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I was shocked by your post, so I will own up to overstating it a little. However, I do recall a lot of surprise of him becoming a head coach at the time because he had lost his playcalling duties. That is not the sign of someone becoming a successor to anything.
Excuse the hyperbole on my part, but the overall point is valid- Mangini was very, very far off from being BB's successor.
LOL - Rob. He was not surprised that he became a head coach. He didn't want him to become a head coach for a couple of reasons at the time.
Mangini told him that the Jets interviewed him to be their next HC.
BB told him that he wanted him to stay so that he could be groomed as his successor considering that Crennel and Weis had already left with their shot at being head coaches.
You have to remember that BB and Mangini go way back to Wesleyan. BB was Mangini's mentor and he wanted Mangini to take over. In fact, had Mangini been patient - I would bet my bottom dollar that Mangini would have been HC of the Patriots following the 2009-2010 season.












