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  • This report just solidifies how really bad Hue was.. And how inept Jimmy is.. If Jimmy can learn to stay out of the way.. We might finally have something.. I think another thing that could help.. Keep Jimmy out of the fucking war room at all cost!

  • I think one of the things that struck is that Jimmy wants to be what he thinks is a good owner and football guy. So its one reason he solicits alot of opinions. He grew up in the family business so he probably knows that backwards and forwards, the NFL isn't truck stops. But with all the information he gets, he doesn't seem to use that information and make wise decisions with it or gets impatient(which we already knew). Seems to me Dee would be the better day to day owner and decision maker. You have to put trust in the guys you hire, so if they make a recommendation you should go with, given your track record in those areas is abyssmal.

  • Some nuggets 

    Hue asking why he’s being fired and then telling the.... TEAM OWNER, to “GTFO of my office” ???

    Farmer turning down pick 33 for Brian Hoyer ??

    Pettine was to blame for Gilbert. Haslam to blame for Johnny.

    Haslam has clearly been the main problem to date. The only chance the Browns have of success is him having learned his lesson and staying away from Dorsey and Kitchens when it comes to football stuff. 

    @londonbrown said:

    Some nuggets 

    Hue asking why he’s being fired and then telling the.... TEAM OWNER, to “GTFO of my office” ???

    Farmer turning down pick 33 for Brian Hoyer ??

    Pettine was to blame for Gilbert. Haslam to blame for Johnny.

    Haslam has clearly been the main problem to date. The only chance the Browns have of success is him having learned his lesson and staying away from Dorsey and Kitchens when it comes to football stuff. 

    If Haslam is to blame, what about the first 15 years or whatever before Truck stop Jim took over? We been a shit team since 1999. I am not saying I like Jimmy by any stretch of the imagination only saying can't blame him for everything

  • Good Article. With the distrust lately in the media(known fake news/made up) I often wonder how factual this article is. However, how things played out they appear so. We as fans can only hope with the little success we and the Haslem's seen last season will keep them out of Micro managing. 

  • @londonbrown said:

    Some nuggets 

    Hue asking why he’s being fired and then telling the.... TEAM OWNER, to “GTFO of my office” ???

    Farmer turning down pick 33 for Brian Hoyer ??

    Pettine was to blame for Gilbert. Haslam to blame for Johnny.

    Haslam has clearly been the main problem to date. The only chance the Browns have of success is him having learned his lesson and staying away from Dorsey and Kitchens when it comes to football stuff. 

    If Haslam is to blame, what about the first 15 years or whatever before Truck stop Jim took over? We been a shit team since 1999. I am not saying I like Jimmy by any stretch of the imagination only saying can't blame him for everything

    @medicineman said:

    If Haslam is to blame, what about the first 15 years or whatever before Truck stop Jim took over? We been a shit team since 1999. I am not saying I like Jimmy by any stretch of the imagination only saying can't blame him for everything

    Two Bad owners do not make a good owner. 

  • Im still laughing that a fired head coach told the OWNER to get out of my fucking office ???

  • @londonbrown said:

    Some nuggets 

    Hue asking why he’s being fired and then telling the.... TEAM OWNER, to “GTFO of my office” ???

    Farmer turning down pick 33 for Brian Hoyer ??

    Pettine was to blame for Gilbert. Haslam to blame for Johnny.

    Haslam has clearly been the main problem to date. The only chance the Browns have of success is him having learned his lesson and staying away from Dorsey and Kitchens when it comes to football stuff. 

    If Haslam is to blame, what about the first 15 years or whatever before Truck stop Jim took over? We been a shit team since 1999. I am not saying I like Jimmy by any stretch of the imagination only saying can't blame him for everything

    @medicineman said:

    If Haslam is to blame, what about the first 15 years or whatever before Truck stop Jim took over? We been a shit team since 1999. I am not saying I like Jimmy by any stretch of the imagination only saying can't blame him for everything

    Well Haslam is the current owner and the basis of the article ??‍♀️

  • Im still laughing that a fired head coach told the OWNER to get out of my fucking office ???

    @londonbrown said:

    Im still laughing that a fired head coach told the OWNER to get out of my fucking office ???

    im also convinced hue totally said this, as hes a completely honest, credible dude that only wants the truth to be known... ?

  • @londonbrown said:

    Im still laughing that a fired head coach told the OWNER to get out of my fucking office ???

    im also convinced hue totally said this, as hes a completely honest, credible dude that only wants the truth to be known... ?

    @choco said:

    im also convinced hue totally said this, as hes a completely honest, credible dude that only wants the truth to be known... ?

    The only truth about Hue that needs to known is Hue has an Ego, He is stupid  and selfish.... He has ZERO credibility,, NONE!

  • “Browns dysfunction under Haslam detailed” espn bottom line ?

  • I just finished the article and must compliment the many members of this board who’ve been saying this for years. I joined the Browns Board after the Justin Gilbert-Manziel draft fiasco & have learned many things from you guys. 

    Ive lived in Florida the last 19 years & found this Board to be very enlightening for a diehard (63yr old female) Browns fan.

    Thanks and Happy New Year to all of you!

    Opal

  • The Cleveland Browns reportedly passed on quarterback Teddy Twatwater in the 2014 NFL draft in part because owner Jimmy Haslam wasn't happy with a handshake they shared.

    On Thursday, Seth Wickersham of ESPN.com reported the Browns "soured" on Bridgewater after a workout and interview dinner when Haslam told team executives the handshake "rubbed [him] the wrong way."

    Cleveland selected Johnny Manziel with the 22nd overall pick in 2014. The Minnesota Vikings made a trade with the Seattle Seahawks to acquire selection No. 32 to grab Bridgewater.

    While Manziel flamed out because of lackluster on-field production and a series of off-field incidents, Bridgewater was a top contender for the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2014 and earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2015 for the Viking

    Although the University of Louisville product suffered a serious leg injury in August 2016 that derailed his promising career, he'll arguably be the top quarterback available on this year's free-agent market.

    In the bigger picture, the reported decision to pass on Bridgewater highlights the type of decision-making errors that have caused the Browns to miss the playoffs every year since 2003.

    They may have finally found their franchise quarterback in Baker Mayfield, which should help get the Browns moving back in the right direction.

    The rest of the roster is still in need of serious upgrades, however, and it's been a long time since Cleveland showed a propensity for filling those voids properly.

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  • The Cleveland Browns reportedly passed on quarterback Teddy Twatwater in the 2014 NFL draft in part because owner Jimmy Haslam wasn't happy with a handshake they shared.

    On Thursday, Seth Wickersham of ESPN.com reported the Browns "soured" on Bridgewater after a workout and interview dinner when Haslam told team executives the handshake "rubbed [him] the wrong way."

    Cleveland selected Johnny Manziel with the 22nd overall pick in 2014. The Minnesota Vikings made a trade with the Seattle Seahawks to acquire selection No. 32 to grab Bridgewater.

    While Manziel flamed out because of lackluster on-field production and a series of off-field incidents, Bridgewater was a top contender for the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2014 and earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2015 for the Viking

    Although the University of Louisville product suffered a serious leg injury in August 2016 that derailed his promising career, he'll arguably be the top quarterback available on this year's free-agent market.

    In the bigger picture, the reported decision to pass on Bridgewater highlights the type of decision-making errors that have caused the Browns to miss the playoffs every year since 2003.

    They may have finally found their franchise quarterback in Baker Mayfield, which should help get the Browns moving back in the right direction.

    The rest of the roster is still in need of serious upgrades, however, and it's been a long time since Cleveland showed a propensity for filling those voids properly.

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    @atom said:

    The Cleveland Browns reportedly passed on quarterback Teddy Twatwater in the 2014 NFL draft in part because owner Jimmy Haslam wasn't happy with a handshake they shared.

    On Thursday, Seth Wickersham of ESPN.com reported the Browns "soured" on Bridgewater after a workout and interview dinner when Haslam told team executives the handshake "rubbed [him] the wrong way."

    Cleveland selected Johnny Manziel with the 22nd overall pick in 2014. The Minnesota Vikings made a trade with the Seattle Seahawks to acquire selection No. 32 to grab Bridgewater.

    While Manziel flamed out because of lackluster on-field production and a series of off-field incidents, Bridgewater was a top contender for the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2014 and earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2015 for the Viking

    Although the University of Louisville product suffered a serious leg injury in August 2016 that derailed his promising career, he'll arguably be the top quarterback available on this year's free-agent market.

    In the bigger picture, the reported decision to pass on Bridgewater highlights the type of decision-making errors that have caused the Browns to miss the playoffs every year since 2003.

    They may have finally found their franchise quarterback in Baker Mayfield, which should help get the Browns moving back in the right direction.

    The rest of the roster is still in need of serious upgrades, however, and it's been a long time since Cleveland showed a propensity for filling those voids properly.

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    Bridgewater does seem like a limp fish.    Let's put it this way...in that draft....while the choice of JMZ was bad....I find no particular fault in them passing on Bridgewater.

    Passing up Aaron Donald in favor of Justin Gilbert....now THAT is a suckass move.   And instead of Manziel they could have had Dee Ford or Demarcus Lawrence....or if they were going QB I would rather have had Carr than the Twat.

  • It just proves Jimmy Haslem is NOT a good owner. If he stays out of the football part. He could change that. But we will have to wait and see

  • Also. It seems to me that Jimmy talks to too many people. 

    Just right the checks and let the football people do the work

  • Hue to Haslam .....Get the hell out of my office

    Haslam should of replied ..... Get the hell out of my facility you bald short sighted under bus throwing piece of a shit coach that you are ... and your head looks like a whopper candy

  • Not for nuthin' but we've been aware of how meddling and lousy an owner Haslam has been since he took over.

    Yes, the article points out some nuggets that we weren't aware of, but in general, we knew the story.

    Of course, we have some of the 'rose colored glasses' people who would bash you for saying anything negative, but ya just ignore them....if ya can.

  • Not for nuthin' but we've been aware of how meddling and lousy an owner Haslam has been since he took over.

    Yes, the article points out some nuggets that we weren't aware of, but in general, we knew the story.

    Of course, we have some of the 'rose colored glasses' people who would bash you for saying anything negative, but ya just ignore them....if ya can.

    @orion said:

    Of course, we have some of the 'rose colored glasses' people who would bash you for saying anything negative, but ya just ignore them....if ya can.

    I think being fair and negative is just fine.   Its when it seems totally unfair and just trolling that it rubs a lot of people the wrong way.   For me, it also depends on who is posting the "negative opinion".    

  • Media scribbling.....PFFFFT. I could give a crap!

    To quote an old song...."...but that was yesterday, and yesterday's gone" (that's even assuming his stuff is accurate & not embellished).

    Mike

  • Of course we have to factor in that this is just an article that may just be mostly hearsay or guesswork 

    I mean at lot of it would have been easy to guess at the time with just a few little nuggets in 

    Not saying it’s fake just that this is just someone view of how things went down