On Dee and Jimmy Haslam’s involvement in the head coaching search:
“Dee and Jimmy, they own the team. I think with ownership, what you have to do is you sit down and you communicate. Any good organization will communicate as these hard decisions are being made. We as a senior management team will say, ‘Here is who we think is best for the organization moving forward.”
On ensuring that there will be positive working relationships within the Browns staff when hiring a head coach:
“That is a good question. It has to be the interview process. Do they align within the organization tenants of what you are looking for? As you go through the interview process, you will be able to see what really is in his soul and his fiber. How deep of a knowledge does he have? What type of people will he surround himself with? I have been in the league a lot of years, and I know the majority of coaches not only in the college ranks but in the professional ranks both as head coaches [and other positions]. I will know most of who he is talking about. You will see how it all unfolds.
“One thing is this job is very attractive. I will tell you I think that this job is very attractive. It is kind of like for the very same reasons when I joined here in 2017, it is very attractive. Any future head coaching candidate, whoever it may be, he understands the fan base here, which is unbelievable. There are a lot of young talents on this team, and they will continue to get talent. There are assets in place. The [salary] cap position that we are in right now is great. The draft picks, we have 11 draft picks for the 2019 season. The support staff, I have been around some franchises, and I will say this, this is the best support staff there is in the National Football League that I have been around. Then, you have ownership. My God, these guys here are so passionate. They are willing to invest. There has not been a thing that I have asked Dee and Jimmy [that they haven’t provided] – maybe if we do this, and they say, ‘Sure, let’s do this.’ Those are exciting things for this organization moving forward. Anybody, once they understand that, you will see that you know what? Cleveland is a good place to be.”
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