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Pettine The Right Coach For The Browns

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  • OldBrownsFanO OldBrownsFan wrote on
    #1

    I like Pettine. He took over a Browns team in turmoil for years and in his first year made them competitive. He will only get better. I like how he handles himself and the team. He has made a few rookie head coach mistakes (such as clock management) but I would still grade him an A in his first year. With the right coach we can finally start building something here in Cleveland instead of this constant tearing down and rebuilding.

    👍
  • TypicalBrownsT TypicalBrowns wrote on
    #2

    I think the trio of Pet, shanny, and farmer were all very good hires

  • C calfoxwc wrote on
    #3

    The Browns are in excellent hands now.

    NOW we get to see a successful build of our Browns into

    a winner.

    Takes more than 3/4 of a year to get to the playoffs and superbowl.

    But progress has been awesome. There will be more changes

    next spring.

  • Canton MikeC Canton Mike wrote on
    #4

    I agree that the Browns are in great hands. Leadership we can believe in & trust.

    We are finally in a position of moving FORWARD!

    Mike

    IN DORSEY I TRUST
  • miktoxicM miktoxic wrote on
    #5

    agree with all of the above.

    let's hope farmer can pull off another solid draft next year.

  • MudflyM Mudfly wrote on
    #6

    Im behind Pettine too....100%

    I like how he says what he thinks and then sticks with it. So far I think he and Farmer have done what they've said they'd do...without too much bs....a little maybe....but they all do that....

    Last year, to me, Chud looked beat down and did not look like a good leader....maybe a smart football guy, but not a leader.....

    Pettine looks like a leader....

  • Browns149B Browns149 wrote on
    #7

    Pettine has done very good job. He has brought accountability to the team.. No coach has had that since 1999.

    "And they don't really know even what they're talkin' about And I can't imagine what empty heads can achieve."
  • b86bB b86b wrote on
    #8

    I think it's still wait and see with Pettine.. This team has only beat 2 teams with a winning record and could finish the season 1-6. His specialty is defense, 21st in the league and the rush def is 31st. Next year they won't have the luxury of playing the AFC/NFC south all year, switches to the AFC/NFC West..

  • Opal312O Opal312 wrote on
    #9

    And he looks like a football coach! Acts like a football coach and addresses the media like a man!

    DAMN THE TORPEDOES! FULL SPEED AHEAD!
  • Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #10

    Can't go as high as "A" for a couple reasons, but love the hire.

    And we have two folks to thank for Pet... Farmer and Haslam.

    Stay the course boys...

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196
  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    Can't go as high as "A" for a couple reasons, but love the hire.

    And we have two folks to thank for Pet... Farmer and Haslam.

    Stay the course boys...

    bbedwardB bbedward wrote on
    #11

    @tour2ma said:

    Can't go as high as "A" for a couple reasons, but love the hire.

    And we have two folks to thank for Pet... Farmer and Haslam.

    Stay the course boys...

    Agree, some rookie mistakes such as clock management. Also Shanahans an idiot, but I think they'll all get better as time goes on.

  • T Tacosman wrote on
    #12

    You guys are way too generous on Pettine. As another poster mentioned, switching from playing a ton of games against the acc/NFC south to the acc/NFC west is going to hurt. This could have easily been a 5-11 type team if they had that schedule this year.

    Rookie head coaches in this league don't get long, and the clock will def be ticking on him next year. A slow start and he'll be on the hot seat.(at least to be fired at end of year)

    I don't think Pettine can survive going 6-10 next year...and with that schedule 6-10 is a real possibility

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  • Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #13

    Even with Johnny-kins startikins?

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196
  • miktoxicM miktoxic wrote on
    #14

    well we could see where a johnny boy wouldn't like pettine. you know the fact that didn't start him from the get-go oh and it's got to be pettine's fault johnny looked like shit last week.

    hey, JF fagboys.....you should thank pettine. he at least got to see his 22nd birthday.

  • darkside5D darkside5 wrote on
    #15

    I like what Pettine has done for the most part. I think he buckled under on the QB decision last week and I bet he's kicking himself in the ass over that one.

    GO BROWNS !

  • Billy CoolB Billy Cool wrote on
    #16

    The QB situation being bungled from the get-go, too many penalties, terrible clock management and questionable effort from the team in big games are all reasos for me to wonder if Pettine is the coach of the future. He does well in press conferences though.

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  • T Tacosman

    You guys are way too generous on Pettine. As another poster mentioned, switching from playing a ton of games against the acc/NFC south to the acc/NFC west is going to hurt. This could have easily been a 5-11 type team if they had that schedule this year.

    Rookie head coaches in this league don't get long, and the clock will def be ticking on him next year. A slow start and he'll be on the hot seat.(at least to be fired at end of year)

    I don't think Pettine can survive going 6-10 next year...and with that schedule 6-10 is a real possibility

    jcam222J jcam222 wrote on
    #17

    @tacosman said:

    You guys are way too generous on Pettine. As another poster mentioned, switching from playing a ton of games against the acc/NFC south to the acc/NFC west is going to hurt. This could have easily been a 5-11 type team if they had that schedule this year.

    Rookie head coaches in this league don't get long, and the clock will def be ticking on him next year. A slow start and he'll be on the hot seat.(at least to be fired at end of year)

    I don't think Pettine can survive going 6-10 next year...and with that schedule 6-10 is a real possibility

    Coulda , woulda , shoulda...............................................You could have been a nice guy if you weren't such a know it all assclown.

    I give Pettine a solid B which is a damn good grade for a 1st year head coach. Poor clock management as some have mentioned needs to improve. Shanahan is a solid B as well. I think sometimes he try's to get to tricky instead of sticking with what is working in a game. Farmer is an A in my book, While the jury may be out on the 1st round of the draft the rest of the draft and our activity in free agency has been A+.

    F goes to Chris Tabor.

  • Billy CoolB Billy Cool

    The QB situation being bungled from the get-go, too many penalties, terrible clock management and questionable effort from the team in big games are all reasos for me to wonder if Pettine is the coach of the future. He does well in press conferences though.

    bbedwardB bbedward wrote on
    #18

    @billy-cool said:

    The QB situation being bungled from the get-go, too many penalties, terrible clock management and questionable effort from the team in big games are all reasos for me to wonder if Pettine is the coach of the future. He does well in press conferences though.

    Idk if I'd put the questionable effort all on him.

    We did have games that looked hopeless and then played our balls off the 2nd half, including our biggest road comeback ever. Supposedly Hoyer told everyone we were going to win that game though before half time. Maybe he's the reason the teams played hard 😉

  • OldBrownsFanO OldBrownsFan wrote on
    #19

    The Browns have perpetually been in transition since 99. I liked Pettine's attitude at the start saying they were not rebuilding this year and we had enough quality players to compete in the NFL. The Browns did compete this year and in a rarity were still in the playoff picture in December. Pettine comes from a very good defensive background with the Ravens, Jets and the Bills. The Browns took a lot of time in hiring Pettine and I think they did their homework when they chose him. He brings some much needed stability to this club. I for one am getting tired of blowing everything up every few years and starting over. Since 99 we have averaged a new head coach about every two years. The Browns needed someone that can bring a no nonsense, no excuse, winning mentality. Mike Pettine is a hard nosed ,no nonsense type of coach that can relate to his players. This is exactly the type of coach the Browns needed. We now have some good chess pieces in place and I hope we give this some time to bear fruit. Things are looking up in Cleveland...finally.

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  • DieHardBrownsFanD DieHardBrownsFan wrote on
    #20

    I think Pettine has done a good job. But remember, no one else wanted to come coach here either.

    "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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