Comments on: Mangini Forces Rookies to Take Bus to Hartford

By: James in TN

James in TN — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:46:42 +0000

And to think some on here defended this idiot til the end. MWAHHAAHHHAAAHHAA.

Just wish he had went to a contender and destroyed their system.

By: Eddie DiGio

Eddie DiGio — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:00:05 +0000

Its true that most people have to do “voluntary” things in their 9-5′s that just plain suck but you do it anyway to show face and keep in the good standing of the bosses. This is especially true in corporate jobs.

But to anyone who thinks these guys are babies for being pissed for having to sit on a bus for 20 hours I will tell you from personal experience, I played CFB at CW Post and Iona, Division 2 and I-AA respectively, and the NCIA, and NCAA required us to fly on a road trip that consistented of travel time exceeding 8 HOURS!!! I was treated better as a third string TE from 2 small schools than an NFL player.

That’s why these guys are so pissed. They are fighting for jobs and roster spots, this trip is more of a distraction than “bonding experience”. Nursing any kind of leg or back injury isnt helped by a 20 hour bus ride. The game as most of us know it stops in the NFL, its a buisness where you only have a small oppurtunity to stick on a NFL club. After you bounced around and been bounced around physically, that time is over. I know from a guy I grew up with named JP Foschi. He made the Oakland Raiders twice and from his take on it, it was so tough to even get on the team, that actually trying to play well to even see the field is an accomplishment in itself.

All Im saying is that before you call these guys babies try to understand that this is their livelihood and possible dream career that they are looking out for.

As for Eric “dont let the door hit you on the way out” Mangini, he probably wants to weed out the guys he doesnt feel are strong enough to fit into his program, but as people have said about his lack of people skills, he is also alienating his players into thinking that he doesnt care about HIS TEAMS well being, he only cares about his OWN well being.

By: levi

levi — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:04:54 +0000

Yea,big deal rooks man up.Do some good for kids while you make money.Many of us bust our asses for 8,10 or more hours/day 5-7 days/week. Without the benefit of saying I helped alot of kids today.Maybe just making ends meet for the ones we have.
So what you got uncumfortable on a custom bus.

By: brian311

brian311 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:13:16 +0000

yeah i dont see the big deal with this. yeah 10 hours on a bus sucks, but im sure it wasnt a yellow school bus and it actually sounds like a bonding opportunity for a team.

By: Brandon "You're With Me" riweather

Brandon "You're With Me" riweather — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:22:01 +0000

What’s that? The guys who are paid to play a game are bitching about having to go do some charity?

too bad. shut up and play some poker on the ride over.

By: miketaliaferro

miketaliaferro — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:42:42 +0000

http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2009/05/reporter_stands_by_story_that.html

“WR David Clowney, QB Erik Ainge, LB Jason Trusnik and G Rob Turner were among the players who showed up, presumably voluntarily.”

Maybe hedging their bets, if in fact, they get cut by the Jets? Is this an audition for the Browns?

By: ramble914

ramble914 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:37:40 +0000

The Dude,

How true, how true! For all his tough guy BS, he played scared. He would ride a lead all through the second half of games, no adjustements, no going for the jugular, just try to get the game over as quickly as possible, and hopefully run away with a win. What a p_ssy!

By: nyr2k2

nyr2k2 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:32:51 +0000

Hahaha, the GM is “scared to death” of him? Mangini is a cream puff, and even though he’s not yet 40, looks like he’d break a hip if you pushed him over.

By: The Dude

The Dude — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:28:23 +0000

Mangini is kind of a paradox: he likes to act like a hard-ass with his team at practice, but manages an actual game like he’s scared.

By: Vinny Interceptaverde

Vinny Interceptaverde — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:19:00 +0000

This is excatly why Mangini is not a great coach. He’s too concerned with being the “boss” and his my way or the highway attitude doesn’t allow for alternative solutions to problems. If he spent less time trying to controll everything and more time coaching and game planning, then he could be a great coach.