Hiring a general manager first is what most of the teams do, will Cleveland do that?
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He also changed the organizational structure – moving executive vice president/general counsel Sashi Brown atop the football side as executive VP of football operations – and hired a consultant to help with the coaching search.
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“How we attack work every day – the players – that to me is the resume”, Pettine said in his postgame news conference.
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Cleveland’s new coach will be a part of the search for the new general manager, Jimmy Haslam told reporters Sunday night.
Haslam was asked about the report and said it was incorrect.
Pettine wrapped up his second season as the team’s head coach with a 28-12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and was set for a meeting with team brass after the game.
No coach since Romeo Crennel from 2005 to 2008 has lasted more than two seasons. Anyone? Bueller? Following a disastrous 3-13 season, Mike Pettine was sacked on Sunday, becoming the fourth-straight Browns head coach to be handed a pink slip after two or fewer seasons.
Cleveland’s last four head coaches have been fired after a season-ending loss against the Steelers.
Paul Brown himself would’ve had a hard time posting a winning season with the players Pettine had at his disposal.
Cleveland Browns vice president of communications Peter John Baptiste would not confirm for USA TODAY Sports whether Manziel was in Cleveland, or if club policy dictated that an inactive player’s attendance was required at Sunday’s game. Marrone chose to opt out of his contract and ended up coaching the offensive line this season as well as being the assistant head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The team had a hard time finding a coach before ultimately settling on Pettine, and the fact the team axed him after only two years doesn’t make the position any more enticing. “You’re paid to win games and losing 18 of 21 is not acceptable”.
Haslam said he did not know if Manziel had been in Las Vegas, after rumors surfaced Saturday night that Manziel was seen at a casino. In 2014, the team took cornerback Justin Gilbert and Johnny Manziel in the first round.
“I feel like we’ve done a lot of good things”, Pettine added, “but I’m the first one to tell you…this is a pass/fail league, and the results aren’t there”. But now that it is over, the Browns want him to concentrate on his off-field issues. “As I’ve said earlier in the week, I love it here, passionate about football, passionate about the Cleveland Browns”. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has said he would have liked to pick Manziel during the 2014 Draft, but was convinced by his scouting team not to.
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Farmer badgered some coaches with impermissible in-game text messages about how they should have been doing their jobs. The 2012 Heisman Trophy victor hasn’t lived up to expectations on the field and continues to be a headache off it.
