By VoHo

September 29, 2009 10:55 AM | Link to this

Chich said: “The dude’s lacking in so many areas — from the treatment of his staff (when he came on board, he fired a lot of friends of mine), to the treatment of his players (like dawgs) to his PR savvy (zip-zilch-none) to his interaction with the media (zero personality).” Isn’t that what they once said about Belichick in Cleveland? Maybe that is what Lerner is hoping for? Anyway, all that whining coming from Cleveland. Wow, it’s so bad I start to get that frown titch at the corner of my mouth. Then I remember - it’s Cleveland! And my smile continues.

By KevinJ

September 29, 2009 10:57 AM | Link to this

I Agree! I didn’t think Mangini was a good choice when he was chosen. 3 games into the season and I’m convinced. I will be at the game Sunday. Not holding out much hope of a Browns win. I think the Bengals will have a decisive victory. Hope I’m wrong…..

By SamW

September 29, 2009 11:31 AM | Link to this

One thing we will always have; we don’t live in Cleveland!

By nyc

September 29, 2009 11:46 AM | Link to this

the jets kicked him to the curb..for many reasons…i never understood why the browns went after him before his head hit the curb…they should of left him in the alley…where the jets dropped him off..

By fan

September 29, 2009 12:23 PM | Link to this

remember 2007 anderson threw 3 picks against cincy blew playoff chance

By fan

September 29, 2009 12:24 PM | Link to this

anderson 4 picks 2007 against cincy

By Antwan Odom in your face

September 29, 2009 12:56 PM | Link to this

Chickster, thanks for the post. Hey, how do the Brownies look against the run? Cedric Benson and Bernard Scott need to kill the clock to give our defense some much needed and well deserved rest.

By null

September 29, 2009 1:07 PM | Link to this

Last year injuries hurt the offense at the end of the season. This year there is no excuse. This is the worst I have seen the browns. Wouldnt be surprised if the go 0-16. Mangini dismantled the team and coaching staff and so so looks like he has done a poor job putting it back together with all the washed up jet players. They dont look bad they look pathetic.

By Gary

September 29, 2009 1:22 PM | Link to this

Chickster maybe you ought to sticking with writing about the Bungals.. Da Bungals have NOT made DA look good…if you remember 12/23/07 Derik threw 4 interceptions against your Bungals and we lost and it cost us the playoffs. And at least two of those picks were literally thrown right at the Bungal player……

By R Young

September 29, 2009 1:27 PM | Link to this

Uh Cleveland, Can we get you to take Mikey Brown back? Please? Preety please?

By Bubba

September 29, 2009 1:35 PM | Link to this

One day and counting before the Chicksters much awaited exit. My only fear is that you’ll be replaced by Mr. Knucklehead himself — Brian Kollars. Something to think about Chickster — what if the Browns, currently worse than any of Detroit’s bad teams the last few years — turned around and beat the Bengals? No way you say. Stranger things have happened in the NFL.

By Joshua

September 29, 2009 2:43 PM | Link to this

The Browns “resemble an expansion team”? Expansion teams are better than this. Even the 76 Bucs weren’t this bad. I propose a grudge match between the Browns and Buckeyes. NFL rules. Buckeyes favored by 10.

By David V.

September 29, 2009 3:04 PM | Link to this

I propose a grudge match between the Browns and Buckeyes. NFL rules. Buckeyes favored by 10. What is the fairness in that? Pryor throws 3 TD’s and Saine takes 2 more to the house…You might want the grudge match to be against Xenia. At least the Stains would have a fighting chance.

By ironmyke

September 29, 2009 3:16 PM | Link to this

Old enough to have been a Browns fan when it was Ohio’s only pro football team, I can’t help but have sympathy for the folks in Cleveland who always supported their NFL team, were screwed by Art Modell, and then left with this extremely poorly run expansion team. I cannot understand how a state with as much interest and history in football as this one has, gets stuck with the two totally dog franchises that it has.

By D-DAWG

September 29, 2009 4:03 PM | Link to this

Chick, don’t you think it’s a little premature to judge Mangini so soon ? The jets are 3-0 with alot of the same players he brought in. He also had two winning season with them.

By Bat211

September 29, 2009 4:26 PM | Link to this

Eric Mangini is a great guy! I’m a Jets fan. I want to thank him for getting fired. Allowing us to bring in Rex Ryan. I want to thank him for trading the Browns pick to the Jets for useless players, letting us pick Mark Sanchez. He’s done more for the Jets as a Browns coach than as the Jets coach. As for his winning in New York, he still had some good players here. But he got canned when it was obvious it was was more exciting to watch paint dry and a mutiny was afoot. Good luck Cleveland.

By Bat211

September 29, 2009 4:27 PM | Link to this

Eric Mangini is a great guy! I’m a Jets fan. I want to thank him for getting fired. Allowing us to bring in Rex Ryan. I want to thank him for trading the Browns pick to the Jets for useless players, letting us pick Mark Sanchez. He’s done more for the Jets as a Browns coach than as the Jets coach. As for his winning in New York, he still had some good players here. But he got canned when it was obvious it was was more exciting to watch paint dry and a mutiny was afoot. Good luck Cleveland.

By TechGuy

September 29, 2009 4:46 PM | Link to this

Mangini is Cleveland’s equivalent of Dave Shula… both unmitigated disasters.

By Ajax

September 29, 2009 5:09 PM | Link to this

The only thing that I know is brown floats in the toilet

By ifitsbrown

September 29, 2009 5:45 PM | Link to this

Mangina is a joke. If it’s brown, flush it down!!!

By ifitsbrown

September 29, 2009 5:48 PM | Link to this

Mangina is a joke. If it’s brown, flush it down!!!

By Steve

September 29, 2009 11:11 PM | Link to this

Hey Chick - Who do you think built the Jets team that is currently 3-0? It wasn’t Rex Ryan. Who remembers the local media trying to run Belicheck out of town in his 1st year with the Browns? Give the guy a chance for **rist sake.

By Steve

September 29, 2009 11:12 PM | Link to this

Hey Chick - Who do you think built the Jets team that is currently 3-0? It wasn’t Rex Ryan. Who remembers the local media trying to run Belicheck out of town in his 1st year with the Browns? Give the guy a chance for **rist sake.

By Strayhorn

September 30, 2009 2:43 AM | Link to this

Mr. Ludwig: This probably won’t get posted, but I googled melanoma and local sports teams, and your name came up. I read the piece on Mark Hoffman, and I took a shot. We have a benefit for the “Friends of Kimberly” on Oct 18th in Flroence KY in memory of my sister in law who died of melanoma. Our first benefit is to raise money for local single parents to better themslelves thru higher education (scholarships.)Kim’s dream was always a college degree, and we hope to help other single parents to acheive that dream. We also hope, with future money raising events to raise awareness of melanoma, and to provide wigs for chemo patients. I’m not sure what you can do, except put a local face on the tragedy that happens when melanoma strikes. If you can talk about our benefit, or even, please attend, please call 513-560-9019. As you have seen, this disease kills in a remarkably short amount of time, and it effects us all! Thanks for your time, Tammie

By hank

September 30, 2009 9:42 AM | Link to this

Chick, although I agree that Mangini is not a good head coach this seems more like it is more your personal opinion than your professional one. The first instance of his incompetance is invalid from a professional stand point. Almost all coaches replace the existing staff when they are hired (obvious exception being Mike Brown who usually hires all assistants). The fact that these guys were your frineds has nothing to do with their competance as coaches. Putting that in as your first point really hurts this article. It makes it sound like you dont like him for personal reasons not for his lack of coaching ability.

By hank

September 30, 2009 9:48 AM | Link to this

Steve, Mangini had very little to do with putting that team together. That is the GM’s job, the coach only has some input. But if the coach does have some say in personnel matters then Rex has done an amazing job fixing our defensive backfield which was one of the worst in football last year( I am a Jets fan btw). The most important thing that Rex has over Mangini is the respect of the coaches and players. He is disciplined and so is his team and they play their hearts out for him. I have yet to see either from Mangini’s teams.

By Lou

September 30, 2009 10:57 AM | Link to this

Chick bashing the Browns - how original. Must be a slow news day in Bengals land. I must say I occasionally enjoy the maniacal ramblings of the Chick Wagon.

By PatrickC

September 30, 2009 9:57 PM | Link to this

SamW - “One thing we will always have; we don’t live in Cleveland! “ But Cinci will always be the doormat of Ohio.

By psychostats

October 1, 2009 1:08 AM | Link to this

Was this the last post from Ludwig At Large? It’s a shame. Best of luck, Chick.

By Under-the-Doormat

October 1, 2009 8:40 AM | Link to this

Hey PatrickC – Yep, the Bengals have been doormats during the Mike Brown years. But, before you go all delusionary on us there… let’s look UNDER the doormat! Oh look what I found: it’s the Cleveland BROWNS. Check it out – the Bengals lousy record since 1999 is 64-98-1 and the magnificent Browns (V2) are 54-109… only TEN games worse than the doormat Bengals. BTW the head-to-head numbers go like this: in 20 games the Browns won 8 and the Bengals won 12. Now – who is Ohio’s bad among the bad? Repeat after me: “If it is Brown…

By Happy Retirement

October 2, 2009 1:09 PM | Link to this

Thanks for the years at DDN Chick. Best of luck with your new job.

By Ft. Myers Foursome

October 8, 2009 5:13 PM | Link to this

Chick, thanks for the memories and good night Mrs. Kalabash, where ever you are.

By alex

October 9, 2009 2:15 AM | Link to this

our mutual friend wishes you his very best. we both believe you will find happiness, sir. god speed.

By irishguy

October 28, 2009 5:38 PM | Link to this

For anyone still clicking this Link, you can find Mr Ludwig blogging for the Cincinnati Enquirer at Enquirer.com