My friend Hutch sent me this link to a Plain Dealer story about a guy who's running an online petition to get the Browns to hire Bill Cowher to be their new head coach. Obviously, they've been disappointing this year under Romeo Crennel, but it's worth noting that Crennel was at the helm during the team's winningest season in the expansion era. Does a guy forget how to coach in the space of a season? I don't know, but barring a phenomenal turnaround the rest of the season, it's quite likely that there are going to be some serious changes after the season, and Crennel's job is certainly not safe.
So what about Cowher? We know he's got Cleveland roots, spending time as an assistant here under Marty Schottenheimer before the Steelers picked him off. He went 149-90-1 in 15 seasons in Pittspuke, and won a Super Bowl. But that was in an organization that has made good personnel decisions; it bears mention that his replacement, Mike Tomlin, is 16-9 over a season and a half. The Browns, as we all know, have NOT made good personnel decisions over the years, but it's clear that there's enough talent on the current team to be right up there with Tomlin's team. If we'd just won the last two games -- both of which we were leading late -- we'd be 5-4, a game back of the Steelers.
Is Cowher the guy? I don't know, but I don't think Crennel is. We'll see what happens.
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Steve, I have wondered about this ever since Cowher resigned from the Steelers and said he wanted some "time off" from coaching.
Just like Parcells, Gibbs, and Vermeil, and countless others, once you have coaching in your blood, you can't get it out.
He'll be back, Steve, it's just a question of when and where. I like Crennel OK, but Cowher is a proven winner.
Good post. I tend to disagree with you about Romeo. Yes, he was the coach of their 10-5 season, but I don't necessarily agree that it was because he was at the helm. He is having issues this season with decision making, player management, time clock management, etc. I agree with Jeff. Cowher is a proven winner who is in-your-face. I'd like to see the change.
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