with the notable exception of the atrocious mismanagement of the quarterback position...

coach mangini has clearly taken a ton of heat from fans, local and national media, and everyone in between (except, maybe, randy lerner). however, i truly believe that you could strike every mention of "mike singletary" in the attached article, and replace it with "eric mangini".

singletary and mangini clearly share the EXACT same philosophy: team, discipline, execution, sacrifice, accountability, win-first. singletary, though, steps into a situation with more talent (and a much worse division) and is having SI articles written about him. mangini is being burned in effigy.

i don't think mangini's approach is wrong, but he clearly lacks the street cred that singletary has with the 49ers. i don't know how that changes, but, to me, our issue is not mangini's style...it's more the composition of our roster.

consider the source, of course, but this certainly doesn't portend positive things for the browns in the free agency market. i can't say i'm surprised to hear such rumblings...mangini is known for running a military installment of discipline, and i wouldn't think players/agents would be psyched about that.

having said that, though, players will go where the money and the opportunity is, so this is all bluster.

i thought this was awesome. roethlisberger comes off kind of jerky if you ask me, but shaq kills it, once again.

i didn't catch it live, but i'll set the tivo for next week's.

shaq was on conan recently ... showing once again why he's the most likable professional athlete on the planet.

Lamar re-signs w/ Lakers...bummer. They're awfully tough w/ him back in the mix.

Winslow's appeal won't be heard before this week's game. He can still recoup his game check, but he definitely won't be reinstated.