Browns Look To Appoint Top Football Exec As Early As This Week

Lerner Looking To Fill Browns GM Position As Early As This Week

LIVE & LERNER: In Akron, Marla Ridenour writes with "so much to be done, Lerner seemed somewhat frazzled" during Monday's press conference announcing Crennel's firing, leaving the room once and also "accepting a note from his assistant." Lerner, looking back on Savage and Crennel's four-year stint with the team, said, "I would like to think we have some things to show for it in terms of a much improved roster. I think we have a far more stable organization. I would like to think that we are therefore a more compelling organization to come be a part of than we were four years ago." But Lerner added, "It's my responsibility. There's absolutely no question about it" (AKRON BEACON JOURNAL, 12/30). In Cleveland, Bud Shaw writes Lerner is a "reluctant owner whose latest wish list is a 'brand name' who can bring instant credibility to the organization that has remained incredibly dysfunctional during his stewardship." Fans "not only have to trust that Lerner can make the right choice this time but that he can make it quickly," because "competition with other organizations in need of help doesn't allow for a fact-finding trip" (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 12/30).

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