Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine walks to the locker room at halftime during an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in Cleveland.
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Ramon Foster made a heart with his hands and pointed to a man in a front row seat behind the Pittsburgh Steelers’ bench. FILE – In this August 10, 2015, file photo, Cleveland Browns general manager Ray Farmer attends practice at the NFL football team’s training camp in Berea, Ohio. You can’t even say he’s running bad routes because he doesn’t appear to be running routes at all. Pettine went 10-22 during his two-year stint, losing 18 of his final 21 games. The Browns haven’t been to the playoffs since 2002, and have undergone five changes to their coach and GM since 2008. “I know they’re excited about 8-8 and we’re excited they got us in”. Gaines started the last four games at left cornerback.
Luckily for the Steelers, the passing game worked because they could not get anything going on the ground. “To have, there’s too many guys to name, but (center) Cody Wallace and (left tackle) Al (Villanueva), ‘Hey-Bey, ‘ (on Sunday), Fitz (on Sunday); guys have stepped up and done everything we can to not miss a beat”. They lost to the Ravens 30-17.
“If you are behind in the game, they can pin their ears back”, Jacksonville coach Gus Bradley said.
The Steelers are a team no one wants to face. He was replaced by Chris Clark and said after the game that he didn’t yet know the severity of the injury. But all things considered, how confident can a defense ever be as long as Ben Roethlisberger is upright and able to get the ball in the air, and Brown is somewhere on the field able to go get it?
Haslam’s already fired three coaches and three GMs since buying the team from Randy Lerner in 2012.
“I’m not into pleading”, he said. The Bengals haven’t won a playoff game since January 6, 1991, and were denied a first-round bye when Denver defeated San Diego on Sunday night. We are all disappointed with where we are and we take full responsibility. This has been much harder than we thought it would be, and there’s a definite learning curve. “I think it’s just more appropriate that we show you how we perform moving forward”.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport added Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Teryl Austin will interview “early this week”.
Once the Browns have their new coach, the plan is to hire a GM.
Haslam still believes the Browns are attractive to quality candidates and downplayed the idea the team needs to make a “splash” with its coaching hire.
“It’s tough to end the year on a note like that”, Bortles said.
Pettine wasn’t surprised by reports he was on his way out. On this day, the return was 94 yards shorter but it was enough to bail Roethlisberger out and turn the momentum toward Pittsburgh for good.
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Maybe he was just forcing it to Brown to help the receiver climb the record books, but Roethlisberger will definitely need to improve his decision making and accuracy come playoff time. Receiver Martavis Bryant was suspended for the first four weeks and didn’t take the field until Week 6. Just those two plays preserved at least:45 or two timeouts for the Browns. “But at the same time, we’ve got to play smarter than that.”Fitzpatrick has failed to make the playoffs in 11 seasons, and Marshall has not advanced in his 10 seasons”. Dansby finished the season with 108 tackles to lead the defense.
