Please FIRE Mangini

by jerseyboyinmi on Dec 28, 2008 11:36 PM EST

Mangini I love you, but you need to be fired. You were 8-3 and then you could not motivate your team with5 games left. Your team controlled their own destiny. How do you not win at least 2 out of your last 5 games? I knew once the Jets were mentioned to be a Superbowl team that they would falter. I have seen this story one to many times and the story ends the same way all the time. I have been a Jets Fan for 27 years. The players, coaches and owners have changed, but the results also remian the same year after year. I guess it could be worst I could be a Lions fan.

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I'm not a Jets fan

but I am a Mets fan, so I’ve gone through many of the same emotions – in some ways I almost think it would be better to be a Lions/Pirates fan, b/c then at least they don’t even get your hopes up.

by cjmulrain on Dec 29, 2008 12:39 PM EST reply actions

Mangini reality

Is there any good coach in NFL or college that never speaks with any player on the sideline during a game? Any other coach who never communicates unhappiness, disgust or encouragment with a player during a game. Mangini was so self contained. How could a player be expected to respond to him? You could only determine his reaction by the speed that he chewed his gum. Once the league figured out how to deal with some of the things the Jets did against the Pats and the Titans which brought success, it became easy because the Jets never brought creative thought into offensive and defensive game plans again. Straegy aside, the biggest problem keeps coming back to Mangini’s psychological makeup. At the most important moments, his passion and emotion remained inward. His frown became hardened, the jaws were working the gum relentlessly, his mouth was silent and when his players needed a connection with the leader, the leader crouched in the corner of the foxhole, staring numbly, straight ahead. No eye contact, no acknowlegment of reality…..nothing……???
The only thing missing on Sunday was the “Goodby Eric” song made famous by the Giants in the 60’s when their then coach, Allie Sherman had to go. I can still hear “Goodbye Allie” reverberating through the old Yankee Stadium.

by jwnamath12 on Dec 29, 2008 4:02 PM EST reply actions