Policy Gone, Couch Trying to Be

Wow, somewhat surprising news today that Carmen Policy is retiring from the Browns, pretty much immediately (he'll be an "adviser" this season). It's been no secret than his years were numbered since he sold back his 10% ownership stake to Randy Lerner, but this is probably a bit sooner than many people had expected. So long Carmen -- have a nice retirement. You won't have to blow smoke to make people believe your Napa Valley estate is one sweet pad. Speculation is immediately turning to the Browns pursuing Ozzie Newsome, but there would seem to be a few hurdles to overcome for that to happen. Maybe a Newsome/Northcutt swap.

Couch, on the other hand, spent last night in Green Bay getting to know the Packers better and hoping to work out a deal. Tom Condon hopes to have something worked out this week. Now, I'm looking forward to it. It's time to focus on the draft and the future, and resolve the sad story with Couch once and for all.

Oh, and the Browns are asking Robert Griffith to take a pay cut. It's about freaking time. As far as I am concerned, that guy owes us a few dollars for his performance the last couple years. He'll likely accept a cut since the fre agent marke for safeties is not moving at all. Otherwise he's gone and our chances of drafting Sean Taylor increase a bit.