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		<title>By: Browns&#8217; GM Phil Savage Responds To Email Hecklers Swiftly, But Not Very Politely [Duan!] &#124; the daily john</title>
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		<dc:creator>Browns&#8217; GM Phil Savage Responds To Email Hecklers Swiftly, But Not Very Politely [Duan!] &#124; the daily john</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Maybe he meant to say &#8220;thank you&#8221; and his face fell on the keyboard because he was so tired? The time stamp does say it was a little after midnight when he sent it. Or maybe he was just drunk and thought he was emailing with Kellen Winslow? [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Maybe he meant to say &#8220;thank you&#8221; and his face fell on the keyboard because he was so tired? The time stamp does say it was a little after midnight when he sent it. Or maybe he was just drunk and thought he was emailing with Kellen Winslow? [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Cleveland Browns Kellen Winslow Suspended; Winslow Will Not Play Against Jacksonville</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] statement on ClevelandBrowns.com. Follow the link to read it.Â  Also, is it possible that the Drew Rosenhaus factor is at play [...]</description>
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		<title>By: JRod</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t think we know enough about this situation to make accurate judgments.

However, here is a little more info: the statement from Phil Savage:

&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=9012&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Phil Savage Official Statement&lt;/a&gt;

I appreciate your passion Midnight Writer, but I do not think that Browns fans &quot;everwhere&quot; are going to rise up.  What exactly would be the end result of an &quot;uprising?&quot;

Here is what we know:
--The Browns have had waaaaay too many staph infections, and need to get it figured out.  Now.
--Kellen Winslow reportedly acquired another staph infection.
--Kellen Winslow accuses Phil Savage of not calling him to see how he was doing.  Sounds strange, and if true, I fault Savage.  One of your players is in the hosptial -- how do you not call him?  If this isn&#039;t true, I have two words for you: Drew Rosenhaus.
--According to the Savage statement, the Browns, Kellen, and his representation agreed to not reveal the nature of the injury.
--Immediately following the most crushing loss of the season, Kellen pops off about the situation with little regard for how it negatively impacts a team that is on the brink as it is.
--Kellen&#039;s new agent is Drew Rosenhaus.

Hmm...that last one should give you pause.  You remember Mr. Next Question right?  Remember TO&#039;s antics when he wanted a new contract in Philly?  Remember what Chad Johnson did all offseason?  Remember that agents do not get paid on a contract negotiated by an old agent.  And Kellen suddenly switched to Drew Rosenhaus before the season.  I&#039;m sure that Drew Rosenhaus is noted for his patience and willingness to let Kellen honor his contract.

Yeah right.

Is Phil Savage probably in the wrong if he did not call, and perhaps for wanting to hide the truth?  Sure.  But wouldn&#039;t you rather the Browns try to keep it under wraps than let the world know?  Perhaps Phil Savage was looking at signing free agents for the next five years as opposed to winning one game.  You think free agents will be more willing to come if the Browns are honest about every staph infection?  They&#039;re doing everything get it figured out.  Why compound the problem?  This is the NFL...where information is an advantage.

Hence -- conduct detrimental to the team.  Truth or not, the conduct was detrimental in many ways and violated the agreement management had made with Kellen.

Besides, the last time I checked, we won our last game without Kellen.  We&#039;re 1-4 with him.  Just sayin&#039;...

Perhaps instead of jumping to conclusions we should look a little deeper.  Phil Savage and Romeo Crennel are under fire for the 2-4 start.  Do you think they would just flippantly suspend one of their most talented players?  Please.  That&#039;s preposterous.  It leads me to believe that there is plenty more behind the scenes going on and that part of the reason for the suspension is a) we may be better without Kellen if he&#039;s only thinking of himself, and b) The Browns want to nip the Drew Rosenhaus charade in the bud right now.

We&#039;ll see once more information comes out.  Losing Kellen sucks, because he always brings it on Sunday.  But his big, emotional mouth just cost him, probably justifiably, $250K.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t think we know enough about this situation to make accurate judgments.</p>
<p>However, here is a little more info: the statement from Phil Savage:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=9012" rel="nofollow">Phil Savage Official Statement</a></p>
<p>I appreciate your passion Midnight Writer, but I do not think that Browns fans &#8220;everwhere&#8221; are going to rise up.  What exactly would be the end result of an &#8220;uprising?&#8221;</p>
<p>Here is what we know:<br />
&#8211;The Browns have had waaaaay too many staph infections, and need to get it figured out.  Now.<br />
&#8211;Kellen Winslow reportedly acquired another staph infection.<br />
&#8211;Kellen Winslow accuses Phil Savage of not calling him to see how he was doing.  Sounds strange, and if true, I fault Savage.  One of your players is in the hosptial &#8212; how do you not call him?  If this isn&#8217;t true, I have two words for you: Drew Rosenhaus.<br />
&#8211;According to the Savage statement, the Browns, Kellen, and his representation agreed to not reveal the nature of the injury.<br />
&#8211;Immediately following the most crushing loss of the season, Kellen pops off about the situation with little regard for how it negatively impacts a team that is on the brink as it is.<br />
&#8211;Kellen&#8217;s new agent is Drew Rosenhaus.</p>
<p>Hmm&#8230;that last one should give you pause.  You remember Mr. Next Question right?  Remember TO&#8217;s antics when he wanted a new contract in Philly?  Remember what Chad Johnson did all offseason?  Remember that agents do not get paid on a contract negotiated by an old agent.  And Kellen suddenly switched to Drew Rosenhaus before the season.  I&#8217;m sure that Drew Rosenhaus is noted for his patience and willingness to let Kellen honor his contract.</p>
<p>Yeah right.</p>
<p>Is Phil Savage probably in the wrong if he did not call, and perhaps for wanting to hide the truth?  Sure.  But wouldn&#8217;t you rather the Browns try to keep it under wraps than let the world know?  Perhaps Phil Savage was looking at signing free agents for the next five years as opposed to winning one game.  You think free agents will be more willing to come if the Browns are honest about every staph infection?  They&#8217;re doing everything get it figured out.  Why compound the problem?  This is the NFL&#8230;where information is an advantage.</p>
<p>Hence &#8212; conduct detrimental to the team.  Truth or not, the conduct was detrimental in many ways and violated the agreement management had made with Kellen.</p>
<p>Besides, the last time I checked, we won our last game without Kellen.  We&#8217;re 1-4 with him.  Just sayin&#8217;&#8230;</p>
<p>Perhaps instead of jumping to conclusions we should look a little deeper.  Phil Savage and Romeo Crennel are under fire for the 2-4 start.  Do you think they would just flippantly suspend one of their most talented players?  Please.  That&#8217;s preposterous.  It leads me to believe that there is plenty more behind the scenes going on and that part of the reason for the suspension is a) we may be better without Kellen if he&#8217;s only thinking of himself, and b) The Browns want to nip the Drew Rosenhaus charade in the bud right now.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll see once more information comes out.  Losing Kellen sucks, because he always brings it on Sunday.  But his big, emotional mouth just cost him, probably justifiably, $250K.</p>
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		<title>By: MidnightWriter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>KELLEN SUSPENDED

What is this? Nazi Germany? I guess you are not allowed to talk to the press about a staph infection. Because now, Kellen Winslow, perhaps the Browns best playmaker, the guy with the golden hands, the man who has played hurt since day one, has been suspended for one game.

Against the friggin&#039; Jaguars, for God&#039;s sake! Coming on the heels of quarterback Derek Anderson&#039;s  worst outing, yet, in the Browns 14-11 loss to Washington on Sunday.

That is indeed, a Savage punishment that hurts the team&#039;s chances to win and tells all Browns fans that Savage would rather lose a football game than have any player disobey him and tell the truth!

Kellen&#039;s own team is suspending him! Not for getting drunk all the time or beating up his own body guard (ala Packman Jones), but for embarrassing Phil Savage by TELLING THE TRUTH.

Midnight Writer is so mad and disgusted with the Browns organization, that I&#039;ve begun to post at the ungodly hour of 6:30 pm. EST.

This cannot happen. If Kellen Winslow&#039;s sentence is not suspended by the time the Browns play Jacksonville, the Browns fans -- throughout the Midwest -- across the country will rise up and make ourselves heard!

Calling all Browns fans! I look forward to your comments.

A game suspension for having the audacity to speak the truth as to why he was in the hospital. Kellen, I feel your pain.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>KELLEN SUSPENDED</p>
<p>What is this? Nazi Germany? I guess you are not allowed to talk to the press about a staph infection. Because now, Kellen Winslow, perhaps the Browns best playmaker, the guy with the golden hands, the man who has played hurt since day one, has been suspended for one game.</p>
<p>Against the friggin&#8217; Jaguars, for God&#8217;s sake! Coming on the heels of quarterback Derek Anderson&#8217;s  worst outing, yet, in the Browns 14-11 loss to Washington on Sunday.</p>
<p>That is indeed, a Savage punishment that hurts the team&#8217;s chances to win and tells all Browns fans that Savage would rather lose a football game than have any player disobey him and tell the truth!</p>
<p>Kellen&#8217;s own team is suspending him! Not for getting drunk all the time or beating up his own body guard (ala Packman Jones), but for embarrassing Phil Savage by TELLING THE TRUTH.</p>
<p>Midnight Writer is so mad and disgusted with the Browns organization, that I&#8217;ve begun to post at the ungodly hour of 6:30 pm. EST.</p>
<p>This cannot happen. If Kellen Winslow&#8217;s sentence is not suspended by the time the Browns play Jacksonville, the Browns fans &#8212; throughout the Midwest &#8212; across the country will rise up and make ourselves heard!</p>
<p>Calling all Browns fans! I look forward to your comments.</p>
<p>A game suspension for having the audacity to speak the truth as to why he was in the hospital. Kellen, I feel your pain.</p>
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		<title>By: Fire and Ice Fantasy Sports Forum &#124; Fantasy Football Week 8 &#124; Browns - Colts</title>
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		<dc:creator>Fire and Ice Fantasy Sports Forum &#124; Fantasy Football Week 8 &#124; Browns - Colts</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] the one factor different from the Giants game versus this weekend&#8217;s game was the addition of Kellen Winslow. The offense posted better runs with Steve Heiden blocking. Maybe Kellen Winslow should be moved to [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Kellen Winslow Spends Night In Hospital - Has Huge Balls</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kellen Winslow Spends Night In Hospital - Has Huge Balls</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] (For the latest on Kellen Winslow&#8217;s current spat with Browns&#8217; management, visit the Cleveland Browns news page or read the post specifically regarding Kellen Winslow being upset, and Romeo Crennel&#8217;s reaction.) [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] (For the latest on Kellen Winslow&#8217;s current spat with Browns&#8217; management, visit the Cleveland Browns news page or read the post specifically regarding Kellen Winslow being upset, and Romeo Crennel&#8217;s reaction.) [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Kellen Winslow - Injury Status for Washington &#124; Kellen Winslow to Philadelphia?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kellen Winslow - Injury Status for Washington &#124; Kellen Winslow to Philadelphia?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] (For the latest on Kellen Winslow&#8217;s current spat with Browns&#8217; management, visit the Cleveland Browns news page or read the post specifically regarding Kellen Winslow being upset, and Romeo Crennel&#8217;s reaction.) [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Browns - Redskins Preview and Prediction &#124; Kellen Winslow Injury Update</title>
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		<dc:creator>Browns - Redskins Preview and Prediction &#124; Kellen Winslow Injury Update</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] (For the latest on Kellen Winslow&#8217;s current spat with Browns&#8217; management, visit the Cleveland Browns news page or read the post specifically regarding Kellen Winslow being upset, and Romeo Crennel&#8217;s reaction.) [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Kellen Winslow Injury Update &#124; Returns to Practice for Browns - Status Unknown</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kellen Winslow Injury Update &#124; Returns to Practice for Browns - Status Unknown</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] (For the latest on Kellen Winslow&#8217;s current spat with Browns&#8217; management, visit the Cleveland Browns news page or read the post specifically regarding Kellen Winslow being upset, and Romeo Crennel&#8217;s reaction.) [...]</description>
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