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Eric Mangini calls Kokinis firing 'difficult,' while former GM Ernie Accorsi denies interest in Browns
Eric Mangini calls Kokinis firing 'difficult,' while former GM Ernie Accorsi denies interest in Browns
Aftermath of the firing of GM George Kokinis: Coach Eric Mangini won't disclose why and Ernie Accorsi won't be rejoining his former team to mentor Bernie Kosar.
The Debate by the Lake: Browns Fans Disagree on Planned MNF Protest
The Debate by the Lake: Browns Fans Disagree on Planned MNF Protest
midwestsportsfans.com — Before we get into the heart of this post and this week’s podcast, let me just type something that all of our Browns readers can agree on: Pittsburgh sucks. Everyone nod in agreement, put down the Stadium Mustard, and now prepare to be separated into two distinct camps (both of ... (more) The Debate by the Lake: Browns Fans Disagree on Planned ...
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Eric Mangini and His Madcap Jig to Save His —- Job
Nationalsportsreview.com Blogs — ... Esteemed SOMM commenter Miranda pointed this story out to me in an email and not only did I fail to respond to it, after reading the initial reports I didn’t think it was that big a deal…. until I found this: ...

Browns: The Browns Outsider
Ohio Sports Report — ... correct things, masking his true intentions. With his track record of failure, it's hard to trust Lerner to make the correct decisions. But the man wasn't born a billionaire. What's that? Oh... uh... well, he doesn't seem overly stupid, then. According to various sources, Lerner tried to tap Ernie Accorsi again in the attempt to fill his front office positions. It looks at this point like Accorsi will not be taking the GM position, certainly not when Accorsi stated this after being contacted by the media:"I am not taking any GM job anywhere. Period. I am not taking any ...

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