Eric Mangini knew of the Patriots taping opposing coaches' signals when he was an assistant coach with the team, and he told the NFL about the violation after he left for the Jets in 2006. Now an analyst for ESPN, Mangini said on NFL Live he regrets informing on the team and would take it back if he could. His comments come on the same day Ravens coach John Harbaugh said the accomplishments of the Patriots are viewed as tainted because of 'Spygate.' "If there is a decision I could take back it's easily that decision," Mangini said. "Never in a million years would I have wanted it to go this way. It's disappointing whenever it comes up. "It's regret, it's disappointment, it's all of those things. Because I know what it took to win those Super Bowls and I have so much respect for the people that were involved there. I'm disappointed that this is what it's translated into." Mangini doesn't believe any of coach Bill Belichick and the team's accomplishments, including three Super Bowl victories, are tainted. When he informed the league about the Patriots he says he only wanted to stop the team from doing it against the Jets. "Never in a million years did I expect it to play out like this," Mangini said. "This is one of those situations where I didn't want them to do the things they were doing. I didn't think it was any kind of significant advantage, but I wasn't going to give them the convenience of doing it in our stadium, and I wanted to shut it down. But there was no intent to get the league involved. There was no intent to have the landslide that it has become." Source: USAToday
If the Pats had shown him a bit more respect on his way out the door I don't think he would have spoken out. If I recall they didn't let him fly back with the team.
'I feel really bad that everyone now sees me not only as a pr**k who doesn't have what it take to be a HC in the league, but also as a NARC.' 'Oh, and I suck butt at commentary, as well.'
