Honestly Toad I enjoy reading your posts, but you don't honestly believe that we are going to switch to a 4-3, do you?
The possiblity of us going to a 4-3 are as remote as us going to the WCO at this point, IMO.
I just don't see Mike imposing his way or the highway on Mangini and in fact he clearly said that Mangini and his entire staff would be back for 2010. I got to believe that Mike believes in letting the coach decide what type offense and what type defense they want to run, as it should be IMO.
That doesn't mean Mangini won't listen to what Mike has to say on both subjects but final say on what scheme we will use is up to Mangini, as it should be. Otherwise you don't have a coach you have president/csar that is Micro managing the football team on the field and that will never work.
I believe that by keeping Mangini Mike bought into everything that Mangini is doing and is commited to helping Mangini in every way possible, otherwise he should have taken the HC job himself, or he should have hired someone that would do it his way, or run the team in an alike fashion.
I think to many of you believe that Mike will be a control freak, I see none of that. I think he believe's in hiring good people and letting them do it their way. If they can't come to an agreement or he isn't happy with the results he will simply send the guy packing, as it should be.
At this point Mike and Eric are now officially married for good or for bad. I expect Mike to help Eric and I expect Eric to do his best with what Mike supplies him with. This a perfect match IMO as long as they both keep what's best for the Browns in their decisions. They don't have to see eye to eye on everything, and Mike knows that, and so does Eric. What they must do is respect each other and listen to each other, and help each other as much as possible.
JMHO