NFL Coaches Fight Club: the Tournament. Because we have nothing better to do than predict what might happen if head coaches started punching each other in the face.
More Coverage: Fight Club Introduction, 1st Round Seeds
First, he has manboobs and a beer belly. His physique more resembles an out-of-work truck driver than a football player who can fight. But he's tough, right? I mean, he's tough on his players and takes on a no-nonsense persona.
Well, I beg to differ. His actions come across as desperately trying to convince everyone he's tough, as opposed to actually being tough like, say, Tom Coughlin or Bill Belichick. He's a wannabe. Wannabes are actually mentally weak, and I'm putting him in that camp.
Of course, he thinks he'll have an advantage. He's keeping a secret in the days leading up to his first-round battle. "I'm not telling you whether I'm using martial arts or street-fighting, you'll just have to wait and see," he told FanHouse, when asked about the fight.*
So, let's see: Mangini is fat, mentally weak and desperately trying to model himself after other, more successful and respected coaches. That's not a good combination in anything, much less a no-holds barred scrap.
On the other hand, you have Raheem Morris -- a 33-year-old who appears to be in the best physical condition of his life. Other than that, we don't know a ton about Morris. On the eye test, though (see photos above), I'm pretty sure I'm betting on the muscular dude with a waist-band of less than 50 inches. Morris just looks like the type of cat who could eat Manginas for breakfast, and Mangini would probably be out of breath within 30 seconds.
Call it a hunch.
*not really
