National Football League

Browns owner 'sick' of losing, but won't ax coach

Published Nov. 2, 2009 9:38 p.m. ET

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Browns coach Eric Mangini believes his process for turning around the team will work despite a horrid first half of the season.

The Browns dropped to 1-7 following Sunday's 30-6 loss in Chicago. Afterward, owner Randy Lerner said he was "sick" about the state of his team, a feeling Mangini said he shares with his boss. Mangini said he and Lerner share the same vision for improving the Browns.

Mangini added he had a positive phone conversation with Lerner on Monday morning, and he feels he still has Lerner's support.

"I've never gotten a feeling otherwise in all of my conversations with Randy," Mangini said.

Lerner told the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Akron Beacon-Journal that he would not fire Mangini during the club's bye week.

Mangini and his coaching staff will spend the bye week evaluating and analyzing every aspect of the team. He has no plans to change offensive coordinator Brian Daboll's duties and will use the time off to decide whether to start quarterback Derek Anderson or Brady Quinn when the Browns play Baltimore on Nov. 16.

Anderson had a 10.5 rating on Sunday and was replaced late in the fourth quarter by Quinn, who began the season as Cleveland's starter but was benched after 10 quarters.