Under Pressure! Eric Mangini’s Drive To Win a Super Bowl

May 31, 2010   ·   Brian DiTullio   ·   Jump to comments

Head Coach Eric Mangini has had an interesting ride in Cleveland through his first year and now well into his second.
Mangini’s hiring came with a lot of skepticism over the process, but a no-nonsense attitude earned him a lot of fans through the off-season workouts and training camp.
A 1-11 start to the season coupled with a complete inability to communicate properly with or through the press then promptly got him in the Hot Seat with a good portion of the fanbase.
But fans are fickle and a four-game winning streak to end the season, including a victory over division rival and defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, swayed a lot people back into his camp.
New Team President Mike Holmgren decided to stick with Mangini, and the off-season workouts appear to be going a lot better than last year.
That’s as pure opinion as it gets, considering no one is wearing pads, but that seems to be the general consensus from the coaches and the media ...

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