While Eric Mangini was named as the replacement for fired coach Romeo Crennel on Thursday, the hunt for a general manager has been more challenging.

Randy Lerner is determined to have a general manager and head coach that are compatible. In the end, incompatibility contributed to the downfall of the Phil Savage-Crennel tandem.

Mangini recommended Ravens pro personnel director George Kokinis for the GM job in his interview with Lerner. Baltimore is willing to let the Browns talk to Kokinis, but Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome is making them wait until Sunday for the interview.

Newsome's tactic has nothing to with making a division rival squirm. It has everything to do with the Ravens getting ready to play the Titans Saturday in Tennessee.

Newsome does...

Introduced for the first time as Cleveland's coach, Eric Mangini stepped to the podium and his football life flashed before him. This is where it all began. "I feel like I should be getting some coffee or picking up some towels or something," he joked. The ballboy returned as the boss. Mangini, fired by the New York Jets after their season finished with a December nosedive, took over the rebuilding...

Their coaching search on hold and seemingly locked on Eric Mangini, the Cleveland Browns plan to interview Philadelphia Eagles general manager Tom Heckert for their GM opening. The meeting between Browns owner Randy Lerner and Heckert, who has been with the Eagles since 2001, has not yet been scheduled.