papasmurfbell Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/30/haslam-were-not-the-same-old-browns-not-the-three-stooges/Browns owner Jimmy Haslam appeared before the Cleveland media today to announce the firing of head coach Rob Chudzinski and said the reason for the firing was simple: The team needs to get better.Haslam told reporters that he hates hearing people refer to these Browns — who have gone either 4-12 or 5-11 in each of the last six seasons — as the same old hapless losers.“There’s nothing — and you all have every right to write it — that galls me more than to read on Monday mornings, ‘Same old Browns.’ Because that’s not what we’re all about, and that’s not what we came here for,” Haslam said.One reporter at the press conference asked Haslam whether he, Browns CEO Joe Banner and G.M. Mike Lombardi are “The Three Stooges running this organization.” Haslam insisted that he and the men he hired know what they’re doing, although he acknowledged that firing the head coach after one 4-12 season will be met with some skepticism.“We deserve the skepticism,” Haslam said.Haslam said he and the front office will search for as long as it takes to find a coach he’s confident can win.“We want an individual who’s a strong winner, who knows how to win football games,” he said. “I don’t know if it’ll take a week or a month.”However long it takes, Haslam needs to find some coach who will make the Browns a better team — a coach who won’t be mentioned alongside failed recent coaches in Cleveland like Romeo Crennel, Eric Mangini, Pat Shurmur and now Rob Chudzinski. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/30/browns-ask-permission-to-interview-broncos-oc-adam-gase/ Browns ask permission to interview Broncos OC Adam GaseApparently, Larry, Curly, Moe and company want to interview someone who may not be old enough to remember the Three Stooges.According to Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com, the Browns have already asked the Broncos for permission to interview offensive coordinator Adam Gase for their head coaching vacancy.Gase can interview this week since the Broncos have a bye, though there’s no indication that anything has been scheduled.The 35-year-old Gase is a fast-track offensive whiz kid, who has also emerged as a possibility in Minnesota.He has no head coaching experience, and just one year as a coordinator in the NFL. He’s benefitted from being able to call plays for some guy named Peyton Manning (such that anyone truly does), and that’s worked out OK for both of them.The attraction to a young quarterback tutor like Gase is obvious, since the Browns have a pair of first-round picks, giving them the ability to use one to acquire a(nother) quarterback of the future. And it would also be an obvious departure from conventional wisdom, which the Browns are fighting hard to convince people they’re getting away from.So you want to hire a guy who was dictated to what the offense will be by hi sQB. Sure that will workout well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x5LLotfgrw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungletiger Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Spotrac.com @spotrac18m The Cleveland #Browns are paying $10.5M for Rob Chudzinski to not coach them, and $6.67M for Trent Richardson to run for the #Colts in 2014. #FactoryOfSadness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 They did steal a 1st round pick from Indy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungletiger Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 They did steal a 1st round pick from Indy though. Meaning they'll be on the hook for the price tag of 2 1st rounders. One of which didn't run for half the year and got to the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmax Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Same old Browns... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 Meaning they'll be on the hook for the price tag of 2 1st rounders. One of which didn't run for half the year and got to the playoffs.Richardsons money will be gone after next yr and they will MAYBE have a good player going forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/30/browns-pushing-to-set-up-interview-with-josh-mcdaniels/ Browns pushing to set up interview with Josh McDanielsIt only gets better. New Owner same old bad moves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAegKoMknoE&list=TLycBXT1zanN0s1x_3BU5XGWgee7PDn2Ve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cravnravn Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Can't see your pic dee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeshopper Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Damn it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeshopper Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 How about now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Much better and quite funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmax Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 BWAAAAAHAAAA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPPT1974 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Haslam is about the worst ever owner next to Redskins Dan Synder it seems! Two coaches fired back to back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 It is amazing that the Browns could get worse ownership but evidence is mounting that they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/02/14/could-haslam-try-to-stiff-banner-and-lombardi/ Could Haslam try to stiff Banner and Lombardi?As the hiring and firings mount in Cleveland, so do the buyouts financed by owner Jimmy Haslam.It’s hard not to wonder whether, at some point, Haslam will try to stiff one or more of his former employees out of the ongoing pay to which they’re otherwise entitled.Typically, coaches, General Managers, and other executives are paid for the rest of their contracts, if they’re let go. Teams can block the ongoing payment only by firing those employee “for cause.”The standard contractual language for these non-union employees grants the Commissioner the power to resolve any disputes that may arise.Ultimately, there’s nothing to lose. At least not financially. While it could hurt Haslam’s perception in league circles (especially when he tries to make more hires), there’s no tangible penalty for taking a chance at refusing to pay an employee.Most states have wage payment laws the entitle employees who are stiffed to treble damages or other punitive payments, along with attorneys’ fees. For the NFL, the owner who loses the arbitration determined by the Commissioner ends up paying only what he would have paid in the first place.Still, there are other costs. At a time when the Browns already are viewed by many (not just those in the local media) as a dysfunctional mess, the Browns would only make things look worse by trying to reduce the natural financial consequences of firing so many people by trying not to pay them what their contracts say they should get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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