Plain Dealer:
| Coach | Yrs. after fired | Sum owed |
|---|
| Chris Palmer | 3 years | $3 million |
| Butch Davis | 3 years | $12 million |
| Romeo Crennel | 3 years | Approx. $10 million |
| Eric Mangini | 2 years | $7.8 million |
| Pat Shurmur | 2 years left | About $5.6 million |
| Rob Chudzinski | 3 years left | $10.5 million |
| Source: Various media reports |
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported Monday the Browns owed Chudzinski
about $10.5 million over the next three years. Shurmur was due roughly
$5.6 million at the time of his dismissal.
Since 2001, the Browns
have gone through only one season (2008) without compensating a former
head coach not to blow a whistle or design a game plan. By the end of
2016, they will have paid for 16 years of non-service from the
pink-slipped six.
The most expensive buyout: Butch Davis, who
Randy Lerner still owed $12 million at the time of his 2004 firing. The
cheapest buyout: Chris Palmer, who the late Al Lerner owed $3 million
over three years beginning in 2001. Remember, these figures don't
include monies paid to coordinators and assistant coaches.
Since
their 1999 return, the Browns have two winning seasons, one playoff
appearance and no post-season victories to show for their investment.
That is the most ridiculous aspect of teams firing their coaches after a poor season. It is bad enough that the team appears rudderless and lacking in any plan on how to improve, but then they have to shell out tons of money for guys they determined weren't good enough to keep around. Honestly, why do teams give a new coach a 4 year contract? No offense, but shouldn't Rob Chudzinski be pretty damn happy with getting paid $3 million for less than a year's work? Why does he need guaranteed nearly $14 million to take the job? That is obscene. I guess it is nice work if you can get it.
Football in Ohio sure doth suck. I pretty much blame the failure to exorcise the ghost of Woody Hayes. I was reminded of that vile creature last night during the Clemson game. Well, at least the Ohio State Coach wasn't slugging Clemson players anymore. Not much else has improved, however.
ReplyDeleteOhio State is definitely the best pro team in Ohio, whether haunted by Woody's ghost or not. They are mainly haunted by demographic change and the integration of the SEC. The Browns are haunted by Art Modell firing Paul Brown, and the fact that Modell moved them to Baltimore and left Cleveland with a so far horribly managed expansion team. The Bengals are haunted by the progeny of Paul Brown (their last playoff win occured just before Paul Brown died back in 1991) and the royal screwing Mike Brown gave Hamilton County taxpayers. Yes, we suck.
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