Thursday, October 02, 2008
Bad luck
"I think he's a very good coach," Westhoff said of O'Dea, who has not been made available to the media. "What I've tried to look at it as is that we would work .together, and that's what we Obviously, it's probably been a little easier from my perspective than his, but I've enjoyed it."
Mangini hasn't run from addressing the situation. He said just before the season that Westhoff would have the final say on special teams' calls. Although Mangini also has praised O'Dea consistently, it is clear the coach has something bordering on reverence for Westhoff, who has worked with Don Shula and Jimmy Johnson.
"He's got great insight, too, to other things that I ask him from a head-coaching perspective," Mangini said.
Mangini added, "He's pretty funny," which reporters saw a few times Wednesday in about 20 minutes withf. Mostly, however, they saw someone thrilled with the decision he made late last year that allowed him to return to the job he loves.
"Most of my femur is metal, it's prosthesis," he said. "It's incredible; it's mended together. Smartest thing I've ever done. Changed my whole life. I went from having to wear special prosthetic shoes, trying .braces, you name it. We tried it all. Now, I'm doing fine. I walk .almost perfectly normally. I won't use the cane shortly. I hope next winter to go back to playing golf. Best thing I've ever done."
Mangini hasn't run from addressing the situation. He said just before the season that Westhoff would have the final say on special teams' calls. Although Mangini also has praised O'Dea consistently, it is clear the coach has something bordering on reverence for Westhoff, who has worked with Don Shula and Jimmy Johnson.
"He's got great insight, too, to other things that I ask him from a head-coaching perspective," Mangini said.
Mangini added, "He's pretty funny," which reporters saw a few times Wednesday in about 20 minutes withf. Mostly, however, they saw someone thrilled with the decision he made late last year that allowed him to return to the job he loves.
"Most of my femur is metal, it's prosthesis," he said. "It's incredible; it's mended together. Smartest thing I've ever done. Changed my whole life. I went from having to wear special prosthetic shoes, trying .braces, you name it. We tried it all. Now, I'm doing fine. I walk .almost perfectly normally. I won't use the cane shortly. I hope next winter to go back to playing golf. Best thing I've ever done."
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