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wiggins! · 12-21-2009, 05:29 PM

Browns statement

HOLMGREN AGREES TO JOIN BROWNS

The Cleveland Browns announced today that Mike Holmgren has agreed to become club President. The team also has announced that Mike Keenan will transition to the role of Chief Financial Officer.

"We are pleased to announce that Mike Holmgren has agreed to join the Cleveland Browns," said Owner Randy Lerner. "We will spend the rest of the week finalizing the details of the agreement and will make a formal announcement next week, at which time we will make him available to the media."

***mayoclinic*** · 12-21-2009, 05:35 PM

Bill Walsh coaching tree meets Bill Belichick coaching tree. Has that ever happened before? (Probably, but I can't recall off hand).

Interestingly, a lot of folks are standing up for Mangenius these days. Peter King reported the following:

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"Because everything in Cleveland is so politically charged right now -- with two friends of Mike Holmgren telling me over the weekend they expect him to take the czar job after turning down a late rush from the Seahawks Saturday -- and Mangini's future in doubt, you have to take everything players and coaches say there cautiously. But the Browns have looked lively and breakneck in the last two games, beating two suspect teams, Pittsburgh and Kansas City (and that's putting it kindly in the case of the Chiefs).

With that as a backdrop, I asked Cribbs Sunday after the game: If you polled all the players on the team, what would be the vote on whether to keep or get rid of Mangini? 'I think it'd be unanimous,' Cribbs said. 'I think the guys would definitely want to keep him.' You can't judge coach Mangini on one year. The camaraderie in the locker room is great. You hear things in the media about coach Mangini being too tough on us. But I think we're building something here, and I think the players are behind him.''

Tony Romo carries Cowboys; Panthers stun Vikings; more - Peter King - SI.com

Former Cleveland great Jim Brown, an executive advisor to Browns owner Randy Lerner, has also come out in support of Mangini being given a second year.

Jim Brown: Eric Mangini deserves another season with Browns - NFL - SI.com

PATRIOTSFANINPA · 12-21-2009, 05:37 PM

Mangini may have saved his job with the team looking good lately and should win this weekend against another hot team as of late...the Raiders.

NovaScotiaPatsFan · 12-21-2009, 05:47 PM

Yeah, playing a terrible Steelers team and getting 2 kickoff return TDs against a terrible KC team didn't hurt.

I'll never forgive Cribbs for saving that scum sucker.

SVN · 12-21-2009, 05:54 PM

not very sure whats that big deal with holmgren . he is not parcells in terms of evaluation by a long shot IMO.Yes he went to 3 SB and transformed green bay but dont know if heis like parcells.

***BelichickFan*** · 12-21-2009, 06:00 PM

We play at Cleveland next year, it will make things a little more interesting if "The Thing" is still there; I hope he isn't.

***mgteich*** · 12-21-2009, 06:21 PM

I expect Mangini to be fired two weeks from tomorrow.

carolinatony · 12-21-2009, 07:17 PM

I see Holmgren bringing in his own man to coach who he is more comfortable with.
While Holmgren is a good coach, he is no miracle worker. Good luck to him.
It would be nice to see the Browns be able to contend with the Squeelers once in this century.

PromisedLand · 12-21-2009, 07:26 PM

Didn't Shanahan used to coach under Holmgren in Green Bay?

***muzz*** · 12-21-2009, 07:31 PM

I can't believe he joined that loser franchise, I thought for sure he'd tell them to F'off.....go's to show ya what I know......

As far as The Fat Loser overpaid Ball Boy - He's LUCKY that they played a horrendous Squeller squad, and Cribbs saved his bacon against the juggernaut Chief squad

That slob will get what's coming sooner or later....probably soon after he gets up off his knees.