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Dawgs By Nature (Free subscription) | yesterday
It's time for our final piece in the trenches this week as part of our Cleveland Browns training camp 2009 preview. On Wednesday, we previewed the starters/contenders for the offensive line, with extra focus on the right side of the line. As it stands right now, here are the top two scenarios for the right side of the line you would like to see: -Womack at RG, Tucker at RT (45%) -Tucker at RG, St....
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Dawgs By Nature (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
(Flashback to 2005 offseason) "He's not like most first-time coaches," said Joe Linta, Crennel's agent. "He's a guy with more credentials. "Although he hasn't been a head coach, he has five Super Bowl rings. The Browns aren't just getting a coach. "They're buying into a program. They are getting 25 years of experience and knowledge." The 2005 off-season was sweet. Butch...
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WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 05/18/2009
The breaking news from The OBR this morning was in regards to Joshua Cribbs and his disappointment with contract talks. Due to Barry McBride and company’s excellent reporting, we also heard that Cribbs and his camp feel he was made a promise by not only Phil Savage, but by Browns’ owner Randy Lerner that he [...]
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Dawgs By Nature (Free subscription) | 04/25/2009
More photos » by Frank Franklin II - AP The prospects are ready for the 2009 NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Browse more photos » It's Day 1 of the NFL Draft, and for Cleveland Browns fans, this year's first day will be a lot more exciting than last year's. In 2008, Phil Savage's various trades led to the Browns not having a Day 1 pick. This year, we are what I would consider stacked...
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NFL GridIron Gab (Free subscription) | 04/23/2009
Just one year ago everything seemed to be right here on the shores of Lake Erie, Last year before the big debacle we had bigger and better things then the NFL Draft we were thinking Super Bowl. After we watched that movie with it ending in Romeo Crennel, Phil Savage and Kellen Winslow all leaving [...]
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Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 04/23/2009
Despite not working for an NFL team, he's been preparing for draft This is the first NFL draft in 15 years that Phil Savage hasn't worked, but it would be hard to tell from his schedule.
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The FanHouse - Cowboys (Free subscription) | 04/18/2009
by Ryan Wilson Filed under: Browns , NFL Draft , NFL Rumors The Browns won four games last season. It cost Phil Savage and Romeo Crennel their jobs, and has led to an offseason full of speculation about who the team will draft with the fifth-overall pick next Saturday. Cleveland's collapse was mildly surprising; they won 10 games in 2007 and just missed the playoffs. With the quarterback position seemingly...
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Dawgs By Nature (Free subscription) | 03/13/2009
The surprises just keep on coming. Unlike the offseasons when Phil Savage was in charge though, almost all of the moves made by the new regime have brought out the same question: "Why?" Why did we not give a more serious look at Jim Leonhard and Sean Jones ? Why are we signing nobody but former New York Jets? Why did we quickly pass up on Joe Jurevicius returning this season, especially after...
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Fanster - All Sports. All Phoenix. (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
According to Mike Jurecki the Cardinals interviewed Ted Sunkist (former Denver Broncos GM until the 2007 season) and TJ McCreight (former right hand man of Browns Phil Savage) to feel a vacant position in the front office. Sunkist went back to De...
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Pride Of Detroit (Free subscription) | 01/26/2009
The Lions are losing money . According to a blurb in the Cleveland Plain Dealer , former Browns GM Phil Savage "has resisted overtures to join the Detroit Lions in a personnel capacity." The Lions were granted permission to speak with Titans defensive assistant/quality control coach Matt Burke. Burke works with linebackers in Tennessee, so that seems to be the likely position for him to coach...
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WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 01/26/2009
Exactly four weeks from the day Phil Savage was shown the way out, the Cleveland Browns have officially announced the hiring of George Kokins as their general manager. Per Browns media relations: The Cleveland Browns today announced the hiring of George Kokinis as the club’s general manager. Kokinis returns to the club where he started his NFL [...]
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Pride Of Detroit (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009
Although it seems like the Lions' main focus is on hiring a new head coach, they are also actively searching for another person to join the front office. Two people they have reportedly been in contact with are former Browns general manager Phil Savage and former Jaguars vice president of player personnel James "Shack" Harris. Former Broncos GM Ted Sundquist is also apparently on the Lions'...