Crennel's Tenure Extended Two Years

Chris, I guess the question to ask is what kind of extension would you be willing to give Anderson. I think if rumors are true of a three year offer, I am probably on board for that. But would you be willing to do 6 years making Anderson at or near top 5QB pay like he may be asking for? If that's what it will take, then I think I would tender him and try and pick up a first round pick.

Man, Chris, I am glad you agree re Anderson.  We've disagreed about some stuff in the past, but there is no question in my mind that you are right here.  Maybe BQ will turn out to be everything people say, but right now, it won't hurt to have both DA and BQ.  

On the Crennel situation- I was most distraught after during and after week one as the comment here and the comment quoted in ESPN a few months back show.  But, unlike the general feel of the rest of your post, Chris, and maybe unlike most other Browns fans, I am very disappointed with the Crennel extension.  Look, he was signed through 09, so I really didn't think an extension was needed.  Plus, in 3 seasons we have had a major roster overhaul, 2 terrible seasons and 1 good season, where we still missed the playoffs.  With tough breaks @ Pitt, Oakland, Arizona, you could say we could have been 13-3.  Even with all that we were just a tie breaker away from the playoffs.

On the other hand, we were very fortunate to win in Baltimore and just squeaked games out against Seattle and Cincinnati at home.   We had a terribly easy schedule and it looks like it is going to be real tough next season.  The defense was a disaster, especially the front seven and Crennel had to fire his D coordinator.  

Generally on the three headlines the Browns front office has made this off season (prioritizing Lewis, offering 3 yrs to Anderson and extending Crennel), I am not overly confident in the direction of the team.  The strength of the Browns is in a great O-Line, Winslow, Edwards, special teams and young learning corners. Anderson and Lewis were more the recipient of these assets than the cause of it.

I hope that the 3 year offer to DA represents the max that the Browns will give him.  I still hope that we go with the 1 year tender and think it would be a blessing if someone would give us a 1st and 3rd for him.  Look, DA is incredibly awesome great and terrific............. when compared to Charlie Frye.  But, the alternative is not Charlie Frye.  It is Brady Quinn, aka the guy that the Browns traded a future #1 to get as the quarterback of the future.  Now, I don't mind having both of them.  Like I said just about every week this year from 10-16: DA is who we know he is.  He is a young, immobile, big, inaccurate, strong armed, laid back, quarterback.  I was happy with the strong season, but let's not fool ourselves: 2007 does not represent the goal.  A consistent winner and strong organization with the potential to be great is what we should be striving for.  Quinn has this potential, but I'm not convinced that Anderson does.  

Crennel might be able to get us there, but maybe not.

Romeo earned the extension.  He showed that he is an effective head coach.

I like the way the Frye to Anderson move was handled:  quick, confident and competent.  We didn't have several weeks of adjusting to the new QB. Everybody just went to work on the next game.

That is a hallmark of Romeo's tenure.  Everybody gets to work.  Do they always get the job done?  No.  There are talent deficits.  But we don't have the constant sense of disorganized and conflicted thinking that characterized the Butch Davis regime.

I also like the fact that the Savage/Crennel Browns are drafting players who play and contribute to winning.