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My Interview with Mrs. Mangini

Q: Mrs. Mangini , are you surprised by your husband 's success as a head coach in the NFL with the Jets but his lack of success last year with the Browns? A: Honestly, I'm not here to talk about the past. It's a new year, and I'm totally focused on this year. Q: Sounds familiar. Does the way Coach Belichick of the Patriots treats your husband make you want to go out and kick his wife in the shins? A: Well, Mrs. B and I are two competitors who really want to be successful, and sometimes maybe the competitiveness used to create some tension between us. But I really try to focus on what I can control, and I cannot control Mrs. B. Besides, her and Coach are now divorced, so I guess we've got one of those "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" things going on. Q: What's the best thing about being married to a football coach? A: Well, football is a lot like life, and so Eric and I talk a lot about the Browns core values and we've incorporated a lot of tho