Browns Coach Mangini denied player’s complaint of being overworked

The Cleveland Browns running back Jamal Lewis said Thursday that Coach Eric Mangini was overworking his players, indicating that the coach’s policies should be blamed for Browns losses. As having been expected, his comments gained quite a lot of support from other Browns players.


But the coach did not plan to accept the rant from players and tried to defend the length and intensity of his practices after Lewis had complained that players in Browns jerseys are being worked too hard to play effectively in real games.

“I feel good about the way we practice, the time we practice,” said Mangini, 1-7 in his first season with Cleveland. “Two hours of work on the field is a very reasonable time. The only time that practices are extended is if we don’t execute something the right way.”

Mangini also said he and Lewis had conversation about their differences. After finishing Friday’s workout, Lewis confirmed the conversation and said the media had twisted his comments, which originally were not critical of the coach.

Browns coach Mangini not surprised by Favre’s comeback

Eric Mangini coached Brett Favre last season with the New York Jets before going to the Cleveland Browns, so he thought he knows Favre will enough not to be surprised by his comeback.


“Brett’s a Hall of Fame player, a great guy, a fierce competitor and like I told him a long time ago, whatever decision he makes, he’ll make right,” Mangini said. “He’s a fun guy to coach, a fun guy to have as a teammate and I feel like I’m a better coach from the experience of being with him.”

Despite the fact that the Browns will play against Favre and the Vikings on Sept. 13, Mangini still considers himself a Favre fan. He said that the game between Cleveland and the Minnesota will “make for good TV.”

Browns field positions are still unsettled

As the Browns ended their final minicamp Saturday, they still have not decided who will take the quarterback position, who will be the tight ends and who will be at the offensive and defensive lines.


The only established player is Braylon Edwards being the receiver. But he did not spent much time on the camp becuase of injury.

The new coach Eric Mangini is just feeling fine with so many unsettled spots.

"This isn't a time when any questions get answered," Mangini said. "This is more of a time for gathering information. Until we get to a point where we cut down, it's going to be a constant evaluation. This is just another step in the process."

So we can just wait and see, what are they planning to do? At latest, they should answer all questions in August.