36 loses in 3 3/4 years sucks...

However, I agree with Matt that Butch Davis should have gotten one more year.

Who would have thought early in the day when I heard Butch Davis was gone from Cleveland that there would be another coaching move in sports during the day that would be bigger?

Davis:

I personally would have given him one more year. Here is why:

1. I just liked him. He was a winner as an assistant under Jimmy Johnson at Dallas and was a winner at Miami Fl. when that program was in the toilet. I listened to post game shows and his analysis of things and just thought he knew what he was talking about (as opposed to sometimes listening to coaches and wondering what in the world are they talking about.)

2. While his drafts have not been very good, and I am the first to point that out, the Browns drafts before him by former coach Chris Palmer and GM Dwight Clarke were even worse.

3. Two or three years ago the Browns released several starters taking a big cap hit that year in order to improve themselves in the future. It was going to be tough for Davis to win that year.

4. While all teams have injuries, and it is a part of the game, as a Brown's fan I do think Cleveland has had more than their fair share the last couple of seasons. For example, their top two drafts picks this year are lost before the season (safety Jones) and in the first couple of games (Winslow.)

Wanting Cleveland to be good as quick as possible, I thought the quickest way was going to be by having Davis coach one more season with guys getting healthy in the off season, some new free agents, and another draft. While there are examples, it is hard to imagine a first year coach having a good season next year with Cleveland.

Willingham:

I am not a big fan of coaching changes two or three years into a new coach taking over unless the guy is a disaster. For me this especially applies to the college game and all the intricaces involved with recruiting. That being said, here are some facts on Willingham at Notre Dame.

1. 21-15 record. Two years ago Tressel goes undefeated and wins his fifth national championship and follows that up with an 11 win season and a top 10 finish. Ohio St. has a bumpy season this year and some people are all wound up (which is foolish in my opinion.) You can only imagine what Notre Dame fan were thinking.

2. 11-7 record at home.

3. Over a span of their last 25 games, Notre Dame has lost eight of those games by more than three touchdowns. Basically, Notre Dame in its last 25 games has been waxed 30% of the time.

4. From what I've heard, and I don't follow Notre Dame recruting, but last year's recruting class was not a great one and things weren't going real well early on for this class.

For different reasons I probably would have given each coach at least one more season, but guess I can see the changes were made.