Farmer and Pettine both fired. Official
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Supposedly numerous sources in the org get the feeling Pettine is done. Take it for what it is worth.
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Like many (most) Fans, I have had my thoughts about who may get the axe, but I am certainly not qualified to say who stays or goes. However, I strongly believe that the most important hire Jimmy could make is an experienced football guy as a President of Football Operations (POFO as Gipper has stated) to make intelligent, informed football decisions. The progression from there should be whether or not Farmer stays, then the HC issue, and on from there to create a legitimate & credible chain of command.
That's what I would like to see, but we'll see what ACTUALLY happens.
Mike
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This is a hard one. For me, it depends on what other coaches are available before I fire Pet. Farmer is easier, I fire him. Someone has to be held accountable for this 3-13 dumpster fire, and Ray and his phone get the boot. Now if the Colts are dumb enough to fire Pagano, then I also fire Pet and target Pags.
I like Pet the man, but I haven't seen enough improvement to hand him the keys again if there is a proven coach that I can replace him with....... If there isn't that proven coach, then I keep him as making a lateral move just for the sake of making a move would set us back even further.
Are we really sure Pagano is that great of a coach? He "lucked" into a franchise QB and Arians coached that team for most of his first year anyways. I know he's won more games than Pettine has here...but are we really sure he's a great coach?
Are we really sure Pagano is that great of a coach? He "lucked" into a franchise QB and Arians coached that team for most of his first year anyways. I know he's won more games than Pettine has here...but are we really sure he's a great coach?
I like Pags. I think he's done a great job this year with the hand he was dealt, and his teams always seem prepared and they play hard........ Just a gut feel on my part.
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Like many (most) Fans, I have had my thoughts about who may get the axe, but I am certainly not qualified to say who stays or goes. However, I strongly believe that the most important hire Jimmy could make is an experienced football guy as a President of Football Operations (POFO as Gipper has stated) to make intelligent, informed football decisions. The progression from there should be whether or not Farmer stays, then the HC issue, and on from there to create a legitimate & credible chain of command.
That's what I would like to see, but we'll see what ACTUALLY happens.
Mike
Like many (most) Fans, I have had my thoughts about who may get the axe, but I am certainly not qualified to say who stays or goes. However, I strongly believe that the most important hire Jimmy could make is an experienced football guy as a President of Football Operations (POFO as Gipper has stated) to make intelligent, informed football decisions. The progression from there should be whether or not Farmer stays, then the HC issue, and on from there to create a legitimate & credible chain of command.
That's what I would like to see, but we'll see what ACTUALLY happens.
Mike
totally agree with this
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Keep 'em all. Even Farmer. Even O'Neill! Just get more juice at your position coach spots. Our guys are inexperienced, and suck.
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I say, "Stay the Course"!
Keep everything in place, build off what we have and if we don't eclipse a .500 season next year then we will have to pull the plug.
But for right now, I feel like we need to invest in continuity. Maybe this scheme will work with a little more time towards adjustments.
With the Browns getting Gordon back, a draft that might hold the number 1 overall pick to go along with a good draft class, getting Ekpre next season and just development from all our guys... we have a shot here to make a hell of a good football team.
Pettine needs to be better. O'Neil needs to be better. Special Teams, specifically field goal unit, needs to be better. The micromanaging of the D line needs to stop. Guys like Shelton need to be in there for 3 downs, make the other team dread hitting our wall. Get some monsters out there and let them feast.
But, I say we stay the course. Unless we can pry The Oz from Baltimore to come and be our GM and Gruden wants the Head Coaching Job.. hold firm and lets see if we can build something here. The longer we have continuity the faster and better our guys will be able to play. With knowing all the exceptions to the rules and where the plays are to be made... just build, invest and embrace the process. Superbowl next year, Gordon is the comeback player of the year. The Defense and Offense rank in the top 5 and our Gameplans are much more effective. Go Browns.
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I'm in agreement PG and also with Mike. We do need experience, but this doesn't mean we have to fire. Continuity could well be the key.
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To keep everyone for the sake of continuity is not the answer....and even if it is, who has the patience? I really liked Pettine, but I think there is a lot going on that we just don't even know about. What if Pettine is the one who sabotaged this whole mess this season? We sign Bowe....he doesn't play him....we have Manziel...he doesn't play him until it's too late to really evaluate him. I have a feeling that this marriage between Farmer and Pettine has been a disaster...even worse than we think, from day one. If the plan is to keep Manziel, then Pettine absolutely has to go. If the plan is to get rid of Manziel, then Pettine still has to go. If he couldn't compromise for the sake of winning games in the past, he will only drag us down further...if that's possible. Farmer is incompetent and doesn't have one clue on how to evaluate talent. He should have been gone already, except for one possibility. Most media and fans believe that Farmer was the " fall guy" and took the heat for drafting Manziel, when it was actually an order from Haslam. If Farmer is still here after Monday, then we know this is true. Fire them all and hire a respected football person to build the management and the team. This is what most of us agree on. If Haslam picks the right individual, he will have enough influence to attract a decent coach and GM.
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The problem is that despite the bluster and the pontifications on this board we really don't know anything about the personal dynamics among the three key players.
If I were Jimmy Haslam I do my best to get the general manager and the head coach to open up and tell me their honest feelings.
It could be that they are on the same page and just fucking everything up. It could be Pet resents Farmer, and if so might be subconsciously undermining the pics.
If Jimmy really is calling the shots, as in Johnny, then it doesn't matter who the coach is.
If I were the owner I'd sit down with Johnny and ask him to come clean about his feelings about playing in Cleveland and his relationship with the coaching staff. Then and only then what I consider a trade with Dallas who sucks without Tony Romo.
Problem is that if the head coach and GM don't get along that's a bad sign. The harder you force it the more resentment you get. But the fact is either the players are up to par or they're not being used very well. If we disregard injuries look at Paul Kruger. He was fine last year, but now playing in a different situation... I don't know enough about football to tell you if Mingo has been properly used, but I hear a lot of pundits questioning that.
Of course if you should can the coach and GM I would imagine the coordinators would be replaced. And personally I'd like to start 2016 with a commitment to Johnny as he builds and on the field relationship with Gordon. A healthy Brian Hartline and another good year from Gary Barnidge and a toughened up defense with Joey Bosa and better luck with a defensive back at the top of the second round and a little easier last place schedule and I'm looking at a marked improvement on the season.
Of course all of this rests on Jimmy's ability to talk with men and get some straight answers.
WSS
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I agree, but I still want a new DCPettine is here to stay.
Get used to it.
Actually pet should get some blame for that. I mean he brought in his buddy, right? He can't sit down with him and get the shit together?I agree, but I still want a new DC
WSS
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Wolf is promising, wouldn't have been promoted by the Packers if that wasn't the case. Expect an out clause in the contract though, he's going to head back to GB once Thompson retires in 2018 if he does well.
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One Post From the Truth said:
Chuck Pagano would be an excellent choice.
Actually pet should get some blame for that. I mean he brought in his buddy, right? He can't sit down with him and get the shit together?
WSS
Okay, so may the first rookie Head Coach without sin pick up the first rock to throw at Pettine. Can BB even pick up a rock here?
Is anyone else with a pulse noticing what Khalil Mack is doing this year? Even guys that can only focus on QBs can't miss this guy hurrying passers into sacks or bad decisions. It's scary to know he wasn't even an option for Farmer at #4 overall. I mean playing in the MAC conference vrs a bunch of teams in Ohio really made him a needle in a haystack for Farmer's troops. Good Lord!
Here's where we have remained since 1999 - a FO that keeps its Head Coaches playing gridiron chess with pawns. If you want to know how it feels - challenge someone to a game of chess letting them use all their attack pieces while you just use you pawns.
Seems to me, this is the first staff that extracted excellence from Benjamin and Barnidge. At the same time, they managed to show a lot of Josh McCown critics he's not a bad QB at all. It's also the first staff that had a 7-4 run throughout an excessive volume of injuries coming off 4-12 football the year before. Of all the people that should know about rookie mistakes it should be Jimmy Haslem who continues to make a ton of them. If he keeps a dumb bastard like Farmer - the next Head Coach is only going to be 1 symptom of a terminal illness to this franchise.
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If Im Jimmy......I probably keep both for another year and just complete what I started.....BUT.....
I would insist on improving the Coaching staff....especially the position coaches(add as much experience as possible)....AND...
....I would replace Oneill, with someone qualified to step in as HC for Pettine, as a built in safeguard going into 2016....
That way there is an answer if things dont improve out of the chute and a mid season change has to happen....
But....if someone is getting fired now, no matter what?......Id cut Farmer first......
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Last weeks buzz was Farmer......this weeks buzz is Pettine.......
And, if we clean house AGAIN.....the funny part is that the person most obviously fucking up....over and over.....is Haslem.
This blurb, from the article above, says it all......
"Also, he is the coach of a 3-win team and working for an organization that specializes in firing its head coach every two years or so. It's dumb to give anyone less than three years as a head coach, but Cleveland canning Pettine wouldn't be surprising at this point"
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I wouldn't hate hue jackson
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One Post From the Truth said:
Chuck Pagano would be an excellent choice.
Actually pet should get some blame for that. I mean he brought in his buddy, right? He can't sit down with him and get the shit together?
WSS
Okay, so may the first rookie Head Coach without sin pick up the first rock to throw at Pettine. Can BB even pick up a rock here?
Is anyone else with a pulse noticing what Khalil Mack is doing this year? Even guys that can only focus on QBs can't miss this guy hurrying passers into sacks or bad decisions. It's scary to know he wasn't even an option for Farmer at #4 overall. I mean playing in the MAC conference vrs a bunch of teams in Ohio really made him a needle in a haystack for Farmer's troops. Good Lord!
Here's where we have remained since 1999 - a FO that keeps its Head Coaches playing gridiron chess with pawns. If you want to know how it feels - challenge someone to a game of chess letting them use all their attack pieces while you just use you pawns.
Seems to me, this is the first staff that extracted excellence from Benjamin and Barnidge. At the same time, they managed to show a lot of Josh McCown critics he's not a bad QB at all. It's also the first staff that had a 7-4 run throughout an excessive volume of injuries coming off 4-12 football the year before. Of all the people that should know about rookie mistakes it should be Jimmy Haslem who continues to make a ton of them. If he keeps a dumb bastard like Farmer - the next Head Coach is only going to be 1 symptom of a terminal illness to this franchise.
Okay, so may the first rookie Head Coach without sin pick up the first rock to throw at Pettine. Can BB even pick up a rock here?
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As I have said often enough I vote for continuity. That being said why does he get a pass for this shitso defense?
Pet got his job here because he was a defensive coordinator.
On top of that O'Neill is his old assistant. Coach can't just take him aside and point out things that are fucked up?
I don't mind passing on a little benefit of the doubt but he wasn't hired to be an intern, he was hired to be the head coach.
WSS
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Last weeks buzz was Farmer......this weeks buzz is Pettine.......
And, if we clean house AGAIN.....the funny part is that the person most obviously fucking up....over and over.....is Haslem.
This blurb, from the article above, says it all......
"Also, he is the coach of a 3-win team and working for an organization that specializes in firing its head coach every two years or so. It's dumb to give anyone less than three years as a head coach, but Cleveland canning Pettine wouldn't be surprising at this point"
Last weeks buzz was Farmer......this weeks buzz is Pettine.......
And, if we clean house AGAIN.....the funny part is that the person most obviously fucking up....over and over.....is Haslem.
This blurb, from the article above, says it all......
"Also, he is the coach of a 3-win team and working for an organization that specializes in firing its head coach every two years or so. It's dumb to give anyone less than three years as a head coach, but Cleveland canning Pettine wouldn't be surprising at this point"
Well said Mud. So Jimmy of all people should understand the rookie mistakes thing should deserve a chance to allow the rookie to overcome the mistakes. We can STILL hire former Baltimore Defensive Coach now serving as Irsay's scapegoat (Chuck Pagano) to join Pettine's staff as our DC here.
The biggest evil here has to be a personnel guy that doesn't even know who Khalil Mack is any more than he knows who Justin Gilbert is. He's had 4 first round picks in just 2 years with only 1 of them looking like he can eventually justify the draft value.
Here's some things I'd like to know about Farmer since he's responsible for our personnel:
Who does he have working for him in the scouting dept?
How much does he weigh their time, energy and research?
Does he have enough scouts since 7 of 12 darftees came from 1 conference?
Does he know the difference between best football ahead vrs best football in the rear view mirror (ie; Dwayne Bowe)?
I welcome the only Defensive Coordinator to earn a Superbowl Ring in New Orleans while understanding Revenge of the Nerds is a sequel. "Come get some!" -
So you want to find someone to promote to defensive coordinator that has the chops to be the head coach?
WSS
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