Yes, he can say that but it’s still weak journalism. If the Browns start out 3-0 then he doesn’t write this article. If he had an issue with the hire then why not write this article 6 months ago? The impetus for the story was the bad start, but the bad start is essentially meaningless in the long run. No one will care if Mangini takes the Browns to the playoffs two years from now.

I don’t know if it’s fair to say he doesn’t give a crap about the Browns. I read every article on his blog and he still has a fondness for Cleveland teams. You can see that in his SI article about the Cavs last season.

And he has no problems mocking KC teams. He has countless posts on his blog mocking the Royals and breaking down how inept they are. I would bet that at least 25% of his posts the past month or two have been about how terrible the Royals are. He doesn’t write about the Chiefs very much because he doesn’t write about football in general very much, but he has mentioned their ineptitude frequently.

I wouldn’t say he’s “piling on”; he’s just posting his opinion on his blog. He shouldn’t refrain from talking bad about the Browns just because they’re his hometown team.

My comment about the National media was more a general one and don’t really directed at Posnanski. Just check out any of the big sports sites or turn on ESPN to see what I mean. Listening to the media talk about Mangini you would think he’s Wayne Fonts only stupider and we’ve only played three games.

I just think that to write an article calling Mangini the worst coach in the last 25 years is a bit premature and wouldn’t be written about any other city than Cleveland. The media celebrates when Ohio State loses. They are openly campaigning for LeBron to leave for NYC, openly rooted for Orlando, etc… It’s almost bizarre. Why the hate? What reason do people have to hate Ohio? It’s not like they should be jealous or something. The weather sucks most of the year and our economy is in the pooper.

Brad, I usually agree with you, but I can’t go along with this one. Joe Pos writes for Sports Illustrated now, which certainly makes him a “national media” figure in my mind at least. I really like his writing, and he is both amusing and clever. However, this article simply doesn’t hold water. It was cheap and easy writing, with little real evidence offered to support what is a highly debatable premise, at best. It’s clear that Joe really dislikes Mangini, and that’s fine with me. But that post is beneath the standard I would expect from Joe. It’s simply lousy writing, and I would say the same thing if he had written it about any of the other coaches in first-year positions across the NFL. Very disappointing effort from Joe. Honestly, I think he’s spending so much time promoting his new book that I haven’t seen anything worthwhile from him for at least a couple of weeks.