Bernie Kosar is back with his miracle elixir to cure what ails the Browns

There is no bigger fan of former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar than the one currently residing in this corner of Dawg Pound Daily.

We’ve lost count of how many times we’ve watched Kosar’s performance against the New York Jets in the double-overtime victory in the 1986 playoffs, or his touchdown pass to Webster Slaughter to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers that same year.

We often find ourselves thinking about what might have been if Kosar hadn’t suffered one injury after another, beginning with the season-opening game against the Kansas City Chiefs in 1988.

Having established that we are a fan and not a “hater,” there is one thing that we are certain about above anything else when it comes to the Cleveland Browns.

Kosar should not be allowed anywhere near this club in any role that would have him making any kind of important decisions.

Like a snake oil salesman rolling through town with his miracle elixir guaranteed to cure whatever ails you, Kosar is back with his annual attempt to pressure the Browns front office into giving him a role with the team.

“I want to at least help because you have to have accountability.” – Bernie Kosar

Kosar’s latest plea came over the weekend on Tailgate 19, a local Sunday morning TV show that focuses on the No. 1 team in town.

“I want to do this, OK,” Kosar said during the show. “And I’ll fire myself if we are not a competitive NFL team within a year or 2. This is 16-plus years and this is unacceptable. I’m not trying to pick on people. This is not an arrow (directed at someone). This is factual statements that this is not acceptable. This is not professional football.”

“This is about a way of being, what you stand for. I’m not blaming the effort from the players. I’m not blaming the effort from the coaches. This is from the beginning, and I feel like a broken record, this is not lobbying to pick on people. But this is a cultural, systemic issue.”

Kosar is right that things are a mess, but just like a politician seeking office he is long on promises and short on specifics. How, exactly, is he going to fix a 16-year problem within “a year or two?” Apparently details are for suckers.

This isn’t the first (or likely the last) time that Kosar has taken the Browns to task. He’s repeatedly ripped into the front office ever since being taken off the team’s preseason television broadcasts, and knowing that Kosar’s name still resonates with Browns fans, the local TV and radio stations are more than happy to give him airtime.

Before someone in Berea starts making office space for Kosar, let’s look at a few important details.

Kosar last threw an NFL pass in 1996 and last appeared in a Cleveland uniform in 1993. Since that time he has held no coaching or front offense positions at any level of the game.

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Since returning to the NFL in 1999, the Browns have had three different owners, seven full-time head coaches, and at least as many general managers. In addition, the other 31 NFL teams have employed an untold number of people in those same positions.

Yet not a single one of them has been interested in hiring Kosar in any capacity!

If Kosar really knows how to fix the Browns – and do it within two years – doesn’t it seem strange that absolutely no one in the entire league could see that and give him a chance?

It is time to take a step back, Browns fans, and give an honest answer to this question:

If Kosar had not played for the Browns, would you really believe he could somehow fix this team?

We have no reason to believe that Kosar is not sincere in his offer to help the Browns, and it is odd that the team has not hired him in some kind of ambassador role for the club. As the quarterback of the last successful Browns team, his name still holds currency with the fan base.

But hire him to do something important? That is a sales pitch that not even the must gullible Browns fan should fall for.