The winner of the Hue Jackson sweepstakes remains up in the air, but the Cleveland Browns appear to be pushing hardest for now. A day after Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported the Browns were offering significant say in personnel matters, current Hue Jackson beat writer Mike Silver reported the Browns were coming heaviest.
The whole thing is odd, because Silver continues to say no offers have been made. It is possible that has changed this morning, but here is the latest from Silver:
As of this moment, the Browns are pursuing Hue Jackson most aggressively. Niners still very interested, Giants hoping to interview him.
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) January 12, 2016
@bomani_jones People act as though he is weighing 3 offers. As of last night there were no offers. If someone comes hard, it means something
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) January 12, 2016
Ian Rapoport had one interesting tidbit as well to add into the mix:
#Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is not here in Houston, though his wife Dee is present. She can vote. As #Browns pursue Hue Jackson, worth noting
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 12, 2016
Silver said on Monday night that this whole thing could very well wrap up in 24-48 hours if offers start showing up. Jimmy Haslam and the Cleveland Browns would seemingly be close to making some kind of official offer. I would have to think parameters were discussed in the interview room. We could be getting into semantics in terms of formal, official offers.
Whatever the case, one has to wonder if Jackson would take a Browns offer without even interviewing with the Giants. Money and power can certainly be nice, but at the end of the day, it is still the Cleveland Browns we're talking about. They could very well figure things out and turn around their losing history, but for now, it's still the Cleveland Browns and the factory of sadness.