Sweet Georgia Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 You might be right. But it seems like the longer the Browns wait, the more guys pull out. If they wait on Quinn and Pettine pulls out, it's Quinn or nothing. And Quinn could very well just follow suit, and stay put. I think the Browns know that Pettine is not pulling his name out. Sounds like he wants the job badly. If I'm Marrone, I'd be on the phone with Pepper Johnson right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyville Guy Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) I am officially ground up and in the freezer about Pettine's interview schedule. Can't get anything done at work. Edited January 21, 2014 by Willyville Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahnyc Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 If Pettine leaves, why do you all want Pepper Johnson as our DC? He has never been a DC and we do not need a rookie coordinator. It would be great if we brought him in as a coach for the linebackers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I think the Browns know that Pettine is not pulling his name out. Sounds like he wants the job badly. If I'm Marrone, I'd be on the phone with Pepper Johnson right now. The timing is going to screw just about everyone. If Pettine lands the job, he will be behind the 8-ball in getting a staff in place. And we will be scrambling to get our defensive coaches in place; I doubt they would even reach out to Pepper Johnson until they know Pettine is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I am officially ground up and in the freezer about Pettine's interview schedule. Can't get anything done at work. For some reason ground Chuck comes to mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBuff423 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Timing could not be worse. They just find out Gase is out, so are probably in scramble mode. Too risky to wait out Quinn, IMO. On the plus side...this means Quinn would be available for the BILLS next year when rebuild 17.0 starts..."too early?" "yeah, too soon" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) If Pettine leaves, why do you all want Pepper Johnson as our DC? He has never been a DC and we do not need a rookie coordinator. It would be great if we brought him in as a coach for the linebackers. Chances are, whoever replaces Pettine (should he leave) will be a first time DC. Why not a guy who has been with Belichik for 14 years? Could do far worse. Likely, he will end up in Houston with Romeo. Perahps we pillage somebody from the Jets or Ravens defensive staff? Or, maybe it will be Donnie Henderson. Edited January 21, 2014 by Buftex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAWNDO Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Alex Marvez reporting that the Falcons OC Dirk Koetter is interviewing for the Browns job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Alex Marvez reporting that the Falcons OC Dirk Koetter is interviewing for the Browns job i wouldnt be surprised if we see a few other names pop up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Let the Browns have Hackett. He's a young up and coming coach with experience coaching young QB's. I hear he has a ground breaking new offense where the QB stands in the shotgun and hands it to the RB and he runs up the middle for 1 yard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) i wouldnt be surprised if we see a few other names pop up. It's been reported a couple times that they want to interview Quinn, again. Never heard about the initial interview, but I still don't think a decision will come anytime soon. Possibly before the Super Bowl. EDIT: And as I say that... @Eric_Branch: Jim Harbaugh said #Browns have contacted #49ers regarding Cleveland's head-coaching opening. Declined to offer name(s). Edited January 21, 2014 by Wayne Cubed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Browns line up second interviews with Pettine, Quinn With Adam Gase becoming the latest candidate to shun Cleveland's advances, the Browns are zeroing in on the only two names still alive on their coaching wish list. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday that Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and Buffalo Bills defensive play-caller Mike Pettine will stage second interviews with the Browns this week, according to sources familiar with the team's thinking. Pettine will talk with Cleveland's brass on Tuesday night and Quinn will meet with the team in the New York/New Jersey area later this week. That meeting would need to happen at least a week before the kickoff of Super Bowl XLVIII. Asked if Pettine is simply going through the motions to gain interview experience, Tim Graham of The Buffalo News tweeted that a source close to the coach said that he wants the job "badly." Pettine spent years as Rex Ryan's trusted assistant and with the Ravens and Jets. Pettine's work with New York's defense is chronicled in Nicholas Dawidoff's "Collision Low Crossers," a gridiron epic painting him as the son of a coach and a football lifer. Pettine's Bills shattered a franchise record with 57 sacks in 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) Let the Browns have Hackett. He's a young up and coming coach with experience coaching young QB's. I hear he has a ground breaking new offense where the QB stands in the shotgun and hands it to the RB and he runs up the middle for 1 yard Greggo Marrone says he can obviously do everything but you can't expect him to do it all. Or something like that. Edited January 21, 2014 by 4merper4mer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'd love Pettine to stay. But he wasn't as good as Wanny was bad. I don't think his replacement would be too difficult to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 It's been reported a couple times that they want to interview Quinn, again. Never heard about the initial interview, but I still don't think a decision will come anytime soon. Possibly before the Super Bowl. EDIT: And as I say that... @Eric_Branch: Jim Harbaugh said #Browns have contacted #49ers regarding Cleveland's head-coaching opening. Declined to offer name(s). It's Jim Tomsula, their DL Coach (and, incidentally, a guy I'd hope Buffalo would pursue as DC if Pettine took the Browns' gig) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'd love Pettine to stay. But he wasn't as good as Wanny was bad. I don't think his replacement would be too difficult to find. I'm betting you said the same thing when Wanny replaced Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'm betting you said the same thing when Wanny replaced Edwards. Like everyone else here, Big Cat was probably saying how much of an upgrade Wanny was to Edwards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Like everyone else here, Big Cat was probably saying how much of an upgrade Wanny was to Edwards! Can't all of these things be true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 @MaryKayCabot #Browns 2nd mtg w/ Pettine tonight will be in Mobile, Ala. where Senior Bowl is, per Schefter. Not sure yet if Koetter's mtg is there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ektin Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 The last time I saw a team mess up a coaching search this bad we hired Gailey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'm betting you said the same thing when Wanny replaced Edwards. Like everyone else here, Big Cat was probably saying how much of an upgrade Wanny was to Edwards! Can't all of these things be true? Yeah...what the heck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Browns also interviewing the HC of the Calgary Stampeders (Hufnagle)? No link, heard on radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Manchester United has a heck of a football coach. Wonder if Banner will interview him... leave no stone unturned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubs Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I am sure that somewhere in this thread this was mentioned, but I couldn't read through the whole thing to find out. How ironic would it be if the Bills lost Pettine to the Browns. The most likely reason Chud was fired was because the Buffalo defense knocked out Hoyer for the season and the team pretty much collapsed after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Yeah...what the heck? Except it wasn't, in retrospect. Edwards was a bit over his head, but he wasn't fully oblivious to what was happening on the field. Give Edwards last year's defense and I bet you be has a better year than Wanny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 "Asked if Pettine is simply going through the motions to gain interview experience, Tim Graham of The Buffalo News tweeted that a source close to the coach said that he wants the job "badly." http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000316219/article/browns-to-interview-mike-pettine-dan-quinn-again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Doooooooomed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Browns line up second interviews with Pettine, Quinn "Asked if Pettine is simply going through the motions to gain interview experience, Tim Graham of The Buffalo News tweeted that a source close to the coach said that he wants the job "badly." http://www.nfl.com/n...dan-quinn-again Posted a little earlier in the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Posted a little earlier in the thread. Sorry, didn't go through all the pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Why would Pettine want any part of this circus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubs Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Also was likely mentioned somewhere in the thread, but Wade Phillips would be a nice replacement for Pettine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABills08 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I bet if you polled most fans on this website about if they'd prefer Marrone or Pettine as Head Coach of the Bills - they'd take Pettine by a huge margin. And truthfully, I'd go with Pettine too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills Fan in Beantown Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Oh thank god! http://www.sportspickle.com/2014/01/browns-hire-adorable-stray-kitten-new-head-coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Why would Pettine want any part of this circus? Which circus? I bet if you polled most fans on this website about if they'd prefer Marrone or Pettine as Head Coach of the Bills - they'd take Pettine by a huge margin. And truthfully, I'd go with Pettine too. Absolutely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewildrabbit Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) You guys can make jokes.. The leading candidate Broncos OC Adam Gase turned down a chance to interview with the Browns. While they are still interested in interviewing Seahawks OC Dan Quinn after the super bowl. They are also interested in current Falcons OC Dirk Koetter. The simple fact that Pettine was given a second interview petty much means that he blew them away with the first interview. JMO "And Pettine had a strong interview last week." http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/jason-la-canfora/24416253/browns-schedule-two-more-interviews-seattles-quinn-still-in-mix Edited January 22, 2014 by FeartheLosing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Why would Pettine want any part of this circus? which one ? Which circus? Absolutely! I disagree. I am sticking with Marrone. majority be damned and please mark it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Cause people have heard of him! That automatically makes him a great choice. I'd be shocked if they brought Peppers in for anything more than a position coach. Likely he'd want to replace most of defensive staff which agai nto do now would hurt the Bill's much more than promoting one of their existing coaches to DC. The only way they look outside would be if they felt none of the position coaches were qualified at all. If Pettine leaves, why do you all want Pepper Johnson as our DC? He has never been a DC and we do not need a rookie coordinator. It would be great if we brought him in as a coach for the linebackers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) I bet if you polled most fans on this website about if they'd prefer Marrone or Pettine as Head Coach of the Bills - they'd take Pettine by a huge margin. And truthfully, I'd go with Pettine too. (-)1 Cause people have heard of him! That automatically makes him a great choice. I'd be shocked if they brought Peppers in for anything more than a position coach. Likely he'd want to replace most of defensive staff which agai nto do now would hurt the Bill's much more than promoting one of their existing coaches to DC. The only way they look outside would be if they felt none of the position coaches were qualified at all. I don't care.. he has 5 SB rings (2 as a player and 3 as a coach)...He has been on a defensive staff that wins this very division every single year for over a decade. I'll take the system he installs any day over Pettine's. Edited January 21, 2014 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 "Asked if Pettine is simply going through the motions to gain interview experience, Tim Graham of The Buffalo News tweeted that a source close to the coach said that he wants the job "badly." http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000316219/article/browns-to-interview-mike-pettine-dan-quinn-again Posted a little earlier in the thread. Meh. Tim Graham lives to make Bills fans squirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billnutinphoenix Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Time to move on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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