Cleveland Browns Owner Jimmy Haslam Continues to Pull Team into the Abyss

February 11, 2014   ·   Mike Freeman   ·   Jump to comments

There was a time when the Cleveland Browns were a model franchise. No, it's true. It really is.
In the 1940s, Paul Brown, who was to football what Thomas Edison was to electricity, led the Browns to an undefeated season decades before the Miami Dolphins did the same. They dominated the 1950s, with three NFL Championships between 1950-1955. They were innovative, talented and progressive. There were legends like Otto Graham and Bobby Mitchell. Jim Brown remains the best football player of all time. They created brilliance and stories that will be told and retold for generations to come.
Now, the Browns are a punchline. Paul Brown would throw up in his mouth if he watched this monstrosity. They are run by a buffoon, Jimmy Steinbrenner—er, Jimmy Haslam. The Pittsburgh Steelers have had three coaches since 1969; the Browns have had three coaches since Haslam purchased the club (Oct. 2012). That is indeed Steinbrenn-ian.
As initially pointed out by Mike Florio of Pr...

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