Nov 30th 2008 9:45PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Browns, AFC North, NFL Fans, NFL Coaching, NFL RumorsI wouldn’t blame Romeo Crennel if he just went through the motions for the next month; after a promising 10-win campaign a year ago, and all the preseason hype this summer, the Browns are 4-8 and one of the most disappointing teams of 2008.

According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, it’ll take an act of God to keep Crennel in Cleveland after Dec. 28, the Browns’ final regular season game. Specifically, Mort gazes into the ol’ eight ball and surmises that, according to sources, “Crennel will need a miracle finish to save his own job.” You don’t say.

The big guy has the support of his players, but the same can’t be said for general manager Phil Savage, who sorta sold Crennel down the river earlier this week.

As to Crennel’s possible replacements, ESPN.com cites Bill Cowher, Marty Schottenheimer, and coordinators like the Jets’ Brian Schottenheimer, the Giants’ Steve Spagnuolo, the Titans’ Jim Schwartz, the Falcons’ Mike Mularkey and the Ravens’ Rex Ryan.

I think it might’ve been easier to just tick off the guys the Browns aren’t considering.
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