Grimm and Childress?
It sounds like Russ Grimm and Brad Childress are the leading candidates for the HC position, with Mike Nolan may be in the mix. Some thoughts...
Russ Grimm -- Sounds like a great candidate, but there's been little indication of how he is regarded by Savage, Collins, or Lerner. But I have more respect for the Steelers organization than any other in football and if the Steelers saw fit to make him "assistant head coach" to keep him around a little longer, then that's as good a recommendation as you're gonna find. And the fact that he's an offensive line coach for a team that has usually had a very good offensive line.... well, that seems to be a good thing for a Browns organization that has traditionally had a substandard offensive line. But we don't know what Grimm thinks about the rest of a football team, and that's where he might not cut it as a HC. Still, judging by what I know right now, he'd be my pick. And frankly, I don't think you need to be a great offensive or defensive mind to be a great head coach. Think about this too -- Grimm is currently coaching for a team that could win a Super Bowl, could potentially become the next Browns head coach and could get elected to the Hall of Fame in a few weeks. That'd be a pretty good month.
Brad Childress - Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator. Supposedly he is very close with Savage as well. My enthusiasm about him is tempered because the Eagles offensive output was mixed until Owens got there. But the offense was never _bad_ even when Koy Detmer and AJ Feeley were quarterbacking a while back. The Browns aren't like to have great talent for while so if Childress is the guy you can bet it's because the Browns FO really respects what Childress managed to do when times were tough. And the dude has been around enough that the team would be in good hands with him. He or Grimm would be solid picks.
Mike Nolan - defensive coordinator for the Ravens. The Savage connection is definitely there. You have to like the Ravens defense over the past 6-7 years. I think if he gets the job it will be solely on the basis of Savage's preference. And no one could complain if the Browns wound up with another branch off the Raven's tree as HC.
But Grimm seems like the guy. Hell, just LOOK at him -- he's big and tough, just the type of dude you want to see leading your team into battle on a cold day on the lakefront. Compare that to Childress' mug shot and it's no contest. Not to mention the name Grimm just sounds cool too.
Russ Grimm -- Sounds like a great candidate, but there's been little indication of how he is regarded by Savage, Collins, or Lerner. But I have more respect for the Steelers organization than any other in football and if the Steelers saw fit to make him "assistant head coach" to keep him around a little longer, then that's as good a recommendation as you're gonna find. And the fact that he's an offensive line coach for a team that has usually had a very good offensive line.... well, that seems to be a good thing for a Browns organization that has traditionally had a substandard offensive line. But we don't know what Grimm thinks about the rest of a football team, and that's where he might not cut it as a HC. Still, judging by what I know right now, he'd be my pick. And frankly, I don't think you need to be a great offensive or defensive mind to be a great head coach. Think about this too -- Grimm is currently coaching for a team that could win a Super Bowl, could potentially become the next Browns head coach and could get elected to the Hall of Fame in a few weeks. That'd be a pretty good month.
Brad Childress - Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator. Supposedly he is very close with Savage as well. My enthusiasm about him is tempered because the Eagles offensive output was mixed until Owens got there. But the offense was never _bad_ even when Koy Detmer and AJ Feeley were quarterbacking a while back. The Browns aren't like to have great talent for while so if Childress is the guy you can bet it's because the Browns FO really respects what Childress managed to do when times were tough. And the dude has been around enough that the team would be in good hands with him. He or Grimm would be solid picks.
Mike Nolan - defensive coordinator for the Ravens. The Savage connection is definitely there. You have to like the Ravens defense over the past 6-7 years. I think if he gets the job it will be solely on the basis of Savage's preference. And no one could complain if the Browns wound up with another branch off the Raven's tree as HC.
But Grimm seems like the guy. Hell, just LOOK at him -- he's big and tough, just the type of dude you want to see leading your team into battle on a cold day on the lakefront. Compare that to Childress' mug shot and it's no contest. Not to mention the name Grimm just sounds cool too.
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