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Eric Mangini just got the last laugh. A week after getting uncerimoniously canned by the New York Jets for a horrible five game collapse at the end of the 2008 season, Mangini has agreed to a four year contract to become the head coach of the Cleveland Browns. It has been speculated for days that Mangini would take over in Cleveland after his interview with Randy Lerner went really well, so much so that Mangini's arch enemy from the New England Patriots, Scott Pioli, who was in line for the GM job at Cleveland, was not invited back for another interview. For Mangini, this is sweet vengance and a chance for him to come full circle. Mangini got his first NFL job with the Browns back in 1994, when Bill Belichick took a liking to him as the team's ballboy. Now Mangini comes home. In a way, Mangini has a chance to really become the next Belichick. Belichick was a complete failure for Cleveland in the mid 1990's. He moved on to the the Patriots and Jets as an assitant from 1996 ...

If Woody Johnson does indeed decide to drop the axe on coach Eric Mangini after a disapointing 9-7 finish to a season that was supposed to be a whole lot more, here is a list of possible replacements. Most of these coaches are probably pipe dreams, but they must be considered nontheless. 1) Bill Cowher: Former Steelers coach is rumored to be talking to the Browns about their head coaching job, but if he decides to stay closer to family (his daughter goes to colleg e in New Jersey), he could opt to come to the Garden State. Cowher would bring instant credibility to any franchise and would demand that his players show pride and heart each and every week of the season, even if they don't make the playoffs. Cowher has spent the last two years working for CBS in New York as a part of the NFL Today pre-game show, so he is no stranger of what makes New York tick. 2) Brian Billick : If Gang Green loses out on Cowher, they should look at Billick. Billick won a Super Bowl his first season i...

SEAHAWKS 13 JETS 3 If we learn anything from this disastrous Jets season it is this: money doesn't always buy happiness. It is well documented that the Jets spent more than $140 million to reshape the franchise in the off-season and shipped out Chad Pennington in favor of Brett Favre. Expectations were high; people wanted a division title and a deep playoff run. Then, after a terrific 8-3 start, the fans were dreaming of the Super Bowl, and a possible matchup with their stadium mates the Giants. That was w hat it was ... a pipe-dream. The Jets in 2008 are offically dead! After a dismal and heartless 13-3 loss to the 4-11 Seattle Seahawks, the Jets can kiss their playoff dreams goodbye, because both the Patriots and Dolphins won, making things very difficult for New York. The Jets now have to win against Miami and hope that the Buffalo Bills come up with enough of an effort to beat the Patriots. If that scenerio plays out, the Jets would win the division at 10-6. That is highly unli...