Romeo Crennel Quotations | Page 2

I would like to think the game transcends it all, and that's the thing both Marvin and I were working toward, and hoping to get. In the NFL, the color of a coach's skin doesn't matter. We're just two football coaches playing each other on Opening Day and the guy who can get his team to play the best on that day should win the game, and I think that's what we both want from our position.

When that happens I think the tempo of practice is better because guys are running plays that they know. Hopefully, we can improve some of the things we are doing.

Wellington knew the business, ... He knew football in and out. He knew good coaches and bad coaches, good players and bad players, and he always had an affection for coaches and players.

Well, I thought about the possibility of asking those guys to not block at all so Dennis could make someone miss on his own. When we try to block, that's when we get penalties.

Well, we're just not good enough within the division overall. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati are the measuring stick. They're playoff teams you're competing with, and we're not there yet.

We'll play them both (in Chicago) and find out which one we think is best. If we don't think one of them is best, we'll play them both.

We need to work here a little bit longer and develop this team more.

The penalties picked up in some crucial situations and on two punt returns and on a field goal that would've clinched the victory. We missed the re-kick to add some drama to the game.

When you see guys like that get jobs, ... there is hope.

We didn't play very good at all. We didn't bring any energy in the second half. It was a good opportunity for us to get a win, but we didn't take advantage of it.

We didn't do anything good or right. I'm embarrassed getting beat like that.

We still have a lot of work to do. That's why you look at the preseason with a jaded eye. Teams aren't playing their starters the whole game.

We still have a long way to go, ... We're going to be competitive with this team at some point. When that is, I don't know.

You don't need to get up and toss the ball to a guy. You don't need to get up and point the ball in a guy's face. You just get up and go back to the huddle. Give the ball to the official.

The fact that he was able to maintain his cool and was able to get into a rhythm and make some plays, I think that says that he can handle some tough situations. That's what you want from your quarterback.

We're still working on it and there's still a possibility we might get him done before free agency starts. Just like the extra two days hurts us in some cases, it helps us in that case.

Whenever Braylon gets here, he's going to have to try and catch up. We are going to be playing games and we are not going to have time to try to catch him up the way he needs to be caught up because we have to prepare for an opponent. He's just going to have to deal with that and understand that. That's just the way it is whether it's Braylon Edwards or whoever.

We said if we got the ball to the 22 or 23 we had the opportunity for a field goal. We thought we would put it on Phil because he's been consistent for us all year. The problem was we got the penalty and that hurt us.

We said when he got here that he would have to work his way up. I told my coaches that there aren't going to be any battlefield promotions out on the field. He's going to have to go through the process. When he shows us he knows the system and he's getting the job done, then he'll move up.

When you have a performance like we had, everything needs work, ... We have to go back and re-emphasize fundamentals and try to get good at the basics. We'll go back and look at this offense. When you have trouble, you identify what the problems are and try to fix them.

When you do that you've got to look at production, you've got to look at the guy, the quarterback, look at the receivers. We're going to do all of that.

We've just got to play smarter. If we play smarter football, then we'll give ourselves a chance to win some games.

We've identified some guys we may be interested in if they become available.

With concussions, there is some sensitivity to light, so he didn't come outside.

We are excited to add someone of Willie's caliber and experience to our team. He will provide us leadership on defense and with our younger players. I look forward to working with him again.

We wanted to see how Charlie would handle the surprise start, and it looked like he handled it pretty good. I think his numbers looked pretty good in the first half. He did a nice job.

We've had some success in pass protection. We have to work to become as efficient in the running game. But so far, the experience we've added to the team has paid off.

(Wright) has been working hard ever since he has been with us, learning the system. It is a credit to him that he was able to come in here, get the game plan and run the ball into the end zone.

To my knowledge, no contract has been signed. Maybe they're still working that out.

We have a chance to be a little more competitive. We have to play the Super Bowl champ twice and Cincinnati, a playoff team, twice. And Baltimore is still tough. We're in a tough division, and, hopefully, with the guys we added, we can be competitive. We know it won't be easy.

We have to feel like whoever they put on the field is the best in our division.

The punter did good and for him to go out in the conditions and punt the way he did was good. He made a good tackle on the return. I'm sure his confidence is lifted after that performance. He's been in the NFL and it's a production business and he went out there and produced and helped us to win.

We identify the players we have to do something about and then figure how we're going to do it. If it turns out to be what we did in New England, it will be because it gives us the best chance with who we have.

We're going to work out a couple guys and see if we can find somebody to fill that spot. That's why it's good that the game is on Sunday and not (yesterday). I think that the backup center-guard is not as valuable as the backup tackle spot. So if you can get a backup tackle that you like and that has some upside, I think you can go ahead and make that move.

You guys always ask me about the backup here and there and their starter is not playing,

Both guys should know better, ... It's been covered. The officials have been here and talked about it. I've talked about it. Just because a guy is a rookie doesn't excuse him in that case. It's bad in both cases.

Because I think he was a little frustrated from the year before and previous years about his production. But, you got a new quarterback, new system. I think you have to take some of that into consideration.

Everyone wants to push Braylon up. The guy has talent and we knew that when we drafted him. He missed some time and it wouldn't be fair to him and the rest of the guys on the team to throw him in there when he's not in the condition he needs to be in.

Everyone wants to push Braylon up. But it wouldn't be fair to him or the rest of the guys to just throw him in there not being in the kind of condition he needs to be in, not totally knowing the offense yet.

Everyone wants to get started and get moving forward for the next year. The more time it takes, the more they feel like they're getting behind. Particularly when other teams make choices by hiring coaches and they don't want to be the last guy standing.

As soon as Trent gave it to me, I said, 'This game ball belongs to the 2005 Cleveland Browns,' because it was a team effort. I think that they deserve it because they are the ones who applied themselves, went to Green Bay and were able to pull out that victory.

As soon as that rumor gets out there and he reads it, he starts to wonder what's going on,

Discipline and technique, I mean that's what it was. They just hung in there. The fact that our offense was able to put some points on the board and give us that cushion made a big difference in the game.

As I have found out, we were supposed to let the NFL know as soon as we found out. We did let the NFL know, but there is some question about whether it was soon enough or not. They are reviewing the incident, and they will make a ruling on it at some point.

There's some concern, particularly when he misses the makeable field goals,

There's one guy. He's right down the street in Columbus. The initials are A.J.

It would have to be my gut feeling. If I got a real bad feeling about the way it was going and I wanted to make a change, that's what it would be.

It would be great to just get a victory. I really don't care who it's against.

I've thought about the possibility of not asking those guys to block at all, ... When we try to block, that's when we get the penalties. I've thought about not asking them to block and just letting Dennis making somebody miss on his own.

The team is making slow progress. We did some things better in Texas. Not good enough grant you, but better.

The specialist indicated they're going to try some remedies to get it worked out. Exactly what they're trying, I'm not sure.

The thing I've been talking to my team about is that even though it's Ohio, it's still one game and we still have a lot of games we're going to have to play after this one.

Sometimes, when you've got three guys, it's tough to utilize everybody, but we're always looking for opportunities to get him the ball.

Sometimes as guys compete, the cream rises to the top. If it rises quickly, then we'll name him quickly. If it takes a little bit longer to rise, then we'll take a little bit longer to name him.

(Offensive line coach) Jeff (Davidson) feels he's an adequate backup and if he has to go in there, he'll do the job.

After one game, if I go in there and say, 'OK, guys, this 3-4 sucks, so I'm throwing it out,' and after another game, 'Hey, this new defense I put in last week sucks, so I'm throwing that out,' then they don't have a system, they don't have a defense and they don't know what to hang their hat on,

Dennis Northcutt was able to come in and make some plays that will help his psyche because I know he was a little down.

Antonio always wants the ball. He got the ball today and made some plays. Congratulations to him on getting 1,000 yards because that is a big accomplishment.

That's why you have to play 60 minutes. Even though we were not clicking early, we found our rhythm and were able to make two big plays to win the game.

That's why you have to play 60 minutes,

You see him try to reach the ball over. Evidently, in the official's mind, he thought (Heap) had control of the ball when he first touched it, so that's why he called it a touchdown. I will probably ask the officials to take a look at that and see what they think about it.

This defense has a chance to be effective. We might not shut out anybody, we might be lucky to win, but we have a defense installed.

They've been waiting for the swelling to go down.

They provided a lot of field position for the defense by getting them inside the 10 a couple of times, and for the offense by getting the ball close to midfield a couple of times.

They outplayed us all the way across the board.

The young kid, Charlie, did a pretty decent job overall. He handled himself well in situations where he was in trouble. He was able to get out of trouble and maintain his cool.

(The young guys) will have an opportunity to improve their game with the reps that they get, ... Sometimes you won't get a chance to see that improvement on the field until something happens. I don't know who that will be, but hopefully all of them will gain experience and confidence as a result of the time they get this week.

They (NFL officials) told us the same thing last year about taunting, ... As guys began to talk more to the opponent, that's where you can get altercations or fights break out. That respect thing happens. The NFL looked at it and said, 'Okay, if we can eliminate some of this one-on-one thing that's going on that causes ill will, then the game will be a better game.' Anything that's directed towards an opposing player is going to be called. There is no excuse.

They had some ability here. Every NFL team has ability. We came in and changed some systems. We decided to do something a little bit different. Maybe all of the pieces here don't exactly fit, but we added some guys to the team who we feel will help us build this team to where we want it to be.

They didn't say. We may know more tomorrow. It might depend on when they run tests and cultures and what they might find.

They're going to run the football. That's what they're going to do, run the football. If anything (playing Batch) might make them run the football more.

They're making you throw the ball in front of them and using their speed to make the plays. They're fast.

They have their system and their philosophy, and they're willing to stick by it,

It seems like everyone we've brought in is a real player who has helped us win.

It was close. It's a judgment call by the official,

It's a good thing that they're trying to get it worked out.

It's one of 16. If you can win the first one, you can't lose them all.

It's another Wednesday in the NFL. The attitude is better coming off a victory, and it should be. The attention span is better. The preparation should be better. We'll find out if that results in a better performance.

It's good that he's out there moving around and doing a little bit. We're encouraged but we still don't have a timetable. We'll just have to see how it goes.

It?s becoming increasingly difficult to do that with any position that?s drafted high, because of the amount of money that?s in it, because of the free-agency situation.

It's rumors like that which cause guys to start thinking about what their role is. I shouldn't have to waste time shooting down these rumors, but I do it to keep my player in a great frame of mind so he can give his best performance on the field.

The offensive line didn't give up any sacks. The line did a nice job and Reuben did a nice job.

Everybody has expectations, and that's an individual thing, ... They are what they are. This team is 1-2 right now. Until we can win another game, that's what we are, and our fans should look at it that way.

Everyone sees his size. But I really like his technique. He knows how to use his hands and move his feet. He's played this system and proven himself in this season by playing at a high level.

The blood supply and blood flow into the wrist is somewhat minimal. He has a piece of a bone in there that was taking a long time (to heal). It's gotten better because of the fact that he's had a cast on. After the season, they're going to take a real good look at it and determine if they need to go in and do something or if it's healed enough to maybe he can do enough without the cast.

It's a muscle strain that we were concerned about, so we felt that for the betterment of the team, we should add some depth at that position.

I wanted to address the team before Lee had the chance to ask me what was going on,

I wanted to tell the team it was (false). Lee didn't come up to me to ask what's going on. That's why I wanted to address the team.

It takes a team that performs and does things the right way to get the fans into it, ... Your fans will appreciate it if you do that. Then they are on your side. If you don't perform and don't play well then they are not on your side even at home.

It won't be after the first interception or after the first bad play.

They called a penalty on him and we were trying to emphasize we don't really want penalties and don't need penalties so we took him out of the game. I hope (our players) understand that penalties will get us beat. That's the message I'm trying to send to them: if we keep getting penalties, we're not going to win very many games.

They have put more emphasis on (the Browns running game), particularly after he got his 1,000 yards and people realized who he is and what he is as a runner.

They'll mix things up quite a bit. They give you different fronts and pressures, and they pressure from a lot of fronts. They try to confuse people and get guys free.

Not much has changed. If they're not good enough to practice today or tomorrow, then it will be tough for them (to play) on Sunday.

That's correct. Therein lies more of a problem.

I'm not satisfied, by any shape of the imagination. In this business, you have to win football games. If I have a legacy in this game, I'd like it to be said, 'He was a winning head football coach.' Then maybe I can put a feather in my cap.

I'm going to give Trent the benefit of the doubt and give him a chance to try to work out of this slump that he's in. Because he's a professional and has seen a lot of things, I think he has the ability to work his way out of it.

I'm not going to measure a season by one game. When you get knocked down, how do you get back up and respond the next time out?

I'm not going to come out and say how many I think we can win, but I expect us to win, and I want to win. We're going to coach to win, and we're going to try to get them to play to win. That's why we're in this game.

I'm not happy about anything, ... I don't think anybody played well. When you get beat, who plays well?