30 Quotes by Eric Mangini

We're going to play whatever gives us the best chance to win. So if it's 3-4, 4-3, 2-6, whatever it is, if it's going to help us beat our opponent that's what we're going to play.

Ultimately, we agreed that the best course of action would be for the Jets to go in a different direction. We wish him and his family well.

The only time I was an old guy was when I was a ball boy.

I was going to be an investment banker and got involved with a semipro team there just on a whim. It changed my life. I found out I loved football.

I have always had the highest regard for him both as an individual and as one of the fiercest and most determined athletes in the game.

He is a player that I am very familiar with, having seen quite a bit of him over the course of the last four seasons.

He had a great interview. They hit it off great. (Brian) had a few reservations because he has 2-year-old twins and had just bought a new house. But he knows that moving is part of this business.

What I'm looking for is players that are smart, that give us flexibility to take advantage of our opponent.

He's as good as anybody who focuses solely on one area. I'd put him head to head with any general manager, with any offensive coordinator or offensive-minded head coach, defensive-minded head coach or defensive coordinator.