Showing posts with label Cleveland Browns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cleveland Browns. Show all posts

Thursday, February 10, 2011

ESPN Analyst Trent Dilfer Under Fire For His Opinion of Cam Newton




On Thursday morning, former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton held a private workout in San Diego, California in front of a mass crowd of media wanting to get their first look at him since the national championship game in early January.

According to ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer, Newton's workout "would have made scouts drool," if they had been there for it.

Ever since Dilfer gave that opinion, he's come under fire from just about everyone from Twitter to Facebook to everything in between. It's not the first time he's been in hot water over an opinion of a quarterback.

Last year, the former NFL quarterback gave his opinion on incoming rookie quarterbacks Sam Bradford, Jimmy Clausen, and Colt McCoy saying McCoy, a former quarterback at the University of Texas, would be the better of the three. That opinion led some to fire back at Dilfer and call it a "conflict of interest" as Dilfer and McCoy were both clients of Athletes First.

Gregg Rosenthal of Pro Football Talk spoke to Dilfer in April of last year about what he had said. Rosenthal says Dilfer was very open and candid about his opinion and found him to be "passionate, candid, and credible."

Monday, December 20, 2010

Cleveland Browns: Is Jon Gruden Headed For the Dawg Pound?

TAMPA, FL - NOVEMBER 30: Coach Jon Gruden of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers directs play against the New Orleans Saints at Raymond James Stadium on November 30, 2008 in Tampa, Florida.  (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images


When it comes to Jon Gruden, we've heard every rumor that's made their way on to a blog or any kind of news network. Each one shot down with the rest.

However, this one might have legs to it.

According to National Football Post, the Cleveland Browns could be looking at Gruden as their next head coach.

I'm not going to dispute the rumor as I haven't heard a single report from any other national network, or Gruden himself, shooting down this rumor but what I will say is I can't imagine Gruden taking this job when the head coaching gig with the Dallas Cowboys could be open come season's end.

I have nothing against the Cleveland Browns by any stretch, but it's not exactly the most lucrative job either.

Gruden has been mentioned alongside the head coaching vacancy at the University of Miami and has been thrown into other college coaching rumors as well, though I never heard his name coming at Florida.

We'll have to wait and see what Gruden does at this point but, if I'm a betting man, I'm putting my money on this rumor being like all the rest.

Untrue.

If you're a Browns fan, is he the guy you want and is he the absolute right man for the job?