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Lombardi and Banner gone, Farmer new GM

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  • JAFBF JAFBFJ Conversation Starter Dedicated Reacting Well Very Popular Posting Machine Collaborator First Post One Year In One Month Later Week One Done
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    JAFBFJ JAFBF wrote on last edited by
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    Looks like that rumor I heard and posted on here last week was on the money :

    http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=28291&do=findComment&comment=384321

    Didn't have the Bannor info though, I'm not too sure if I was ready to see him go yet because I don't know how involved he was with the fubar.

    Glad to see Farmer is now GM,.

    I'm wondering who's going to take over for Bannor, I sure hope it's not someone that's going to get us in a Cap bind again like we had in the past.

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      darren15D darren15 wrote on last edited by darren15
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      Awesome news ........

      Farmer always come across as a really knowledgeable guy and I am happy he is making the draft day decisions and not the other 2 idiots ...... who will replace Banner ?

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        bbedwardB bbedward wrote on last edited by
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        I didn't think this would come to fruition, but happy it did.

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        • Z Zombo

          This is the best off-season ever and it it's only February. Thank you Jimmy for having the balls to do what is right!

          Fuck you two stooges, don't let the door hit ya.

          Go Cleveland Browns!

          Fucking Jimmy and Fucking Pettine got together and said "fuck these guys" ... I prayed that this would happen.

          We will be an organization to be proud of again!

          Zombo

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          thenew23T thenew23 wrote on last edited by
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          Zombo said:

          This is the best off-season ever and it it's only February. Thank you Jimmy for having the balls to do what is right!

          Fuck you two stooges, don't let the door hit ya.

          Go Cleveland Browns!

          Fucking Jimmy and Fucking Pettine got together and said "fuck these guys" ... I prayed that this would happen.

          We will be an organization to be proud of again!

          Zombo

          And Farmer...

          This has restored the faith I had in Haslam when he bought the team. I didn't like the Banner hire, I wasn't thrilled with the Lombardi hire, and I didn't like the Chud hire...

          I am pleased with the Haslam - Farmer - Pettine trio much more than that "extra fat" we just cut loose...

          #Justsayin'
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            JAFBFJ JAFBF wrote on last edited by
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            Just thinking here, but this definitely changes the dynamics of whether or not Ward and Mack get resigned . . .

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              CLEinCHIC CLEinCHI wrote on last edited by
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              I am the first to admit when I am wrong, to The Gipper, Zombo and everyone else who have called me out on my support of Lombardi/Banner...you were right, I was wrong.

              Ray Farmer, Pettine and Haslem - the 3 Amigos?

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              • darren15D darren15

                Awesome news ........

                Farmer always come across as a really knowledgeable guy and I am happy he is making the draft day decisions and not the other 2 idiots ...... who will replace Banner ?

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                thenew23T thenew23 wrote on last edited by thenew23
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                @darren15 said:

                Awesome news ........

                Farmer always come across as a really knowledgeable guy and I am happy he is making the draft day decisions and not the other 2 idiots ...... who will replace Banner ?

                I don't think we need a Joe Banner replacement. We have a President to do the off-field stuff, and a GM to do the on-field stuff. It looks like Haslam plans to be the Owner/CEO based on these recent moves and his invovement this offseason. It's the same model as the Patriots use, and Haslam did a lot of consulting with Robert Kraft before he even bought the team, so I think this was his plan to begin with.

                #Justsayin'
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                • Z Zombo

                  This is the best off-season ever and it it's only February. Thank you Jimmy for having the balls to do what is right!

                  Fuck you two stooges, don't let the door hit ya.

                  Go Cleveland Browns!

                  Fucking Jimmy and Fucking Pettine got together and said "fuck these guys" ... I prayed that this would happen.

                  We will be an organization to be proud of again!

                  Zombo

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                  The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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                  Zombo said:

                  This is the best off-season ever and it it's only February. Thank you Jimmy for having the balls to do what is right!

                  Fuck you two stooges, don't let the door hit ya.

                  Go Cleveland Browns!

                  Fucking Jimmy and Fucking Pettine got together and said "fuck these guys" ... I prayed that this would happen.

                  We will be an organization to be proud of again!

                  Zombo

                  Of course others will claim that this is just more evidence of dysfunction and instability. But as far as I am concerned, this is a good thing.

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                    H Hunt Daddy wrote on last edited by
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                    Love that Lombardi is gone and Farmer is is in. I'll admit I'm one of the few that wanted to see Banner stay.

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                      jcam222J jcam222 wrote on last edited by
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                      This is excellent news and in my mind was very predictable. After being sold a bill of goods by them regarding betting a new coaching staff he had to have seen their inadequacy. I am sure that over and over in interviews they were somehow mentioned by candidates in a negative light. This is the one way that Haslam can save face and truly by example say he holds them accountable.

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                        I thought you'd be pleased Zombo haha

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                        Z Zombo wrote on last edited by
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                        @londonbrown said:

                        I thought you'd be pleased Zombo haha

                        It was a fantasy ... I thought we'd have to endure one more sadsack losing season for it to happen.

                        But, yes ... Christmas in February!

                        I wondered why Farmer didn't take that Miami job. I bet Jimmy LOVED Pettine, Pettine set this whole thing up, got together with Farmer and said "don't leave", and then went to Jimmy and said "ditch the stooges" Or else Jimmy saw Farmer walking out the door, looked at Lombardi sipping his latte and said "what the fuck are we doing?"

                        Either way, this has all the swagger of an owner in CONTROL and Farmer and Pettine, the real football people, will have the authority.

                        I'm loving it. I may start drinking early today.

                        Zombo

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                          Tom Reed ‏@treed1919 15m

                          Alec Scheiner to remain as #Browns team president.

                          "All Truth Passes Through Three stages. First, It Is Ridiculed, Second It Is Violently Opposed, And Third, It Is Accepted As Self-Evident" ~Arthur Schopenhauer
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                            VaporTrailV VaporTrail wrote on last edited by
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                              BadNewsBrownsB BadNewsBrowns wrote on last edited by
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                              "All Truth Passes Through Three stages. First, It Is Ridiculed, Second It Is Violently Opposed, And Third, It Is Accepted As Self-Evident" ~Arthur Schopenhauer
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                                Flyin JF Flyin J wrote on last edited by
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                                Love it!!!! Hallelujah!!!!! Im doing the no pants dance!!!

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                                  OsirisO Osiris wrote on last edited by
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                                  I shall now pat myself on the back profusely for sort-of calling it back in January (last sentence in linked post)!

                                  http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=28126&do=findComment&comment=377970

                                  Seriously, awesome news. I think we all sensed something was amiss with a front office where the GM never showed his face, and with the Ray Farmer media-blitz that's been going on lately. I am now MUCH less worried about the upcoming draft.

                                  "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
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                                  • lodiloboL lodilobo

                                    Christmas in February!!!

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                                    LBC mikeL LBC mike wrote on last edited by
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                                    @lodilobo said:

                                    Christmas in February!!!

                                    yes it is.

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                                      MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on last edited by
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                                      Nice.

                                      No more Johnny Football then? Please?

                                      Ja.brill Peppers - Cleveland Brown OldBrownsFan, on 02 Jun 2017 - 5:09PM said: "No you are not the work of the devil but you are deceived by the devil." Who's got it better than us? Nooooobody!
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                                        LBC mikeL LBC mike wrote on last edited by
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                                        that would be good. have a smart draft and free agency

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                                          Zombo said:

                                          This is the best off-season ever and it it's only February. Thank you Jimmy for having the balls to do what is right!

                                          Fuck you two stooges, don't let the door hit ya.

                                          Go Cleveland Browns!

                                          Fucking Jimmy and Fucking Pettine got together and said "fuck these guys" ... I prayed that this would happen.

                                          We will be an organization to be proud of again!

                                          Zombo

                                          Of course others will claim that this is just more evidence of dysfunction and instability. But as far as I am concerned, this is a good thing.

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                                          Z Zombo wrote on last edited by
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                                          @the-gipper said:

                                          Of course others will claim that this is just more evidence of dysfunction and instability. But as far as I am concerned, this is a good thing.

                                          I don't care what the outside media world thinks, we know this is best for our organization.

                                          Free agents were going to stay away in droves because the word was out about Banner, and the organization was "radioactive".

                                          The Pettine hire gave me hope, this day makes me feel like we are finally going to right this damn thing.

                                          The power is now in the hands of Farmer and Pettine, who are football people that players can relate to, and out of the hands of the "suits" that play fantasy football with the draft and nickel and dime contract negotiations.

                                          This doesn't mean we'll be champions, long way to go, maybe we'll only peak at 8-8 or 9-7 ... but we'll play with pride under Pettine and we'll be a team to be proud of again.

                                          Sky's the limit. Just glad Bitchtits and Labialips are gone.

                                          Zombo

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