Report: Browns Want Holmgren To Run Team

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Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner wants to hire Mike Holmgren as his vice president of football operations, ESPN.com reports.

The former Seahawks and Packers coach is one of four candidates Lerner is pursuing for the job, which would include the authority to hire a general manager, according the report.

The 1-7 Browns parted with former GM George Kokinis last week.


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  1. JV
    21. Posted by JV Mon Nov 9 10:52pm EST

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    personally, after hearing you spout off ad nauseum regarding how bad the city is, i question your "sources".

    yep, the city has problems. it has had them for a while. no shocker. but im not about to go chasing down uncited sources.

    yep, the browns suck. shocker. i never would have known without you telling me. then again, either you lie or you are stupid. which is it?

    espn has not had them ranked as the worst team every week. they aren't even ranked the worst team this week. that dubious honor goes to tampa bay. yes, i realize that the browns are ranked 31st, but the word 'worst' has a pretty clear definition. specifically, nothing worse. as there is one team ranked worse, you're wrong. again. or a liar.

    http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/8596/power-rankings-revisited-week-9

    which is it? are you just plain dumb or a liar?

    common sense would dictate one of these...
  2. Mr Common Sense
    20. Posted by Mr Common Sense Mon Nov 9 4:50pm EST

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    Hey JV, Poster 19: I have to admit that you are partially correct but you still cannot get the facts. Here is what Cleveland is in the top 4 with
    1. Run down housing (US News & World Report)
    2. Lowest per capita city income (Wall Street Journal)
    3. Highest % of babies born out of wedlock (US Government)
    4. 2nd largest per capita number of registered sex offendors (Megin's list summary 2008)
    5. Largest % of homes / all housing with either rats / mice (ABC News)
    6. Worst football team in the NFL (ESPN - every week)
    7. 1st US City to go bankrupt (thank the Democrats)

    NEED I GO ON - FACTS ARE FACTS

    ROCK ON LOSERS
  3. JV
    19. Posted by JV Mon Nov 9 4:35pm EST

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    ok...landerhaven is still not a mucipality. it is a nice party center. i have been to several fund raisers there.

    the PD moved its printing division to brooklyn, just off of 480. their offices are still on superior ave. again, i live here. i think i may know better than you.

    and obviously, you didnt even look at the link i sent. so here it is:

    1. Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
    2. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    3. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
    4. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

    the funny thing about you is you're not that bright. if you could only use the truth rather than opinion when you make your bombastic arguments, you might have a shred of credibility. instead, you come off like a loud mouthed idiot. the kind of person who thinks that he who yells louder, wins.

    i'd suggest trying to use facts rather than opinion, but then you wouldn't have anything to say.

    ps. the only maps i saw in the justice center were in my office there.
  4. Mr Common Sense
    18. Posted by Mr Common Sense Mon Nov 9 4:14pm EST

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    Hey JV., Poster 17: landerhaven - Beechwood past the Saks 5th Avenue Store (where you cannot even afford to drive by). CC is the 4th best - IN THE STATE OF OHIO MORON. Listen, you are obviously very upset so take a little nap. I do not want to be responsible when that vein in your neck pops out and explodes popping you head like a big zit. In addition, the Plain Dealer is in the suburb of Brooklyn, Ohio idiot. You need to get the 2009 city / county map, not the one poseted in the holding area in the justice center.
  5. JV
    17. Posted by JV Mon Nov 9 3:13pm EST

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    lived in landerhaven? there is no city as such moron.
    and the PD has its main office on superior ave. i drive by it daily.
    sea world. big loss. technically not even in cuyahoga county.

    and as for the cleveland clinic being average. keep telling yourself that. also, try telling us news and world reports. they ranked it 4th overall in the country. here is the link you cretin.
    http://health.usnews.com/health/best-hospitals

    maybe you got your lobotomy there...

    for someone so ill informed, you aren't shy about making your opinions public.
  6. Mr Common Sense
    16. Posted by Mr Common Sense Mon Nov 9 12:07pm EST

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    Hey JV, Poster 12 / 13: I beg you pardon. My comment was to ensure that I was talking to a real Browns Fan. Cleveland Clinic is rated average num nutts - DO NOT DISTORT THE FACTS. Your city is a rathole;
    Original Browns left town
    Sea World left town
    Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper left for the Burbs
    NEED I GO ON!

    They should turn I-90 at deadmans curve toward the lake so all you moron residents can drive straight in to Lake Erie. I have been to your rat hole city, I have lived in Landerhaven, managed a factory surronded by ghettos, negotiated with union idiots, and CLOSED THE PLANT AND MOVED IT TO SOUTH CAROLINA. As one poster said, the best thing in Cleveland is the departure lane at that 2nd rate airport. This morning Mike Golic (ESPN) stated that a win by any team playing Cleveland sould only be 1/2 of a win. EVEN YOU LOCAL HOMERS ARE GIVING UP.
  7. <i>davidkoncz</i>
    15. Posted by davidkoncz Mon Nov 9 11:11am EST

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    Bring back art modell
  8. TeeDawg
    14. Posted by TeeDawg Mon Nov 9 10:04am EST

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    Holmgren has had his teams into the postseason 12 times out of 17 years as a HC. And his teams finished 1st in the division 7 out of those 17 times.

    Randy, hire this man!
  9. JV
    13. Posted by JV Mon Nov 9 8:16am EST

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    one more thing mr. common sense...

    the intersection of euclid and E 100th is the cleveland clinic. yeah...dude is selling rock in the middle of one of the world's greatest medical centers.

    idiot.
  10. JV
    12. Posted by JV Mon Nov 9 8:10am EST

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    mr. common sense. insulting this city as you do tells me a couple of things:

    1. you have never spent any time here.
    2. you are an attention whore.
    3. you have WAY too much time on your hands.
    4. you know little to nothing about what drives successful people.
  11. Mr Common Sense
    11. Posted by Mr Common Sense Mon Nov 9 7:41am EST

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    Hey Darrell r, Post 10: Your rantings make no sense. Are you just getting ready for bed? All night on the corner of Euclid / East 100th Street, selling guns and drugs is taking a toll on your very limited writing skills. Your response has been on of the best in terms of no one being able to figure out what you mean. Are you a Democrat - THEY MAKE NO SENSE ALSO. Try to get some sleep and remember the 2 famous quotes:
    There is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow - Wizard Of Oz
    or
    Life is a journey, through the toxic waste heap, of life - 10,000 Maniacs (They were referring to Cleveland)
  12. darrell r
    10. Posted by darrell r Mon Nov 9 7:27am EST

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    I am one of those idiot fans who still love my browns no matter what,so here's my two cents. Move the browns to New York and they will go to the superbowl,we have precedence,the baltimore ravens,bring the jets to cleveland and who knows what will happen when they find out they are the new browns,well when you think about it,I guess that rat rat hole of a city,Cleveland,better then who plays for us,get a life.
  13. Mr Common Sense
    9. Posted by Mr Common Sense Mon Nov 9 7:16am EST

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    Holmgren has zero for a personality. Of course he is going to a team with a zero for an owner, zeroes for all their players, and fans that have zero IQ. Only a moron would take the Cleveland job, and live in that rat hole of a city. He had one very lucky year an Green Bay and that was it. You idiot Browns fans are nuts if you think you will get a first class football man - they are reserved for the better teams and better cities.
  14. Jeremie
    8. Posted by Jeremie Mon Nov 9 5:06am EST

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    fry sucks
  15. akronjoe
    7. Posted by akronjoe Mon Nov 9 4:53am EST

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    Goodfor mike...Maybe he can bring back Charlie Frye and get the quarterback situation settled. After all he did get
    him after he was traded. Charlie never had a chance. Come on Mike...we uns need you...join the lowley group and bring us out of it......
  16. Stephan
    6. Posted by Stephan Mon Nov 9 3:23am EST

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    Holmgren would be an unbelievable upgrade to the organization. I smell Gruden . Their background together would be a perfect marriage
  17. Mark
    5. Posted by Mark Mon Nov 9 3:07am EST

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    Finally a respected name across the league! Please Mr. Holmgren take the job! I bet for a bad as everything is right now you could name your price and the Browns would pay it! They can't afford not to. Mr. Lerner if he is smart should be giving you all the power you need or want. The first thing to need to do is get rid of the Coach and go get one that earns and deserves the respect of his team. Believe me there are some great coachs out there. GET ONE!
  18. <i>dawg99pound</i>
    4. Posted by dawg99pound Mon Nov 9 1:15am EST

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    Get him
  19. SGT.B
    3. Posted by SGT.B Mon Nov 9 1:14am EST

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    Please Mr. Holmgren PLEASE say yes!!!!
  20. Michael S
    2. Posted by Michael S Mon Nov 9 1:08am EST

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    Good idea. He took the Packers and Seahawks to Superbowls and has a ring. He's unconnected to Mangini and could be a balancing influence in the organization. Hire Holmgren!
  21. RandM
    1. Posted by RandM Mon Nov 9 12:00am EST

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    we need someone that's NOT answerable to the coach...IMO Lerner made a mistake (hindsight is always 100%!!!) when he got his coach first and then let him choose the man in the front office to work with.
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