I disagree. I've been a Browns fan for all 32-years of my life. My hate and disgust is more centered on that ratbird team. Do I hate the Squeelers? Absolutely. HOWEVER, I would much rather have "The Chin" as the team's next head coach. Do you realize why the rivalry was so strong when he was the coach over there? Because he bled brown and orange and Benedict Modell stabbed him in the back and brought in Billy. "The Chin" has played for this team and coached for this team. He UNDERSTANDS CLEVELAND football. We need a coach and management team that understands there is a difference between CLEVELAND football and what happens in the rest of the league. Unfortunately, we as Browns fans, have not seen any life of CLEVELAND football in almost 20 years.

I assume this doesn't work the other way around for true Steeler fans?

Because, as we know, before he was associated with the Steelers he was associated with the Browns. I feel the pain of those true Steeler fans feeling every victory was tainted, every playoff appearance was offensive, the Super Bowl win was a giant stain on their history all because a certain head coach was part of Cleveland first. All these true Steeler fans knowing in their heart of hearts that the successes of the past 15 years were all meaningless because a Brown was leading them.

apparently a "true browns fan" must be a braindead robot. i could care less if cowher coached pittsburgh. art modell—-the TRUE enemy of browns fans—-refused to hire cowher because he was too young for the job. art modell single handedly killed the cleveland browns and his co-conspirator al lerner took over the expansion team. now we see the joke continue with randy lerner raking in cash from "true browns fans" but caring very little for the perpetual mess the organization has been since 1999.

cowher is an enemy because art modell wouldn't hire him and he went to pittsburgh? what a joke. the real enemy wears brown and orange and his name is randy lerner. and his enemy father and enemy art modell will meet each other in hell. al lerner is not a savior of browns football. he just took over the cash cow supplied by loyal moron fans once modell got a better deal in baltimore.

i know, the rooney family is soooooo horrible with their dedication to winning, 5 lombardi trophies and a consistent, tough approach to football. a true browns fan apparently despises excellence. i am no steelers fan. i just know the organization that sydbar loves so much has been screwing their fans over since rat modell fired paul brown.

Anyhow, got off-track, but just trying to say he is not the enemy. Over the last 15 years, he's the only thing I liked about Pittsburgh and those years after the Browns left, I rooted for them solely because of him and thoughts of what could have been in Cleveland.

That being said, I don't think he's the right coach now. He doesn't have the same hunger. He'd be doing it more for the money. If our GM stays, and even if he hires Cowher, don't know how long the 2 could co-exist. Cowher would be an improvement over any one we've had since Marty but right now, we need a good young coach. The Redskins, Falcons, Ravens all have first-year coaches who are doing much better than expected. Why can't we for once finally hit the gold mine with a new head coach!

Grand Rapids MI.