After going through a few slow days,there is suddenly tons of things to write about!
Health Care is closer than ever to having legislation passed ( and my opinion may surprise you),Mike Holmgren is coming to Cleveland to run the Browns (although maybe not as coach),Martin Brodeur whips Pittsburgh to break Terry Sawchuk's record for career shutouts and the Browns grab another win in Kansas City.
All said,look for a number of posts that will come out over the next day or two...
Mike Holmgren has agreed to a contract with the Browns to become team president and not as head coach of the Browns.
No word on contract terms,but bet on a deal in the five year range and Holmgren banking between seven and ten million dollars a year.
Holmgren has expressed no decision on the future of Eric Mangini,but considering the philosophical differences in each person's system (Mangini runs a basic offense and prefers the 3-4 defense,while Holmgren is a pure West Coast offense guy and likes a 4-3 defense),it is more likely that Mangini will be replaced,but far from a certainty.
Early yesterday,word was creeping out that Holmgren wanted the head of football operations position and replace Mangini as head coach with himself.
This would have been a bad idea as the demands of running the team totally and coaching it are far too high for any person to successfully pull off.
A few names to keep in mind as possible replacements if Mangini is canned?
Jon Gruden and Steve Mariucci are both tight with Holmgren and could relish an NFL return with a chance to work with their mentor.
Brady Quinn could get a final chance to prove his NFL abilities as his style suits the Holmgren way,but his rope likely won't be a long one,but Holmgren likes decent sized backs that can catch the football and his linebackers need to be skilled and be able to flow to the football.
Holmgren also likes fast and agile corners and with the arguable exception of Eric Wright,the Browns don't have any of those.
Look for linebacker and secondary help to possibly be the first place the Browns look to upgrade in the offseason.
For the first time that I can remember,the Cleveland Browns have went out and landed a predominant football mind that has had success at every stop he has ever made and is a proven winner.
Mike Holmgren may not succeed,but in any event one must give Randy Lerner credit for a change in attempting to bring in one of the elite and not the first guy that he gets to talk to.
Finally,the culture is about to change in Cleveland!
Photo Credit-Jim Bryant-AP Photo
No comments:
Post a Comment