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  • C calfoxwc
    Great. a non-Browns fan comes in here to bitch about us bitching, like

    that's all we need.


    How many coaches does it take til they know that a coach with not enough

    talent to win, won't win?


    Chud was the first coach I liked since...well,,,eh.....Sam Rutigliano, I think.


    The drafting, so many times for years, was a joke. But the head coaches just kept

    getting gone.


    The Browns don't need McDaniels, although the 3 potato heads in the fo

    would like him, because they could tell him to screw with any expensive

    player, for example, and he'd do it.


    McDaniels once was so arrogant, he messed with Tom Brady, and

    the two of them didn't talk for three weeks.


    Butticheck grew up, whereas McDaniels hasn't. And he's a local boy

    around this part of Ohio.


    Nah. McDaniels has had trouble with players at Denver, and now

    the Pats.... and.... nah.

    @calfoxwc said:

    Chud was the first coach I liked since...well,,,eh.....Sam Rutigliano, I think.

    You weren't a Marty fan?

    @shep said:

    Blech. I can't even participate in a conversation that starts with, "If the Browns hire the guy I don't like, I'll quit following them because I know so much better than they do."

    Not even sure where that conversation goes.

    Something we can agree on... 😉

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196
  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    @calfoxwc said:

    Chud was the first coach I liked since...well,,,eh.....Sam Rutigliano, I think.

    You weren't a Marty fan?

    @shep said:

    Blech. I can't even participate in a conversation that starts with, "If the Browns hire the guy I don't like, I'll quit following them because I know so much better than they do."

    Not even sure where that conversation goes.

    Something we can agree on... 😉

    @tour2ma said:

    You weren't a Marty fan?

    Not so much, his prevent defense late in a game, as in way too early in the game...

    lives on in disgrace, imho. And his "the gleam" mantra was goofy.

  • ClevelandFanForLifeC ClevelandFanForLife

    For those complaining about possibly getting McDaniels, please say who you think would be better that we could actually get to come here. I posted this a few pages back and as far I've noticed, I haven't seen a response yet. Who do you want? Stop complaining and post who you would want to come here.

    @clevelandfanforlife said:

    For those complaining about possibly getting McDaniels, please say who you think would be better that we could actually get to come here. I posted this a few pages back and as far I've noticed, I haven't seen a response yet. Who do you want? Stop complaining and post who you would want to come here.

    I would take Malzahn or Franklin over McDaniels. My reasons are numerous but if you really want to hear them I'll oblige.

    "I said, 'I need someone who's going to want to get on the roller coaster with me knowing that it's not always going to be fun,'" -Paul DePodesta

  • If it's not McDaniels, then this shows that the FO had no plan, other than "firing Chud and seeing what happens". I for one, don't believe this is the case, and I believe McDaniels is our next HC, and has been for several weeks.

    If that doesn't happen, I will probably lose the remaining faith in the FO that I'm holding onto.

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  • The pending litigation against and real possibility of Haslam losing Browns ownership makes for one helluva hard sale in bringing in decent coaching talent. I suspect Browns will again have to settle for another bottom feeder. So it goes.

    The GipperT 1 Reply
  • D BoneD D Bone

    If it's not McDaniels, then this shows that the FO had no plan, other than "firing Chud and seeing what happens". I for one, don't believe this is the case, and I believe McDaniels is our next HC, and has been for several weeks.

    If that doesn't happen, I will probably lose the remaining faith in the FO that I'm holding onto.

    @d-bone said:

    If it's not McDaniels, then this shows that the FO had no plan, other than "firing Chud and seeing what happens". I for one, don't believe this is the case, and I believe McDaniels is our next HC, and has been for several weeks.

    If that doesn't happen, I will probably lose the remaining faith in the FO that I'm holding onto.

    Exactly! We need to hear that this FO went after and got the man they wanted. Not the second one, third or fourth their nĂşmero uno first choice.

    If word gets out that MickyD was there choice and he said "no thanks", then I will be concerned about Banner and Lombardi, not so much Haslam. And for what it's with, Flying/PilotJ are completely separate from the Browns. Even if Haslam is indicted and actually sees prison time, the team can go to someone in the Family. His legal woes are the least of my worries right now.

  • I'm highly concerned that McHomo is there first choice.#patients #continuity #smokeupyourass..

  • D BoneD D Bone

    If it's not McDaniels, then this shows that the FO had no plan, other than "firing Chud and seeing what happens". I for one, don't believe this is the case, and I believe McDaniels is our next HC, and has been for several weeks.

    If that doesn't happen, I will probably lose the remaining faith in the FO that I'm holding onto.

    @d-bone said:

    ...I believe McDaniels is our next HC, and has been for several weeks.

    That is what the league office would call tampering and would cost us at least a first round pick.

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196
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  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    @d-bone said:

    ...I believe McDaniels is our next HC, and has been for several weeks.

    That is what the league office would call tampering and would cost us at least a first round pick.

    @tour2ma said:

    That is what the league office would call tampering and would cost us at least a first round pick.

    Because everybody who breaks the rules gets caught.

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  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    @d-bone said:

    ...I believe McDaniels is our next HC, and has been for several weeks.

    That is what the league office would call tampering and would cost us at least a first round pick.

    @tour2ma said:

    That is what the league office would call tampering and would cost us at least a first round pick.

    Naive, party of one, your table is ready

  • C CLEVELandMILIDH
    Josh McDaniels confirms he interviewed with Browns: 'The opportunities are certainly flattering'
    By NATE ULRICH Published: January 6, 2014

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    New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels confirmed he interviewed with the Browns for their head-coaching vacancy this past weekend.

    “We met and that’s about all there is at this point,” McDaniels said today during a conference call with reporters who cover the Patriots. “Nothing, nothing further.”

    McDaniels, 37, didn’t want to elaborate on his meeting with the Browns. He cited his desire to focus on the Patriots’ upcoming playoff game Saturday night against the Indianapolis Colts.

    “I appreciate the question, and I understand it,” said McDaniels, a Canton native. “I know that’s something that comes up each time this year for other coaches. The opportunities are certainly flattering if they come up. That being said, I am going to try to keep my focus on the Colts and our preparation this week. Like I’ve said in the past, I’m fortunate to have the job I have, and I love being here. I love doing what I’m doing. Each opportunity that comes along is a little different and I’m going to leave it at that and continue to put my effort and attention into the Colts this week.”

    NFL rules prohibit teams from offering jobs to assistant coaches in the playoffs until their teams are finished with the postseason. The two sides are not allowed to strike any agreements until then.

    McDaniels is one of three candidates known to have interviewed with the Browns since they fired coach Rob Chudzinski Dec. 29 after just one season on the job. Owner Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Banner also interviewed Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, 43, and Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, 50, last week, according to several national reports.

    The Browns requested permission to interview Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Adam Gase, 35. But he told reporters he would postpone all interview opportunities until the Broncos are done with the postseason. They’ll face the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.

    Vanderbilt University’s James Franklin, 41, and Auburn University’s Gus Malzahn, 48, are on the Browns’ radar, Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reported. Franklin is finished with his season. He led Vanderbilt to a 41-24 win over the University of Houston on Saturday in the BBVA Compass Bowl. Malzahn and Southeastern Conference champion Auburn will face Florida State in the BCS Championship Game tonight.

    A league source, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the situation, confirmed today that the Browns won’t interview longtime University of Oklahoma coach and Youngstown native Bob Stoops for their head-coaching vacancy.

    This past weekend, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport labeled Stoops a leading candidate for the job and stated he was expected to interview with the Browns this week. On Thursday, former NFL personnel man Tony Softli wrote on Twitter that Stoops, “may have the inside track on the Cleveland Browns opening.”

    Stoops, 53, didn’t silence the rumors last week after he led Oklahoma to a 45-31 victory over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. Asked by Sooners reporters about the rumblings he could become the next coach of the Browns, Stoops said, “You never know.”

    @clevelandmilidh said:

    New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels confirmed he interviewed with the Browns for their head-coaching vacancy this past weekend.

    “We met and that’s about all there is at this point,” McDaniels said today during a conference call with reporters who cover the Patriots. “Nothing, nothing further.”

    McDaniels, 37, didn’t want to elaborate on his meeting with the Browns.

    I was offered multiple blow jobs by Lobotomy, and the promise I wound never, ever get fired & $10 million a year regardless of how much I fuck up to drive this train wreck of a franchise further off the cliff.

    @osiris said:

    I would take Malzahn or Franklin over McDaniels. My reasons are numerous but if you really want to hear them I'll oblige.

    No thanks to Malzahn. He's going to get an enormous raise from Auburn, and after watching him try to gas Florida State's defense into submission, I have serious doubts it will work in the NFL. It's Chip Kelly cubed.

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  • NFL leadership is a bunch of crooks, and I'm sure that under the table bargaining goes on all the time.

    "You planning on having a long relationship with that glass or are you going to drink it? Drink up, man. Maybe we can get another.” - Janis Joplin, 1970.
  • slowburnS slowburn

    The pending litigation against and real possibility of Haslam losing Browns ownership makes for one helluva hard sale in bringing in decent coaching talent. I suspect Browns will again have to settle for another bottom feeder. So it goes.

    @slowburn said:

    The pending litigation against and real possibility of Haslam losing Browns ownership makes for one helluva hard sale in bringing in decent coaching talent. I suspect Browns will again have to settle for another bottom feeder. So it goes.

    There is nothing that is going to force Haslam to lose the Browns. At worse his old man or his kid takes over as the "titular" owner of the team.

    FYI, I do not believe the NFL has a rule that says that a convicted felon cannot be the owner of an NFL team. But I will check.

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  • bbedwardB bbedward

    @tour2ma said:

    That is what the league office would call tampering and would cost us at least a first round pick.

    Because everybody who breaks the rules gets caught.

    @bbedward said:

    Because everybody who breaks the rules gets caught.

    Not everyone, perhaps, but the Browns? Absolutely, and it would most likely be in the most

    embarrassing, humiliating way possible.

  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @slowburn said:

    The pending litigation against and real possibility of Haslam losing Browns ownership makes for one helluva hard sale in bringing in decent coaching talent. I suspect Browns will again have to settle for another bottom feeder. So it goes.

    There is nothing that is going to force Haslam to lose the Browns. At worse his old man or his kid takes over as the "titular" owner of the team.

    FYI, I do not believe the NFL has a rule that says that a convicted felon cannot be the owner of an NFL team. But I will check.

    @the-gipper said:

    There is nothing that is going to force Haslam to lose the Browns. At worse his old man or his kid takes over as the "titular" owner of the team.

    FYI, I do not believe the NFL has a rule that says that a convicted felon cannot be the owner of an NFL team. But I will check.

    Didn't the league force DeBartalo to sell the Niners to his sister, after some legal troubles in Louisiana?

    "And they don't really know even what they're talkin' about And I can't imagine what empty heads can achieve."
  • Browns149B Browns149

    @the-gipper said:

    There is nothing that is going to force Haslam to lose the Browns. At worse his old man or his kid takes over as the "titular" owner of the team.

    FYI, I do not believe the NFL has a rule that says that a convicted felon cannot be the owner of an NFL team. But I will check.

    Didn't the league force DeBartalo to sell the Niners to his sister, after some legal troubles in Louisiana?

    @browns149 said:

    Didn't the league force DeBartalo to sell the Niners to his sister, after some legal troubles in Louisiana?

    Actually I think it was his sister that forced him to sell the team to her because of that, not the league. While Eddie Money was suspended, I don't think he was required to divest himself of the team. There may have been some hinky financial dealings with the team that caused the sister to wrest control away from him....but that was basically an internal family situation.

    Here is a link to various articles about that.

    http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/d/edward_j_debartolo_jr/

    Now, the NFL can and has directed that an owner divest himself of ownership if his actions are affecting the financial stability of the organization.....can you say Art Modell, and Victor Kiam (and the guy from Philly who was losing millions gambling...Leonard Tose I believe)

    But, just having a criminal record...which does not affect team finances? Suspension, yes, probable. Outright divestiture, no.

    And even if the NFL did require outright divestiture that doesn't mean things couldn't be turned over to another family member, like DeBartolo to York. Jimma could "give" the team to his dad, son, brother.

    The other situation where the NFL has stepped in is where a family has interests in gambling venues. The Steelers were actually owned by like 5 Rooney brothers, and those brothers had ownership interest to race tracks in Tampa....and the NFL demanded that they either divest themselves of the racetrack...or the Steelers. Dan Rooney stepped in basically and bought out his brothers who decided to keep their racetrack. Hell, that is how Haslam became a minority owner of the Steelers. Some of his money was used to pay off the Rooney brothers who were leaving.

    Erie DawgE 1 Reply

  • One final thought about The Three Stooge's coaching search- Any reports of anyone else trying to interview McDaniels? All you need to know in my book.

    On the level of Walrus bringing in his pals relative to waste two seasons in Cleveland.

    Jimmy said it in the exit presser, because the question was asked. Why should we trust you to make the right decisions? Frankly, I don't anymore.

  • Ben McAdoo the QB coach for the GB packers is the latest i've heard Via the NFL mobile site. May even be on the desktop site as well, but i haven't checked.

  • For the sake of the franchise Jimmy really needs to rethink this FO.

  • Erie DawgE Erie Dawg

    For the sake of the franchise Jimmy really needs to rethink this FO.

    @erie-dawg said:

    For the sake of the franchise Jimmy really needs to rethink this FO.

    OK, but just like the search for the coach....who would you bring in to run the football operations (i.e. to replace Banner), and to be the GM/Personell guy (to replace Lombardi)

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