Dec 30th 2008 10:18AM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Browns, AFC North, NFL CoachingJust because he’s not going to be the head coach anymore doesn’t mean that Romeo Crennel’s time with the Cleveland Browns is up. He told the that he would consider staying on with the team if the new head coach asks him to. “You’d have to be careful about how it would be looked on by the new people coming in,” he said. “They don’t want anyone looking over their shoulder, particularly someone who was here before. Even though the position might not be one they’re directly in charge of, human nature gets into this thing a little bit. If that’s their perception, whether it’s right or wrong, it might impact their judgment or impact the way they do things.”This could actually happen if Scott Pioli takes the vacant general manager position with the Browns. Crennel has a great relationship with Pioli from their time together with the New England Patriots. Another factor could be that the Browns are interested in recently fired Jets coach Eric Mangini. Crennel and Mangini have remained close friends from their days in New England.