BEREA, Ohio -- Mike Pettine knows he might not have been Clevelands first choice or even the Browns second pick.
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that hes the one they selected. "Its been my life-long dream to be an NFL head
coach," Pettine said Thursday, "and however that opportunity presents itself,
its fine with me." After nearly a month of twists, turns and talk, the Browns
found their man. Buffalos defensive co-ordinator, who didnt seem to be on
Clevelands radar when the team began a coaching search last month, signed a
five-year contract Thursday and was named the Browns seventh full-time coach
since 1999. Pettine replaces Rob Chudzinski, fired on Dec. 29 after just one
season. The Browns interviewed 10 candidates before deciding on the 47-year-old
Pettine, who has built a solid reputation with a no-nonsense approach with his
players. "I have been nicknamed BFT -- Blunt Force Trauma," he said. "The days
are too short to dance around subjects some time and I think guys appreciate
that." His straight-forward style attracted Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, who set
out to find a "strong winner" and feels the clean-shaven Pettine can lead
Clevelands resurgence. "Hes very smart," Haslam said. "Hes aggressive. Hes
innovative. You can see hes tough. Hes going to be very demanding. Hes going to
set high standards for our organization." Pettine spent one year with the Bills
after four as Rex Ryans defensive co-ordinator with the New York Jets. Before
that, Pettine was an assistant coach in Baltimore, giving him some familiarity
in Clevelands division. Pettine understands there are challenges in turning
around the Browns, who have lost at least 11 games in each of the past six
seasons and made the playoffs once in their expansion era. Pettine believes the
Browns have talent -- as evidenced by their six Pro Bowlers -- and wants to be
the one to return them to glory. "Theres only 32 of these jobs and they dont
come along often," Pettine said. "People ask me, Why didnt you wait? There will
be chances next year? I dont know if I believe in that. When you put all the
factors together, this franchise is in position, given the right leadership, to
win." Pettine emerged as the favourite to become Clevelands fourth coach in six
years as the Browns eliminated candidates and Denver offensive co-ordinator Adam
Gase, considered the front-runner when the search started, told the team to move
on without him. His hiring ends a 25-day odyssey for the Browns. It was a quest
filled with rumours, denials, withdrawals and far too much drama for a franchise
seeking stability. At the Pro Bowl in Hawaii, Browns tight end Jordan Cameron
echoed the sentiments of most Cleveland fans. "Im just happy to have a coach,"
he said. The Browns flew to Mobile, Ala., on Tuesday to interview Pettine for
the second time at the Senior Bowl. The four-hour meeting came shortly after
Gase, the first candidate the team contacted, called Haslam and withdrew from
consideration. The team had been expected to give Seattle defensive co-ordinator
Dan Quinn a second interview, but if he was their pick, the Browns would have
had to wait until after the Super Bowl to finalize a deal. Banner said the
decision to hire Pettine before speaking with Quinn a second time was "tough."
As six other teams filled their head-coaching vacancies, the Browns kept
looking. The lengthy delay led to a national perception the team didnt have a
clear plan. Aware of the criticism, Haslam sent a letter to Cleveland fans last
week explaining why the team was being "methodical" in finding Chudzinskis
replacement. Haslam argued the view of the Browns was media driven. "Thats a
perception that you all have generated," he said to reporters. "Thats not the
perception among candidates or football people that Ive talked to around the
country." Browns CEO Joe Banner took a playful jab at Clevelands front office,
which was characterized locally as "The Three Stooges" when the search began. "I
dont know if you had a chance to meet Mike, but since (GM) Mike Lombardi and I
are Moe and Larry, we went and set out to find Curly and we succeeded," he said.
"Thats why it took so long; there arent a lot of Curlys running around the
country." Now that hes in place, Pettine is ready to roll up his sleeves and fix
the Browns. Football is in his blood. He learned the game from his father, Mike
Pettine Sr., who won four Pennsylvania state championships and retired as the
winningest coach in state history. Not long after getting the job, Pettine
phoned his dad. "It was special," he said. "It didnt last very long because he
knew I had a lot of stuff to get done. My poor mom answered the phone and he
said "Is that Michael?" He ripped it out of her hands. They were both excited
and knew how much work it went into this."
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HARBOR, Mich. -- Colin Montgomerie learned something about playing major
championship golf at the age of 51 in the Senior PGA Championship at Harbor
Shores. "I learned today to concentrate on me, and possibly I havent in the
past," the Scot said Sunday after shooting a 6-under 65 for a four-stroke
victory over 64-year-old Tom Watson. "Were always learning and today I
concentrated on my own play and could only worry about myself." The victory was
first as a senior, his first in seven years and his first in an official event
in the United States. He also claimed a senior major in his fifth attempt,
something he didnt accomplish in 71 majors in his regular tour days.
Montgomerie, whose greatest moments in golf have been in Ryder Cup competition,
finished at 13-under 261 for his first victory since he took the 2007 European
Open for his 31st European Tour title. Watson also closed with a 65, and
Jay Haas and Bernhard Langer tied for third at 7 under. Haas had a 67, and
Langer shot 70. Montgomerie offered some comic relief on the final hole when he
pulled his final approach some 20 yards only to get a bounce off the grandstand.
The ball rolled to the middle of the green to set up a tap-in par. "I feel
fantastic, really, superb," he said. "Theres a motto: If you fail and fail, you
come back and try again. Ive had a couple of failures here in America and close
calls, especially in major championships, and its great to finally win, never
mind a Champions Tour event, but a Senior PGA Championship event." Watson, who
later this year will captain the U.S. Ryder Cup team, put a charge in the
tournament when he made birdies on the second and fifth holes and started the
back nine with consecutive birdies to pull within one shot of the llead.
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hole that would have put him within one shot again. "Yeah that was the roadblock
right there," Watson said. "I needed to make four there to keep the pressure
on." Montgomerie made a charge of his own. He birdied Nos. 8, 9 and 10 and, with
precise iron shots and clutch putting, also made birdies at 12, 14 and 15 to
pull away. He said the birdies in the middle of the round were the key. "I was
caught," he said. "It was between seven or eight players that could actually win
there. Those birdies were the key." Montgomerie will head home to Scotland for a
few weeks with a first-place check of $378,000 and his name will go on the
Alfred S. Bourne Trophy. The win also netted him a lifetime exemption to the
Senior PGA Championship, and 2014 exemptions for the PGA Championship, Senior
British Open and U.S. Senior Open. Watson, who made a bid to be the oldest
player to win a senior event of any kind, had five consecutive pars to end his
round while missing several birdie chances. He hit 17 of 18 greens in
regulation. "It was one of the best rounds from tee to green that I played in
years," Watson said. "It was really, really good, but the putter felt like a
snake in my hands. I missed a lot of short putts today. It could have been a
much better scoring round of golf." Bernhard Langer, playing with Montgomerie
for a fourth consecutive round, hit his tee shot at No. 11 in the hazard right
of the green and ended up making double bogey on the 140-yard par 3. It put him
four shots behind Montgomerie at the time. Montgomerie is the third Scot to win
senior golfs oldest championship, and the first since Jock Hutchison won his
second Senior PGA in 1940.
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