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Schottenheimer: Don’t call me
Just in case you’re thinking how wonderful it would be if Marty “There’s a gleam, men” Schottenheimer stepped in to fix everything, let it be known he has no interest in getting anywhere near the situation. He said as much today on a Sirius NFL radio show.
Host: “We’re going to have some Cleveland Browns fans call and they are going to want pick your brain about whether or not you’d have interest in that sort of thing yourself simply because of the expertise that you have and all the years in the league and your ties with [the Browns] organization. Any interest whatsoever in possibly going to be a consultant for the Browns?”
Marty: “I don’t even see that kind of a role for me. I’m not familiar enough with what they have in terms of their front office. Let somebody else do that. It’s really a very unusual circumstance and it’s going to take some dramatic measures in my mind to be able to get the thing headed in the right direction.
“The bottom line for them right now is they don’t have a real good football team. They’re not playing even to the level that the talent is expressed and it’s going to be a very, very difficult circumstance. The important thing in my view is very simply this: You cannot lose your football team. And dashing around doing all these things that are on the periphery don’t serve any useful purpose at this point in time. You want to resolve issues like this? Let the thing play out, gather information as you go.
“We recognize the decision for them from the standpoint of a playoff berth is virtually impossible for them to achieve. You need to leave some sense of stability at least through this season because players that are there signed to long term contracts are thinking, ‘What in the world is going on here?’ You worry about the reaction of your players and, believe me, let’s not make any mistake about this: That feeling that a player has about his organization is an integral part of their ability to perform at the highest level.”
Earlier today, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported that former Browns GM Ernie Accorsi also said he hasn’t the slightest bit of interest in attempting to resurrect the franchise.
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By Jack
November 4, 2009 3:49 PM | Link to this
Sean, who do you see them bringing in? Its such a mess, I would imagine it would be hard to bring in a “name” head gut, but that is exactly is what is needed. The organization needs a face and it can not be “Joe Smith.”
By professor
November 13, 2009 1:05 PM | Link to this
Agreed but where do we go from here?