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April 1, 2016Four head coaches, eight starting quarterbacks, 45 losses and just 19 wins. This is what the Cleveland Browns have produced since owner Jimmy Haslam took over in October 2012. But while Haslam’s team hasn’t done much on the field, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has high praise for the Browns’ owner while speaking at the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Per Canton Repository’s Steve Doerschuk, Jones referred to Haslam one of the best owners in the NFL—top five, to be specific.
“I’m totally convinced that the Browns are going to be a factor as we look to the years ahead. Jimmy Haslam came into the league as one of the very best owners that we have. I’d put him in the top five. Right now.”
Let’s pause for a quick list. In no particular order: Bob Kraft, John Mara, the Rooneys, Paul Allen, every single stakeholder in Green Bay… Then Jeff Lurie, Pat Bowlen.. Who are you bumping from this list? But anyway…
Haslam’s team has continued to be in the cellar of the league, and seem to have an open door at both head coach and quarterback, where they seem to bring in a new one of each every year. It’s almost like the quarterback position has been more of a blame-changer than a game-changer, which the city of Cleveland has been looking for since the Browns returned in 1999. And let us not forget the entire IRS and FBI raid-based, $92 million-dollar settlement thing.
Even with Haslam’s struggles, Jones admitted that although he does recognize that the Browns owner hasn’t had much success, it’s still early.
“I recognize that he hasn’t had the success. Not everybody does early on. We didn’t have early success. But he’s firing at it. He’s committed. He works just as hard at this as with anything he’s ever done.”
While Haslam may have more promise than the previous owner, Randy Lerner, who has since taken over as Aston Villa’s owner and driven them to the cellar of the Premier League, he still has plenty to prove. Although Jones said that it’s still too early to judge Haslam, the Cowboys were 8-24 in Jones’ first two seasons as the Cowboys owner but then won the Super Bowl in his fourth season.
In February, a member of the Browns compared Haslam to Jones, per CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora. The comparison is now very ironic, considering the fact that Jones is now praising Haslam.
“Jimmy is way too hands on. He’s like Jerry Jones, only without the football knowledge.”
Hopefully Haslam truly shows why he is one of the top owners in the league, at least according to Jones and leads his team to the playoffs soon. The city of Cleveland deserves a good football team. Heck, mediocre would do at this point.
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Okay, so he was being nice to the local guy at some benign function. Still . . .
Jerrah also says it’s “absurd” to think there’s a link between CTE and football. And he said that Greg Hardy was a great leader. Maybe he just likes Jimmah’s business ethics.
Three people to whom zero attention should ever be paid are Kanye West, Donald Trump, and Jerry Jones.
And Romo has another good 4 to 5 years left…. yeah good one Jerrah
“But he’s firing [coaches] at it.” /fixed
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I think Jones is playing NFL politics a little bit here and trying to get Haslam on his side for something, but that said, even if Haslam has been as much of the problem as anybody else so far in his ownership tenure, I’ll always take somebody who wants badly to win and will do anything to find the formula. I can’t complain about that.
Yes, he’s a better owner than Randy Lerner…but well I am a faster runner now than Jesse Owens (slightly)
And yeah, we appreciate the gesture Jerrah…but that’s not the kind of endorsements we’re looking for.
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there may actually be a Haslam in the upper echelon of NFL ownership, but her name aint Jimmy.
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