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...
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We felt like we made a lot of strides and are beginning to put some things in place that are going to help us become a winning team. We know we have a long way to go. Being in a tough division with Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Cincinnati will elevate our play and elevate our standards. In order for us to compete in our own division, we're going to have to get a lot better and a lot quicker.
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We talked to him, visited with him. We felt good about it. It was positive and we're going to go through these next few weeks and see where we are and talk to him and talk to his agent about some ideas that we may have.
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We felt this decision was in the best interest of both the Browns and Ross.
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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.
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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.
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We are pleased to have Andra back. We feel he is a key piece in our defense and will continue to be as we build toward the future.
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We've spent a lot of time with Jay Cutler. We feel comfortable with him.
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Reggie has a lot of talent. In my opinion, with Reggie Bush, more could be less and less could be more.
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I think that's part of the criticism the previous group had taken. They didn't acknowledge that Ohio football's pretty good.
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I think he can move over and play the left side, but that's something we'll have to determine this spring. But I think he'll be able to do that.
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I'm still general manager of the Browns. We won and I'm excited about that.
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Miami this year had an incredible team down there, ... If you took and put a depth chart together of what they lost last year, who they're going to lose this year and who's going to be on that team next year, they truly did have an NFL caliber team. There's no two ways about that.
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Who knows? I just know that he's a very big human being.
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Our intent from the beginning was to combine free agency with the draft to make us a better team for 2006 and hopefully beyond that.