As he takes charge, Mangini is following a specific blueprint for success, starting with players who fit the mold of what he believes makes a successful football player.
"The words that I told you would go up in the draft room are up: smart, hardworking, competitive and selfless, and it's guys that football is really important to," Mangini said before the draft. "That, to me, is what defines anybody who you bring in.
"I don't want to watch the player on tape until I know about the player as a person. What is he going to be like in the locker room? ... How important is it in the locker room when things are going well and when things are going poorly? Those things win games."
