Thread: Crenell Next to get Fired

Cleveland Browns fire Romeo Crennel
by Mary Kay Cabot
Monday December 29, 2008, 9:52 AM
• Updated version: Crennel out as Browns coach, Cowher out as candidate

BEREA -- Browns coach Romeo Crennel was fired this morning.

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2008/12/cleveland_browns_fired_romeo_c.html

Team spokesman Bill Bonsiewsicz announced the firing at 9:50 a.m.

Crennel was 24-40 in four seasons as Browns head coach. He had been expected to meet with owner Randy Lerner on Monday morning. Lerner is scheduled to meet with the media at 10 a.m.

Cowher rejects Browns; Pioli to be interviewed for GM
by Mary Kay Cabot/Plain Dealer Reporter
Monday December 29, 2008, 10:39 AM

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2008/12/cowher_tells_browns_hes_not_in.html

BEREA -- Browns owner Randy Lerner said today that former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher told him he was not interested in joining the Browns.

Lerner met with the media this morning to announce that Romeo Crennel has been fired as head coach.

Speculation for his replacement had been centered on Cowher for several weeks, but Lerner said Monday that he met with Cowher on Saturday night and that Cowher said he would not return to coaching in 2009 and asked Lerner to take him off the Browns list of candidates.

OK from what it makes it sounds like is that the job was basically his if he wanted it. Dodn'tt they hav eto go through the process anyways, including the Rooney Rule. Not that it makes a difference now, but seems strange that he was pretty much given the job if he wanted it.

Cause you were Romeo I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
But you were everything to me
And I was begging you please don't go and I said:

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes


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This was in the "Axe" thread sometime ago.

"Garland" wrote:

Cowher rejects Browns; Pioli to be interviewed for GM
by Mary Kay Cabot/Plain Dealer Reporter
Monday December 29, 2008, 10:39 AM

BEREA -- Browns owner Randy Lerner said today that former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher told him he was not interested in joining the Browns.

Lerner met with the media this morning to announce that Romeo Crennel has been fired as head coach.

Speculation for his replacement had been centered on Cowher for several weeks, but Lerner said Monday that he met with Cowher on Saturday night and that Cowher said he would not return to coaching in 2009 and asked Lerner to take him off the Browns list of candidates.

OK from what it makes it sounds like is that the job was basically his if he wanted it. Dodn'tt they hav eto go through the process anyways, including the Rooney Rule. Not that it makes a difference now, but seems strange that he was pretty much given the job if he wanted it.

Marty ball anyone.........

"COJOMAY" wrote:

This was in the "Axe" thread sometime ago.

It was mentioned but before it was official, and in more of a general sense of who may and may not and now the thread has gone in a completly different direction.

"Marrdro" wrote:

"Garland" wrote:

Cowher rejects Browns; Pioli to be interviewed for GM
by Mary Kay Cabot/Plain Dealer Reporter
Monday December 29, 2008, 10:39 AM

BEREA -- Browns owner Randy Lerner said today that former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher told him he was not interested in joining the Browns.

Lerner met with the media this morning to announce that Romeo Crennel has been fired as head coach.

Speculation for his replacement had been centered on Cowher for several weeks, but Lerner said Monday that he met with Cowher on Saturday night and that Cowher said he would not return to coaching in 2009 and asked Lerner to take him off the Browns list of candidates.

OK from what it makes it sounds like is that the job was basically his if he wanted it. Dodn'tt they hav eto go through the process anyways, including the Rooney Rule. Not that it makes a difference now, but seems strange that he was pretty much given the job if he wanted it.

Marty ball anyone.........

i actually heard his name as a maybe replacement

"Garland" wrote:

"COJOMAY" wrote:

This was in the "Axe" thread sometime ago.

It was mentioned but before it was official, and in more of a general sense of who may and may not and now the thread has gone in a completly different direction.

It was "official" when I put it in the "Axe" thread. Got it from ESPN. No problem.