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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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.
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We felt this decision was in the best interest of both the Browns and Ross.
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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.
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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.
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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 are anxious to give him the opportunity to have a focused off-season where he can emerge as a leader on offence.
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We could pick him, we could pass him or we could wait for the phone to ring.
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There is a lot of misinformation out there at this time of year. Certain teams probably operate where they don't tell the truth. Others teams just say what it is. We probably fall somewhere in between.
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Since the very first time I saw Gary at Baylor, I loved the fact that he was big, tough, fast and he could hit. He's also very versatile, and can play corner and even safety if needed. He brings a football temperament and mentality we like and has developed into the consummate professional.
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We've spent a lot of time with Jay Cutler. We feel comfortable with him.
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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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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'm still general manager of the Browns. We won and I'm excited about that.