Browns fans should be happy Mangini is in Cleveland

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Published: July 9, 2009

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... Orton or Matt Cassel could be quarterbacking your team and not Brady Quinn.

How do you like Mangini now?

When owner Randy Lerner began the process of hiring a new coach and general manager, some of the more talked-about names were Rex Ryan of the Baltimore Ravens, Josh McDaniels of the New England Patriots, and Eric Mangini of the New York Jets.

Lerner (for some reason) has an infatuation with the Bill Belichick coaching tree and was very impressed with Mangini during the interview process. The Browns owner also preferred someone who had previous NFL head coaching experience, and Mangini had that on his resume.

The Browns were reportedly in serious talks with former Patriots front office executive Scott Pioli, but Pioli supposedly found the Kansas City Chiefs situation more enticing than the one in Cleveland. In my opinion, I think Lerner told Pioli he wanted Quinn to be the starting quarterback and Pioli preferred Cassel.

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