What a creep Mangini has turned out to be. He stands there and says he values their friendship and is grateful for everything Belichick taught him, all the while he was trying to steal our coaches and our players. Some friend!!
Contrast that with Dave Wannstadt, I remember reading somewhere (maybe on this board) that Wannstadt wouldn't take a job in the same division out of respect for Jimmy Johnson. Now that's a friend!!
As an aside, if it's true that Belichick had to bend over backwards to get Kraft to give Eric a raise, could it also be true that Belichick has had to bend over backwards to get Kraft to sign free agents?