Comments on: Haslam says Holmgren has Browns headed in right direction

By: brownsapologist

brownsapologist — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:47:04 +0000

What would been the point of trading everything to get RG3 when he would have no one to throw it to, hand it off to, or pass and run block for him? It was better to keep those picks to replace the lack of talent that is already on the team. H+H have drafted better than Clark, Davis, and Savage. They have focused mostly on defense up until this point and have done a good job improving it all around with some solid players. Hopefully they have done the same this year with the offense and so far throughout training camp the rookies look like they will become better players. I think it would be dumb to blow up the management again so soon. Hopefully Haslam will give H+H 2 more years before he fires them. That is of course assuming that Heckert doesn’t have a heart attack.

By: erikinhell

erikinhell — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 01:35:37 +0000

Easy trade to get RG3? No player is worth 3 1st round picks. Peyton Manning was probably the closest player to be worth 3 1st round picks.

By: mojosmagic

mojosmagic — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 01:03:29 +0000

With Joey Nickles coming over from the Eagles the Browns will be in good shape.

By: hulkhogansays

hulkhogansays — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:01:10 +0000

Give it up Brown fans. I take one look at Heckert and can tell he was just a puppet. Holmgren made the calls and his deathnail was botching an EASY trade to get RG3. Case closed brother.

By: eeerockski

eeerockski — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:52:44 +0000

While I wouldn’t call Holmgren a football genius, I don’t really see where he’s made this team any worse. In fact I see improvement all across the board. All three of the other teams in the AFC north are playoff contenders and have been for a couple years (cinci) at least so it’s gonna take some time to be competitive in that division. I’m intrigued to see how well their offense can perform from here on out. O-line play should be solid and that’s something they haven’t been able to say for a while…

By: mgmac

mgmac — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:44:09 +0000

if the new owner actually believes the browns are headed in the right direction he is delusional. his statement also proves that just because you may have lots of money does not mean you have common sense

By: tombrookshire

tombrookshire — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:42:25 +0000

The only problem is that he is not getting it done fast enough. At Seattle it took a long time for him to build a very mediocre team just to have it later collapse. However, it doesn’t sound real good for Banner. Word probably got to Haslam that Banner’s sour personality clouds his management acumen. That said, Banner would likely bring them a winning team sooner than Holmgren even with a three year head start.

By: db3300

db3300 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:37:37 +0000

How many more years of seeing Holmgren’s mediocrity will we have to endure before he finally loses the title of Football Genius?

By: vincentbojackson

vincentbojackson — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:31:46 +0000

Not a Browns fan, but you have to be encouraged by his comment that he’s going to spend time listening and observing before making any drastic changes.

The worst owners in sports are the ones that let their egos get in the way. All too often guys come in and clean house before even taking a look at what they’ve got. It’s obvious his association with the Steelers has taught him the value of stability and not making emotional decisions.

By: kuta82

kuta82 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:27:08 +0000

Cleveland, hopefully your team turns the corner this year. Great fans but less impressive football team. Still wanna come up there and beat u guys on week 2 and the next time u set foot on PBS…….Who Dey!

By: abengalfan

abengalfan — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:23:23 +0000

Not often I have anything nice to say about the team on the north shore but,,,,
Hope this works, what happened to the fans of Cleveland via Modell was just plain wrong.
Yeah I like seeing The Clowns lose games, but in fairness the team has awesome fans who deserve better than they’ve received for a damn long time.

By: thepancakebandit

thepancakebandit — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:13:58 +0000

Uh oh, the dreaded “vote of confidence.” I think that could be the death knell for Holmgren in Cleveland.

By: billy0007

billy0007 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:13:31 +0000

All I have to say is “HERE We GO BROWNIES HERE WE GO!!!! Finally~

By: 1972wasalongtimeago

1972wasalongtimeago — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:08:03 +0000

Funny, he doesn’t look like Udonis.

By: jpk6044

jpk6044 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:00:58 +0000

If Haslam hires Joe Banner to run the franchise as has been reported, Cleveland fans should expect to have multiple Salary Cap Bowl Championships to be proud of.

By: troy10

troy10 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:54:44 +0000

Cleveland, blah, blah, blah!
GO BILLS!!!!!!

Yeah.. GO BILLS…. all the way to Los Angeles!!!!!

By: rcali

rcali — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:54:10 +0000

Considering they are picked to be one of the worst teams in the NFL for the 3rd in a row under Holmgrens watch, I’d say Haslam has the lying through his teeth part down.

By: jackblackshairyback

jackblackshairyback — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:44:25 +0000

#1 Joe Banner is reportedly part of the ownership group, and will likely be the new team president.

#2 Holmgren isn’t the GM. Tom Heckert is.

By: eaglesfan290

eaglesfan290 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:42:49 +0000

Well Haslam can say whatever he wants, change is on the way and his name is Joe Banner……………you may not like him but he gets results!

By: rivercitydawg

rivercitydawg — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:34:50 +0000

whatsamatter all you haters?
don’t like seeing anything good happen in Cleveland?

and buffobeel42…. seriously?
you better get in line for your passport. it ain’t so easy to get into Canada anymore!

By: godofwine330

godofwine330 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:34:38 +0000

I was in the car listening to most of the presser. Him selling th enaming rights to Cleveland Browns Stadium is fine with me. He didn’t commit one way or the other to changing the uniforms, but as Alper said, he will make more business decisions than football decisions at first. I’m fine with that.

Go Browns!

By: jradeff

jradeff — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:18:11 +0000

Haslam did make remarks regarding the NFL being a marketing culture. It’d be interesting he got the Browns on Hard Knocks next season assuming things go well with Richardson/Weeden/Gibson this year.

Go Brownies!!!

By: jason49er

jason49er — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:12:48 +0000

I remember how sad it made me feel to say 3com park when San Fran sold the naming rights of Candlestick. If I was a Brown fan who suffered in that building for the last 12 years I’d probably feel a little sad too.

By: jfaoyx

jfaoyx — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:12:13 +0000

Dont sell the name of the stadium! GAAHHHH

By: mitchitized

mitchitized — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:09:49 +0000

Jimmy has learned from one of the perennial families in American sports.

This Steelers fan is CRAZY EXCITED about renewing one of the greatest sports rivalries of all time.

The Dawg Pound should be frothing at this, and for good reason. Bring it on, factory of sadness begone!

By: leftyjsf

leftyjsf — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:07:09 +0000

Taxpayer money paid for that g d stadium. Unless the stadium is changed to “the people of Cleveland Ohio” stadium, it’s not good enough.

By: macarwolf

macarwolf — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:06:18 +0000

As a Lions fan. I would like to see more teams on the bottom rise up. Cleveland is coming for the Steelers and Ravens they just better hurry up while they can.

By: greasybeerfart

greasybeerfart — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:04:57 +0000

Is he drunk?

By: hulkhogansays

hulkhogansays — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:04:47 +0000

Translation – Pack your bags Mikey. Anylne with a brain can see the tremendous error he made by not giving it all up for RG3 and ending up with a senior citizen at QB brother.

By: ravenmuscle

ravenmuscle — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:59:46 +0000

I guess that means LAST PLACE AGAIN