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| Do you trust this man? |
The next few months will cover the
usual stopovers on the Browns Train of Doom: Coach search, GM search, NFL
combine, draft preparation and so on. We've seen this process play out before
under numerous front office iterations. Question is, do you trust the man in
charge to actually hire the right people this time? Furthermore, can you
believe we're actually having this conversation about yet another owner?
Haslam was the one who was supposed
to change the franchise's fortunes following the half-hearted stewardship of
Randy Lerner. He came from a respected, orderly organization in Pittsburgh , where you'd
think he would have learned something about football operations from the rock-solid
Rooneys.
Instead, Haslam's three-plus years
of ownership have resulted in one FBI investigation, two head coaches and, if
the latest reports
are accurate, three front offices. It's hard to believe Browns fans - as always
the most painfully put-upon victims of the team's travails - are worse off than
they were with Lerner, but here we are.
With substantial changes once more
in the offing, the fanbase's lone hope may be Haslam seeking outside assistance
in finding a new coach and general manager. There were rumors about retired
Green Bay Packers executive bringing his gridiron smarts to Berea , but Wolf himself recently denied
those reports.
Sadly, Browns backers are again
peering through dark clouds for the scantest ray of light, as long as it's not
named Ray. But with Haslam calling the shots, the future of the worst-run
franchise in professional sports remains as ominous as ever.