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Mangini Is Suspicious About Lions’ Injuries
Published: November 23, 2009
There were pump fakes and faked handoffs in Sunday’s game between the Cleveland Browns and the Detroit Lions.
Browns Coach Eric Mangini contends there might have been some other deception.
On Monday, Mangini questioned whether Detroit’s defensive players faked injuries to slow down Cleveland’s no-huddle offense, which racked up a season-high 439 yards during a 38-37 loss.
Mangini did not flatly accuse the Lions of cheating, but he noted the high number of players who were helped off the field — only to return.
“I’m just saying there were a lot of them,” he said of the injuries.
Mangini’s suggestion of foul play was rebuffed by Lions Coach Jim Schwartz.
“He’s way out of bounds on that,” Schwartz said. “That couldn’t be further from the truth. Both teams were running no huddle, and the officials did a very good job of standing over the ball, so there was no need to do that.”
Published: November 23, 2009
There were pump fakes and faked handoffs in Sunday’s game between the Cleveland Browns and the Detroit Lions.
Browns Coach Eric Mangini contends there might have been some other deception.
On Monday, Mangini questioned whether Detroit’s defensive players faked injuries to slow down Cleveland’s no-huddle offense, which racked up a season-high 439 yards during a 38-37 loss.
Mangini did not flatly accuse the Lions of cheating, but he noted the high number of players who were helped off the field — only to return.
“I’m just saying there were a lot of them,” he said of the injuries.
Mangini’s suggestion of foul play was rebuffed by Lions Coach Jim Schwartz.
“He’s way out of bounds on that,” Schwartz said. “That couldn’t be further from the truth. Both teams were running no huddle, and the officials did a very good job of standing over the ball, so there was no need to do that.”
