listercat Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Good deal or bad? Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickers Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Good deal or bad? Thoughts? Link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listercat Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Sorry I know I am late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OconRecon Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Browns hire George Kokinis as GM By TOM WITHERS – 5 minutes ago CLEVELAND (AP) — Baltimore pro personnel director George Kokinis has been hired as Cleveland's general manager, reuniting him with new Browns coach and close friend Eric Mangini. Kokinis, who began his NFL career as an intern in the Browns' operations department in 1991, was hand-picked by Mangini, who recommended him during an interview to Browns owner Randy Lerner. Mangini took over as Cleveland's coach on Jan. 7, just one week after he was fired following three seasons with the New York Jets. Determined to match a coach and GM who can work well together after the Romeo Crennel-Phil Savage relationship failed, Lerner is teaming up a pair of friends who shared an apartment when they first broke into the league and have remained tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OconRecon Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Good deal or bad? Thoughts? More good than bad for sure. Weird how it took so long, but better to take long than to re-start the interview process. Lerner's plan of a front office on the same page is complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KardiacKid26 Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=9385 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Good deal.....now maybe people can calm down a bit. We haven't lost much at this point....FA is a month away and the draft is 3 months away....plenty of time for people to get settled and time to set some targets in both phases. This isn't a moon shot we are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumcrazy73 Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I am thinking the delay was to allow Kokinis to walk away from Balt. and Ozzie properly and on good terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OconRecon Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 True in the big scope of things, it wasn't a long wait. If it took a week to get it right, then no big deal. ============================ One of the first decisions facing the Mangini-Kokinis team will be what do with quarterback Derek Anderson, who was benched midway through the season for Brady Quinn. Anderson is owed a $5 million roster bonus in March. If he is deemed expendable, the Browns could trade him for draft picks. Savage dealt several 2009 picks, leaving the Browns with only four selections in this April's draft New coaches like draft picks. DA is on the move it would seem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Mike Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I just verified this on the Brown's board & I am very pleased that we now have a cohesive management team that will work together. IMHO, we are definitely on the right track. Kudos to Mr. Lerner. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaygroundLegend Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I wonder if this means Lewis is gone for sure..... After all, Baltimore released him.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadWombat Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 All I can say is its about time. I've been waiting with baited breath for the announcement. I'm glad we have all the coaching team in, now we gotta wait to see what they do together. Unfortunately, now we got nothing to talk about except the draft.... And that's more than a few days away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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