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According to the PD, the Browns have hired former Rams WR coach Nolan Cromwell. Cromwell is being called a ‘Senior Offensive Assistant’. Cromwell served under Pat Shurmur in St. Louis, and also under Mike Holmgren in both Green Bay and Seattle.
Cromwell also worked under Mike Sherman, who is believed to be a candidate for the offensive coordinator position. It is worth noting that the Rams’ offense did not strike fear into the hearts of men last season. They finished dead last in touchdown passes with 9, and averaged 5.9 yards per reception. For reference the Browns averaged 5.8 yards per catch.
Cromwell was a four time Pro-Bowl defensive back for the Rams in the late ’70’s and ’80’s. He was named All-Pro three times in his career.
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So…
We hire Pat Schurmur who was generally unsuccessful as head coach in St. Louis (and generally incompetent in Cleveland, thus far).
Now we add the coordinator of one of the most ineffective WR groups/pass games in the NFL. When is someone going to call Holmgren out on this? Is there an issue with bringing in staff with a history of success? How much longer is Holmgren going to be allowed to pad his and his friends’ retirement funds off of Lerner’s bankroll? I know…I know…there are a lot of you who feel this isn’t the case. I happen to disagree with those people.
Some could argue that Lerner’s lack of involvement in the team is to blame. I happen to disagree with that, too. I’m actually glad Lerner has no involvement with the team. If he did, he might realize how much he could benefit financially from the sale/movement of the franchise, pump that money into his soccer/futbol team and make that a powerhouse.
Let the outrage begin!!!
*grabs popcorn*
most of the very untalented receiving corp in st louis had career years under him, while having a rookie QB
he also took seattle’s receiving corp from the bottom 5 to the top 5 in one year
plus some good things in GB
the PD did a very lazy article on it, i hope they update it
*Shurmur was not the HC in St. Louis.
Thus, his lack of success!
If this isn’t justification for firing the whole lot of ’em, I don’t know what is!!!!
Loud noises!!!
Anyone have time to figure out how many other teams have “Senior Offensive Assistants” on their payroll? Just curious.
You’d be better served to aim your outrage at the current group of individuals running it into the ground than a newcomer.
But hey, don’t let me stop you from being silly.
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^ That is my reaction. ^
I mean, seriously?
I know nothing about this guy’s qualifications (or lack thereof), but the appearance of impropriety has me a bit heated.
By George, whatever do you mean?
I bet he didn’t have Justin Blackmon to work with in St. Louis… His numbers will be better here.
My initial reaction, knowing nothing about his coaching abilities: why is a HOF-level defensive back teaching receivers? Be kind of like hiring Hanford Dixon for the job. On the other hand, Cromwell had 8 INTs one year, so that means he knew how to scure the ball better hands than any of our current receivers.
Respect the mustache.
Wow…. This negative attitude is what makes our fan base look like idiots. For one this guy is a WC guy. So last should be a wash because they were running what we did in ’10. Plus he doesn’t play the game. His equally as bad recieving corps as our’s receivers. We both had line problems to go along with underwhelming second year QB. Second we could be peeved off and have negative knee jerk reaction about a guy most of us don’t know. He probably(who knows he a Brown’s coach now) must know football better than us. Or he’d be couching a high school team. Yeah I’d love to have a guy with a better track record but those guys seem to move up the coaching ladder. Also just like players a coach can hit a place with a good atmosphere and a system he is familar with and do better. A good FA receiver or two and a solid draft of one would help him a lot too. Third thing is all our complaining (I used to be that way. Maybe a tad still) does is bring more negativity to a bad situation for us fans. Like it or not. We are stuck with Shurmer for this season. If blows then I hope H&H pull the trigger on him and get us a proven coach. Because our front office is actually drafting well.
We have no choice but to hope this guy and the rest of the coaching staff pans out. Looks like we are eying Sherman to be our OC. We could and scream but our FO isn’t going to cave to a fan base that is known knee jerk reactions. The possible getting way mad at Cleveland sports in general and ending up in the Nut House isn’t worth it. I understand your hate of lackluster hires by our FO.
Sorry about the choppiness of my post. Im on a phone….Oops…hope you guys get the drift…
I’m more of an Oliver Cromwell guy. Monarchy be damned!
had to figure we were going to get someone to help with our WRs after all the drops. WCO-lifer WR coach seems about right.
Who cares about a wr coach, when are we getting an OC
If he was an all-pro defensive back why would he not be our new DB coach? His track record as a WR coach leaves a lot to be desired. I guess they’re waiting to hire an OC before deciding where he fits. I sure I hope the plan isn’t; if we can’t find someone better qualified, meet our new OC.
Great job!!!
Now, I only hope that we hire, at least, five or six more Offensive-ly minded people from stellar organizations like the Rams, Dolphins, Bucs, Colts and Vikings. Heck, we could probably get Daboll AND Chudzinski AND Childress to be Assistants (to the) Senior Assistant on offense.
I say one offensive leader and teacher for each five minutes of football on Sundays.
PLUS, how could McCoy NOT be as good as Tom Brady with this many people helping him! I say don’t change the offense at all, we just need more coaches.
I guess there is one thing we could do, and that’s the O-Line. Obviously trading Joe Thomas and Eric Steinbach for future draft picks is a must. Plus, Tony Pashos is good enough to be the right side of the line all by himself.
Superbowl here we come!!!
Is Lamonte sitting at both ends of the negotiation table for Cromwell too or has he recused himself?