According to published reports, if former Jets head coach Eric Mangini is hired by the Cleveland Browns, he's interested in bringing some of his former assistants with him.
Mary Kay Cabot of the Plain Dealer writes that Mangini would like to bring Jets quarterbacks coach Brian Daboll and receivers coach Noel Mazzone. Both are still under contract with the Jets.
Mangini would also be interested in offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer and assistant head coach Bill Callahan being added to his staff in Cleveland. Both, however, are fringe candidates for Mangini's old job.
Cabot's source told her current Browns offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski has yet to meet with Mangini.
In other Browns coaching news, defensive coordinator Mel Tucker is scheduled to interview with the Seattle Seahawks for the same position.
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Mary Kay Cabot broke this? Errr, no. OBR broke it.
B great 2 have his coaches here. Although we don't need Rob Chidzinski around unless he's the waterboy. That guy can't call a game for nothing and he's proved it 16 times on '08…
Akbar, didn't see the OBR thing until just now. Don't shoot the messenger. Just picked it off Google News.
hey mangini,,, big mistakei
Lerner paying $3.5 million a season for a few more seasons says Chudski stays in Cleveland.
I think Mangini will be great in Cleveland! An upgrade with him and his coaches.
(just a note, the Dan talking to Akbar is the blog author. Second Dan is another fabulously named individual)
OMG, I think Lerner is willing to spend the money. That's his usual recourse. He's not Dolan after all.
Think he can nab an old colleague from the Pats to get Pepper Johnson to be the defensive coordinator? Please don't let Romeo be the DC.
Wow, that's breaking news. A former head coach looks to use some of his old coaches, i never thought he would ask any of them to come to Cleveland. That's like saying "Hey, Joe the Plumber is going on another call, he just might bring his pipe wrenches." You can tell there's absolutely nothing to report on the Browns right now.
No, there really is nothing else to report…
If Mangini is coach, does that mean we get 3 wishes.
First wish: New Owner
Second wish: New GM
Third wish: New coach
Fourth wish: Super Bowl Victory (Darn it…I'm out of wishes)
So goes the luck of the Browns
Caught me on a good day. Go ahead and bring your coaches. If you fail it is all on you. If you succeed we as fans will win. Hope you don't turn into Forrest Gregg, all bark and no bite. Or is that Brains? One other thing, our QB situation is bad enough. Please leave Favre in NY.