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Phil Savage weighs in

From former Browns GM Phil Savage, speaking to a group in Gulf Shores, Ala.: ""You don't take a lot of solace in watching a place you leave go downhill further. But they took what we did have going there and … Continue reading

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Romeo Crennel relieved of duties as coach

The Browns just announced that Romeo Crennel had been let go as the team's coach. Randy Lerner — and others — are expected to address the media today. This is not an inexpensive venture on the part of owner Randy … Continue reading

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Phil Savage is let go and the changes start

It didn't take long for the Browns to stat overhauling the team. GM Phil Savage was informed prior to the season-ending loss to the Steelers that he would not be back. Details on how the move came down were not … Continue reading

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First and 10 — It's become a season that never ends

First and 10 1)      Anyone who honestly thought prior to the game that the Browns had a chance to win last night may now step into the cab that will take them to Never Never Land. There, they may join … Continue reading

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First and 10: We expected different in Tennessee?

First and 10 1)      Maybe I'm stupid … well I am stupid but that's not important right now. I don't get the uproar over the loss to Tennessee. I mean, what did anyone expect? 2)      Tennessee started the game 11-1 … Continue reading

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The Browns are overrun in Tennessee

I was all set to write in tomorrow's Beacon Journal that the Browns lost to Tennesese because they only gave Josh Cribbs the ball seven times at quarterback. Then I saw the stats. Set aside Cribbs' six runs, and the … Continue reading

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Browns GM Phil Savage meets media, defers questions about the future

Browns GM Phil Savage met the media on Wednesday, and though he said he'd love to finish the remaining four years of his contract he did not take questions about the future while acknowledging that owner Randy Lerner stated everything … Continue reading

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First and 10: Where do we start with the Browns?

First and 10 1)      I've been thinking and thinking all day about the Browns and I just don't know where to start. Where does one start with this team? 2)      It seems to be a team disintegrating in front of … Continue reading

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Perhaps the most embarrassing Browns loss of the season …

Talk about a thud. That loss to Houston was about as bad as any I can remember, and I've been covering the Browns since 1999. It leaves the team in disarray, the front office embarrassed by an e-mail during the … Continue reading

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Phil Savage's (inappropriate) e-mail

The e-mail Phil Savage sent that contained an implied obscenity makes no sense on several fronts: 1) Savage is on record stating he wants players with Christian values, and Savage does have a strong religious foundation. I guess being religious does … Continue reading

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