http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown...-165723465.html

 

Seems like a disaster waiting to happen...since it's the Browns, after all. Hired as "Chief Strategy Officer" which sounds quite vague. Seems so far removed from Bernie Kosar, the Dawg Pound and all those great defensive backs in the 1980's.

 

Of course, Manziel was pretty much the antithesis of the statistical revolution (along with Tebow as well).

 

 

http://medinagazette.northcoastnow.com/201...ront-offices-2/

 

The other big front office hire is Sashi Brown, who like Rick Hahn (and Pres.Obama), has a Harvard Law degree.

 

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-paul-depo...042555-mlb.html

Why it's the right move. Tim Brown/yahoo sports.

 

Love the line about "Jonah Hill is the new GM of the Browns!" Wat? must be the reaction.

Edited January 6, 201610 yr by caulfield12

Baseball has been in the forefront of hiring executives from non baseball backgrounds and it has seemed to work well. I like the idea. He's in charge of overseeing the entire organization, not hand choosing the 53 man roster. Plus, the Browns have had zero luck hiring football guys anyway, might as well think outside the box.

https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/paul-...eveland-browns/

 

Really interesting article...

If I remember correctly, his job in sports was an internship with the Ravens and he played football in high school and college, so he's definitely a football guy.

 

 

I'm skeptical of moneyball working as well outside of baseball. The other three major team sports are significantly less individualized than the MLB. Baseball is just less centered around "fit" with other players. Chemistry isn't as big of an issue in Baseball as in the NFL, NBA, NHL.

The Patriots have been using a version of it for years. Parting ways with overpriced veterans and replacing them with multiple role players for the same amount. Finding little used guys like Wes Welker, taking former stars and making them into role players and extending their careers, trading down in the draft to acquire more picks at a higher overall value, and finding guys that can play multiple roles (Mike Vrabel as a TE, Troy Brown as a DB).