Browns Release Jurevicius

It's really no surprise to anyone that the Browns announced they have released veteran wide receiver Joe Jurevicius this evening.

"Eric (Mangini) and I have had extensive conversations with Joe and his representatives," general manager George Kokinis said. "In the end we were unable to reach an agreement that was in the best interests of both parties."

Best interest of both parties, eh? The problem with a statement like that is, no one knows what's in the best interest of Mangini and Kokinis (see earlier post on Mangini/Kokinis musings).

Sure, we're supposed to believe they want to win. But, geesh, I haven't really been impressed with some of the moves they're making. OK, so Joe was battling injury and impending retirement, but still ...

All I'm saying is, Mangini/Kokinis (and Lerner) still have shown me any indication they really want this franchise to succeed. And, sure, Savage left us in salary cap hell, making it difficult to really sign anyone decent in free agency, but I'm sure we could have done better than to sign some Jets rejects.

Oh well, time will tell. I can't say it enough, though, but I'm not too thrilled with this team so far.