Well, five head coaches in the last five years. Back to the drawing board. We have a lot of the talent needed, but not an ounce of leadership...from the owner on down. How I wish it was the 50's to the mid 60s again! Those were the days folks! Rok
Couldn't agree more Rok. Haslam has to learn how to be an owner, and until he does, we are in trouble. I like Dorsey, but he's not a God, and the piss poor structure of reporting is designed to create backbiting, and undermines the GM, by allowing the HC to go "over" him and vent his frustrations to ownership. Jimmy has to understand good owners hire a good "football guy", and them let all others report to him. The GM is accountable to the owner, all others are accountable to the GM, and neither should be involved with play calling, or game day decisions in any way. I think Dorsey is a good one, but he's not infallable. He should be trusted to make any/all personell moves.
A guy walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him. The waitress asks for their orders. The guy says, "A hamburger, fries, and a coke," and turns to the ostrich, "What's yours?" "I'll have the same," says the ostrich. A short time later the waitress returns with the order. "That will be $18.40 please." The man reaches into his pocket and, without looking, pulls out the exact change for payment. The next day, the guy and the ostrich come again and the guy says, "A hamburger, fries, and a coke." The ostrich says, "I'll have the same." Again the guy reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change. This becomes routine until one night they enter the restaurant and the waitress asks, "The usual?" "No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato, and salad", says the guy. "Me too," says the ostrich. The waitress brings the order and says, "That will be $42.62." Once again the guy pulls the exact change out of his pocket and places it on the table. The waitress can't hold back her curiosity any longer. "Excuse me, sir. How do you manage to always come up with the exact change out of your pocket every time?" "Well," says the guy, "several years ago I was cleaning my attic and found an old lamp. When I rubbed it a genie appeared and offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be there." "That's brilliant!" says the waitress. "Most people would wish for a million dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!" "That's right. Whether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there," says the guy. The waitress asks, "But, sir, what's with the ostrich?" The guy sighs and answers, "My second wish was for a tall chick with long legs who agrees with everything I say."
A fifteen year old Amish boy and his father were in a mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and then slide back together again. The boy asked, 'What is this Father?' The father (never having seen an elevator) responded, 'Son, I have never seen anything like this in my life, I don't know what it is.' While the boy and his father were watching with amazement, a fat old lady in a wheel chair moved up to the moving walls and pressed a button. The walls opened, and the lady rolled between them into a small room. The walls closed and the boy and his father watched the small numbers above the walls light up sequentially. They continued to watch until it reached the last number… and then the numbers began to light in the reverse order. Finally the walls opened up again and a gorgeous 24-year-old blond stepped out. The father, not taking his eyes off the young woman, said quietly to his son . . . 'Go get your Mother'
The Haslams have officially put GM John Dorsey in charge of the Browns coaching search, source says https://www.cleveland.com/browns/20...f-the-browns-coaching-search-source-says.html
Thinking randomly today. On the docket: Austin Corbett, Bruce Arians, team speed and scraps. When the Browns selected Austin Corbett at the top of the second round in the last college draft, a few eyebrows were raised. The first pick in the second round? For a player drafted beyond his evaluation by so-called draft experts. A reach? But that’s how much the Browns regarded him. The 33rd best player in the lottery. What did we know? When anyone is drafted that high, especially an offensive lineman, you expect that player to be good enough to win a starting position. The Browns’ scouting staff obviously thought so or else they wouldn’t have lobbied to take him. Will Hernandez, a highly regarded guard out of West Virginia, was still on the board and yet, the Browns believed Corbett was the better choice. The New York Giants immediately pulled the trigger on Hernandez, who now holds down the left guard spot. Connor Williams was scooped up by Dallas later in the round and became a starter. And where is Corbett? Good question. Maybe an APB will locate him. If that fails, send out a search party. The correct answer, of course, is chained to the bench after playing virtually every snap in the exhibition season. It was assumed he played well enough next to Joel Bitonio, who shifted from guard to left tackle, to earn a spot in the starting lineup. Wrong assumption. As the season/home opener approached, the coaching staff suddenly decided Corbett was not good enough to start, promoted rookie Desmond Harrison from nowhere to left tackle and bumped Bitonio back to left guard. Corbett has fallen so low in the eyes of the coaching staff, he barely shows up on the snap count sheet in the first nine games. He didn’t show up at all in games one and four and did not log an offensive snap in two other games. Overall, he has been on the field for 11 snaps on offense, mostly as a tight end, and 23 snaps on special teams. His high-water marks on offense were four snaps against New Orleans in game two and three vs. Baltimore in game five. He is not injured – well maybe his ego is bruised a little – and patiently stands ready in the event someone along the offensive line goes down. But everyone has been disgustingly healthy, relatively speaking, this season. No one has bothered to ask the brass why Corbett has become the forgotten man. It can only be guessed they don’t believe he is good enough to crack the starting lineup. But why? Is he too slow? Not strong enough? What? Corbett was drafted so high ostensibly because the Browns thought the four-year starter at left tackle at Nevada would have no trouble assimilating to the NFL at that position, replacing the retired Joe Thomas. That has clearly not been the case. It’s entirely possible they now think he translates better to the NFL as a guard or center, but those positions are filled now that Bitonio is back at his old stand. Thus the Harrison move. Right now, Corbett has to be considered a draft whiff. A wasted rookie season. Granted it’s still early, but he is so far down the roster, he can hardly be seen on game day. He wears uniform #63 if you look closely. Perhaps this pre-draft evaluation by Lance Zierlein, Draft Analyst for NFL.com, answers some questions and unlocks the part of the mystery. “Corbett won’t blow you away with any of his measurables or play traits,” he wrote, “but he’s solid in most areas. (He) is definitely sharp enough to move inside to guard or even center and has good technique, but his average to below average play strength and lack of length may be a concern.” The last two attributes might be the answer, but we won’t know for certain until either General Manager John Dorsey or members of his staff are questioned.
So who is smarter? The Browns who are developing him, from what they say, to play starter eventually...or the Cowboys who "made him a starter", but he is playing TERRIBLE? So, are we better off bitching that he is a "draft whiff" (according to the article), or a draft bust because he is playing so poorly out of position for his future (like the Cowboys' drafted Connor Williams, as mentioned in the same article)? It's funny, how they use Williams as an example of why the Browns failed with this pick, but do not go into any evaluation of how he has played thus far in his career. Hernandez, on the other hand, seems to be a plug and play draft pick...at a position currently held by two players rated higher than Hernandez in the NFL, Bitonio and Zeitler. We are all way to fast to pass judgement on draft picks...Not saying it won't eventually be right, but we are missing that piece in the center and have been since Alex Mack left. There aren't many centers that change an offensive line drastically. I know J.C. Tretter doesn't... He is serviceable, but he isn't helping this line excel. Corbett is built like a center, not a tackle... So, I have to believe they are doing something with him, and giving him time to learn since Tretter is serviceable. When Tretter went down last year, even though he is ordinary, the line fell apart. Again, it's an article giving us something to talk about, when our team is 2-6-1. But, it really doesn't have any merit until a) Corbett gets some actual playing time, b) we are in year 3 and he still isn't getting any playing time or c) The Browns move on from him altogether. A half year into development, when he has a veteran player ahead of him, is not the time to call him a "draft whiff". Once he didn't beat Tretter out in pre-season, he was destined to be developmental player in 2018. You don't just change centers because you want to give a player playing time, especially when you are developing a rookie QB. The only way I would allow Corbett to play center is if there is no way Tretter can play due to injury.
A few conversational tidbits best suited for the DPL: We had a facility wide lunch yesterday to help build cohesiveness amongst our multiple business groups at our facility. One of the things we do is introduce new faces to everyone. Now keep in mind, I am 45ish miles north of Houston, but one of the new hires was rocking a Browns hat! So that was good. At the same lunch, I have a coworker who is a big Texas Tech honk...err alum...and all I could do is laugh when the words "entitled" and "spoiled" came out of his mouth when referring to Baker Mayfield. I think walking on at 2 college programs and having(arguably?) the single greatest season as a college QB should rid anyone of those titles. We are expecting a new Browns fan to our family. #5 is due 5/30/19 HERE WE GO BROWNIES HERE WE GO....
@Tim , No . . . don't ban Gid! He's our reminder of what kind of mouth breather, knuckle dragging window lickers follow the Steelers !!! Even if the composite IQ of posters on this board does drop 10 points every time he chimes in we're smart enough to know why.
Over my dead body! No names please (lol). We haven't found out the sex yet and haven't begun picking names either. While we do have 4 kids already, my wife has had several miscarriages in second trimester so we are waiting a little longer. Ive already floated Scarlet, Gray, and Brutus as possible names in passing Who knows tho. For 8 months my son was going to be Logan Maddox (obviously after wolverine and the best pitcher ever to live even though I spelled it wrong), but at the hospital she decided she didn't want that....and in case some of you aren't aware: NEVER TELL A BIRTHING WOMAN "NO". So in a frenzy we decided on Maddox Edward and kept my first name going.
Might I suggest something along those lines that may be a little more palitable to the Mrs? If its a girl . . . Carmen
