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  • @canton-dawg said:

    I normally loathe reading Tony Grossi, but at least he's asking the same question I am.

    Where in the hell was Farmer, Haslam, or even Scheiner Monday afternoon while the HC is being grilled about JM?

    Let's face it, Pettine isn't the guy responsible for bringing the circus to town.

    Great read. . .

    http://www.espncleveland.com/common/more.php?m=49&post_id=50661

    Couldn't agree more. This is the GM and an owner issue. The problem is neither Haslam or Farmer want to answer the real question which is, "you used a first round draft pick on a guy who doesn't contribute on the field and is a constant headache to the organization, where do you go from here". Also there would probably be a couple of "Ray do you feel that your absence due to suspension has hampered the teams decision making", "Ray do you feel between the Josh Gordon issue, Justin Gilbert's driving incident and the off the field distractions of Johnny Manziel, that there isn't organizational control" and "Jimmy we are two seasons into the Pettine/Farmer era and it appears that the results are eerily similar to previous seasons". Neither likes to answer hard questions and they hung Pettine out to dry.

    @baconhound said:

    Couldn't agree more. This is the GM and an owner issue. The problem is neither Haslam or Farmer want to answer the real question which is, "you used a first round draft pick on a guy who doesn't contribute on the field and is a constant headache to the organization, where do you go from here". Also there would probably be a couple of "Ray do you feel that your absence due to suspension has hampered the teams decision making", "Ray do you feel between the Josh Gordon issue, Justin Gilbert's driving incident and the off the field distractions of Johnny Manziel, that there isn't organizational control" and "Jimmy we are two seasons into the Pettine/Farmer era and it appears that the results are eerily similar to previous seasons". Neither likes to answer hard questions and they hung Pettine out to dry.

    you gotta luv it, here is a kid in gilbert who our gm recommended and now all he does is stand in the endzone and watch footballs fly over his head...wonderful, just wonderful.

  • Tell josh's boy with his same hair style to get rid of those Weeden eyeball looks. Not in Cleveland please.. Manziel for some reason is in the hands of the league. None of our FO can say anything & Coach Pet is their to talk Game prep about players. If the NFL only goes by video & Police Report only. JM did not Hit his women in the head. Will they believe a drunk women, now that's a whole different story..

    @gumby73 said:

    Tell josh's boy with his same hair style to get rid of those Weeden eyeball looks. Not in Cleveland please.. Manziel for some reason is in the hands of the league. None of our FO can say anything & Coach Pet is their to talk Game prep about players. If the NFL only goes by video & Police Report only. JM did not Hit his women in the head. Will they believe a drunk women, now that's a whole different story..

    what the fuck is he hanging around a drunk woman in the first place...after rehab...the kid learned fucking nothing...he's a fucking dope...

  • @gumby73 said:

    Tell josh's boy with his same hair style to get rid of those Weeden eyeball looks. Not in Cleveland please.. Manziel for some reason is in the hands of the league. None of our FO can say anything & Coach Pet is their to talk Game prep about players. If the NFL only goes by video & Police Report only. JM did not Hit his women in the head. Will they believe a drunk women, now that's a whole different story..

    what the fuck is he hanging around a drunk woman in the first place...after rehab...the kid learned fucking nothing...he's a fucking dope...

    @browns52 said:

    what the fuck is he hanging around a drunk woman in the first place......the kid learned fucking nothing.....

    I remember being young and actually trying to get them drunk.....hahaha......I was so stupid then.....

  • Browns52--Its called self pitty than depression. After the high of Titians Win, Josh goes back to starter. If you were 21 most would fall back on their bad habits in depression. She is it. Image how Josh feels trying to help the Kid. One day, & I hope the kid sees it but love does some crazy stuff. Krugers right, She is not right for him but JM must figure that one out. They don't babysit in this league and I do see articles that JM is still seeking help from the right people again that's a positive for now.

  • Yeah!!!!!

    Thanks for the pink lesson Mudfly! lol

    @bigbambo said:

    Yeah!!!!!

    Thanks for the pink lesson Macfly! lol

    fixed Na Nu Na Nu

  • @wargograw said:

    Who was drunk in this situation and who wasn't?

    @wargograw said:

    Who was drunk in this situation and who wasn't?

    if it was her, that is still not good for chonnie. One thing rehab should have taught him, was not only can he not drink anymore, but he cannot hang around drunks or go back to places, i.e. bars etc, that he once used to hang out at.

    @browns52 said:

    if it was her, that is still not good for chonnie. One thing rehab should have taught him, was not only can he not drink anymore, but he cannot hang around drunks or go back to places, i.e. bars etc, that he once used to hang out at.

    No doubt. I've said that repeatedly. Just saying she has pretty much no credibility here.

  • @westside-steve said:

    Because the coach is the face of the team.

    Not the general manager, not the owner and not the president. Tony Grossi has been anti Johnny since before he came to Cleveland.

    WSS

    gee, i wonder why. Maybe he did better investigative work on the kid than our owner and gm did because i guarantee you this, his alcoholism did not begin once he was drafted by the browns...

    @browns52 said:

    gee, i wonder why. Maybe he did better investigative work on the kid than our owner and gm did because i guarantee you this, his alcoholism did not begin once he was drafted by the browns...

    I sincerely doubt that a Cleveland beat writer did more pre-draft investigation of a prospect than an NFL franchise did. C'mon with that nonsense.

  • @browns52 said:

    gee, i wonder why. Maybe he did better investigative work on the kid than our owner and gm did because i guarantee you this, his alcoholism did not begin once he was drafted by the browns...

    I sincerely doubt that a Cleveland beat writer did more pre-draft investigation of a prospect than an NFL franchise did. C'mon with that nonsense.

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    I sincerely doubt that a Cleveland beat writer did more pre-draft investigation of a prospect than an NFL franchise did. C'mon with that nonsense.

    It doesn't seem that Grossi knows his ass from a hole in the ground about anything else.

    WSS

  • @westside-steve said:

    There's no apology needed for the situation. He's the head coach and he's the guy you ask no matter what's going on with the team. I would say instead of getting your panties in a bunch about this he might want to be the apologist for the highest paid defense in the league.

    WSS

    During the deflategate shit storm, you saw more of Kraft than Bill.

    A competent FO would show a little more unity than what's coming out of Berea.

    At least my panties are dry, cause I'm not a charter member of the JM knob riding club.

    @canton-dawg said:

    During the deflategate shit storm, you saw more of Kraft than Bill.

    A competent FO would show a little more unity than what's coming out of Berea.

    At least my panties are dry, cause I'm not a charter member of the JM knob riding club.

    1 because Bill Belichick is more important than Bob Kraft.

    2 unity? On this non-issue that nobody cares about except some cry babies?

    3 call it what you will.

    You should probably check those supposedly dry panties though they might be wet from all the tears you are shedding over this non issue.

    And I ain't ashamed. I don't hate any Cleveland Brown unless they really really give me a reason.

    WSS

  • I know this has been and still is being said, HE IS NOT OUR STARTER so who gives a fuk, Why is he a distraction? Don't let it be one. If he was not a qb it would not be a distraction.

  • 1 loss and we'll see Johnny. The loss of McCown to injury.

  • What the hell's the difference? Until the losses can be laid at the feet of Josh McCown why would you make a switch?

    (and that's coming from one of Johnny's fans, me.)

    WSS

  • @douche-nozzle said:

    No.....I was referring to Vick's lauded travels. He was an amazing athlete who couldn't play the QB position but was hyped due to his heritage. Then he commits atrocities and goes to jail and is then mentored by the NFL (Tony Dungee) to bring him back for one more attempt at being the first elite black QB. Then he is kept around when he is absolute garbage.

    Sad but true.

    As far as the others you mention, you can see they did the same thing with Kaepernick, and it's waaaay too early to tell with Winston and Newton who are probably the best of the bunch.

    The First Elite Black QB IMO was Warren Moon. And then you had Steve "air" McNair.

    @nickers said:

    The First Elite Black QB IMO was Warren Moon. And then you had Steve "air" McNair.

    Plus a number of pretty darn good ones through the years.....Williams, Cunningham, Evans, etc....

    Truth is, that back in the day, almost all of the potential black QB's ended up at WR, RB, CB, etc...

    FYI.....Brownies had a black dentist playing for us in the 70's.....Dr. David Mays.....remember him well......

  • He really said no black elite QBs?

    Moon HOF

    McNabb Top 5 QB at his peak, SB

    McNair Top10 QB most of his career, SB

    Is Russell Wilson not elite yet? Couple more SBs?

    Zombo

  • Dante Culpepper was no slouch either.....and pretty amazing for a few years, at least...

  • @nickers said:

    The First Elite Black QB IMO was Warren Moon. And then you had Steve "air" McNair.

    Plus a number of pretty darn good ones through the years.....Williams, Cunningham, Evans, etc....

    Truth is, that back in the day, almost all of the potential black QB's ended up at WR, RB, CB, etc...

    FYI.....Brownies had a black dentist playing for us in the 70's.....Dr. David Mays.....remember him well......

    @mudfly said:

    FYI.....Brownies had a black dentist playing for us in the 70's.....Dr. David Mays.....remember him well......

    Yep, remember David Mays the dentist.

    Anyone remember Joe Gilliam the druggie?... competed against Bradshaw back in the 70's. Was a pretty good qb until drugs consumed him.

  • Johnny Got Angry, Johnny Got Mad. Johnny Gave her the biggest lecture she ever had. He was a brave man, he was a cave man. Johnny showed her that he really, really cared.

  • @cdl15 said:

    38 replies. 40 votes and thread labeled hot. So then there's that. Don't hate. It totally a legit question.

    Don't hate? Coming from you? That's rich. It still isn't a legitimate question it's bullshit no matter how many fish nip at the rubber worm.

    Like I said if he'd gotten a DUI, or if the crazy bitches face had been smashed up, as it would have been had he bounced her mug off the dashboard... it might be legitimate to wonder what to do with him.

    Think about it. If this story or about a Pittsburgh Steeler who had a loud and noisy fight with his head of a girlfriend even we wouldn't give a shit.

    The only correct answer is to cut him if he can't play, (whether he goes to church or a combination beer joint whorehouse crackhouse opium den). And if he can, just get the fuck over it.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    Like I said if he'd gotten a DUI, or if the crazy bitches face had been smashed up, as it would have been had he bounced her mug off the dashboard... it might be legitimate to wonder what to do with him.

    curious......would your opinion change if you found out he was in the NFL drug program and was still drinking?....ala Josh Gordon?

    Considering the NFL is investigating him and the Browns are "deeply disturbed" by his episodes(their words), why is it not a legitimate discussion....?....The NFL and Browns sure think it is.....

    And Id agree 100% if it was a first offense(in fact, I did wayyy back then).....but since its like incident #10 involving alcohol and he's just out of rehab.....it seems like a VERY legit concern.....and since the whole country is discussing it, I dont see why we should be excluded from the same......

    Late to work by 10 minute?.....not a big deal.......late to work by 10 minutes x 20.....fired......

    and then, someone somewhere, will be saying I just got fired because I was only 10 minutes late....sheesh....

  • The immediately legitimate question is.. can he beat out Austin Davis if Pettine held a fair competition [eg, don't consider where each guy was drafted] for the #2 spot?

    I think he can't.

  • Black QBs career rankings in terms of total career yards passing in top 200. Bold means active:

    #7 Warren Moon

    #20 Donovan McNabb

    #38 Steve McNair

    #41 Randall Cunningham

    #73 Daunte Culpepper

    #87 Michael Vick

    #91 Jeff Blake

    #103 Aaron Brooks

    #122 Doug Williams

    #124 Jason Campell

    #127 Rodney Peete

    #131 David Garrard

    #135 Cam Newton

    #137 Tony Banks

    #138 Kordell Stewart

    #149 Josh Freeman

    #`162 Russell Wilson

    #167 Charlie Batch

    #171 Byron Leftwich

    #183 Colin Kaepernick

    #184 Vince Evans

    #191 Vince Young

    #199 James Harris....considered first black QB (at least since the 20s and Fritz Pollard)

    You know what we haven't had? Asian QBs. Where is the clamor for Asian QBs? I do not see a single Asian QB in the top 250 QBs in all time passing yards. (Not even Timmy Chang, or Tommy Chong)

    And what about Hispanic QBs? I see 2, maybe 3 in the top 250: Jim Plunkett, Tom Flores....and maybe Jeff Garcia? (His name is hispanic, though he didn't look Hispanic).