Many football historians refer to the Cleveland Browns in their early years as "the New York Yankees of football." With the 2009 Yankees just winning their 27th World Series title it's worthwhile to reflect on the Brown's historical achievements. It's said that history is filled with lessons we can all learn from and those great Browns teams from the past offer many lessons that contrast to the pitiful situation we have today.
Today let's pay homage to one of the greatest coaches in football history, Paul Brown, the man, according to many, for whom is team is named.
Brown's achievments are long enough to fill pages and pages of blogs among them player intelligence tests, helmet radio transmitters, and the facemask. He is also credited with developing the genesis of the west coast offense later made famous by one of his many disciples Bill Walsh. What today's Cleveland Browns could learn from this great figure in football history is that a coach must be able to organize, create, innovate and execute. He should command respect but know when to use common sense in dealing with people and most of all, he needs to produce results. In their first 10 years under Paul Brown, the Cleveland Browns played in the championship game 10 times and won 7 of them.
Ohio is home to an incredible football legacy. We are the birthplace of pro football and home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. We deserve to be home to a football franchise that honors that legacy.
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