that's a pretty strong and personal statement, when all that most folks have to go on are the personas that the Belichicks and Manginis of the world present to the public. disagree, present another view, by all means, but recognize that few of us have any idea what any of these guys are "really" like; all we know are the carefully crafted images that they, and in the case of many players, their handlers present to the public. so slamming someone for drawing a conclusion about a guy like Mangini, who, at the very least, "limits" his self presentation and leaves a lot of blank space to be filled in by the observer, is a little rough. personally, i appreciate the insight you provide there into Mangini. Thank you. But don't be so hard on someone who draws his own, different conclusions from what Mangini presents or doesn't present for observation by the rest of us.
my point is that the bb's and mangini's of the world choose to play by a set of rules, often for their own self-protection and privacy. that leaves them open to people painting or projecting their own mishegaas onto them. that's part of the reason they get paid the kind of money they get paid.
