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Browns' GM Phil Savage Responds To Email Hecklers Swiftly, But Not Very Politely [Duan!]
Browns' GM Phil Savage Responds To Email Hecklers Swiftly, But Not Very Politely [Duan!]
As a person who gets tons of nasty email, I know it's tough to always show restraint and resist the urge to stick up for yourself. This practice is frowned upon, and not healthy, because, well, those emails could potentially come back to bite you in the ass. Plus, as a "professional" you're ...
Roll tape: GM Savage says Browns did not quit
Roll tape: GM Savage says Browns did not quit
sports.espn.go.com — With the incessant talk of quitting surrounding the Cleveland Browns this week, general manager Phil Savage chimed in on the issue Thursday. (more) Roll tape: GM Savage says Browns did not quit
Is Phil Savage Losing It?
Is Phil Savage Losing It?
waitingfornextyear.com — Despite all of the news and rumors circulating around the Phil Savage e-mail incident, I was purposely waiting to touch on it until it was confirmed. Well…it has been confirmed. If you’re a bit out of the loop, let me catch you up. Fan ... (more) Is Phil Savage Losing It?
Phil Savage Finally Apologizes For His Impassioned Expletive in E-mail Freakout to Fan [Phil Savage]
Phil Savage Finally Apologizes For His Impassioned Expletive in E-mail Freakout to Fan [Phil Savage]
deadspin.com — Well. Who would've thought a story like this could get so much attention? And, hey — even ESPN.com took off the web censors and let the AP's "as first reported by Deadspin.com" into its online copy. I'm flattered that they acknowledge our ... (more) Phil Savage Finally Apologizes For His Impassioned ...
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Cleveland Browns GM Phil Savage Emails Fan Back With "F-U" Response
FanIQ Blog — ... Browns' GM Phil Savage Responds To Email Hecklers Swiftly, But Not Very Politely [Deadspin]

SAVAGE GETS TESTY
ProFootballTalk.com — It’s widely believed that Browns coach Romeo Crennel is in serious danger of being fired after the season, and that G.M. Phil Savage will survive. But local reaction to Savage’s not-so-nice e-mail to a reader could potentially bring him down. Per Daulerio of Deadspin, Savage got a nasty message from a Browns fan understandably distressed by the team’s performance this season. Savage’s response?  “ Go roof for Buffalo-f#@* you- .” First of all, it ain’t real bright to make the e-mail address of an NFL General Manager available publicly.  Second, it’s downright Donovan-style ...

Rumors Fly of Angry Email Response by Browns GM Phil Savage
Midwest Sports Fans — ... Rumors began circulating on the Internet today that Phil Savage sent a terse and profane email response to a frustrated fan who had emailed him. Per Deadspin.com, who originally broke this story, Phil Savage received the following email during Monday night’s Browns-Bills game: ...

Dropping Links: Thursday, November 20th
tonyblogs.net - Sports news, humor, videos and prognostications. — ... coming off a 20-win season, has decided to hang them up [NY Daily News] Pacman Jones unbelievably got reinstated for the 346th time [FOX Sports.com] The Cardinals are doing to Edgerrin James what the Knicks are doing to Stephon Marbury [ESPN.com] BLOGS "Your NFL Broadcast Maps And Announcing Schedule For Week Twelve" [Awful Announcing] "Browns' GM Phil Savage Responds To Email Hecklers Swiftly, But Not Very Politely" [Deadspin] Donovan McNabb comments on his overtime comments [Yardbarker] ...

Browns GM Phil Savage Would Like You to Root for F*&@#*g Buffalo
FanHouse — ... But apparently, the boys over at Deadspin got an e-mail yesterday from a Browns fan that seems to have forgotten his meds and typed up an "angry" e-mail to general manager and "Quail Man" impersonator ...

CRENNEL CALLS SAVAGE F-BOMB “UNFORTUNATE”
ProFootballTalk.com — Cleveland Browns coach Romeo Crennel seemed to confirm today that General Manager Phil Savage did indeed respond to a hostile e-mail by writing, “ Go root for Buffalo-f#@* you- .” Asked about the e-mail today, Crennel said, ” ...

Interlude: Packin' heat
Guyism » celebs — skip to main | skip to sidebar [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] Thursday, November 20, 2008 Interlude: Packin' heat NFL: Players taking security measures after murders NFL: Ex-Vikings WR wants to 'duke it out' with Childress NFL: Browns' GM Phil Savage tells hecklers to fuck off NFL: Donald Driver's Father beaten by Houston police NFL: Romo lends a hand to homeless man CBB: Final Four awarded to Cowboys ...

Romeo Crennel Says It's 'Unfortunate' Browns GM Included 'F#@* You' in Email to Fan
FanHouse — ... To Savage's credit, the f-bomb was, in fact, implied. According to Deadspin, the Browns GM provided a simple "Go root for Buffalo-f#@* you-" in response to an irate fan's e-mail questioning the direction of the team. That could mean ...

The Sideshow | 11.20.08
Epic Carnival — BABES: Angelina Jolie in the pages of Harper's Bazaar BABES: Erin Andrews' body in 3D dream could come true BABES: The Ed Hardy lingerie show was good too SPORTS: Browns' GM Phil Savage tells hecklers to f--k off STUFF: This is the kind of passed out you don't want to be VIDEO: Yet another stunt gone wrong BABES: Did Jessica Biel film a nude scene? STUFF: Has Bill Simmons overplayed his cards at ESPN? STUFF: Real men shop at Home Depot VIDEO: Maury Povich once again ...

Cleveland GM Apologizes For Acting Like A Normal Person
Can't Stop The Bleeding — Browns General Manager Phil Savage has been something less than the toast of the blogosphere after it was revealed he’d told an email critic “go root for Buffalo, fuck you”  minutes after Cleveland’s 29-27 win at Orchard Park. The Plain Dealer’s Tony Grossi reports Savage has apologized to his shadowy e-heckler, though the question remains what sort of alleged adult goes out their way to bait a public figure and allows others to feign outrage when they get the response they wanted? Browns general manager Phil ...

A Word of Advice……..George Kokinis
Ebony Bird | A Baltimore Ravens blog — ... job, we Ravens fans would like to give you some suggestions to make the Browns competitive enough so the Ravens don’t overlook them. Like: Sign David Tyree and have him give catching lessons to Braylon Edwards Take the Jon Gruden approach, and sign at least 6 mediocre quarterbacks so you have an excuse not to start Brady Quinn. No one wants to see Brady Quinn with his hand under a center’s rump anymore. Here’s some personal advice: Always have an automatic out of office email reply. And lastly, trade Joshua Cribbs, ...

Phil Savage Replaces the Snake
Friends of the Program — ... . If history is any indication, we can only imagine what kind of emails he will be sending out to Tide fans should he not live up to the drunken excellence set by the Snake. After all, ...

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Phil Savage Needs To Chill Out
blacksportsonline.com 11/20/2008 — Our friend A.J. Daulerio of Deadspin.com and Mike Florio of Profootballtalk.com have been haggling over this report that Browns GM sent a pretty nasty reply to a fan email basically telling the fan in question to: From: Savage, Phil Subject: Re: Browns To: xxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, ...
Phil Savage Says He's Sorry For "F%&# You" Email To Fan [Phil Savage Email]
deadspin.com 11/23/2008 — Well, that didn't take long. Browns GM Phil Savage admitted he did in fact send a nasty email to a fan that was posted here last evening. According to the AP , Browns Coach Romeo Crennel was the one who confirmed: Crennel says he understands ...
Phil Savage cops to sending rude (yet perfectly justified) e-mail
sports.yahoo.com 11/21/2008 — I was waiting to comment on Deadspin's story about Browns general manager Phil Savage shooting off a "[fudge] you" e-mail to rude and abusive fan, because it seemed slightly far-fetched. My guess what that someone was straight up trying ...
Report: Phil Savage Fired
waitingfornextyear.com 12/29/2008 — A report from ProFootballTalk has come out not even an hour after the end of today’s game with the Pittsburgh Steelers: A league source tells us that the Browns already have parted ways with G.M. Phil Savage. It’s not clear whether he quit or whether he was fired. The move was widely
The Associated Press: Browns GM Savage sent e-mail containing expletive
google.com 11/20/2008 — 1 hour ago CLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage sent an e-mail containing an expletive in response to a disparaging e-mail he received during the team's Monday night game against Buffalo, the team confirmed Thursday. Coach ...
SOURCE: F-BOMB FROM SAVAGE OUT OF CHARACTER
profootballtalk.com 11/19/2008 — In response to Wednesday night’s report from Deadspin that Browns G.M. Phil Savage responded to an nasty e-mail from a fan by saying “f–k you” (without actually saying “f–k you”), a league insider with ...
Cleveland Browns General Manager Phil Savage denies knowledge of text messages to Kellen Winslow
cleveland.com 10/27/2008 — Jacksonville, Fla.- Browns General Manager Phil Savage made it clear Sunday night that he had no knowledge of text messages sent from a member of the public-relations staff to tight end Kellen Winslow, urging Winslow not to reveal that he had a staph ...
CONSENSUS BUILDS THAT FLOYD SHOULD SHUT UP
profootballtalk.com 12/15/2008 — When former Titans G.M. Floyd Reese used his visibility as an employee of ESPN to openly politick for the vacancy at the top of the Lions organization, more than a few league insiders believed it was bad form. The fact that former CEO Matt Millen ...
Phil Savage Fired by Browns and Owner Randy Lerner
midwestsportsfans.com 12/29/2008 — It is official. The Phil Savage era of Cleveland Browns football has ended. Phil Savage has been fired by the Cleveland Browns. Randy Lerner made the decision to fire Phil Savage before today's 31-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
SCHOTTENHEIMER BACK TO CLEVELAND?
profootballtalk.com 12/11/2008 — Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports that former Browns coach Marty Schottenheimer could be returning to the city in which his head-coaching career started. Citing unnamed Browns sources, Mort reports that the team could pursue Schottenheimer if (when) ...
Browns' Lewis not running on emptyLatest Sporting News Articles for NFL 11/20/2008
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Browns GM Savage sent e-mail containing expletivePatriots & NFL - BostonHerald.com 11/20/2008
CLEVELAND - Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage sent an e-mail containing an expletive in response to a disparaging e-mail he received during the team's Monday...
Browns GM Savage sent e-mail containing expletiveLatest Sporting News Articles for NFL 11/20/2008
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage sent an e-mail containing an expletiv...
Browns GM Savage's e-mail had expletive (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 11/20/2008
Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage sent an e-mail containing an expletive in response to a disparaging e-mail he received during the team's Monday night game against Buffalo, the team confirmed Thursday. Coach Romeo Crennel confirmed ...
Browns GM Savage apologizes for e-mail expletiveBoston.com -- Football news 11/20/2008
Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage has apologized to a fan whom he sent a profane e-mail to following Monday night's game against the Buffalo Bills.