Phil Savage
Phil Savage
Phillip Savage, Jr.is a former general manager for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was the senior vice president and general manager of the Browns from 2005 to 2008. He served as Director of Player Personnel for the Baltimore Ravens under General Manager Ozzie Newsome, a former Browns' player and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, from 2003 to 2004. He was a scout for the Browns from 1993 to 1995. He is currently the...
clearly decisions excel felt leadership overall people recognized seemed team throws
People recognized he clearly had the team on his back and he seemed not to flinch in that situation, Some of the decisions he made, the throws he made and the overall leadership you look for in a quarterback is what I saw. You felt like he was able to excel in all those areas.
best both browns decision felt interest
We felt this decision was in the best interest of both the Browns and Ross.
broken due fans grasp hearts hopefully looking nowhere positive
These fans already have had their hearts broken twice. They're just looking to grasp on to something positive about the Browns. Hopefully we're going to give it to them in due time, because we really got nowhere to go but up.
doctors emphasis interview main placed
There's so much emphasis placed on the combine. The main two things for us are our doctors and we can have interaction with the players. We can formally interview 60 players.
felt fits guy inside needed orlando worked
Orlando fits the 3-4. He's a physical, inside backer. We felt we needed a guy who had more bulk. He worked out and we said we'd give him a shot.
pass phone pick wait
We could pick him, we could pass him or we could wait for the phone to ring.
catch character either fast general hit issue medical miss misses number position receiver regardless round run second type
Either they run real fast and can't catch or they can catch, but run slow. Or there was some medical issue or character issue. A lot of times, the second round in general is a hit or miss type of round regardless of position. I do think receiver is a position where you see a number of misses in there.
defies job last ted watch year
Ted defies logic, and he defies age. You can take any film from last year and watch it. He can still get the job done. He's not just huge, he can still move.
ball body care change gets hand happens hard leaves talk talking throwing using
At this level, it's hard to change some things throwing the ball. You can talk about using your body and your legs, but it's different when you're talking about throwing motion. ... If you care what happens when the ball leaves his hand and gets to a receiver, it's not an issue. If you care about what happens before, then it will be an issue.
agency athletes coaches free hopefully improved match next opportunity parts plan players romeo year
We feel like parts of free agency match up with what we need. Hopefully we'll get enough Plan A's and B's that we'll be better next year and we'll give Romeo and the coaches a better opportunity to coach more top-line athletes and better players and we'll be much more improved a year from now.
bowl certainly exciting happens improve matters prepare snap super team three win
You don?t win the Super Bowl in March, but you certainly prepare to win. These are three additions that will improve our team and make us better. So it?s exciting here in March, but what really matters is what happens on the first snap in September.
anxious emerge focused leader opportunity
We are anxious to give him the opportunity to have a focused off-season where he can emerge as a leader on offence.
couple earn growing hopefully hungry ourselves people position steal
There's going to be some growing pains. But I think we'll be a hungry team. We'll make people earn the win and hopefully position ourselves to steal a couple of games.
fix trying
We have some problems, and we're trying to get them fixed. You can't fix them all at once, but we're making progress.