BillsWatch Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Poor old Danny must be going broke http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3821663 Washington Post requires registration: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...956.html?sub=AR The Redskins declined to comment. The team's media guide lists 143 positions in its section devoted to non-football staff. Several of those let go on Wednesday said Chief Operating Officer Mitch Gershman told them the team was shedding about 30 employees because of financial difficulties caused by the economy and a decrease in revenue. "Mitch said that the revenue from tickets and season tickets was not where it needs to be," said one employee who was let go on Wednesday. "It's going to be really tough for the people who are still there, because we were all already wearing two to three hats. Now, they're all going to be wearing four to six hats, and the compensation is not changing. I guess that's typical when businesses do this kind of thing, but that doesn't make it any easier." As a condition of their benefits and severance packages, outgoing employees must sign an agreement precluding them from speaking publicly about the organization or the conditions of their departure. Several did speak on the condition of anonymity, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 "Mitch said that the revenue from tickets and season tickets was not where it needs to be," Just means they were expecting to bring in $X, and instead only brought in $Y, not that they're losing money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 They need more money to overpay another crappy free agent. As much as we female dog about the Bills, imagine being a Redskins fan. They have an owner willing to spend whatever it takes to win, but he is a complete idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flbillsfan#1 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 They need more money to overpay another crappy free agent. As much as we female dog about the Bills, imagine being a Redskins fan. They have an owner willing to spend whatever it takes to win, but he is a complete idiot. Snyder has about as much football knowledge as most posters on this board. That is to say SOME, but NOT as much as he thinks he has. He is playing fantasy football, but with REAL Money, & not very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Snyder has about as much football knowledge as most posters on this board. That is to say SOME, but NOT as much as he thinks he has. He is playing fantasy football, but with REAL Money, & not very well. I like the way you put this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 They are saving for that 5 yr /$50 Million offer to Schobel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Randy Lerner and the Brownies are the latest team to cut FO employees: The Browns have laid off 18 people in the last two days, including Director of Media Information Ken Mather, clevelandbrowns.com staff writer Steve King and Director of Team Operations Brendan Rowe, a source close to the situation told The Plain Dealer. http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/...nowledge_s.html There's also some grumbling that the team might be playing games with the previous coaching staff's futures by not releasing them to find other work: http://www.ohio.com/sports/browns/38036039.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsWatch Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 There's also some grumbling that the team might be playing games with the previous coaching staff's futures by not releasing them to find other work: http://www.ohio.com/sports/browns/38036039.html Have the coaches asked to be released with understanding that Browns will no longer be responsible to pay their guaranteed salaries? That is part of the deal of guaranteed salaries just like players get signing bonuses which reserve their rights for their contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMan Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 The Deadskins could have foregone one of their many high $$$ FA busts, doubled the 20 folks salaries and still have been way ahead. We can gripe about RW all we want but the Skins have the worst owner in the league by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Have the coaches asked to be released with understanding that Browns will no longer be responsible to pay their guaranteed salaries? That is part of the deal of guaranteed salaries just like players get signing bonuses which reserve their rights for their contact. Honestly, I'm not sure: When Crennel was fired, he asked owner Randy Lerner to release his coaches so they could look for work. This is typical, and it's the way many teams act when they have coaching changes. A year ago, Bill Parcells called all the Miami Dolphins assistant coaches into his office the day after the season and told them they were being let go. Of the Browns assistants, team spokesman Bill Bonsiewicz said in an e-mail: ''At the time of Romeo's dismissal, all assistant coaches remained under contract but were given permission to seek other opportunities.'' That was true until Mangini was hired as coach two weeks ago. At that point, Mangini and Keenan started to treat assistants on a case-by-case basis. Some coaches were allowed to interview; others were denied permission. The situation is all over the place - the line coach supposedly has a job offer from a college team but the Browns won't release him. DC Tucker interviewed for the Browns' HC position (Rooney Rule?) but when he was not selected the Browns opted not to allow him to interview elsewher - even though they have already hired his replacement. The team relented when his agent complained to the NFL. The outgoing OC (Chudzinski) is still under contract even though the team has - again - already hired his replacement. Here's what the end of the story said: Why are the Browns doing this? Uncertainty about their staff, for one. Mangini's staff with the Jets is under contract through the end of the 2009 season, and he wasn't sure he would be able to bring them all to the Browns. But some believe that the economy enters the picture, as well. League rules state that if a coach is fired by one team and hired by another at a lower salary, his first team must make up the difference. If a coach resigns, he forfeits his remaining salary. Technically, a team can force a coach to stay because he's under contract. But the code states not to stand in a guy's way, especially if his replacement has already been hired. End result: The Browns are playing marionette with people and their families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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