Archives for January 22, 2014

‘”It’s been a great transition,” he said. “Most people who step into a job like I have are coming to a new organization. So they’ve got to get to know the president. They’ve got to get to know the financial officer, the cap guy, your scouts, your team. You’ve got to get to know the city and the fans and the franchise. I was already here, so it was a smooth transition. And the thing that makes it the smoothest, we all have one singular goal to win.”‘

‘The Browns have liked Quinn, their first interview, from the start, and are permitted a second meeting with him by Sunday. Quinn presides over the NFL’s top-ranked defense and will face the Broncos in the Super Bowl Feb. 2. If the Browns like him, they’d have to wait until after the Super Bowl to hire him.’

‘The Browns are also set interview Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter, according to FOX Sports’ Alex Marvez. But that meeting could be dependent on Tuesday night’s interview.’

‘WKYC’s Jim Donovan, the radio play-by-play voice of the Browns, reported the interview lasted about four hours without the team making an offer.’

‘The Browns met with Bills defensive coordinator Mike Pettine for about four hours Tuesday night in Mobile, site of the Senior Bowl workouts, and this time team president Alec Scheiner and General Manager Mike Lombardi were in on the meeting as well as team owner Jimmy Haslam, plus CEO Joe Banner, according to reports.’

‘Pettine, 47, is the first to receive a second interview after making a good impression on Haslam and CEO Joe Banner. He was a late and unexpected addition wo the mix with his first meeting Jan. 16. He’s been available since the end of the regular season because Buffalo missed the playoffs.’

‘The meeting is taking place in Mobile, Ala., site of the Senior Bowl, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team is not commenting during its search.’

‘”We just finished putting the map out on our plan for the offseason right before we came down here,” Whaley said. “(Senior Vice President of Football Administration) Jim Overdorf is getting some paperwork together and we’re going to send out some offers to our free agents and go from there.”‘