Yeah, we've already heard the reports he said no thanks to Randy Lerner. Thank God.  As early as last night, FOX Sports' Jay Glazer reported that Cowher was not going to even consider coaching in 2009 and keep his job with CBS.  Another knock on Cowher was that he wanted full control of the 53-man roster.  I have never been a fan of this. Being a head coach is enough to keep anyone's plate full especially with the turn around the Browns need.  If anyone has watched Cowher commentate on CBS recently, it is clear he is a Steelers guy and that  rubs me the wrong way.  We need to do this right and Cowher to me seems like he would only have been a ire to appease the fans.

Brian Billick

On paper Brian Billick looks like a good candidate to come in and turn the Browns around.  He was a successful coach with th Baltimore Ravens and amassed an 85-67 overall record with a Super Bowl victory in 2000.  He was billed as an offensive genius in Minnesota, but went to the Ravens and could never quite find the personnel to run his type of game.  The Ravens were a defensive minded team and won with that game plan.  I have a feeling Billick was a product of having his players shape the culture of the team with Ray Lewis being the leader.  I can't see his arrogant attitude going over well in Cleveland and we need someone right now that everyone on the team will get behind.

 

The truth is, as good as Schottenheimer may be, he is too old for this gig.  He has a great coaching tree and has turned teams around.  He also has ties to Cleveland and was here the last time the Browns were a consistently relevant football team.  As much as every one the followed the Browns in the late 1980's loves the guy, he is not the savior this franchse is looking for right now.  If Schottenheimer did come in, it would be for a short time and he would be grooming someone to take over the whole time he had the job.  We need someone that is 100 percent focused on turning this franchise around and is a long term fix.