Right now, this team looks in total disarray – perhaps worse than it has looks at any time since its return. That’s saying something.
After three weeks, not one unit on this football team has improved over a year ago, and one could argue that every unit has regressed.
The coaching staff lost much of its credibility by pulling it’s starting quarterback just 10 quarter into the season after spending months painstakingly deliberating and making a choice as to who would run this team. Having said that, Brady Quinn needs to take responsibility for regressing as a player from where he was a year ago. Regardless, he clearly deserved more time to find his way – or not. There simply is not enough of a “body of evidence” to make a judgment on him as a starting NFL quarterback, and anyone who says there is should not be taken seriously. It's best for BQ to go elsewhere. A lot can change quickly in the NFL, but this regime, which is likely here for a while, just tossed him overboad. I suggest his agent get on the phone ASAP.
The team is a national joke after rewarding a player with a starting quarterback role after throwing three picks in two quarters of play. When has that happened before?
On three different occasions, in the same game, a running back pranced untouched into the end zone last week against a defense that looks as though it quit. When has that happened before?
As we expected, Mangini got absolutely no “Honeymoon Period” from the media and fans due to his “MR. Bill Management Style” and the team’s embarrassing start. That will only make it more difficult for the coaches to get the players to “buy in,” especially if they see everyone on the outside not buying in either.
I would like someone to explain to me how so many starters on this roster have kept their job after three weeks when so many players are underachieving – once again?
A reminder - over half of this roster is new. Mangini and company brought in their own people and then some. As someone who studies words for a living and is well-versed in sports PR, I don't want to hear "it takes time" or "change doesn't happen over night" from this regime. That's a copout and insults my intellligence. This is the NFL - where solid leadership on and off the field leads to marked improvement sooner rather than later.
This corner expects the Browns to be competitive against the Bengals. However, after what we’ve seen to date, it’s impossible for us to pick the Browns to win over a team that arguably should be 3-0 right now. We like Cincinnati, 33-23. No, there is no such thing as a moral victory in professional sports.
Where are Bill Cowher, Marty of Mike Shanahan when you need them? And to think all three were available when the Lerner family fell in love with Mangini. Ownership bypassed our first sports commandment - HIRE THE BEST TALENT AVAILABE TO RUN THE SHOW! But we’ve been over that ground numerous times. Having said that, intelligent followers should not fall into the same trap some media members and most fans will now fall into, and start demanding the coach’s head on a platter. As big a trainwreck as this seems right now, it’s way too early for that. Whether you like it or not, Mangini is here to stay. Besides, who is going to call him on the carpet -the general manager MANGINI hired?
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