LA Grant Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 This one is about Cleveland, but I found it to be especially relevant to the Bills situation too. This is a good argument as to why people need to chill out about replacing Tyrod or firing Rex. Some quotes that I thought applied equally to Buffalo as to Cleveland: When coaches change, players change. A lack of continuity also makes it tougher to lure the people you want in charge. The Browns have had to overpay for free agents; their 29th-ranked defense takes up 44.81% of the team’s cap, the highest percentage in the league, according to spotrac.com. During their search for a head coach in 2014, the Browns interviewed 10 candidates over 25 days, and top targets like Josh McDaniels and Dan Quinn pulled out. By the time Pettine was hired in late January, most teams’ coaching staffs were already complete. And consider the toll of turnover on players: Thomas has spent seven of his nine springs learning a new offense. When training camp comes, he and his teammates are still learning the basics, while other teams around the league are working on details. “And in this business, details are what wins,” Thomas says. “Cleveland is such a great football town, with so many passionate fans who expect a lot, which is great,” Thomas says. “But I think sometimes those high expectations and that scrutiny works against them. They are so emotional about each loss, the natural human instinct is, Ah, we’ve got to start over; this isn’t the team; this isn’t the coaching staff; these aren’t the players we need. You have to give them a chance, to lay the foundation and build upon that and turn the team into a winning franchise.”
YoloinOhio Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) Living here and experiencing all of the Browns issues analyzed deeply every day by the media and fans , I could not agree with you more that what Thomas says is the root of their problems. Edited December 18, 2015 by YoloinOhio
Luxy312 Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 Good read and good article. It is a bit reminiscent of our team.
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