As Organization Grows, Holmgren’s Days of Coaching Seem Behind Him

When Mike Holmgren came to the Browns to become the team’s president, there was a lot of speculation that he would also be coaching the team. Afterall, Holmgren’s greatest success in the NFL had been as a coach, and Browns fans are so hungry for a Super Bowl, that the mere thought of having a coach who had coached one team to an NFL championship (Green Bay), and another to the title game (Seattle), was enough to give Browns fans chills. After Holmgren then gave Eric Mangini his support and said there would be no changes at head coach next season, there were still quite a few fans and media member that thought Holmgren was only a slow start to the 2010 season away from grabbing the headset from Mangini, showing Eric the door, and then coaching the Browns. However, as the Browns front office continues to evolve, it is becoming more and more clear that Mike Holmgren is serious about being an NFL executive, and that his coaching days are behind him.

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Brownie Bits – February 5th

The Super Bowl is only a couple days away and once again, as they have been since the NFL/AFL merger which essence created the Super Bowl, the Cleveland Browns will once again be merely spectators. In the past month, the only news coming from the Browns has been the changes that have been made in the front office. Still, I was able to find enough ingredients to whip up another batch of Brownie Bits. Enjoy!

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Tags: Donte Stallworth, Phil Savage

Mike Furrey Named Finalist For NFL Humanitarian Award

In the game of football, so much is made of the big plays……especially the ones made by some of the greatest players in the game. Even on a team with such a history of losing, like the Browns, the plays that grab headlines during the season are the 98-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns, and the record break rushing performances, like we saw from Josh Cribbs and Jerome Harrison this season. In the game of football, it’s the plays that happen on the field that get the most attention. In the game of life though, plays like that make little difference other than making the Sunday of a long-suffering Browns fan, a lot better than he or she may be used to. In the game of life, it’s often the less celebrated things that matter.

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Brownie Bits – January 16th Edition

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES CONTINUE

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Tags: Joe Thomas, Josh Cribbs, Mike Holmgren

McNabb to Browns? My Crystal Ball Says “Yes!”

That change is a good sign for the Browns and their future, but at the end of the day, the most important factor will be what change is seen on the field in wins and losses. The team showed it can win, with the four victories to close out the 2009 season, but as I have stated in previous posts, there is no reason to feel comfortable with how those wins were accomplished. The passing game was lacking and even Mike Holmgren referred to that in his recent press conference when he said “….if you throw six balls a game, you are not going to win” and agreed “…we have to look at that.”. Thank you, Mike. I knew I could count on you!

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Tags: Brady Quinn, Derek Anderson, Donovan McNabb, Kevin Kolb, Matt Hasselbeck

Keeping Mangini and Staff Brings More Questions Than Answers

It’s been a few days and the dust has settled after what was purportedly a number of meetings between Browns president, Mike Holmgren, and head coach Eric Mangini last Wednesday. The outcome as we now know was that Mangini will have another year to prove that the first-ever four wins for a Browns team to close out a Browns season, was not a fluke….but rather a sign of better things to come for the Browns in 2010.

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