Brown out.

Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini has a strange way of thinking. What we mean is he seems to be quite the idiot.

Tony Grossi of the Plain Dealer reported over the weekend on why Mangini is dressing the boys in hideous brown pants for all road games this year:

The Browns intend to wear brown pants and white jerseys on the road all season. Mangini said he decided on the radical look because he thought it looked good "and the guys felt the same way." Players also find the brown pants more comfortable and less restrictive because of the absence of a stripe down the legs.

"There was no bigger part to that decision," Mangini said.

So, what’s the excuse after Sunday’s loss?

We here at Whiggy Tease are certain the brown pants didn’t help them play better. We are also certain that the Pittsburgh Steelers, who wear the widest pants stripe in the NFL, are not held back by their uniforms, if recent Super Bowls are any indication.

Frankly, we reckon Mangini’s lethargic play calling is a tad more restrictive than any fashion decision. That, and his drawn out quarterback derby. It seemed like Brady Quinn could have used a few more reps with the first team in August, don’t you think?

But this is not a sports blog. It’s an info blog, and we’ve got product to push.

The anti-brown pants shirts are now on sale at a reduced price, as are the buttons.

And now that the Browns are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, we’ve lowered the price on the “Still Waiting in Cleveland” swag.


So, the Browns stink. We’re used to it. But if they’re going to stink, they might as well dress properly, like the old Browns of Otto Graham, Jim Brown and Bernie Kosar.

Instead of dressing like centaurs. Nobody likes centaurs.

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