12-30-2016, 03:09 AM
Jim: First off, I appreciate you still taking questions even as the fans grow more and more frustrated by a very disappointing season. Everything is more fun when the team is winning, obviously, but unfortunately, losing brings out the emotion of the fan base and some valid "negative" questions mixed in with that emotion. So I guess what I view as a valid question is this:
Is there any questioning of Paul Alexander within the organization right now, or do they just not hold him accountable for the performance of his group? From my perspective, it looks like Paul has failed in every aspect of his job recently. He pushed for guys like Ogbuehi, Fisher and Bodine. All have struggled, some mightily. So either he pushed to select players who aren't quality...or he failed to have them prepared for 2016. The failure of Ogbuehi alone is to me the biggest reason for our current 5-9-1 record.
In total, we've allowed 40 sacks (most since 2012 and among the worst in the league) and last I checked, we ranked 24th in yards per carry. I can't help but feel any other team coming off a 12-4 record that fell to 5-10-1 in large part due to the performance of one position group littered with hand picked guys, would probably replace that coach. It truly is frustrating that Mike Brown treats his coaches like family, as it seems to take too many years to make necessary changes.
In short, my questions are:
1. Is Paul Alexander's job in any danger (I think I know the answer)
2. Does Art Modell firing Mike Brown's father still have an influence on him to this day? Namely his extreme patience with coaches?
Is there any questioning of Paul Alexander within the organization right now, or do they just not hold him accountable for the performance of his group? From my perspective, it looks like Paul has failed in every aspect of his job recently. He pushed for guys like Ogbuehi, Fisher and Bodine. All have struggled, some mightily. So either he pushed to select players who aren't quality...or he failed to have them prepared for 2016. The failure of Ogbuehi alone is to me the biggest reason for our current 5-9-1 record.
In total, we've allowed 40 sacks (most since 2012 and among the worst in the league) and last I checked, we ranked 24th in yards per carry. I can't help but feel any other team coming off a 12-4 record that fell to 5-10-1 in large part due to the performance of one position group littered with hand picked guys, would probably replace that coach. It truly is frustrating that Mike Brown treats his coaches like family, as it seems to take too many years to make necessary changes.
In short, my questions are:
1. Is Paul Alexander's job in any danger (I think I know the answer)
2. Does Art Modell firing Mike Brown's father still have an influence on him to this day? Namely his extreme patience with coaches?
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