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There's no argument against Holmgren; it just has to happen

November 9, 2009

Mike Holmgren? Sure. Absolutely.
But does he want to?
Ron Wolf? Great, bring him.
But why would he do the Browns routine again?
Rich McKay?
They didn't hire him last January, so why would he now?
Ernie Accorsi?
If he's willing to leave retirement.
Those are the four names to hit the air and internet waves Sunday, as the Browns rumor mill heated [...]

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More on the Browns pathetic and ridiculous tale

November 5, 2009

SI.com tries to shed some light on the departure of George Kokinis.
Don Banks writes that Kokinis felt marginalized within the Browns front office, lacked anything close to the personnel decision-making authority his contract called for, and was ultimately scape-goated by Mangini when the repeated failures by the Browns (1-7) this season intensified the heat on [...]

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Mangini's refusal to discuss Kokinis' situation

November 4, 2009

Watching the replay of Eric Mangini's news conference Tuesday, the one when he pretty much refused to discuss the "firing" of GM George Kokinis, one word came to mind.
Arrogance.
The arrogance of this coach and this team to set up this system where the coach is the voice of the team during the season, then to [...]

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First and 10: Another episode of the Browns world turning

November 3, 2009

1)      I awoke to NPR this morning stating that the Browns released an "awkwardly worded statement" that General Manager George Kokinis was gone. Calling the statement awkward — it said Kokinis "is no longer actively with the organization" — would be like calling winter in Nome chilly. You read that statement and you wonder what [...]

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First and 10 … sort of … with the Browns

September 29, 2009

First and 10 27 with the Browns
 1)      Well things are just peachy now, eh? It’s hard to believe the Browns could be more of a mess, and a revived Cincinnati team arrives Sunday. It’s also hard to know where to start with this team. There are only 10 items (though the name did change this [...]

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Knowing Renoir made all the difference

September 3, 2009

While we’re jumping on the Browns pile, Mike Silver of Yahoo rates Randy Lerner the fifth-worst owner in the NFL. On the flip side, that makes him 28th best. Owners of the Raiders, Bengals, Bears and Lions rank 29 through 32. Writes Silver: “Checked out much of the time while tending to his true passion, [...]

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Cowher told Lerner on Saturday he's not coaching in 2009

December 29, 2008

Bill Cowher will not be coming to Cleveland, but the Browns have permission to interview New England vice president Scott Pioli.
That's the major news from a media gathering with team owner Randy Lerner Monday morning.
Lerner told the local media that he had an informal meeting with Cowher in New York City Saturday night, and Cowher [...]

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Romeo Crennel relieved of duties as coach

December 29, 2008

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 Lerner. Crennel and former GM Phil Savage will cost the Browns almost $23 million in salaries [...]

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Phil Savage is let go and the changes start

December 28, 2008

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 available, but Savage knew prior to the game that his time had come to an [...]

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