Joe Banner

Joe Banner, I warned you three weeks ago!

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On Jan. 24 I warned both Joe Banner and Mike Lombardi that Jimmy Haslam had more bullets in his gun. Today Haslam pulled the trigger again twice to end the reign of the King and Crown Prince of football in Cleveland. It was a very good move.

 

Anyone that has listened to my radio show knows I am not a big fan of either one. Banner is a very good cap manager. However, he has NO BUSINESS sticking his nose into the selection of coaches or players. The only place we saw Mike was on milk cartons asking “have you seen this person?” But the concept of being the smartest guys in the league was obvious in several of the draft picks and free agent signings during their reign.

 

Despite protestations to the contrary, it was clear that many viable coaching prospects felt the Browns’ job was not worth the risk of working with Banner and Lombardi. Radioactive or not, it was not a management team that inspired confidence in the potential hires or the fans. 4-12 stains everyone involved.

 

Now the Browns have a solid coach and a real football man in the front office. That … Read more at FryingPanSports

The Browns’ 2013 season has just been “Bannered”

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While the cat is away the mice will play.  The cat is owner Jimmy Haslam.  He is away dealing with his own issues around the investigation by the Justice department into Flying J/Pilot.  The mice include both team president Joe Banner and GM Mike Lombardi.  The mice just stole the cheese and traded it to the Colts.

 

There are several things that stink like 10 year old limburger about this deal.  The Colts will likely end up with a record of 10 or 11 wins.  That severely dilutes the value of the first round pick the Browns got in exchange for RB Trent Richardson.  That means that the pick will be in the 20’s.

 

Before the 2012 draft the Browns tried to trade for QB Robert Griffin III with the fourth and 22nd picks overall but were rebuffed by the Rams.  Just because they have two first round picks does not guarantee they can trade up to get the best QB.  The first pick is most likely to go to Jacksonville who will not trade it because they need a QB worse than the Browns do.

 

Based on the Banner/Lombardi draft of 2013, there is little … Read more at FryingPanSports

Ken Becks: Tonight on the radio version of News, Notes and Rumors

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Ken Becks owner of 1stDownScouting.com

Ken Becks owner of 1stdownscouting.com joins us to talk about what he will be looking for in the Browns game against the Lions Friday.

Tim Bielik, Buckeye and Browns beat writer for the Loraine Morning Journal joins us to talk about the Buckeye’s practices and Browns naming QB Weeden as the starter.

Tim Smith, former IFL coach and Radio host, joins us to talk about the major stories around the NFL and college football.

Samantha Bunten and I talked after the show on Wednesday. We discussed the Indians fall from the playoff race and the Browns.

We will replay the interview I did with John Tamari the former Eagles beat writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. John and I talked about potential Browns president Joe Banner and how he might affect the future of the team.

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Bob Karlovec: Tonight on the radio version of News, Notes and Rumors

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Cleveland sports legend Bob Karlovec

Cleveland sports legend Bob Karlovec joins us to preview the Browns preseason.

Howard Bloom of SportsBusinessNews.com joins us to talk about the sale of the Browns and the danger of the concussion issue to all levels of football.

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Bill Smith is a former coach of several semi-pro teams, has officiated both football and basketball, done color on radio for college football and basketball and has scouted talent. He edits https://fryingpansports.com and was a senior writer for .  He has also published several novels on and a non-fiction work at http://www.merriam-press.com/.

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