In his first major move as new president of the Browns, Mike Holmgren has decided to retain Eric Mangini as the team’s head coach.
Mike Holmgren Will Retain Eric Mangini As Browns Head Coach For 2010
Eric Mangini will be the head coach of the Browns next season, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. New team president Mike Holmgren made the decision Thursday, exactly one year after Mangini was hired by Cleveland.
Holmgren will also allow Mangini’s entire coaching staff to remain with the team.
Read Article >Mortensen: Holmgren ‘Is Not Going To Coach The Browns’
MIke Holmgren has been an NFL head coach before, and he was pretty good at it, advancing to the Super Bowl with both the Packers (they won) and the Seahawks (they lost). Eric Mangini is currently an NFL head coach, and is not very good at it, sporting a 26-36 overall record, including just 3-11 in 2009, his first year with the Browns.
So it’s understandable that there might be some rumblings about Holmgren (the Super Bowl winning coach), now that he’s the club’s president, also replacing Mangini as head coach. But according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, (via the Cleveland Plain Dealer) that won’t happen.
Read Article >Holmgren Could Mean The End For Mangini
Wednesday night, we reported that current Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini was “not at all” bothered with Mike Holmgren in town, reportedly being wood for a front-office position. Maybe he should rethink his stance.
The more news that comes out of Cleveland, the more it seems likely that Holmgren will soon be wearing the Cleveland brown.
Read Article >Browns: No Money Discussed With Holmgren
The ongoing courtship of Mike Holmgren by the Cleveland Browns continues to be, well, ongoing. After reportedly offering him a “front-office position” Wednesday night, the team spokesman confirmed on Thursday that they are indeed talking with Holmgren, but no money has been discussed.
A possible wrench thrown into this whole process is the Rooney Rule, but Bill Bonsiewicz, the team spokesman, said “We’re aware of the Rooney Rule and have been in contact with the league office about it.”
Read Article >Eric Mangingi ‘Not At All’ Unsettled By Mike Holmgren’s Future With Browns
Despite a football coach in town with a much better track record (hint: Holmgren, Mike), Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini isn’t worried about what that means for him in the future:
Mangini and Holmgren met, but did not talk specifics, according to the Browns’ current head coach:
Read Article >Both Mike Holmgren And Agent In Cleveland Tuesday
Not only was Mike Holmgren in Cleveland Tuesday, but so was his agent, giving the impression that something could happen in the direction of Holmgren becoming the “football czar” of the Browns:
Read Article >Mike Holmgren In Cleveland, Talking With Browns
