Wilson: Schottenheimer not interested in Browns' GM vacancy

Marty Schottenheimer isn't interested in the Cleveland Browns' general manager vacancy.

The former Browns coach made that point abundantly clear during his NFL Sirius radio show.

“I don’t even see that kind of a role for me," Schottenheimer said today. "I’m not familiar enough with what they have in terms of their front office. Let somebody else do that. It’s really a very unusual circumstance and it’s going to take some dramatic measures in my mind to be able to get the thing headed in the right direction.

“The bottom line for them right now is they don’t have a real good football team. They’re not playing even to the level that the talent is expressed and it’s going to be a very, very difficult circumstance. The important thing in my view is very simply this: You cannot lose your football team. And dashing around doing all these things that are on the periphery don’t serve any useful purpose at this point in time. You want to resolve issues like this? Let the thing play out, gather information as you go."

After the dismissal of general manager George Kokinis, the Browns seem unlikely to hire a general manager immediately.

Yet, you never can tell what the Browns might do next when it comes to unpredictable owner Randy Lerner.

“We recognize the decision for them from the standpoint of a playoff berth is virtually impossible for them to achieve," Schottenheimer said. "You need to leave some sense of stability at least through this season because players that are there signed to long term contracts are thinking, ‘What in the world is going on here?’

"You worry about the reaction of your players and, believe me, let’s not make any mistake about this: That feeling that a player has about his organization is an integral part of their ability to perform at the highest level.”

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