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I'm trying to understand why the axe has apparently fallen on Kokinis first. He's more Mangini's puppet than a true GM. If Lerner is adamant about bringing in a STRONG football person as GM, I wonder how long Mangini will then last, since he's basically demanded all control, a la Belichick.

He was hired about 2 weeks ago as a consultant. I don't know as they'd hand the reins over to him as GM, and rumblings out of Cleveland is that Ernie Accorsi may be brought in as another consultant to help guide this transition or perhaps aid Bernie on his way to becoming GM (Accorsi shot down rumors this morning that he was coming out of retirement to be the full-time GM in Cleveland).

If a strong-willed GM is hired, Mangini is on ice since I don't think his ego can take just being the coach. But one thing is patently obvious since 1999 -- player personnel decisions have been horrendous for the most part.

Heres something really off the wall to think about, though -- Phil Savage is still getting paid for the next four years. What are the chances he comes back in some capacity? Not that it would be the RIGHT move, but that it would be a LERNER move.

And the punter. Don't forget the punter.