbs tweeted. “I don't believe I made the to do list for the team in 2010.”
Cribbs' agent, Peter Schaffer, says that the Browns were willing to move up a $1.4-million, but that's it. Cribbs has three years left on his 6-year, $6.77-million deal. The Browns say they're "not budging..."
Fox 8 caught up with Cribbs after he cleaned out his locker...
((HT: WJW-TV))
March should be interesting in Browns camp...
1 comment:
I think now that Holmgren has decided to bring back Mangini, Mangini might help talk the front office into budging a little more in these contract talks with Cribbs. He's an extremely valuable asset to the Browns, he helped solidify the offense and special teams during the four game win streak, and was a key component in saving Mangini's job. Not finding a way to keep him with the Browns would be a huge mistake for Holmgren to begin his reign in Cleveland with.
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