No football tradition left in Cleveland
Another Browns' season starts,
another loss dampens all hope
WINDERMERE — Once upon a time there was a real tradition of winning football in Cleveland, but, sadly, it is as long gone as leather helmets and the drop kick.
The reality remaining is one of horrible play by the Browns and little hope for the fans.
Try these stats on for size:
* Since returning to the NFL in 1999, the Browns are 1-7 in season openers, and this despite the league's generosity in letting them start at home all eight years.
* Go back five more seasons, to the "Bellicose" Bill Belichick era, and the team is 3-10 in season openers (and 3-10 in home openers).
Football is alone among team sports in that the season opener really sets the tone for the whole year. If you watched that abomination against the New Orleans Saints yesterday, you saw a team that was out-manned, out-executed, out-hustled and out-coached. There was little on display to suggest that the Browns will beat anybody this season.
Why is this so? Bad coaching.
There are 18 men employed as "coaches" on this team, one for every three players on the 53-man roster!! And that's the best game-plan that they could formulate -- let our less-than-mediocre quarterback run around willy-nilly, and hope someone can catch a pass?
There have been 14 head coaches in this franchise's history, and only one, Nick Skorich (1971-74), had ever been an NFL head coach before being hired.
The on-the-job-training method hasn't worked since Paul Brown and Blanton Collier (last world championship, in 1964 — 41-plus years!).
It's time for a change! We want Jim Tressel!! (Oops, he's never been an NFL head coach ... We want Sam Rutigliano!!)
another loss dampens all hope
WINDERMERE — Once upon a time there was a real tradition of winning football in Cleveland, but, sadly, it is as long gone as leather helmets and the drop kick.The reality remaining is one of horrible play by the Browns and little hope for the fans.
Try these stats on for size:
* Since returning to the NFL in 1999, the Browns are 1-7 in season openers, and this despite the league's generosity in letting them start at home all eight years.
* Go back five more seasons, to the "Bellicose" Bill Belichick era, and the team is 3-10 in season openers (and 3-10 in home openers).
Football is alone among team sports in that the season opener really sets the tone for the whole year. If you watched that abomination against the New Orleans Saints yesterday, you saw a team that was out-manned, out-executed, out-hustled and out-coached. There was little on display to suggest that the Browns will beat anybody this season.
Why is this so? Bad coaching.
There are 18 men employed as "coaches" on this team, one for every three players on the 53-man roster!! And that's the best game-plan that they could formulate -- let our less-than-mediocre quarterback run around willy-nilly, and hope someone can catch a pass?
There have been 14 head coaches in this franchise's history, and only one, Nick Skorich (1971-74), had ever been an NFL head coach before being hired.
The on-the-job-training method hasn't worked since Paul Brown and Blanton Collier (last world championship, in 1964 — 41-plus years!).
It's time for a change! We want Jim Tressel!! (Oops, he's never been an NFL head coach ... We want Sam Rutigliano!!)
posted by Ken Carpenter at 4:43 PM
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