First there were the reports of Browns coach Eric Mangini requiring a mandatory bus trip to work for free at his football camp. There were the rumors that Mangini slapped a curfew on players attending "voluntary" offseason workouts. And there was the talk that Mangini screwed Josh Cribbs out of an agreed-to contract renegotiation.Now Yahoo!'s Michael Silver is reporting that the Browns fined a player $1,701 for drinking a $3 bottle of water out of the hotel minibar during a road trip without paying for it at the front desk upon leaving.
If half of the reports about Mangini are true, you have to wonder why anyone would willingly choose to play for him. Coaches like Bill Belichick and Bill Parcells have managed to combine a team-first mentality with cold-blooded decision-making because they win. But Mangini has siphoned off the worst aspects of Belichick and Parcells without yet showing any signs that he has any of their coaching genius.
But all of these stories coming out will likely make Cleveland a black hole when it comes to signing free agents in the offseason. With so many other teams to choose from, why would a player want to deal with all the pettiness that comes with working for Mangini?
H/T: Pro Football Talk
Comments (Page 1 of 4)
First! I agree, Coach Mangini sounds like a real Ahole.
Mangini is a coach not the players mother father of priest what a clown....
Anything consumed from the mini bar in a hotel room is either added on to your bill or a bill is sent to your home for the consumed product. So how can he say it wasn't paid for? He can't be with the players 24/7 so he doesn't know jack squat!!
Carol said...
Anything consumed from the mini bar in a hotel room is either added on to your bill or a bill is sent to your home for the consumed product. So how can he say it wasn't paid for? He can't be with the players 24/7 so he doesn't know jack squat!!
***************************************************** Did You think that each player pays for their own room? The bill goes to the team and I would think that the coach would be one of the first to know about this.
yeah i fill they consumed the item they need to pay it just bc there nfl players dosent mean they get it for free i think they deserve a fine
Who do you think pays the hotel bills, the team not the players.
That Michael Silver link goes to a great article, but its from May, and has nothing to do with the water fine.
Tough break Brownies. Another couple of losing years.
But at least this control freak will make it interesting.
how about the browns win games, then they an bitch about being treated unfairly...this is the NFL! welcome to the big leagues boys! It should also be pointed out that NO FREE AGENTS want to play for the browns anyways, they're worse then the Texans.
oh my goodness, what an a**. priorities here Mr. Mangini. i know why i am a Steeler fan, it just dont ever get any better in Cleveland.
Yep, the Browns don't have many bandwagon fans like Becky. Pitsburg has millions of fairweather fans ready to abandon the stealers as soon as they start to lose again.
Becky,
I bet you were a Bengals fan when they were winning, then a Patriots fan, and now a Steelers fan...how do you afford all those different team jerseys you wear to the sports bars???
Thank God Jets got rid of him.
Throw him in Lake Erie, no then again he'd kill the fish.
he didn't fine him for drinking the water...he fined him for being stupid.who in their right mind would pay 3 bucks for a bottle of water when it's free from the tap. or let me guess. these football players are so concerned about their health that they only use pure spring water in their bongs.
LMAO
From ball boy to head coach... He can only get demoted from there!
Do a little bit of research on former Sun Devils coach Frank Kush and he makes Mangini seem like a cream puff.
After the Romeo Crennel years, maybe the Browns need some discipline. Under Crennel it seems players were allowed to do whatever they wanted and it showed in how they played. Braylon Edwards' outbursts were evidence of that. Oh well, let Mangini be as petty as he wants. I am a diehard Steelers Fan anyway. :)
So far they don't look any better. They are a lousy team they need better players and they need to get a quarterback that knows how to play because Brady Quinn is not the answer. Mangini may as well just say this is a lost season and look for his team during the off season. He needs to make sure he gets players to fit his scheme. Until then this will be a bad team.
Magini is a prick and the Browns still suck!! The only thing that will help this franchise is for Lerner to sell it to someone who is committed to WINNING!! Lerner is more into his soccer team I think. For just one moment in my lifetime, I would like to see the Browns be GOOD!!! Like kick-ass GOOD! Like Stealers GOOD! Not like there is NO fan support in Cleveland....we even rally behind this bunch of loosers!!! GO BROWNS!!!