Eleven Warriors

idk how i feel abt that i love tress and do think he would be a good nfl head coach possibly but im not exactly sold on that and i need my browns to be good soon hopefully.  i think we will get andy reid when he gets fired by the eagles

And the browns don't need washed up old coaches either. I like the idea of someone like Chip Kelley but that wouldn't happen nobody would believe he could make it work. Nick Saban would be the favored college coach to come to Cleveland. But it's tough to get someone in Cleveland we aren't exactly a hot spot

The Browns need to lure Cowher out of retirement/broadcasting. Problem solved.

I love Tressel, but no thanks. And yes, I know he'd probably be better than what we have right now, but again, no thanks. 

Might work out, no silly NCAA rules to worry about.

Disclaimer: Not a Browns fan nor a Browns hater. I couldn't care less if they go to the SB, or if they go winless. As I have no horse in this race whatsoever I think I can be very objective here. Jim Tressel is a winner. He's won and won big wherever he's been. I don't know what it is about the guy, but players respond to him. In the NFL everybody can X and O, so it's the guys who can lead and to whom players respond who are the winners. There's something about Mike Tomlin (not a Steeler fan either, just picking a name) that players respect and respond to. Something that Norv Turner doesn't have. I believe that Tressel has the "it" factor. Something intangible. Jim Harbaugh has "it". Romeo Crennel does not. Tressel certainly isn't a schematic super genius, but I don't think winning in the NFL has a whole lot to do with scheme or playbook. Everybody has great players/athletes, but not everybody has a head coach smart enough to manage, motivate and keep fresh 53 egocentric personalities over the 16 week grind that is an NFL season. I think Tressel could do that. The only concern I'd have if the Browns hired JT would be that he NOT be the primary coach involved in the development of Brandon Weeden. If Tressel has a weakness it's that he fancies himself a quarterback guru and nothing could be further from the truth IMO. 

I think Marty Schottenheimer deserves a second chance in Cleveland.  He had a great first time from what my father tells me about the 80's.  I'm willing to try anybody just to get to the playoffs and be seen as a real NFL team.  I mean look at the respect the Lions got for one year in the playoffs.

Love the senator-not for my Browns

Bring back Marty!

I'm sorry - I'm more of a Bengals fan, although the pro game just doesn't interest me these days...Maybe I have no business here but I think a lot of people underestimate JT. I think they see him as a Boy Scout not cut out to manage superstars & egos. Maybe they think he's just too conservative. I think the guys a born winner. He is getting old though - I will admit that much, but I see JT as a guy who has the brains to win at any level & I imagine his pro game would look very different than his college game...although he would definitely have to give up some of the micromanagement.

Probably a moot point either way, I agree with those who think he may be done coaching for good.

So much craziness in this thread. Just to address a couple:

1. Marty? Really? You can't be serious. He is closing in on 70 years old. Yes 70.

2. Browns won't have a problem getting a good coach to "come here". This is the NFL. Coaches kill for these jobs. All of them.

3. "Even Cribbs is starting to chirp"? All that dude does is run his freaking mouth, how is that something new?