Avenging Jack Murphy Obtains Top Secret Browns' Gameplan

Without a General Manager, Browns' coach Eric Mangini is a virtual lame duck in Cleveland, and as such he has no choice but to show he can be an innovative play caller going forward. Once a sterling Belichick lieutenant, Mangini now resembles a steaming floater in Lake Erie with his inability to lead the Cleveland franchise. His current Browns stint coupled with the disastrous ending with the Jets in 2008 has left the man, once dubbed "Mangenius", in a very precarious situation.

AJM has obtained Mangini's game plan and it is anything but conventional for this afternoon's tilt with the rolling San Diego Chargers. Any observer of NFL football knows two things regarding the Cleveland Browns:

1. Brady Quinn's arms are more for showcasing ripped biceps than for throwing a football.
2. With Jamal Lewis out and Kellen Winslow and Braylen Edwards having been dealt, Cleveland's Joshua Cribbs is the only viable weapon for a Browns' attack.

This is where Mangini's plan lacks convention; because Cribbs' effectiveness is best utilized as a kick returner it is in that facet of the game that he must get touches for his star. As the #3 ranked kick returner in the NFL, Mangini is going to concede points to the Chargers offense so that Cribbs can maximize his touches. This strategy could lead to a lot of crooked numbers being hung today which wouldn't be half bad entertainment value.

While a shootout may be fun, I just can't help but think that Mangini is underestimating the Chargers' special teams. With the exception of the Broncos game at Jack Murphy Field the special teams unit hasn't been that bad, but desperate measures are often the mark of desperate men. Eric Mangini is the model of desperation.

We say get Cribbs involved all you want......this cockamamie game plan has ZERO chance of succeeding!

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