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  • miktoxicM miktoxic

    5 years for a new regime given their guaranteed continuity used to be the plan. now if you don't make it to the playoffs in 2 you're usually shit-canned.

    i think continuity with a staff you have faith in is key.

    not too many new HCs and GMs just walk into a stacked team, make a couple of tweaks and win the whole thing the next year. as a matter of fact they usually inherit crap, players that don't fit their systems and by the time they get 'their' guys they are shown the door.

    imagine if chip kelly doesn't win this year after basically scrapping the whole team. will laurie hang onto to that freak?

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    Canton MikeC Canton Mike wrote on last edited by
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    @miktoxic said:

    5 years for a new regime given their guaranteed continuity used to be the plan. now if you don't make it to the playoffs in 2 you're usually shit-canned.

    i think continuity with a staff you have faith in is key.

    not too many new HC and GMs just walk into a stacked team, make a couple of tweaks and win the whole thing the next year.

    Mik gets it!

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    • miktoxicM miktoxic

      5 years for a new regime given their guaranteed continuity used to be the plan. now if you don't make it to the playoffs in 2 you're usually shit-canned.

      i think continuity with a staff you have faith in is key.

      not too many new HCs and GMs just walk into a stacked team, make a couple of tweaks and win the whole thing the next year. as a matter of fact they usually inherit crap, players that don't fit their systems and by the time they get 'their' guys they are shown the door.

      imagine if chip kelly doesn't win this year after basically scrapping the whole team. will laurie hang onto to that freak?

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      B BaconHound wrote on last edited by
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      @miktoxic said:

      5 years for a new regime given their guaranteed continuity used to be the plan. now if you don't make it to the playoffs in 2 you're usually shit-canned.

      i think continuity with a staff you have faith in is key.

      not too many new HC and GMs just walk into a stacked team, make a couple of tweaks and win the whole thing the next year.

      Mik and I agree πŸ™‚

      The only thing I'd add, it's very difficult to keep continuity in a organization when they haven't been successful in quite some time and the new one isn't successful in 3 years.

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        @miktoxic said:

        5 years for a new regime given their guaranteed continuity used to be the plan. now if you don't make it to the playoffs in 2 you're usually shit-canned.

        i think continuity with a staff you have faith in is key.

        not too many new HC and GMs just walk into a stacked team, make a couple of tweaks and win the whole thing the next year.

        Mik and I agree πŸ™‚

        The only thing I'd add, it's very difficult to keep continuity in a organization when they haven't been successful in quite some time and the new one isn't successful in 3 years.

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        miktoxicM miktoxic wrote on last edited by miktoxic
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        @baconhound said:

        Mik and I agree πŸ™‚

        The only thing I'd add, it's very difficult to keep continuity in a organization when they haven't been successful in quite some time and the new one isn't successful in 3 years.

        yep. in my edited post i added a quirp about kelly and eagles. will laurie keep him there after drastically changing the look of a very talented team that didn't win to 'his' team that doesn't win (hypothetically, of course)?

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          Opal312O Opal312 wrote on last edited by
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          They need to keep a coach and general manager for more than a year at a time. Pettine is a good fit. I hope for his sake they have a great draft. It would be horrible to see him go after two years. Even the players need time to learn new systems. Sheard was good under Ray Horton's defense. That's why he was drafted. We need stability and a little time.

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          • miktoxicM miktoxic

            5 years for a new regime given their guaranteed continuity used to be the plan. now if you don't make it to the playoffs in 2 you're usually shit-canned.

            i think continuity with a staff you have faith in is key.

            not too many new HCs and GMs just walk into a stacked team, make a couple of tweaks and win the whole thing the next year. as a matter of fact they usually inherit crap, players that don't fit their systems and by the time they get 'their' guys they are shown the door.

            imagine if chip kelly doesn't win this year after basically scrapping the whole team. will laurie hang onto to that freak?

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            XanthrosX Xanthros wrote on last edited by
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            @miktoxic said:

            5 years for a new regime given their guaranteed continuity used to be the plan. now if you don't make it to the playoffs in 2 you're usually shit-canned.

            i think continuity with a staff you have faith in is key.

            not too many new HCs and GMs just walk into a stacked team, make a couple of tweaks and win the whole thing the next year. as a matter of fact they usually inherit crap, players that don't fit their systems and by the time they get 'their' guys they are shown the door.

            imagine if chip kelly doesn't win this year after basically scrapping the whole team. will laurie hang onto to that freak?

            MIke Tomlin gets to take that rare cred of getting a stacked team that took HIM to the SB and gave him an undeserved ring...

            Not that I don't like Pettine, because I actually believe he is the best coach we have had since the return, but MAN I really wish Cowher would have came to Cleveland...

            Who let the DAWGS out??
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              miktoxicM miktoxic wrote on last edited by
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              i really doubt cowher will ever coach again. he lost a lot of time with family and years off his life...........i think that chair on cbs sports is a lot more cushy than anything another nfl team could ever give him.

              but hey, stranger things have happened.

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                VesnaKociper said:

                Drennan is an entertainer. Football is the foundation of his schtick, but at the end of the day, he is an entertainer.

                The talk of a SB in the next five years is asinine totally asinine. Never mind that predicting the future, 5 years away in a sport that is heavily influenced by injuries, bad officiating, failed drafts, the bounce of the ball, the personal peccadillos of players, coaches and FO, and you have an entity that Is above all logic and science to predict.

                As I see it, the REAL questions is, what do the Browns have to do so that each and every year, when the seasons starts, the franchise is one of the upper echelon teams that get's talked about as a high probability to go. In my mind the Browns are floundering and until several areas are addressed, the team will remain the same.

                1) Put a logo on the helmet - a GROUND HOG in the likeness of Bill Murray would be nice.

                All kidding aside, we don't have a QB presence, there is no identity to either offense or defense, our draft record continues to blow; we don't have very many outstanding skill players, players don't want to come here or stay here. On and on the list goes. s the once great Cleveland sports guru Myron Cope used to say..............YOY!

                You have it pal. Instead of a Groundhog- how about a cow pie? It fits- the Clevealnd Cowpies, because we play like shit.

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                  Browns149B Browns149 wrote on last edited by
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                  Bruce Drennan is a blow hole from Chicago. I can't stand him

                  "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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                    Browns149B Browns149 wrote on last edited by
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                    As for the question, I agree with the regime getting time to build the team, but if Farmer whiffs on the first round again this year, Jimmy isn't going to be happy.

                    "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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                      DieHardBrownsFanD DieHardBrownsFan wrote on last edited by
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                      VesnaKociper said:

                      Drennan is an entertainer. Football is the foundation of his schtick, but at the end of the day, he is an entertainer.

                      The talk of a SB in the next five years is asinine totally asinine. Never mind that predicting the future, 5 years away in a sport that is heavily influenced by injuries, bad officiating, failed drafts, the bounce of the ball, the personal peccadillos of players, coaches and FO, and you have an entity that Is above all logic and science to predict.

                      As I see it, the REAL questions is, what do the Browns have to do so that each and every year, when the seasons starts, the franchise is one of the upper echelon teams that get's talked about as a high probability to go. In my mind the Browns are floundering and until several areas are addressed, the team will remain the same.

                      1) Put a logo on the helmet - a GROUND HOG in the likeness of Bill Murray would be nice.

                      All kidding aside, we don't have a QB presence, there is no identity to either offense or defense, our draft record continues to blow; we don't have very many outstanding skill players, players don't want to come here or stay here. On and on the list goes. s the once great Cleveland sports guru Myron Cope used to say..............YOY!

                      Ditto.

                      "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.
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                        Only the Panthers are left out. 2002 I believe

                        Yes, sorry. 2003 season to be precise. Overlooked as I typed.

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                        Bob806B Bob806 wrote on last edited by
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                        @the-gipper said:

                        Yes, sorry. 2003 season to be precise. Overlooked as I typed.

                        Titans lost to Rams in a thriller, 2002?

                        I'm 51, Browns need an appearance & victory soon, before I'm senile.

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                          Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on last edited by
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                          If this thread goes to a page 3, then I might have to look up who the hell Bruce Drennan is...

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                            C calfoxwc wrote on last edited by
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                            He's a loudmouth, classless ex-con, pretty much.

                            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Drennan

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                              He's a loudmouth, classless ex-con, pretty much.

                              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Drennan

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                              MudflyM Mudfly wrote on last edited by
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                              @calfoxwc said:

                              He's a loudmouth, classless ex-con, pretty much.

                              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Drennan

                              That about sums it up...........he knows about gambling, movies & baseball......but football?...not so much.....

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                                If this thread goes to a page 3, then I might have to look up who the hell Bruce Drennan is...

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                                gumby73G gumby73 wrote on last edited by
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                                @tour2ma said:

                                If this thread goes to a page 3, then I might have to look up who the hell Bruce Drennan is...

                                You can watch the show for a week and the rest he repeats over and over again on Browns. It is a Whiner's Fest with the face to show it 😠

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                                • Bob806B Bob806

                                  @the-gipper said:

                                  Yes, sorry. 2003 season to be precise. Overlooked as I typed.

                                  Titans lost to Rams in a thriller, 2002?

                                  I'm 51, Browns need an appearance & victory soon, before I'm senile.

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                                  The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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                                  @bob806 said:

                                  Titans lost to Rams in a thriller, 2002?

                                  I'm 51, Browns need an appearance & victory soon, before I'm senile.

                                  Too late 😁

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                                    mohicanM mohican wrote on last edited by mohican
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                                    @the-gipper said:

                                    Last Title game appearance by all NFL teams:

                                    2014 Patriots

                                    2014 Seahawks

                                    2013 Broncos

                                    2012 49ers

                                    2012 Ravens

                                    2011 Giants

                                    2010 Packers

                                    2010 Steelers

                                    2009 Saints

                                    2009 Colts

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                                    2002 Raiders

                                    2001 Rams

                                    1999 Titans

                                    1998 Falcons

                                    1995 Cowboys

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                                    1993 Bills

                                    1991 Redskins

                                    1988 Bengals

                                    1982 Dolphins

                                    1976 Vikings

                                    1969 Chiefs

                                    1968 Jets

                                    1965 Browns

                                    1957 Lions

                                    never Jaguars

                                    never Titans

                                    Titans lost narrowly to the rams in the 1999 season superbowl.

                                    Oops, I see you have therm there. and then listed at the bottom as never, too....

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                                      He's a loudmouth, classless ex-con, pretty much.

                                      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Drennan

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                                      DieHardBrownsFanD DieHardBrownsFan wrote on last edited by
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                                      @calfoxwc said:

                                      He's a loudmouth, classless ex-con, pretty much.

                                      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Drennan

                                      So, he and Haslam will have a lot in common.......

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                                      • mohicanM mohican

                                        @the-gipper said:

                                        Last Title game appearance by all NFL teams:

                                        2014 Patriots

                                        2014 Seahawks

                                        2013 Broncos

                                        2012 49ers

                                        2012 Ravens

                                        2011 Giants

                                        2010 Packers

                                        2010 Steelers

                                        2009 Saints

                                        2009 Colts

                                        2008 Cardinals

                                        2006 Bears

                                        2004 Eagles

                                        2002 Buccaneers

                                        2002 Raiders

                                        2001 Rams

                                        1999 Titans

                                        1998 Falcons

                                        1995 Cowboys

                                        1994 Chargers

                                        1993 Bills

                                        1991 Redskins

                                        1988 Bengals

                                        1982 Dolphins

                                        1976 Vikings

                                        1969 Chiefs

                                        1968 Jets

                                        1965 Browns

                                        1957 Lions

                                        never Jaguars

                                        never Titans

                                        Titans lost narrowly to the rams in the 1999 season superbowl.

                                        Oops, I see you have therm there. and then listed at the bottom as never, too....

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

                                        Titans lost narrowly to the rams in the 1999 season superbowl.

                                        Oops, I see you have therm there. and then listed at the bottom as never, too....

                                        Yea, that last line should have read Texans. Sorry. Another brain fart. Sometimes when you type that much data that happens.

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                                          If this thread goes to a page 3, then I might have to look up who the hell Bruce Drennan is...

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                                          dawg2fanD dawg2fan wrote on last edited by
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                                          @tour2ma said:

                                          If this thread goes to a page 3, then I might have to look up who the hell Bruce Drennan is...

                                          I take it you dont get Sports Time Ohio. His show comes on Sunday through Thursday (usually last about 2 to 3 hours).

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