Plausible Cleveland scenario, re., Pioli/McDaniels/Crennel/Tubby Ratfink

[BPF]

Re: Plausible Cleveland scenario, re., Pioli/McDaniel/Crennel/Tubby Ratfink

ESPN - Romeo Crennel would consider staying with Cleveland Browns

Wow!! Contrary to what I heard on WEEI yesterday. Really surprising but maybe Romeo is looking to keep all his options open.

 

[Patriot_in_NY]

I can't really see Pioli being interested in partnering with Mangini. Agree, it is incredibly odd that they'd go into the HC hiring without having a GM in place (unless you are talking about getting one of the GREAT coaches, ala BB, Cohwer, Tuna, and the like). Certainly not someone on the Ratfink's level.

Also, cannot not see the any situation that RAC would be back in any capacity. Tune is right that is surely has happened, but it's pretty rare.

 

[Fencer]

agreed, and why would a potential GM want to work for Lerner, if Lerner is going to have control of staff....

Yep. Best news we've heard in a while in terms of reducing the likelihood Pioli leaves.

 

[DaBruinz]

The advantages of keeping Crennel onboard as DC might outweigh the disadvantages. It's worked elsewhere as I've pointed out, re., Gunther Cunningham in Kansas City.

Tune - Another thing I was thinking about regarding Crennel, with Savage gone, Lehrner doesn't have to fire Crennel. He tells Crennel that it will be up to the new GM to determine Crennel's fate. And the new GM could fire Crennel, reassign Crennel until a new HC is hired or could keep Crennel.

The fact that Lehrner fired Crennel leads me to believe that Crennel won't be welcomed back by the ownership in any capacity.

 

[TheGodInAGreyHoodie]

Funny.

If any team is so dense as to turn around and give Mangini a HC job now, they deserve what they get. Indepedent of our dislike for him, he was overmatched in the position. Not horrible--he produced a couple of winning records. But just in over his head, at least currently.

After watching the Jets presser. I am not so sure. I am leaning toward his firing was to scapegoat Tanny's blunder of using the 6th pick on the bust known as Gholston and trading a 3rd round pick for an int machine old enough to be Gholston's dad. So blame Mangini for being unable to effective use those to blunders.