Why hasn't Tommy Heckert gotten a job yet? Quite puzzling. There's got to be something we all are not seeing. I recall WKNR saying that Tom would have a hard time passing a background check with NFL teams.... I wonder if that is why.
That's why:
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2012/12/exclusive_tom_heckert_intervie.html
• On interviewing for another job: "Obviously, I'll let this sink in a little bit and see what happens. Fortunately, I have some years left on my contract so I don't have to do anything right away. I want to go into the right situation. I don't want to just jump into somewhere where I don't think has a chance. That's one of the reasons I came here. I thought it would be a great opportunity to build something and if something like that came available, that would be great. But I could do something else. I'd like to be a GM for the right situation, and if that happens, great, but if not, I'm sure I can do a lot of other things too.
Paid vacation > same pay for 12h workdays...and don't underestimate the pissed off factor that he got his "building project" ripped off his hands the moment it started to show consistency, as the Browns were in almost all games (only real beat up was in Denver).
As for Richardson's "rib excuse": he was a crappy bottom 3rd runner before that injury with a 3.8ypc AVG. His most memorable "dance run" vs Dallas and over inability to milk the clock probably cost us that game.
As for Weeden "not improving":
Weeden post-bye, 5.5 games:
112/181, 61.88%, 1297yds, 5 TD, 5 INT, 7.17yds/PA....in those games the Browns scored: 20, 20, 20, 31, 21 points, all that with no running help at all, barely over 3ypc