Mangini to come back for another year with the Browns

The unthinkable has happened. Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini will be back as head coach of the Cleveland Browns. New football czar Mike Holmgren has decided that he did a good enough job to warrant a second chance. The four-game win streak to end the season probably helped quite a bit.

“I’m happy to announce that Eric Mangini will return as head coach of the Cleveland Browns in 2010,” Holmgren said in a statement. “Over the past few weeks Eric and I have had a chance to talk on a number of occasions including our meetings over the last two days. I was able to gain some tremendous insight into his thought process and philosophies, and came away from our meetings very impressed.

“In my opinion, Eric has gained the respect and admiration of players, coaches and others in the organization, and with him continuing to lead the team I feel that we are headed in the right direction. Working together, our goal is to build on the strong tradition of this franchise and help get the Browns back to the playoffs.”

Now to pay Josh Cribbs.