Buried in Mary Kay Cabot's article on the discord among Browns executives in today's Cleveland Plain Dealer is this interesting nugget (emphasis mine):
Against Banner's wishes, the Browns left the Senior Bowl and flew to Tampa to interview [Greg] Schiano, who was coming off a scandal-rocked 4-12 season. The year was marred by a MRSA outbreak in the locker room and a public battle between the team and quarterback Josh Freeman. At the time, the interview looked like a favor for a coach down on his luck, but it was more than that. Haslam listened to the recommendations of [Patriot's coach Bill] Belichick and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, and overrode his CEO's opinion. Others in the organization were also on board with talking to Schiano.
I get it; Belichick is still bitter about getting the axe in Cleveland and this is his way of making sure the Browns are moribund for the the next three decades.
I also get that Urban Meyer has more football knowledge in three brain cells than I've harvested in my entire life, BUT WHAT THE HELL, URBZ? Greg Schiano? I would be in prison by now if that hire had went down.
The whole article is a fascinating look at Joe Banner's and Mike Lombardi's final weeks in Cleveland, so it's worth checking out if you're a Browns fan (or just like looking at the aftermath of massive trainwrecks).
Just thought it was an interesting tidbit.
