More housecleaning

Paul Warfield is out.

One irony that I would like to point out is that Warfield was a member of the last Cleveland team to win a championship, the '64 Browns. In any case, I support Holmgren's effort to unify the management group around his vision. Excellence requires competence and unity and while Warfield has proven that he is a skilled football executive, it's hard to imagine that his vision will be aligned completely with Holmgren.

Brown's history: Paul Warfield

Who was the greatest Ohio born player in Cleveland Browns history? One could argue for several notable players like Bernie Kosar, Thom Darden, Dante Lavelli, Bill Willis or others. My choice would be Warren, Ohio and Ohio State great Paul Warfield. A student of the game and a great athlete, Warfield knew how to get into the endzone. The deciding factor for me is that Warfield was a member of the last Cleveland franchise to win a championship, the 1964 Browns.

Unfortunately Warfield spent only 8 of his 13 NFL seasons with the Browns because Art Modell in his infinite wisdom saw fit to trade Warfield, in the prime of his career, to Miami for Mike Phipps. Warfield was a key playmaker on the Dolphins, where he won 2 Super Bowl championships, including the undefeated 1972 team.