CRENNEL GONE, TOO
ProFootballTalk.com —
... Posted by Mike Florio on December 29, 2008, 10:13 a.m. EST As expected, the Cleveland Browns have fired coach Romeo Crennel . The team announced the move at 9:50 a.m. EST on Monday. Owner Randy Lerner is expected to meet with the media on Monday morning. ...
Romeo Crennel Fired by Cleveland Browns
Midwest Sports Fans —
The Phil Savage Era of Cleveland Browns football officially ended last night. This morning, the Romeo Crennell Era ended as well.
Romeo Crennel was fired this morning, as reported by Mary Kay Cabot in the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Crennel coached the Browns for four seasons and compiled a 24-40 record. Despite a strong 10-6 season last year, the Browns never made the playoffs during Crennel’s regime and seemed to take a huge step backward this season, culminating in yesterday’s terrible 31-0 loss to the Steelers. ...
NFL Head Coaching Jobless Rate Increases: Crennel Is Next To Go [Nfl]
Deadspin —
... posted their fifth season of at least 10 losses in six years. Fun Romeo Crennel facts: Played football at Ft. Knox High School in Kentucky (go Eagles!), and also set the land speed record for NFL head coaching job interviews, with five in less than 36 hours in 2003. The teams that turned him down were the New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons. Browns Continue Housecleaning, Fire Crennel [NBCSports] Cleveland Browns Fire Romeo Crennel [Cleveland Plain Dealer] Browns Make It Official: GM ...
Browns Can Crennel, Are Then Rebuffed By Cowher [Nfl]
Deadspin —
... But Cowher told him he would not return to coaching in 2009. Fun Romeo Crennel facts: Played football at Ft. Knox High School in Kentucky (go Eagles!), and also set the land speed record for NFL head coaching job interviews, with five in less than 36 hours in 2003. The teams that turned him down were the New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons. Browns Continue Housecleaning, Fire Crennel [NBCSports] Cleveland Browns Fire Romeo Crennel [Cleveland Plain Dealer] Browns Make It Official: GM ...
Browns Can Crennel, Are Then Rebuffed By Cowher (Update) [Nfl]
Deadspin —
... But Cowher told him he would not return to coaching in 2009. Fun Romeo Crennel facts: Played football at Ft. Knox High School in Kentucky (go Eagles!), and also set the land speed record for NFL head coaching job interviews, with five in less than 36 hours in 2003. The teams that turned him down were the New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons. Browns Continue Housecleaning, Fire Crennel [NBCSports] Cleveland Browns Fire Romeo Crennel [Cleveland Plain Dealer] Browns Make It Official: GM ...
Former N.E. Coaches Mangini, Crennel Take Fall
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... ‘visibly upset and agitated after Sunday’s loss’ said at a news conference Monday morning. “It’s a judgment call.” The move doesn’t say much about Johnson’s truthfulness, after the owner pledged last March that Mangini and Tannenbaum would “absolutely” be back in 2009. Yet as bad and backstabbing as things are in New York, they’ve been even worse in Cleveland for awhile. A day after the Browns dumped GM Phil Savage , he of “f*(k you!” emails to season-ticket holding fans, the team officially fired coach and fellow former Patriots coordinator ...
Broken Branches on Belichick Coaching Tree
LEEInks —
... Winning three Super Bowls as defensive coordinator with the Patriots from 2001-2004, Crennel was unable to carry his success over to the Browns. As head coach from 2005-2008, Crennel failed to deliver a playoff berth for the Browns, compiling a 24-40 record in four seasons. Entering 2008 with high expectations after a 10-6 2007 season, Crennel watched his young, talented team fall to a 4-12 record that led to his firing at the year’s end to make way for Mangini to take over. Even though he is currently unemployed as a coach — opting to ...
