It only took three weeks of Mangenius before Browns fans decided they had seen enough. Fourteen years after Art Modell relocated the original team to Baltimore, and a decade after the NFL gifted Cleveland an expansion club, it's all come to a head. Apparently, neither Eric Mangini and his Belichickian philosophy nor Brady Quinn's franchise-saving capabilities are enough to persuade disillusioned supporters that things will get better. Which explains the latest online petition, this one imploring owner Randy Lerner to sell the team.
Via the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
Late in the fourth quarter of the Browns' 34-3 thumping at Baltimore last Sunday, Corey Recko turned off the television and fired up his computer. "At the two-minute warning," said the 34-year-old Lakewood writer and lifetime Browns fan, "I'd just had it."But this is Cleveland, where losing is commonplace and fans are perpetually disgruntled. Unlike previous petitions, however, this one doesn't target the coaching staff. Nope, this time it's the guy responsible for hiring the coaching staff.
Up to here in football frustration, Recko posted an online call for fans to sign a "Randy Lerner Must Sell the Cleveland Browns"...
There are currently more than 2,200 signatures, and this comment from petitioner No. 2186 pretty much says it all:
"It has taken 51 years of being a loyal Browns fan to come to this. But I think our high school team can beat these bums! It has never been so embarassing [sic] to be a Browns fan as it is this year! I will not spend a dime on anything Browns until we make and win a superbowl [sic] (period) True Browns fans deserve much better!"
Not just make the Super Bowl, but the Browns better win it, too. At this point, I'd think fans would be happy with Derek Anderson throwing fewer than three picks in 30 minutes of football. Hey, the longest journey and all that.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-30-2009 @ 11:03AM
daveenlakwood said...
Not only are we starting petitions, we need to put his face on the crap product he's delivered year after year of his pathetic ownership....Brady Quinn era is over.... DA the new starter.... Quinn got 5 games to start as a number 1 pick..... that is reason enough to fire Mangini.....so ok Brady loses his job after 21/2 games..... well Mr. Lerner that tells you Mangini should be fired because he shouldve picked Sanchez with the number 5 pick instead of trading for 4 bums from the projects...... when the fans can draft better then your head coach, you're in trouble.... i wrote, i begged, i pleaded that we draft Sanchez..... was laughed off the 850 am radio show by all their so called idiot football guys, chris theodore, mark munich, and daryl ryder..... now they are all saying Sanchez shouldve been picked, and now the pd is joining in too.... all of them want Ray Manuluga at 5, which proved to be retarded cause we couldve got him with the 36 pick.....and then a center at 50 pick...... the whole town of media and coacha and players need fired.
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9-30-2009 @ 11:10AM
Wish Belkin said...
It's such a pity that the guys who could straighten out the mess in Cleveland are all busy driving cab or tending bar.
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10-05-2009 @ 11:26AM
juice1698 said...
And to think...you guys could have drafted A.P. and had him running for you all day, but then he would have stunk and wouldn't get any recognition like he so truly deserves in Minnesota.
10-26-2009 @ 8:22AM
LRVizc1 said...
How about them Indians...........Wahooooooo!!!
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10-26-2009 @ 8:31AM
LRVizc1 said...
Eric Mangini will do very well. He is getting rid of the problem people and creating a TEAM. So, we start at the bottom again but,this is for good. Bill did it when he got rid of Bernie Kosar and to this day, I tell everyone. I new that Bill new what he was doing. I new he was a Genious! Eric came from knowing and working with a Super Bowl Coach. Go Eric and make this a better team!
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10-26-2009 @ 8:32AM
LRVizc1 said...
Oops knew, not new....lol
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