http://www.theredzone.org/news/showarticle...?ArticleID=3600Browns president resigns in power struggle BEREA, Ohio - Cleveland Browns president John Collins resigned Tuesday, ending a late-season power struggle in the team's front office that nearly led to the firing of general manager Phil Savage.Advertisment In a statement released by the Browns, owner Randy Lerner said Collins has resigned his position and that Savage and coach Romeo Crennel will remain in their current roles. Lerner said he will assume Collins' duties until a new president is hired.Lerner added there are no candidates and he has not set a time frame to bring in another executive."My priority is to give the general manager and head coach all the resources necessary to make the Browns successful," Lerner said.It was not immediately clear if Collins will remain with the team or take a position in Lerner's corporate holdings company.Phone messages left for Collins at his office and on his cell phone were not immediately returned.Collins joined the Browns on May 1, 2004, after working as a marketing vice president for the NFL in New York. He replaced Carmen Policy, late owner Al Lerner's hand-picked partner, who was bought out by Randy Lerner.On Friday, a report said the Browns were on the verge of firing Savage, considered one of the NFL's top talent evaluators who will celebrate his one-year anniversary with the club this week.But before Collins adamantly denied that Savage's job was in jeopardy, the report and speculation of Savage's possible firing led to a backlash from outraged Browns fans who swamped the club's headquarters with phone calls and e-mails two days before the season finale against Baltimore.The outcry may have pressured Lerner into making a decision on whether to keep Savage or Collins.
I feel this was a good move. The team needs to commit to the FO and Coaches. This team is always in the process of hiring/firing and that is one reason why this team is unsuccessful. No consistancy even in the FO or Coaches!
