Comments on: Report: Joe Banner is part of group buying Browns

By: eaglesfan290

eaglesfan290 — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 21:25:07 +0000

I would bet Heckert is gone as well he has drafted very poorly in the last 3 years!

By: dfwbillsfan14221

dfwbillsfan14221 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:29:58 +0000

I thought a lot of Cleveland fans backed the Bills during the yrs after after the Browns move? I know we used to tailgate with some guys from Cleveland in Orchard Park and that was the impression I got. Annecdotal I admit, but I’d be curious what other teams Browns fans followed during those yrs.

By: therealtrenches

therealtrenches — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:04:16 +0000

It’ll be interesting to see how Cleveland fans like Banner (if he functions in the same capacity there that he did in Philly).

He was reviled in Philly, despite being hard working and candid.

If Cleveland fans embrace this guy, then we’ll know the truth about Philly fans: impossible to please.

By: pflynn20

pflynn20 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:55:47 +0000

Browns will at least be competitive for the Salary Cap Super Bowl now. Joe “Nickles” Banner

By: mancave001

mancave001 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:48:42 +0000

Browns fans, get ready to hate him. I can’t stand him and have wanted him gone for years.

By: nickster31

nickster31 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:24:34 +0000

Some would say the Steelers already own the Browns.

By: touchdownroddywhite

touchdownroddywhite — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:10:38 +0000

Brandon Weeden era is not over. Weeden, Richardson, and that new WR they drafted in the supplemental will get a chance to shine. Mike Holmgren will step out, new regime will step in, and the house that Holmgren built will be complete.

By: eaglesw00t

eaglesw00t — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:52:30 +0000

Funny how when Banner said that, every talking head said that it would be a long wait for him to get in on another team.

Instead, Banner got right back in with Heckert, Holmgren, and Shurmer. Heckert and Shurmer he has plenty of time and experience with.

Good for the Browns. Banner is an excellent cap guy. Hopefully, he can take this team and turn it around.

By: dawglb

dawglb — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:17:10 +0000

This is great for the future of the Browns.

By: CJ

CJ — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:25:15 +0000

well, if this is true, browns fans the good news is the Browns will be much improved.

The bad news is you shouldn’t expect them to actually win a super bowl until after the team is sold again and Banner’s out of there.

By: berniesboys

berniesboys — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:18:39 +0000

Winning franchises have consistency in ownership, the front office and coaching. The browns have been making changes in the front office and on the coaching every 3 years or so since 1999. Until there is some consistency, they will always struggle. Give H&H and Shurmer more than the usual 3 and out routine.

By: pwndabeer

pwndabeer — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:55:58 +0000

@nickster31

cite your sources for browns fans jumping to the steelers when cleveland lost the browns. thats totally false and an exaggeration made up by an aforementioned steelers asshat trying to fluff himself up by saying how “great of an organization” the steelers have.

just because you say the steelers have the best organization doesn’t mean they do.

then again, people tend to say things to make themselves feel better.

By: nickster31

nickster31 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:46:51 +0000

pwndabeer says: Jul 27, 2012 12:26 PM

so this haslam guy is a steelers fan? sorry, i’d rather throw up and have my vomit purchase the browns as it would have more integrity than any asshat steelers fan bandwagon jumper.

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Seriously?

For starters, you can only hope and pray that the people that build your team decide to do it the same way the Steelers have. You have had more losing seasons since returning to the NFL than the Steelers have had since Chuck Noll was hired in 1969.

And before you talk bad about the Steelers, remember this, we are the ONLY team in the NFL that voted for the NFL to NOT allow Modell to take your franchise away from you. No one else cared.

AND, if you remember correctly, most Browns fans became Steelers fans while you didn’t have a team. Why? Because our fan bases, though they may HATE each other, are cut from the same cloth. Hard working, passionate fans for the team we love.

That being said, IF, and it is a VERY BIG IF, the Browns EVER become successful again, you will have your share of band wagon hoppers as well.

As for us REAL fans of the Steelers, most of us were either born or raised there, and love our team. Don’t hate on us, simply because so many people want to have a team like ours.

By: 1rockyracoon

1rockyracoon — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:45:20 +0000

Banner lost his power in Philly because of Reid, so I doubt he would ever bring Reid in as head coach. Banner is not great at communicating with the public, however, I could see the browns improving under him.

By: raidadon

raidadon — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:43:07 +0000

$6 and a half eaten sub oughta be enough to buy the boogan browns!

By: ravenmuscle

ravenmuscle — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:38:24 +0000

Art Modell reportedly high on the list of parties interested in buying the Browns.

By: pwndabeer

pwndabeer — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:26:23 +0000

so this haslam guy is a steelers fan? sorry, i’d rather throw up and have my vomit purchase the browns as it would have more integrity than any asshat steelers fan bandwagon jumper.

By: rc33

rc33 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:26:04 +0000

Any relation to JoBu or was he just the Cleveland Indians?

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:20:06 +0000

As soon as Banner takes over the Browns, he’ll replace one fat guy with a bushy mustache with another fat guy with a bushy mustache.

If you know what I mean.

By: tombrookshire

tombrookshire — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:13:46 +0000

What has Holmgren really done? I think he was a great coach who had a great FO partner in Ron Wolf. Since then, he has done relatively nothing to cement his reputation as a FO exec. Similar situation with Parcells. These guys have shown that it is sometimes the man behind the man who is responsible for the success of the team. I never liked Banner in Phily, because he was often tone deaf regarding the fans and misread the depth of the city’s affection for the Eagles but I wouldn’t hesitate for a second to put him in charge of my team, as long as he was publicly silent and let someone else handle the people end of the business, since Cleveland’s fans are as rabid a group as Philly’s.

By: 12strikes

12strikes — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:03:23 +0000

I’ll believe it when you have a creditable source.

By: coonsqualler

coonsqualler — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:58:52 +0000

NO TURNAROUND!!! WE ALREADY HAVE!!

Just Sayin’…Go Brownies!!

By: dealer009

dealer009 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:58:27 +0000

Up until now Holmgren has failed there.

By: benh999

benh999 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:58:10 +0000

Does this mean the Brandon Weeden era is over already?

By: foul83

foul83 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:58:03 +0000

I dunno. If I were Kevin Costner, I’d stay away from the Browns. Awful franchise.