Play-off Thoughts, '64 Browns Coaching Sceme

Watching the play-off games last week-end was fun. Some thoughts I am left with are the Colts right defensive end #93, Spin Man is a hell of a pass rusher.
The Eagles Thornton #54 is a terrific middle linebacker probably the best in the league right now. Eagle’s receiver Freddie Mitchell had an exceptional game, although his future performance is suspect because of his antics put on to please Terrill Owens rather than his other teammates. Football is a team game.

Pittsburgh’s Rothelsburger nearly blew it last week. I think he better take the glove off his right hand and keep it warm another way. I have never seen any other QB win a key game wearing a glove on his throwing hand. And I’ve seen them try.

Atlanta should attack the “all linebackers” defense of the Patriots with a wedge
straight ahead from a Michael Vick QB only backfield mixing that with a shovel pass wedge to Warrick Dunn from a QB only backfield. The Falcon’s offensive line should be able to overpower the smaller line backers. This will have to wait til next year.

Patriot’s Coach Bill Belicheck’s TD punt return scheme against the Colts was a very bright play as is his All Linebacker defense, but the spirit in which his players carry them out is the ultimate tribute to his leadership.

The Browns should draft Utah’s QB before USC’s although both are exceptional QBs. The Utah QB has lived with issues that seem to have strengthened his character.

The Browns should hire an all 1964 Browns Championship coaching staff. Monte Clark should be the Head Coordinator, Jim Bown the Spiritual Leader and running back coach along with Leroy Kelly, John Wooten the offensive coach, along with Paul Warfield, Ernie Green and Clifton McNeil. Paul Wiggin the defensive coach with Vince Costello, Jim Houston, and Ross Fitchner, Larry Benz, Dave Raimey, and Walter Beach, Bobby Franklin, Sid Williams, the special teams coach along with John Brewer, Leroy Kelly, Gene Hickerson and. There is not one 1964 Browns player who could not contribute significantly and positively to the Browns effort to win another World Championship. Dick Modzewleski and Dick Shafrath and a few others health my prevent them from participating full time but Mo and Dick and those others can add a hard driving winning spirit just being around when they can. I haven’t named all the 1964 teammates but they should be included too, because they can contribute to winning. They all know how to win, they all expect to win.

These are wonderful football folks with great intelligence and spot on experience with tremendous potential All coaches should be paid on the basis of winning. Their compensation should consist of an living expense amount ($50,000) a small reasonable salary ($100,000) then so much for every win say ($25,000) for winning a regular season game, ($100,000) per playoff win and ($200,000) for the winning the World Championship. This proposal has been dashed off in a few minutes to be emailed to Browns Randy Lerner and posted on my Blog at
http://bernie parrish.blogspot.com/ . I ‘m sure this scheme needs a little more refining and perhaps the compensation amounts are off the mark but sports compensation should be based on winning now not on past performance.