Romeo Crennel is in Pittsburgh getting ready for likely his final game as head coach of the Browns. Romeo has been ripped by the media and the fans for a crummy season. In fact Romeo’s been ripped for 3 bad seasons out of 4 as head coach. Let me be one of the few people to defend Romeo. He’s not free of blame by far. Romeo is the head coach and when teams lose, coaches get fired. Make no mistake. It looks like Romeo is being setup to be the fallguy for an orginization that needs some orginization. The Browns are in disarray and it doesn’t just sit solely at Romeo’s feet. If you want to criticize game management and challenge flags, Romeo’s been guilty. If you want to criticize player personnel that falls in GM Phil Savage’s lap. The Browns should have never started the season with this group of linebackers and secondary. While the defense has gotten better during the season, the defense gave away two critical games to Baltimore and Denver that started the dominoes to fall in this disappointing season. The players almost to a man seem to have Romeo’s back, it’s unfortunate that hasn’t translated to the field. Romeo will likely be fired with the next few days. He’ll be fine. He can work next year as another team’s defensive coordinator if he chooses. Or sit at home and enjoy his free money. I just want all the Browns fans to know that just because Romeo leaves doesn’t mean all of your problems are going away.
