"He doesn't deviate from that based on public perception or emotion or things that can take you away from your plan, which I think is what you have to have if you want to be a successful coach," he said.
There's no sidestepping that the Browns are a mess.
"The question is,
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Browns Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas would like to see Haslam stay with Pettine, his fifth coach in nine years.
Their defense has not played close to expectations. The offense hasn't run the ball the way Pettine had promised. There have been costly injuries, and general manager Ray Farmer has made bad decisions in evaluating talent and filling the roster.
"Thanks for reminding me of that, by the way," Pettine playfully quipped.
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — With the losses piling up and heat intensifying around him, Browns coach Mike Pettine is keeping cool.
Pettine said he has weekly conversations with owner Jimmy Haslam about the status of his team,
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"I feel very upset about the record and that's on us," Pettine said. "We own it. This is a bottom-line business and where we are isn't good enough."
The loss — and some questionable clock management decisions by Pettine in the closing minutes — brought further scrutiny to the coach in his second year and his staff,
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When a reporter pointed out Thursday that his team has gone just 2-14 in its last 16 games, Pettine interrupted.
Thomas said Pettine believes in himself and has his own system and philosophy.
Thomas has been impressed by Pettine's even-keeled demeanor in good times and bad.
Haslam vowed during training camp that he would not "blow it up" and keep things in place if the season took a downward turn. But with the Browns seemingly headed toward another double-digit loss season, his plan may have changed.
Pettine knows he could be running out of time to correct the problems.
"His personality is very blunt and to the point,
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"Anybody that knows me and anybody that knows Jimmy Haslam knows our conversations are always blunt," Pettine said. "The time is so valuable during the season that when we get into a conversation we hit topics head on, there's no dancing around them."
Pettine's future could be in jeopardy with the Browns (2-9) stuck in the middle of one of those slides that has taken down Cleveland coaches before. They've lost six straight and suffered one of the most gut-wrenching defeats in recent memory Monday night, when the Ravens blocked a field goal on the game's final play and returned it 64 yards for a touchdown.
Haslam has already established a quick-trigger approach, firing Rob Chudzinski after one 4-12 season.
