I'm kind of wondering whether the wave of retirements the 49ers have experienced is in any way related to Mangini taking over as DC there? Patrick Willis and Chris Borland were injury concerns based on the players feedback, however both of them walked away from a lot of money in the process. Justin Smith was an elder vet and would have retired anyway in a few years but he also walked away from money. It bears watching because Mangini's inability to relate well to his players is probably his worst characteristic. He's like Belichik minus the bonafides.
I doubt that he is so bad they would walk away from millions (or hundreds of thousands) just because their DC doesn't relate to them. That organization seems to be falling apart. I don't know if it has to do with York or some leftover bad feelings from Harbaugh, but I can't imagine Mangini is the cause.
I thought about that too because Harbaugh has a rep as a grinder who really gets on his players about their performance. The retirements were all on defense and I figured maybe some of those guys just didn't want to deal with a DC with Mangini's rep. Players don't speak well of Mangini when they speak of him. He has a bad rep around the league.
I'm surprised the guy's been hired for any job at all....... outside of the magic hat 2006 season has the dude done ANYTHING else well?
Nah I think they're suffering from Harbaugh withdrawal. Tough situation for that staff impossible shoes to fill and a big loss of talent. They (and the GM) won't be around for long. It's gonna get ugly there.
That's right. I remember they were a laughingstock they came out of nowhere when Harbaugh got there and he turned them into a powerhouse overnight! They're gonna get buried in that division. Might be out of it by early October.
I always liked Mangini but it seems like he probably has an underhanded backstabbing way of being tough. Players can traditionally handle touch coaches but not those who talk bad behind their backs to other players and show favoritism. This seems to be Mangini's style and he doesn't have the success Belichick has to command the respect.
