‘Cleveland ’95: A Football Life’ - featuring Bill Belichick - Page 5 - New England Patriots Forums

WhiZa · 10-04-2012, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by KontradictioN

I'm still amazed at how absolutely stacked that coaching staff was...

So were the 2004 Patriots

SeymourTrophies · 10-04-2012, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by BigMike

Modell fired BB - how foolish, and what an asshat move to take an nfl icon team and move it to Baltimore. How did he get into debt?

Really puts the whole Cleveland era of BB into a different perspective.

He took a financial dept, some personnel, and the roster from Cleveland to Baltimore. He left all that the Browns were meant to represent in Cleveland, unlike the Irsays with the Colts.

robbomango · 10-04-2012, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Sciz

"I'll pay anyone here $10,000 if they can tell me what Ernie Adams does."

NinjaZX6R · 10-04-2012, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by randomk1

Reading through Browns forums for some schadenfreude.

A lot of depression, what if's and respect gained for our BB.

That's why i'm constantly wondering how smart of an idea is it for coaches to get constantly canned with not much time given to mold the team according to their vision. Rebuilding is a process.

Link? I want to read them.

***DarrylS*** · 10-04-2012, 12:08 PM

Can never get enough of this stuff, as much as I think I know, it is humbling to find out how much I do not know...

BB's attention to detail is unparalleled.

BritPat · 10-04-2012, 12:10 PM

It's on Youtube already.....

Patsrock · 10-04-2012, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SeymourTrophies

He took a financial dept, some personnel, and the roster from Cleveland to Baltimore. He left all that the Browns were meant to represent in Cleveland, unlike the Irsays with the Colts.

Not by choice.

DaBronxPats14 · 10-04-2012, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Armchair Quarterback

And then there was Mike "Manboobs" Tannenbaum, who is probably more to blame than Mangini for the whole spygate thing. I forgot that that weasel got his start under BB also. What a nauseating individual.

Excellent point, So now that we know who they were then with Bill and we know where they are now, easy to see who had Bill's back and who stabbed him in his back.

everlong · 10-04-2012, 03:07 PM

Just finished watching it. Now you can really see why Bill has everybody towing the company line and saying "We're just focusing on the Broncos". Everybody lost focus on that Cleveland team and they couldn't reel them back in. You start to pay attention to all the external noise and stop worrying about football and it's all over.

Second, man do I feel for Browns fans. You lose your team and the staff leaves and ends up with 4 SB titles and 6 appearances while your new version has had one winning season.

PATS16N0 · 10-04-2012, 04:50 PM

I was only 15 years old at the time and while my friends and I watched the NFL religiously back then, a lot of this was news to me.

I had no idea that the Baltimore Ravens was essentially Bill Belichick's bastard child. It seems like Baltimore essentially owes its Superbowl ring to Belichick.

This is an amazing story to see from behind the scenes. It's incredible to think that our Dynasty, our lasting legacy of success that was built here that will carry us into the future and give us a seat at the table with all the classic NFL teams with long traditions of winning...

...that that could have all been Clevelands.

Nice break for New England but my heart bleeds for Cleveland all over again.