Crennel resisting changes at helm

Trade Quinn wrote:

Trade Quinn

IM4REAL wrote:

CLEVELAND...WE HAVE A PROBLEM! We have been without a quarterback for so long, we fall in love with the first guy that can make all the throws. But, there is a reason Derek isn't playing anywhere else. BRAIN FARTS! He has always had them, and probably always will. I was never a Notre Dame, nor a Brady Quinn fan. Go back and watch the body of work of these two guys to this point and you will see Quinn IS our future. They say he can't win the big one, but his job was to score points, which he did against ALL opponents. Derek is just as likely to throw a game away as win it. Our offense just needs a manager that won't give the game away, week after week, and to this point, Derek hasn't been able to do that, on any level. He has talent, but without his mistakes, we would be in the playoffs now. Looking back, what if you had Derek when Kosar came along, and Bernie never got his chance. Quinn is closer to Kosar's smarts and touch, with a stronger arm. I am not saying Derek is a horrible quarterback. I'm just saying, how many games can you afford to give away each year. Look back and you see he has ALWAYS done this, while Quinn has NEVER done this. No body can see the future, but I truly think that 1 year, with a healthy Quinn, with the offense we had this year, and Derek would be our backup, and that would be a good place to have him. He would be a good one to have, but he just isn't our best option available. Our team can make anyone look good right now, and 10 wins are great, just not when you could have, and should have had more. Let's not settle for less, because of a poor past. Let's be the best we can be, at all positions, while we have the opportunity to be great. This was a playoff team, that was robbed by mistakes. They certainly weren't all Derek's, but what would we be without his.

NEOH Beemer Rider wrote:

Romeo is an idiot. This past year, there was an 'open' QB competition in the preseason. When it became clear BQ won that competition with superior performance, then the story changed to 'the Quarterback'(wouldn't even call him by name) did not know the offense well enough to start because of his contract holdout. Now, even though both are 'high quality' players, there will be no open competition for the starting spot.
Phil Savage has a real problem on his hands. If he traded away this year's first round draft pick for a backup QB, he's a fool. I see this as starting the final erosion between RAC and Savage.
Let's hope Parcells wants him REAL bad.

OMG wrote:

Derek Anderson will be Romeo Crennel's QB, but at Miami. He'll be traded for the Number 1 draft pick.
Romeo is joining The Big Tuna in Miami after the SB.
The Browns play 8 playoff teams next year so don't expect another 10-6 season. Romeo knows when the gettin is good and his value is high.

Chad wrote:

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First off we play in the weakest DIVISION, not conference. You are just flat out dumb I think. OR you like acting like OMG and saying stuff to get under peoples skin. But this is way beyond that I think. I think you are just stupid.
You and others keep saying shit about our weak schedule. Well shouldn't we be winning then if it is a weak schedule. You people all think we should have lost those games because it is a weak schedule. WE HAD A WEAK SCHEDULE BECAUSE WE WON 4 GAMES LAST YEAR. Not because we were scheduled that way. Now after this year, which we won 10 games, we will have a tougher schedule. KNOW YOUR FACTS BEFORE YOU POST SOMETHING SO STUPID IN HERE!!!

Big Mike wrote:

Do you honestly think 30th. in total defense is a reason to keep Romeo...A fine job by Romeo...

Jimgreen wrote:

Hey Big Mike! Romeo isn't the defensive line coach. He isn't the defensive coodinator. He's the HEAD Coach. Head coaches promote harmony, inspire players, and promote a winning attitude.
So tell me Big Mike, who's behavior has been an embarrasment to this team this year? Who, of the guys who work for him day in and day out, doesn't want to be back next year? Jurivicious does. Lewis does. Anderson does. Who, in the organization, doesn't think that big things are coming for the Browns and want to be in on it? Leadership, that's what a head coach is for. Look at the roster and tell me who's not following Crennel. The fact that our D line and linebackers are either old men or brand new isn't Crennel's fault. Savage can only do so much at one time. He built the O first and has done a great job. He's smart enough to build a Defense without trading away the offense in the process. Like PDT1420 wrote, if you think Crennel is doing a bad job you are in a very rare minority. In my view, you don't quite understand what his job is. Taking a team with the record the've had for the last two years and turning it into what it is today, that's doing your job. So tell me Mike, who of all the football professionals who work for him, feels the way you do?

barkdogbark wrote:

If Miami wants Romeo and we can get draft picks... do it.
If a team wants Anderson and gives up draft picks... do it.
As amply pointed out... this defense is awful and you are gonna need FA $$ and draft picks to make it better quick.
DA has value, and if you think DA suddenly was mounds better than last year because he matured... well then you weren't watching all the insane catches that #17 and #80 were making to make DA look so much better and that DA had 1-2 more seconds to decide than #9 because of a better O-line. Then he also had #31 keeping 8 in the box at times.
Not a knock on DA, because Frye would NOT have been a better passer in this scheme and was too shell shocked. But DA has value and you can easily see Quinn faring as good as DA in Chud's system with these weapons.
Romeo is a players coach and they love him, but come on, if a team wants to give up 2-3 draft picks to take him... DO IT. This whole offense sparkled under CHUD, not Romeo. Remember how long Romeo stuck with Carthon...

jane e wrote:

Crennel needs to be replaced. He doesn't have the respect of his players even though he has improved the team for now. He is not strong enough to be their leader...we need Cower, the toughness to get us further on the road. Derek Anderson doesn't have the accurate playing that we need. He has come along way but doesn't have it. Quinn is waiting in the backfield and would be a much larger improvment in our game. Derek is toooo iffy!

Steve G wrote:

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In case you didn't know, only 2 games of 16 on the NFL schedule are set based on where a team finishes. Every team in the NFL plays 6 games in their division (each team twice), one whole division in the their conference (rotating every 3 years), and one whole division in the other conference (rotating every 4 years). The other 2 games are played against the teams that finished the same place in their division, from the two divisions in their conference
they do not already play.
This year that meant we played the Texans and the Raiders (while the Steelers played Jaguars and Broncos).

Weak schedules would apply to all teams within a division, since 12 of their 16 games are amongst the common opponents. Like this year, we played the NFC West (Seahawks, Rams, Cards, 49ers) and the AFC East (Pats, Bills, Jets, Dolphins). Both those divisions were weaker than the ones we'll face in 2008.