The funny thing is that the team could have shifted the blame for this garbage entirely onto Brown with the unwashed masses. They could have kept him and let the NFL put him on the exempt list (thus easing the blame and pressure they’re taking). Either that or keep him in the event the NFL doesn’t place him on the exempt list. Win/win either way. What they decided to do, however, was cut him before the NFL even ruled. That a black cloud hangs over the team because of that should be blamed entirely on upper management and how they handled that.