The Cleveland Browns will make it official sometime Sunday night. Head coach Mike Pettine is set to be fired by the team after yet another last-place finish in the AFC North.
This move was expected for some time now. Pettine lasted a total of two seasons in Cleveland, finishing with a combined 10-22 record.
Coming off a seven-win 2014 campaign, there were some expectations that Cleveland could potentially build off that heading into this season.
Unfortunately, things just didn’t go right for the fledgling franchise.
Joining Pettine on the unemployment line is general manager Ray Farmer, who was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the season for texting personnel during a game last year.
#Browns source: GM Ray Farmer met with ownership before the game & was relieved of his duties. It's over.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 3, 2016
This is pretty much the Browns indicating that they are starting over again. For a team that’s failed to make the playoffs in each of the past 13 seasons, this near complete restructuring seems to be happening at a much higher clip than anyone within the organization should be comfortable with.
Without a franchise quarterback and after seeing most of its young players regress in 2015, Cleveland likely won’t be an attractive destination. That’s only magnified by the fact that there could be up to 10 teams looking for new coaches.
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