Comments on: Nick Saban talk not going away in Cleveland

By: hoopieguy

hoopieguy — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:40:06 +0000

I’m 52. Given “average life expectancy” I will never see the Browns be good again. there is not enough time

By: louhudson23

louhudson23 — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 08:29:49 +0000

He only wins because he has the best players…..uh…yeah…that’s it. I think we see what just having the best players is worth on a daily basis in every sport. Talent never hurts.A certain amount is even necessary. But playing up to and above talent,playing together as a team,with a unified plan,fulfilling roles and responsibilities to each other and a common objective is what wins Championships….and that is what winning coaches produce.

By: walmatt

walmatt — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 03:17:31 +0000

Hes as good as gone……gonna pull a Pete Carroll a la USC……get out while the goin is good

By: hor2012

hor2012 — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:04:48 +0000

I’ll try this once again. This deal is done. Nick Saban is the next coach of the cleveland Browns. When the owner stated the he wanted to have coach in place before he hired a GM that should have told all of us what time it was. The only reason you would do something like that if you were going to give the next coach the final say on who that GM would be. I’m sorry Bama fans but being from Lousisana this is exactly how this played out before Coach left for Miami. Now, no one at Bama or around the country would blame him for leaving. But, don’t give the impression that there’s nothing to this and then bolt. At lest give the normal, ” I’ll sit down after the season is over a weigh all my opitions” I hate this for Tide and Irish fans because I’m one of the few crazy enough to believe that the Irish is going to win this game anyway. But, if it happens now everyone will be wondering if it was because bama was distracted.

By: guinsrule

guinsrule — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:32:57 +0000

If Saban can do for the Browns what he did for the Dolphins…bring him on.

signed

Ravens, Steelers and Bengals

By: bigcid10

bigcid10 — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:27:32 +0000

you remember what he did to the dolphins?
stay away from him if you know what’s best

By: denverdude7

denverdude7 — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:09:15 +0000

Typical Browns dysfunctionality at it’s finest.

The only thing chasing Nick Saban will accomplish is wasting precious time. While they wait to try to entice/interview Saban the other 6 teams will be hiring head coaches leaving the Browns with whatever is left over.

New owner, new General Manager same old song and dance.

By: jimbo75025

jimbo75025 — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:06:11 +0000

hoopieguy says:
Jan 1, 2013 1:10 PM
There are too many other guys out there that are good and personable too.

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I could really care less about personable. Last time I checked, Belichick and Tom Coughlin were not winning any personality awards-they were however winning games.

By: itsnotfootballanymore

itsnotfootballanymore — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:40:05 +0000

You’re absolutely right youhavenoclue. The Browns haven’t been important since football was, you know, football.

By: kinguga

kinguga — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:37:38 +0000

Here’s the problem with Saban. The guy is old. He turned 61 in October. It wouldn’t make much sense for a guy his age to return to the NFL. However, if he wants a new challenge, the NFL is the only place for him to go. The Browns would certainly be a big one.

By: lbcoach34

lbcoach34 — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:23:00 +0000

The fact that the insiders are saying Chip Kelly basically means that Chip Kelly has 0% chance of coming to CLE. The fact that Saban seems like a “stretch” – means that there is over 75% chance certainty Saban is coming to CLE

By: stevez51

stevez51 — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:03:05 +0000

Lets see LSU, Miami Dolphins, Bama and maybe Browns next. After 2 yrs….. Auburn, Kentucky or maybe Tennessee..????

By: CKL

CKL — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 21:59:59 +0000

greysolon says:
Jan 1, 2013 2:07 PM

What will he do when he doesn’t have better players than every opponent every week?
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Yep. Besides his being a snake oil salesman of the highest order, all I need to know is this. As much respect as BB has for Saban’s coaching ability, he’s drafted exactly ONE Saban player in the first round. Ever. And that was this past draft (Hightower). I don’t know exactly why but I’m thinking part of it is that BB knows Saban’s guys are just “better” and have reached their ceilings as college players with his coaching.

By: coachbeck

coachbeck — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 21:17:47 +0000

This hire helps u of Tennessee as well. Win win for Haslam

By: greysolon

greysolon — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 21:15:29 +0000

He has a great chance of success— if the NFL changes to a poll system with Ohio sportswriters and AFC North coaches doing the voting.

By: thecincinnatikid2

thecincinnatikid2 — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:43:32 +0000

Saban will fail in the NFL because players will not listen to his bs. The guy has zero personality. The NFL is a passing league so his ground and pound won’t work, just ask Rex Ryan about that.

By: jm91rs

jm91rs — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:40:03 +0000

As a fan of an opposing afc north team I’d love to have Saban at Cleveland. He’ll be average for a year or two, then quit. You have the best of the best going to Alabama, you aren’t going to be getting that in Cleveland, or anywhere in the nfl

By: mountaindont

mountaindont — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:05:15 +0000

It`s pretty easy to be a great college coach when you get the best high school players in the country year after year. Give me 10 first round draft picks every year and Ill be a great professional coach.

By: fdugrad

fdugrad — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:46:45 +0000

Pro players simply will tune him out. They will not put up with his “under my thumb,” college, “take your scholarship away” BS. Even coach C. of The Giants modified that above approach, or he would be back in college coaching. Saban is wrapped even tighter than coach C. was when he jumped to the pros.

By: biggestredmiami

biggestredmiami — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:44:41 +0000

He has a chance to be the best college coach ever and is thinking about leaving that to coach the Browns?

By: rhinojr

rhinojr — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:37:38 +0000

(Jimmy Haslam might end up being the worst owner in the NFL. He is Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and Jets owner Woody Johnson wrapped into one mess. I honestly feel terribly for the Browns. They don’t deserve this.)

Please add Jerry “I am omniscient” Richardson to the list of bad owners, bec he is!

By: burnttoast71854

burnttoast71854 — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:18:57 +0000

Funny to hear all the browns fan say no to Saban that he’s this or that. People like Saban learn from their mistakes. That’s why the Browns are the Browns. If its true 4 playoff wins in 44 yrs stop being so stuck on yourself, be glad that any coach would want to coach UR pathetic delusional team. Guess u could get Wade Phillips aka (Kaptain Kangaroo) to coach ur awesome team.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:17:31 +0000

Once the going got tough in Miami, he up & quits. Is this a guy you want turning around your franchise? He’s a college coach, nothing more.

By: brownsfan39

brownsfan39 — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:12:22 +0000

I trust that Haslam along with Banner will make the right decisions for the Browns to be competitive and challenge for the AFC North title for years to come!

By: greysolon

greysolon — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:07:47 +0000

Meh. He’s not bad but there’s no evidence he is some great NFL coach. Most of his success at Bama comes from two things: Recruiting and SEC poll bias.

Everyone always says “if Saban gets a long time to prepare he will beat the other coach”– yet his bowl game record is 7-6.

What will he do when he doesn’t have better players than every opponent every week?

By: briang123

briang123 — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:06:37 +0000

I see Saban’s agent is still trying to extort a massive extension from Alabama.

By: remyje

remyje — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:06:09 +0000

give the guy who chooses the pictures for articles a raise… “which way do you want me to go? here or there?”

By: craigkintexas

craigkintexas — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:04:12 +0000

Appropriate pick for a town like Cleveland.

By: kinggw

kinggw — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:56:59 +0000

Assuming Saban wins another title in a few days, why wouldn’t he give the NFL another shot? He’s reached the mountaintop on the college level. If the NFL doesn’t work out Saban can return to the college ranks and have whatever job he wants.

By: jerrykill4pres

jerrykill4pres — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:49:41 +0000

Don’t the browns pay attention to what happens in the rest of the league? Didn’t this guy quit on Miami?

He quits on Miami, and the Browns still are interested in him? No wonder they can’t get out of the cellar…