Remember when everyone was on the Cleveland Browns bandwagon at the beginning of the year with all the free agent moves and the prospect of Derek Anderson being the next great quarterback in the NFL? Yeah about that, 4-12 and no touchdowns since November 17th.
This all meant that Romeo Crennel got the boot today on Black Monday and Phil Savage the General Manager was also give the heave-ho.
Crennel has not had a great career as a head coach with two seasons with ten or more losses and one decent season. He seems clueless when they would challenge calls and things of that nature. In addition, Crennel did not keep his players together when times got rough so there was a divide in the locker room. Granted, I think a couple years down the road he may get another chance but right now, Cleveland has a bunch of talent and there is no reason they shouldnt at least contend for a playoff spot. I would love to see Crennel be the defensive coordinator of the Packers next year, he is an excellent coordinator and the Packers definitely need a new look on defense. Although they would need to bring in a couple free agents to make up a 3-4 defense.
The Browns shoud look at Josh McDaniels of New England especially if they bring in Scott Pioli as their GM. I also think Eric Mangini wouldnt be a bad option for this team either. I thought it was insane to think Bill Cowher would join the Browns, the most hated rival of the Steelers. I think whoever the new coach is, they should have an open quarterback competition and the other one can be used as trade bait if their season is successful.
As for Savage, I disagree with the decision to get rid of him. Maybe I am just an outsider looking in but he has drafted well with guys like Joe Thomas and Brady Quinn (maybe not, but he did look impressive before injury) plus he has brought in some quaility free agents. There is a reason why Kansas City is thinking about bringing him in as a GM.
-Charlie.
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