Browns fire General Manager

[jeffx]

Thing is, in today's NFL, you can turn things around pretty quickly with the right moves and getting lucky in the draft. But you need a smart front-office, and the Browns don't have that.

Vinsane is right....how does Cleveland get out of this mess?

[Hasselbeck]

Cowher shot down Cleveland last season, leading to Lerner going to Mangini.. I highly doubt Cowher changes his mind.. especially since the perfect job for him is likely to be open here in a few months (Carolina).

[Vinsane]

....how does Cleveland get out of this mess?

I wasn't expecting a damn thing from this regime. And to be honest NONE of this is their fault except for the actions that they themselves can be held accountable for. My guess is Kokinis had some dirty dealings going on somewhere on the side. He got busted and before the news is breaking, he's been axed as the GM.

What other explanation is there?

Especially at this point of the season. It doesn't make a lot of sense to put a guy on the chopping block when really you have nothing to show for it. Did anyone outside of Cleveland expect this team to be anywhere else then where they are right now? No. Did anyone inside of Cleveland expect any different, No. They hoped, but no. Facts are facts this franchise needs to implode and start all over again from brick one.

The problem is, we don't have the man, or the brick, to set in place. It all starts at the top. Carmen Policy came in and he did a decent job at getting the ground work set. He even put together a team that went to the playoffs. Then he was sent out as soon as the following season, the Browns fell flat on their face.

Fast forward to this asshole Phil Savage and the mess he made in Cleveland. He set the franchise back five years with bullshit contracts to over the hill and under achieving players. Jamal Lewis is the answer Phil? Really?

Kokinis and Mangini traded Edwards because honestly, outside of Quinn. That's all this team has. After ruining Quinn's chances at a solid draft pick trade they had to do the next best thing. And that's call up the former buddies because no one else wanted Sir-Drops-Alot.

Again it starts at the top. If they can find a GM that's worth a damn, then it'll get going. Get the GM in place, get someone to straighten out Mangini and let him know that Cleveland is not the home for concentration camps, then maybe, just maybe? The Browns can get the first brick to lay the new foundation. Until they get their heads out of their asses though? Cleveland is kaput.

[bringbackjimmy]

Mangini will be fired by seasons end. Goes from being the next great coach in yr 1 with the Jets to a complete joke....

[jeffx]

Hiring Acorsi as a consultant is a step right direction.

[Cryolemon]

Countdown until the Browns leave Cleveland again..

London anyone? lol