As the Cleveland Browns embark on the 2021 season, Andrew Berry and company are always on the look out for adding talent to the organization. Today comes news that former Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn was brought on board.
Quinn was the Lions’ top front office guy for almost five seasons. During that time, Detroit finished with a 31 – 43 – 1 record. Among Quinn’s biggest moves were at head coach where he fired Jim Caldwell after a 9 – 7 season and hired Matt Patricia to replace him.
Quinn’s history with Patricia back to their days together with the New England Patriots played a big role in his hire. With the Patriots, Quinn made a name for himself as a scout and pro personnel guy. After spending 16 seasons in New England, Quinn was hired by Detroit in 2016.
Like many ex-Patriot employees, Quinn failed outside of that organization when given more responsibilities. Outside of the Caldwell firing and Patricia hiring, many of his moves were questionable and led to his firing.
In Cleveland, he won’t be in charge of any decisions:
The #Browns have hired former #Lions GM Bob Quinn as a Senior Consultant to their Football Ops department, source said. A new voice and sounding board for GM Andrew Berry, Quinn will help in a multitude of areas.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 30, 2021
Berry will continue to run things but has a former general manager to help guide him. Quinn’s success in New England in a lesser role should bode well for him in his role in Cleveland. Tapping into Quinn’s knowledge from his almost two decades in Foxboro should be helpful to the Browns organization.
