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So how did Haslam know to hire Banner?

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  • darren15 darren15D Conversation Starter Very Popular Posting Machine Collaborator First Post One Year In One Month Later Week One Done
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    darren15D darren15 wrote on last edited by
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    I would not keep on slating and calling Banner names

    You would not like him when he is angry ....

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      I would not keep on slating and calling Banner names

      You would not like him when he is angry ....

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      BrownsKiddB BrownsKidd wrote on last edited by
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      @darren15 said:

      I would not keep on slating and calling Banner names

      You would not like him when he is angry ....

      ???

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        So does anyone know how Haslam decided on Banner as his choice to run the Browns? How does a new owner go about deciding who he is going to hire to run the team; word of mouth, interviews, your brother-in-law's cousin? How exactly did Haslam come to the conclusion to hire Banner as his man.

        From my perspective, Banner didn't seem to come with a lot of fanfare from Browns fans and from media outlets?

        I guess another way to ask is this, How did Banner get hired? And let's not fill this with answer that say "Because Haslam Sucks, blah blah blah"... Someone give me something to really chew on here, okay.

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        The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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        @brownskidd said:

        So does anyone know how Haslam decided on Banner as his choice to run the Browns? How does a new owner go about deciding who he is going to hire to run the team; word of mouth, interviews, your brother-in-law's cousin? How exactly did Haslam come to the conclusion to hire Banner as his man.

        From my perspective, Banner didn't seem to come with a lot of fanfare from Browns fans and from media outlets?

        I guess another way to ask is this, How did Banner get hired? And let's not fill this with answer that say "Because Haslam Sucks, blah blah blah"... Someone give me something to really chew on here, okay.

        This was asked and answered elsewhere here today. Haslam and Banner/Lombardi were connected with one another by the Commissioners office.

        Among many other things the Commissioner's office serves as a kind of "Clearing House' for personell around the league:

        People interested in perhaps becoming a majority or even a minority owner are vetted by the Commish.

        Front Office types...GMs/Club Prez etc. essentially keep a resume on hand with the Commish..and if anyone is looking to fill a FO job, the Commish can look in his drawer for the "Resume" file and pull one out and give it to any interested party.

        That method....and the "Good Ole Boy" network is how guys get jobs. Haslam turned to Robert Kraft for guidance about his team and the Mike Lombardi name popped up. Banner may have also had some prior working relationship with Lombardi. Not sure.

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          S Spectralcow wrote on last edited by Spectralcow
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          Wow, you didn't get that reference? I chuckled.

          I would be interested to know how/why Banner was hired, too. TCPO, any insights on this?

          Added: Nevermind. Gipper fielded it.

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            @darren15 said:

            I would not keep on slating and calling Banner names

            You would not like him when he is angry ....

            ???

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            @brownskidd said:

            ???

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              So does anyone know how Haslam decided on Banner as his choice to run the Browns? How does a new owner go about deciding who he is going to hire to run the team; word of mouth, interviews, your brother-in-law's cousin? How exactly did Haslam come to the conclusion to hire Banner as his man.

              From my perspective, Banner didn't seem to come with a lot of fanfare from Browns fans and from media outlets?

              I guess another way to ask is this, How did Banner get hired? And let's not fill this with answer that say "Because Haslam Sucks, blah blah blah"... Someone give me something to really chew on here, okay.

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              @brownskidd said:

              So does anyone know how Haslam decided on Banner as his choice to run the Browns? How does a new owner go about deciding who he is going to hire to run the team; word of mouth, interviews, your brother-in-law's cousin? How exactly did Haslam come to the conclusion to hire Banner as his man.

              From my perspective, Banner didn't seem to come with a lot of fanfare from Browns fans and from media outlets?

              I guess another way to ask is this, How did Banner get hired? And let's not fill this with answer that say "Because Haslam Sucks, blah blah blah"... Someone give me something to really chew on here, okay.

              They met on the schoolyard. Joe was quite popular in his younger days.

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                S Spectralcow wrote on last edited by
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                Is it weird to be turned off by that?

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                  Is it weird to be turned off by that?

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                  Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on last edited by
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                  @spectralcow said:

                  Is it weird to be turned off by that?

                  Off? no.....

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                    @brownskidd said:

                    So does anyone know how Haslam decided on Banner as his choice to run the Browns? How does a new owner go about deciding who he is going to hire to run the team; word of mouth, interviews, your brother-in-law's cousin? How exactly did Haslam come to the conclusion to hire Banner as his man.

                    From my perspective, Banner didn't seem to come with a lot of fanfare from Browns fans and from media outlets?

                    I guess another way to ask is this, How did Banner get hired? And let's not fill this with answer that say "Because Haslam Sucks, blah blah blah"... Someone give me something to really chew on here, okay.

                    This was asked and answered elsewhere here today. Haslam and Banner/Lombardi were connected with one another by the Commissioners office.

                    Among many other things the Commissioner's office serves as a kind of "Clearing House' for personell around the league:

                    People interested in perhaps becoming a majority or even a minority owner are vetted by the Commish.

                    Front Office types...GMs/Club Prez etc. essentially keep a resume on hand with the Commish..and if anyone is looking to fill a FO job, the Commish can look in his drawer for the "Resume" file and pull one out and give it to any interested party.

                    That method....and the "Good Ole Boy" network is how guys get jobs. Haslam turned to Robert Kraft for guidance about his team and the Mike Lombardi name popped up. Banner may have also had some prior working relationship with Lombardi. Not sure.

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                    BrownsKiddB BrownsKidd wrote on last edited by
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                    @the-gipper said:

                    This was asked and answered elsewhere here today. Haslam and Banner/Lombardi were connected with one another by the Commissioners office.

                    Among many other things the Commissioner's office serves as a kind of "Clearing House' for personell around the league:

                    People interested in perhaps becoming a majority or even a minority owner are vetted by the Commish.

                    Front Office types...GMs/Club Prez etc. essentially keep a resume on hand with the Commish..and if anyone is looking to fill a FO job, the Commish can look in his drawer for the "Resume" file and pull one out and give it to any interested party.

                    That method....and the "Good Ole Boy" network is how guys get jobs. Haslam turned to Robert Kraft for guidance about his team and the Mike Lombardi name popped up. Banner may have also had some prior working relationship with Lombardi. Not sure.

                    Thanks for a serious answer... Did Haslam consider anyone else that we know of?

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                      @the-gipper said:

                      This was asked and answered elsewhere here today. Haslam and Banner/Lombardi were connected with one another by the Commissioners office.

                      Among many other things the Commissioner's office serves as a kind of "Clearing House' for personell around the league:

                      People interested in perhaps becoming a majority or even a minority owner are vetted by the Commish.

                      Front Office types...GMs/Club Prez etc. essentially keep a resume on hand with the Commish..and if anyone is looking to fill a FO job, the Commish can look in his drawer for the "Resume" file and pull one out and give it to any interested party.

                      That method....and the "Good Ole Boy" network is how guys get jobs. Haslam turned to Robert Kraft for guidance about his team and the Mike Lombardi name popped up. Banner may have also had some prior working relationship with Lombardi. Not sure.

                      Thanks for a serious answer... Did Haslam consider anyone else that we know of?

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                      Browns149B Browns149 wrote on last edited by
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                      @brownskidd said:

                      Thanks for a serious answer... Did Haslam consider anyone else that we know of?

                      Not that we know of.

                      The league looks for new owners to pair up with people that need work

                      It happened when Lerner got the "NEW" Browns. The league needed to get Carmen Policy a job and "POOF" he was with Lerner

                      "And they don't really know even what they're talkin' about And I can't imagine what empty heads can achieve."
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                        S Spectralcow wrote on last edited by
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                        Awww... Carmen Policy... I miss him. The "salary cap magician" who fouled the 49ers finances up so bad they couldn't field a team for a season or two.

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                          D dab7291993 wrote on last edited by
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                          Like Gipper said, Banner was the guy that the league handed the Browns and some people speculate that Haslam had no other choice. I'm not sure, and we'll never know really.

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                            miktoxicM miktoxic wrote on last edited by
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                            banner was the guy that put the eagles org where they are today. lombardi got fired from some team (raiders) and was on the NFL network for a couple of years spoutin all his knowledge as a former GM.

                            so haslam thought hiring a guy that orchestrated the hiring of a dog killer that hasn't made it through a whole season since his rookie year and a loudmouth know-it-all to be his FO.

                            too many mint juleps or whatever bourbon they are sippin on in tennessee.

                            i think he promoted a night shift employee from one of his truck stops from being manager of the month for selling the most beef jerky and sunglases to the guy that now scouts for our future talent.

                            YIPPEE!!!

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                              The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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                              too many mint juleps or whatever bourbon they are sippin on in tennessee.

                              AHAH!! Now we know. They probably had a little too much of Ballpeen's red shit. No wonder they are dysfunctional.

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