Pettine Said the Magic Words!

[jcam222]

I like his interview overall and he certainly is a likeable guy. I am now a supporter for sure but a cautious one. There was one comment in the presser I thought was a bit odd. He was asked if he was given control and final say on players. His answer was "we are still working out the details on that". Seems to me to be the kind of detail one would work out ahead of accepting a job like this.

[LBC mike]

@jcam222 said:

I like his interview overall and he certainly is a likeable guy. I am now a supporter for sure but a cautious one. There was one comment in the presser I thought was a bit odd. He was asked if he was given control and final say on players. His answer was "we are still working out the details on that". Seems to me to be the kind of detail one would work out ahead of accepting a job like this.

I think he was told he has a little say but lombardi has majority and final say who we try to get and then Banner sees how the money will work. He might be like a little kid asking for christmas presents that his parents can't afford and aren't willing to buy for him. like a poor child.

[Clevfan4life]

@miktoxic said:

so does that mean we'll go back to the 4-3? cuz that's the way our talent lines up best to be on D?

What would we do with mingo in a 4-3? He'd have to be a 3rd down spot edge rusher unless we could coach him up to play like Von Miller does in Denvers 4-3.

[miktoxic]

@clevfan4life said:

What would we do with mingo in a 4-3? He'd have to be a 3rd down spot edge rusher unless we could coach him up to play like Von Miller does in Denvers 4-3.

ok, i know jack about x's and o's, what the defense we ran before chud got here? didn't sheard play DE? and we had another DE on the other side?

i don't know if it's the 4-3, the 3-4 or the 711 the defense where we could have mingo sheard and clowney reeking havoc on the QB?

[ballpeen]

Another thing he said that I liked...it was when someone touched on Chud and the situation...he said "I bet on myself".

Fuck'n A Right.

[Kosar_For_President]

To be honest never thoght about it like that. Great post cow

[Spectralcow]

Hey, thanks, KFP!

[Tour2ma]

@miktoxic said:

so does that mean we'll go back to the 4-3? cuz that's the way our talent lines up best to be on D?

Certainly would seem that way. We shall see.

@miktoxic said:

i like this hire a lot more than the chud hire for sure.

Pettine certainly came off "stronger" than Chud ever did, but time will tell.

@jcam222 said:

There was one comment in the presser I thought was a bit odd. He was asked if he was given control and final say on players.

The exact comment concerned "final roster", which is different. The fact that he did not get it before accepting likely means that he ain't getting it. Also likely is that not having roster control was the deal breaker with other "candidates".

[hoorta]

Formerly Sane said:

Or

Holy Rip Roanin F#@*, I am a head coach in the NFL! And I don't even give a s#*& that it's with the Browns!

Exactly. I'm going to let Banner and Lobotomy deal me a losing hand , tell me to make shineola out of shit, and fire me after a year. Hell I don't care, the Stooges gave me a guaranteed 4 year contract. What could be better than sitting on my ass for 3 years collecting a paycheck from Haslam for doing nothing? Hell, he's already paying 2 coaches this year for doing nothing, why not 3 next year?

[Tour2ma]

Formerly Sane said:

Or

Holy Rip Roanin F#@*, I am a head coach in the NFL! And I don't even give a s#*& that it's with the Browns!

LOL...

Obviously giving up roster control was not desirable, but not a deal breaker... at least not for Pettine.

Was it because Pettine wanted desperately to be a HC? Even for the Browns? No doubt about it. But nothing I have seen of/ heard from him says he's just in it for the $$$.

He looks to me like a guy who cannot stand losing. So the only thing I can figure is that he feels he can win in spite of any roster decisions the FO makes that he might disagree with.