New York Jets Fire Eric Mangini: Lose the Locker Room, Lose Your Job

The New York Jets have announced their plans to go into 2009 with a completely new direction. After being given the keys to the family's expensive car, Eric Mangini returned it with enough damages to lose his driving privileges for a very long time. In three seasons, Eric Mangini compiled a 23-25 record with the New York Jets, appearing, at times, to have earned his Mangenius moniker. But after the Jets went out and acquired the personnel to make this team a contender, Mangini proved to be in well over his head as the coach. Always looking to be a Bill Belichick clone in New York, Mangini failed to develop an identity of his own in New York. This rings true from his personality in front of the cameras to the way the team played on the field. The New York Jets looked like a team without a plan because they never played to who they really were. After the Jets' loss to the Miami Dolphins, a Jets player spoke with the New Jersey Star-Ledger under the condition of anonymity. "We're out there ... (link)