Holmgren hiring would spell the end of Mangini?

There is a lot of talk (maybe too much talk) about the Cleveland Browns bringing in Mike Holmgren to be their football czar. Sources tell NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora that Holmgren is very interested in the job and that owner Randy Lerner is quite excited at the thought of adding the former Super Bowl-winning coach to his executive team.

However, several league executives tell La Canfora that if Holmgren were to get the job, it would mean the end of head coach Eric Mangini’s brief tenure with the club.

Mangini hasn’t had a ton of time to implement his system (whatever that means) and get his players in, but he hasn’t done a lot to make any friends either. The bottom line is that the Browns absolutely stink, and someone is going to have to pay. Is it Mangini’s fault that Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn can’t play? No, but if Holmgren came in, it would make perfect sense that he would want to hire someone in the Bill Walsh/West Coast mold.