HONESTLY, who had ever heard of Mangini before he was named Defensive coordinator this last season ? I read a lot of posts about how Kubiak is hiring his buddies and no big names....... the current trend in the NFL is to try and emmulate the Patriots....... I think that is exactly what we are doing........ Belichick had carried Mangini with him for something like 10 years.... and the guy is only in his 30's now....... no one had heard of Romeo Crennel or Charlie Weiss before the Pats started winning either...... but they were guys that worked with Belichick and Parcells before that........ most of the guys in main roles on this staff are guys that Kubiak worked with in Denver or A&M and had worked with his mentor Shannahan as well........ anyone else see the similarities ? I just hope this coaching tree works as well as the other one does
I like Kubiak's staff. I really like Mike Sherman, Johnny Holland, and the new D-coordinator Richard Smith.