Exciting news in Cleveland this morning! Cleveland Browns owner, Jimmy Haslam has terminated General Manager, Mike Lombardi and CEO Joe Banner. This may not seem like good news to the normal human mind that somebody just lost their job especially in today's society. But this particular termination was key for the Cleveland Browns organization. Its future success as a football team, A winning football team, A playoff football team. Maybe even a Super Bowl football team, (You can stop laughing now.) In order for that to happen, Lombardi had to go and Banner had to go. Period,
Let's get one thing straight. The Browns fans whom are ever so loyal, are not disappointed in this termination. Not by any means. They have been known for their impatience from the Head Coaching search that took place after the firing of the Rob Chudzinski after he had gone 4-12. Not to mention the team had more Pro Bowl players than wins. That alone is mind boggling. So, as I said before, the Browns fans are ecstatic about this. They could not stand Lombardi, and they could not stand Banner, The jury is still out on new head coach, Mike Pettine . He seems to be a tough and motivated guy. He even has billboards across Cleveland with his face and a quote saying that they will be the toughest on the field. Convincing?
The day after the firing of Chud, the media, after referring to Haslam, Banner, and Lombardi as "The Three Stooges" asked Joe Banner if he had ever thought about why general manager, Mike Lombardi never attended press conferences. Banner stated that he "never really thought about it." Really? You don't know why Lombardi never attends press conferences. Why was he even hired? To me, it was an unnecessary hire. I cannot tell you what possessed Joe Banner and Jimmy Haslam to hire him. But the fans are glad that he's gone. I know I am,
Joe Banner loves to brag upon his success in Philadelphia. About how he and former Eagles head coach Andy Reid had won games and had great players. Apparently that success did not accompany him during his tenure in Cleveland. Since he and Lombardi arrived in Cleveland, the Browns have not been any better. In fact, they have been worse. They have gone through players as well as coaches, assistant coaches, coordinators, etc. It has been one muck of a circus since they have been there. Joe Banner was actually part of a group that wanted to purchase the Cleveland Browns. Browns fans are grateful that that did not happen.Banner was even hated after his 18 year tenure in Philadelphia. Apparently the man did not know how to run a football team,
Mike Lombardi will be replaced by president Ray Farmer who turned down the Miami Dolphins general manager job to stay in Cleveland. I believe Farmer is well deserving of this promotion because of his dedication to the organization, He left a lot of fans with their eyebrows raised when he turned down the job because of the horrid position the Browns were in.
Ever since Browns were purchased by owner, Jimmy Haslam, he has been dedicated to finding the right guy to steer them in the right direction and turn them into a winning team. Hopefully, for Browns fans, this is a start to WINNING GAMES!
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