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What expectations do you have of Eric Mangini for this season?

It seems that the theme of Eric Mangini this offseason is causing the opposing offense confusion. That's been the media narrative, at least, culled from quotations from players, most notably Antoine Bethea. Now, Mangini has a few remarks that continue to feed this narrative, suggesting that the defense will look to confuse opposing offenses a lot this coming season.

When explaining the decision to stick with a 3-4 defense this year, Mangini highlighted the versatility it provides, saying [source here], "I've always been a big believer in having versatility. That's why, the 3-4 in general, I think it's a balanced set so you can do whatever you want to do and you cannot be forced into certain things because of the [versatility] of the defenders.