Mangini trying to copy Belicheck

by air holmes on Apr 26, 2009 1:01 PM EDT

Now, I don't know if anyone agrees, but is Eric Mangini trying to copy Bill Belicheck's draft day strategy? I mean, he keeps trading down for more picks in the 2nd round, then he takes his new divison rival's main guy in Alex Mack. Belicheck seems to cause troble around the league with either the Cutler situation (more on the Broncos in a later post) or the Spygate tapes. Mangini must think if this guy (Bill) can resurrect his carrer from a team until then that was unheard of (Pats) then maybe he can, too. Your thoughts?

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I for one didn’t think Mangini was the problem in NY…

I think he is kind of a dick, but he drafted pretty well in NY, and is drafting well now.

I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!

by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Apr 26, 2009 1:06 PM EDT reply actions

Hate

As much as I Hate to say it…me thinks the Browns are having a fairly good draft.

by steelersrock08 on Apr 26, 2009 1:29 PM EDT reply actions

It Happens

Remember how they were going to take the league by storm after they picked up Joe Thomas and Brady Quinn in the same draft? They had a tremendous draft that year by all accounts. I mean, the rings were going to start flowing into Cleveland like the Cuyahoga.

Wait…that last part didn’t happen.

by CarlWeathersMustache on Apr 26, 2009 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Jets West

I think there plan, but not there picks. It will be interesting to so them this year.

by SteelBuckeye on Apr 26, 2009 2:06 PM EDT reply actions

don't worry

they’ve had good drafts before. they are the Clowns, they’ll find a way to f#ck things up and i will enjoy watching them do so.

by Hypocycloid on Apr 26, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions

+1

"Whaddya' mean all the beer is gone..?

by OhioYinzer on Apr 26, 2009 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Based on all the clamor here for Mack, perhaps a better question is are the Browns trying to copy the Steelers?

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by kwoog on Apr 26, 2009 7:52 PM EDT reply actions

Pffff

Good luck Clowns.

by SoCalSteelerFan on Apr 26, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions

I’d agree that Mangini is taking a Belicheck approach to the draft, but why not. It appears a good way to approach a draft. As you always hear it’s a copy cat league.

I’d also agree that the Browns have put together a decent draft as well. Good for them. But Daddy still holds the keys to the car!

by Silverback92 on Apr 26, 2009 8:42 PM EDT reply actions

Good Plan

The Browns have many holes to fill, so it seems quantity over quality. One announcer talked about the “safety in numbers theory”, which if I heard correctly is a Parcells thing…hence Belicheat* and now Mangina. Regardless..you can lead a pig to water but that doesn’t make it a horse.