Cleveland Browns (2010 season)

[Mike80]

Rob Ryan please.

No chance. It'll be a Holmgren disciple or Holmgren himself.

 

[Bucklion]

If he did withdraw for that reason, good for him. Interviewees are expected to not screw up details like that, and potential employers should be held to the same standard. Could have been a red flag to Mularkey that Denver is a bad situation and Elbag is in over his head as an executive.

I hope Smelbag runs that franchise completely into the toilet. I hope they never win another game with him there. I hope they have to bulldoze their stadium. I hope they have to move to the UFL and play in a parking lot. Fuck Elway. Fuck his house. Fuck his cars. Fuck the ants on his sidewalk.

 

[colobuck79]

I hope Smelbag runs that franchise completely into the toilet. I hope they never win another game with him there. I hope they have to bulldoze their stadium. I hope they have to move to the UFL and play in a parking lot. Fuck Elway. Fuck his house. Fuck his cars. Fuck the ants on his sidewalk.

And his dogs and cats, his golf clubs, and everybody he has come into contact in the past 10 years.

 

[jlb1705]

I hope Smelbag runs that franchise completely into the toilet. I hope they never win another game with him there. I hope they have to bulldoze their stadium. I hope they have to move to the UFL and play in a parking lot. Fuck Elway. Fuck his house. Fuck his cars. Fuck the ants on his sidewalk.

And his dogs and cats, his golf clubs, and everybody he has come into contact in the past 10 years.

FUCK YO COUCH, ELWAY!

 

[Bleed S & G]

And the vortex.

 

[jlb1705]

And the vortex.

Without a doubt. NERF Turbo FTW:

 

[y0yoyoin]

Without a doubt. NERF Turbo FTW:

the one with the whistle was the best

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Win:

Link

 

[colobuck79]

the one with the whistle was the best

And the one with the light in it.

 

[y0yoyoin]

terry pluto interview mangini

http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/blog/index.ssf/2011/01/eric_mangini_says_cleveland_br.html

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- "Can you win with the Browns?"
That?s what I asked Eric Mangini when speaking with the former Browns coach on Thursday morning.
Actually, I put the question this way, "If someone who had been offered a chance to coach the Browns called you and asked if you could win here, what would you say?"
"Without a doubt, you can win," said Mangini. "I?m not saying it?s going to be easy. The division is a challenge. A real challenge. You have two elite teams (Pittsburgh and Baltimore) and I think Cincinnati can be good again. It?s an uphill battle, but you can do it ? especially after the strides we?ve made here."
While there are some things Mangini wishes he?d have changed in his two seasons with the Browns, he believes that many of the things needed to be successful are in place.
"You will find a group of players with discipline who will embrace the new coach and be ready to work every day," he said.
Mangini doesn?t discuss the discipline problems that he faced. He has no regrets trading talented but sometimes troubled players such as Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow. He knows that fans see back-to-back 5-11 records, and they may not appreciate what he and his coaches did to change the attitude and approach of the team.
But he believes the pieces ? in terms of the football "culture" ? are in place for the Browns to "begin to win consistently."
Mangini believes the new coach won?t have to go through the seemingly endless search for the next Browns quarterback. He shifted between Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson in 2009. Last season, it was Jake Delhomme, Seneca Wallace and Colt McCoy, who emerged as the starter.
"Colt McCoy has a real opportunity to be the guy," said Mangini. "He is really bright. He handled a situation (starting the season as the No. 3 quarterback then starting in Game 6) that most rookies could not. He faced a tough schedule. He makes good decisions. He is an accurate passer. He also has all the intangibles (leadership, preparation, poise) that you?d want."
Mangini said the Browns must "add receivers and running backs" to help McCoy, but believes you can build an offense around the rookie from Texas.
He added the new coach, "will find players like Peyton Hillis, who are humble, hard-working, guys who stand for the right things. ... One of my disappointments (about being fired) is that we were putting together the kind of team that Browns fans can really relate to." Cont..

 

[LitlBuck]

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns? coaching job is a great fit for Jon Gruden, but he doesn?t know if he wants to return to coaching just yet.
That?s the opinion of one of Gruden?s closest friends ? his father.
Jim Gruden, 73, said he hasn?t talked to Jon, the middle of his three sons, directly about the Browns? job opening. But the topic may come up when they play golf on Friday.
"One day he?s up (about returning to coaching) and one day he?s thinking something else," Jim Gruden said, speaking from his home in Tampa, Fla. "I tell him, ?You?re a big boy now, just do what makes you happy.? He really has a good deal (with ESPN) and my understanding is he?s pretty well thought of on television. He?s getting paid one more year by the Buccaneers.
"As far as what he?s thinking, he?s got a problem because his son?s (going to be) a senior in high school, playing quarterback and linebacker. He loves watching him play. He helps coach the team. And I just don?t know where he is right now. I don?t know what he?s thinking."
Jim Gruden, a native of Ohio who attended Orange High School and lived in Solon, was a big Browns fan. Like most fathers of the Paul Brown era, he passed that passion on to his sons. He remembers Jon wearing a No. 44 Browns jersey of his favorite player, Leroy Kelly, and "sliding around in the mud and bringing the mud inside the house."
Besides the opportunity to coach the team he grew up rooting for, Gruden also has a long relationship with Browns President Mike Holmgren. more

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2011/01/jon_grudens_dad_thinks_clevela.html

 

[colobuck79]

OK, so Holmgren for one year and then Gruden can step in.

 

[y0yoyoin]

According to SI's Peter King, Rams OC Pat Shurmur is the "leader in the clubhouse" for the Browns' head coaching job.
A second-year offensive coordinator, Shurmur runs the West Coast offense club president Mike Holmgren will more fully implement in 2011, and has a history of quality quarterback coaching with Sam Bradford, Donovan McNabb, Kevin Kolb. Losing Shurmur could be a blow to Bradford. The Browns will also interview Marty Mornhinweg once the Eagles' postseason is over.
Related: Rams

 

[LitlBuck]

According to SI's Peter King, Rams OC Pat Shurmur is the "leader in the clubhouse" for the Browns' head coaching job.
A second-year offensive coordinator, Shurmur runs the West Coast offense club president Mike Holmgren will more fully implement in 2011, and has a history of quality quarterback coaching with Sam Bradford, Donovan McNabb, Kevin Kolb. Losing Shurmur could be a blow to Bradford. The Browns will also interview Marty Mornhinweg once he gets his motorcycle fixed.
Related: Rams

FIFY

 

[LitlBuck]

I want this guy. He comes from good stock but I think Holmgren knew who was available and who he wanted before he even started talking to people.

Cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Rams offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur is emerging as the front-runner for the Browns head coaching vacancy, according to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, who said he had been in contact with several NFL executives.

The Browns have also interviewed Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey and are set to interview Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell on Tuesday or Wednesday.

The Browns might also interview Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg, but as of Saturday, no interview had been scheduled.

Shurmur, 45, spent 10 seasons working in Philadelphia under coach Andy Reid, a protege and close friend of Browns President Mike Holmgren. Although Shurmur has never worked directly for Holmgren, his close association with Reid is the next best thing. Reid also highly recommended former Eagles and current Browns GM Tom Heckert, who spent eight seasons with Shurmur in Philadelphia.

Shurmur runs the West Coast system that Holmgren and Heckert have spent their careers in. He's also credited with helping to develop rookie quarterback Sam Bradford this season, the No. 1 overall pick out of Oklahoma.

Bradford, a finalist for NFL Rookie of the Year, set NFL rookie records for completions (354) and attempts (590). He also passed for 18 touchdowns and 3,512 yards -- second-most by a rookie in NFL history behind Peyton Manning's 3,739 in 1998. Bradford led the Rams to a 7-9 mark after their 1-15 campaign in 2009.