Ongoing Items: Lerner Speaks, Policy Sells Out

You have to love Randy Lerner. The other day the PD had an article about him and the state of the Browns (Read the article). How does Randy feel? "I think it's going very, very well and clearly, clearly very frustrating." Sounds like a lot of the bosses I've worked for! But don't worry, Randy is working on it -- he spends 1-1 1/2 days a week in Berea "sitting in, listening, being involved, discussing things on the league side." Keep up the good work!

Meanwhile, Policy has sold his 10% stake in the team. Carmen himself has stated that this is not a big deal; I don't buy it. When Policy came to Cleveland he stated publicly that he hoped to be a team owner someday. His 10% stake in the Browns seemed like a big first step in that direction. Now that is no more and Policy is just another employee... whose contract is up soon. Reports have stated he will likely sign another 5-year deal. He might, but I'm still in doubt that Policy will be in Cleveland for the long haul. Al Lerner's death seemed to strike deeply -- you could see it in Policy's on-air comments in the days and weeks after. Policy was always in Lerner's ear, seemingly sucking up to the big guy. I suspect Policy thought he'd be able to parlay his relationship with Lerner into a large ownership stake in another NFL franchise. Say what you want about Randy Lerner, but Policy clearly does not have the same rapport with him. I think Policy is exploring Plan B.