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At 1-5, Jets Players No Longer Calling the Head Coach 'Mangenius'
Filed under: Jets, AFC East, NFL Coaching
Unsurprisingly, I think, the anti-Eric Mangini sentiments have made their way to the surface. At 1-5, players aren't quite as willing to give a head coach the benefit of the doubt when he says, "trust me, I know what I'm doing." Odd, I know.
The unrest started privately in training camp in July, as many players were upset with the way since-traded guard Pete Kendall was treated. Then, there were rumblings about the team's dissatisfaction with its 3-4 defensive scheme. The first public announcement of discontent came last Sunday, when tight end Chris Baker criticized the play calls at the end of a 16-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles....
"Guys really liked playing for Herm (Edwards), but I don't know if I can say the same for Eric," said one player who -- like everyone who responded -- requested anonymity because it's generally not a good idea to criticize your coach. "Guys played hard for Herm because they liked him. Guys now are scared."
I don't know if there's much to this, and citing Herm Edwards hardly adds any credibility to the argument. There are plenty of NFL head coaches who are considered a-holes, but they also manage to win. No one was complaining last season, when Mangenius took an outfit Edwards left in shambles, and turned them into a 10-win playoff team.
That's not to say the players aren't right in their accusations, but I'm guessing you could've found the same complaints last year. But nobody cares about such stuff when the team wins. But like I said, 1-5 changes a lot of things. Primary among them: the coach's authority. Bill Belichick could offers helpful advice, no doubt, based on his time in Cleveland. It's just too bad Mangini burned that bridge back in Week 1.
Manginirat
Filed under: Jets, AFC East, NFL Coaching
Unsurprisingly, I think, the anti-Eric Mangini sentiments have made their way to the surface. At 1-5, players aren't quite as willing to give a head coach the benefit of the doubt when he says, "trust me, I know what I'm doing." Odd, I know.
The unrest started privately in training camp in July, as many players were upset with the way since-traded guard Pete Kendall was treated. Then, there were rumblings about the team's dissatisfaction with its 3-4 defensive scheme. The first public announcement of discontent came last Sunday, when tight end Chris Baker criticized the play calls at the end of a 16-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles....
"Guys really liked playing for Herm (Edwards), but I don't know if I can say the same for Eric," said one player who -- like everyone who responded -- requested anonymity because it's generally not a good idea to criticize your coach. "Guys played hard for Herm because they liked him. Guys now are scared."
I don't know if there's much to this, and citing Herm Edwards hardly adds any credibility to the argument. There are plenty of NFL head coaches who are considered a-holes, but they also manage to win. No one was complaining last season, when Mangenius took an outfit Edwards left in shambles, and turned them into a 10-win playoff team.
That's not to say the players aren't right in their accusations, but I'm guessing you could've found the same complaints last year. But nobody cares about such stuff when the team wins. But like I said, 1-5 changes a lot of things. Primary among them: the coach's authority. Bill Belichick could offers helpful advice, no doubt, based on his time in Cleveland. It's just too bad Mangini burned that bridge back in Week 1.
Manginirat