<![CDATA[Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment]]>http://www.dawgsbynature.com/2015/7/21/9008787/grossi-northcutts-departure-from-browns-a-sign-of-the-rift-between

Ever since Jason La Canfora's attacks on the Cleveland Browns organization in February, it has been a rather "dull" offseason for the team in terms of off-the-field drama. After being hit with Kyle Shanahan's departure, Johnny Manziel being in rehab, Alec Scheiner being too involved in football stuff, Josh Gordon's year-long ban, and Ray Farmer's texting situation all at once, the past few months have pretty much involved watching a tumbleweed roll by...until today. (cue dramatic music)
When the Browns first hired Jamil Northcutt as the Director of Player Engagement in 2014, it probably went unnoticed to the majority of fans. Similarly, the news of his coming-soon departure from a couple of days ago wasn't met with a lot of feedback from fans. This morning, he's at the center of attention, though, thanks to a report by Tony Grossi of ESPN Cleveland.
Northcutt's position was supposed to involve assisting players, particularly rookies, in their transition to the NFL and how they can transition to a career outside the NFL when the time comes. In Grossi's report, he describes how Northcutt reportedly ended up becoming one of the intermediary sources of tension between GM Ray Farmer and head coach Mike Pettine and the rest of the coaching staff. Northcutt would have been in Farmer's back pocket, as the two had a relationship extending back to their time with the Kansas City Chiefs. Here are a few of the gems from Grossi's report:
Grossi had two sources with different stories on Northcutt having an active role on the sidelines last season. One source told Grossi that Northcutt "was a recipient of Farmer’s in-game texting, and that he relayed messages from Farmer to the coaches." Another source told Grossi that this "was absolutely false."
Last year, the Browns couldn't stop the Texans' running backs, even with Arian Foster out of the lineup. Cleveland's defense gave up 210 yards to backup running backs Alfred Blue and Jonathan Grimes. Grossi says that a confrontation took place between Northcutt and defensive coordinator Jim O'Neil. If that really happened and I was O'Neil, I'd certainly be thinking, "excuse me, who the hell are you?"
Grossi also says that Northcutt asked offensive line coach Andy Moeller why backup offensive lineman Vinston Painter wasn't being considered as a replacement center for Alex Mack. You can certainly see how the coaching staff would be frustrated by a person who is supposed to assist with off-the-field stuff and character development, yet suddenly starts questioning their decision-making with players on gameday, knowing that he may be influenced by Farmer.
The million dollar question now is whether any of these reports have any merit, or is Northcutt's departure just...a plain-old departure? The reports seem to fit a lot of the context about the rifts that existed last season between Farmer and the coaching staff. I see it as something that helps connect the dots, in hindsight. I don't think it has a significant impact moving forward, though, and that stems from my viewpoint on this situation the entire time: no organization is perfect, and the Browns are far from broken. They've tried to patch things up, so I'm moving on. Who is ready to get back to football in two weeks?
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Zombo said:

Ya, times are tough.

We traded two first rounders for a WR, then our coach quit, our quarterback retired, and a Chinese woman now makes all the big decisions.

Oh wait ... that's Buffalo.

Zombo

--has Rex sneaked into her shoes closet yet?

Man i love the trade topic, but I think I will refrain pointing anything out. At least till I see more.

Not sure who Brady ball sack is, but anyone who calls Zombo on his BS is a good man.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/520249https://brownsboard.com/post/520249Wed, 05 Aug 2015 12:47:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:34:02 GMT]]>Don't know if I even care whether or not the GM and the Head Coach get along. Here is something I do care about, fucking winning. The GM needs to draft the right players and the Head Coach needs to prepare them to win, period.

BTW Grossi is no different than every other media person, creates stories from speculation.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/519983https://brownsboard.com/post/519983Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:34:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:27:37 GMT]]>Psyched for the new Star Wars btw

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/519927https://brownsboard.com/post/519927Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:27:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Mon, 03 Aug 2015 16:11:57 GMT]]>As in "use the force".

Episode VII is coming...

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/519909https://brownsboard.com/post/519909Mon, 03 Aug 2015 16:11:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Sun, 02 Aug 2015 12:55:24 GMT]]>

@furious-styles said:

Luke McCown ?

Luke?....

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/519702https://brownsboard.com/post/519702Sun, 02 Aug 2015 12:55:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Sun, 02 Aug 2015 02:30:14 GMT]]>

@typicalbrowns said:

I've been shitting my pants at people who think it's the same old browns.

I will be shitting my pants when they don't show up this year to talk shit, just like last year.

McCown has a line now, in Tampa he barely had any O-Line at all let alone an offensive coordinator. The most underrated team in the league is Cleveland, and it shall be known within 2 months

typical Brown

"shitting my pants" !

Luke McCown ?

ROTFLMMFAO !

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/519661https://brownsboard.com/post/519661Sun, 02 Aug 2015 02:30:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:14:53 GMT]]>"chestnuts roasting on an open fire...."

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/519046https://brownsboard.com/post/519046Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:14:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Tue, 28 Jul 2015 16:14:02 GMT]]> Mike Pettine on Ray Farmer: We are “singing from the same hymnal”

Posted by Josh Alper on July 28, 2015, 6:51 AM EDT
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A recent report from Tony Grossi of ESPN Cleveland had Browns coach Mike Pettine and General Manager Ray Farmer butting heads within the organization and that their poor relationship helped lead to the recent departure of director of player engagement Jamil Northcutt.

Things haven’t always run smoothly between the two men, with Farmer’s in-game text messages from last season standing out as a big example of where things went the wrong way. On Monday, though, Pettine said that the two men “work very well together” and that the Browns’ losing record made it easy to “extrapolate [Northcutt’s departure] out so it has a negative connotation” while denying any rift exists between the two men.

“When you look at the roster moves we’ve made, from the beginning here, though this past draft and even adding Terrelle Pryor here, right up to some of the things we’re doing now around camp, we’re singing from the same hymnal virtually on every decision,” Pettine said, via Cleveland.com. “To say we agree on everything would not be accurate, but to say there’s a rift or a power struggle or a tug of war, that would be completely inaccurate.”

Pettine also said that he recently invited Farmer to join him on vacation, which may not be the best way to get away from work but does suggest that the two men aren’t at one another’s throats. Now all they need to do is figure out a way to win enough games that they can avoid being sent on an extended vacation together.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518808https://brownsboard.com/post/518808Tue, 28 Jul 2015 16:14:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Mon, 27 Jul 2015 22:49:38 GMT]]>Example. We go to cinn. rock there world and media meat heads were choking on the browns sitting in first place ahead of 3 other BEST (?) teams in their same division (WTF?). Deal with it. Now we learned how to finish games. Now we learn to finish seasons..Go Browns!!

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518714https://brownsboard.com/post/518714Mon, 27 Jul 2015 22:49:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:58:41 GMT]]>

@typicalbrowns said:

The most underrated team in the league is Cleveland, and it shall be known within 2 months

yessir.

just like last year (and every year since....?) every talking head said the browns were doomed then suddenly they went on a tear and every one of those talking heads popped out of their asses and said 'the browns look like a strong contender, they're doing something right in cleveland!" then of course the skid at the end of the year. so now it's back to the 'same old browns'.

bite my dick.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518692https://brownsboard.com/post/518692Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:58:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:28:34 GMT]]>

@typicalbrowns said:

I've been shitting my pants at people who think it's the same old browns.

I will be shitting my pants when they don't show up this year to talk shit, just like last year.

McCown has a line now, in Tampa he barely had any O-Line at all let alone an offensive coordinator. The most underrated team in the league is Cleveland, and it shall be known within 2 months

This^^

The last paragraph.

Not the shitting of the pants part.

Although there was this one tailgate after a hard night of partying ... nevermind.

Zombo

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518671https://brownsboard.com/post/518671Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:28:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:03:28 GMT]]>I've been shitting my pants at people who think it's the same old browns.

I will be shitting my pants when they don't show up this year to talk shit, just like last year.

McCown has a line now, in Tampa he barely had any O-Line at all let alone an offensive coordinator. The most underrated team in the league is Cleveland, and it shall be known within 2 months

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518640https://brownsboard.com/post/518640Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:03:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Sun, 26 Jul 2015 21:27:31 GMT]]>Fun Fact: Tony Grossi is the hairiest dude Ive ever seen. Has bushes literally sprouting out of his body....carry on....

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518591https://brownsboard.com/post/518591Sun, 26 Jul 2015 21:27:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Sun, 26 Jul 2015 19:51:20 GMT]]>Nice little rebuttal here that even includes some clarifying comments form Grossi...

http://factoryofsadness.co/2015/07/26/rumored-cleveland-browns-power-struggle-blown-out-proportion-by-national-media/

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518568https://brownsboard.com/post/518568Sun, 26 Jul 2015 19:51:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Sat, 25 Jul 2015 10:37:15 GMT]]>

@nickers said:

Tony Grossi is the Rona Barrett of the NFL.... Or Rex Reed.. wich ever suits your fantasy better LOL.

you just aged yourself there.........

the millennials are all like...who??? ......what?

btw, he's more like the gene shalit of browns information. 😎

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518428https://brownsboard.com/post/518428Sat, 25 Jul 2015 10:37:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:54:56 GMT]]>

@canton-mike said:

C'mon folks, give Grossi credit for being great at what he is...a GOSSIP MONGER!

Did anyone notice all the others, CBS, FOX, etc who took his crap & ran with it? Media=bush league. End of story

Mike

Tony Grossi is the Rona Barrett of the NFL.... Or Rex Reed.. wich ever suits your fantasy better LOL.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518286https://brownsboard.com/post/518286Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:54:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:27:11 GMT]]>Grossi definitely has his own agenda and always seems a lil butt hurt if you ask me. He used to have the inside track on all the Browns stories, but now is just another reporter on the outside - looking in.....

And you can tell that bugs him and he kind of lashes out whenever possible....

A couple days ago, after this story came out, Browns.com radio was completely ripping him and Mary Kay.....saying #1) this story is a complete crock and shouldnt have been printed...and #2) Mary Kay only asks Johnny questions, when he's not even a factor currently....ultimately saying these guys have no interest in whats current they only care about sensationalism, JFF storylines and digging for dirt in general....

Now, you have to assume Browns radio is pretty much controlled by the Browns...right?.....so, that tells ya how they feel about these 2.....

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518269https://brownsboard.com/post/518269Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:27:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Fri, 24 Jul 2015 03:24:33 GMT]]>C'mon folks, give Grossi credit for being great at what he is...a GOSSIP MONGER!

Did anyone notice all the others, CBS, FOX, etc who took his crap & ran with it? Media=bush league. End of story

Mike

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518198https://brownsboard.com/post/518198Fri, 24 Jul 2015 03:24:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:06:24 GMT]]>grossi needs a twat punch

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@the-gipper said:

I was hoping you would say yes....so that you could join him in the hacky sack world.

Unhuh...

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518171https://brownsboard.com/post/518171Thu, 23 Jul 2015 23:40:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Thu, 23 Jul 2015 15:10:47 GMT]]>

@nickers said:

No Gip, And I certainly would hope not.. But no mistake.. he's a bonafide hack....

I was hoping you would say yes....so that you could join him in the hacky sack world.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/517994https://brownsboard.com/post/517994Thu, 23 Jul 2015 15:10:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Thu, 23 Jul 2015 02:21:06 GMT]]>

@the-gipper said:

Do you really truly believe that his livelihood comes down to fellatio? 🤔

No Gip, And I certainly would hope not.. But no mistake.. he's a bonafide hack....

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/517914https://brownsboard.com/post/517914Thu, 23 Jul 2015 02:21:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Wed, 22 Jul 2015 20:04:16 GMT]]>

@nickers said:

I wonder whose dick ,Grossi sucks that he's even able to maintain a job, posting the ilk that he does. He's been awful since his days when he started writting for the PD.. Someone should can this negative weasel.

Do you really truly believe that his livelihood comes down to fellatio? 🤔

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/517883https://brownsboard.com/post/517883Wed, 22 Jul 2015 20:04:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grossi Startin' Shit - Never A Dull Moment on Wed, 22 Jul 2015 19:48:08 GMT]]>I wonder whose dick ,Grossi sucks that he's even able to maintain a job, posting the ilk that he does. He's been awful since his days when he started writting for the PD.. Someone should can this negative weasel.

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