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George Kokinis, in his 5th year as director of pro personnel and his 17th season as a member of the franchise, works closely with GM Ozzie Newsome in analyzing NFL rosters and coordinating and evaluating each year’s free agency market. Along with personnel recommendations, Kokinis assists vice president of football administration Pat Moriarty in negotiating contracts for some of the Ravens’ draft picks. 1996-2007: (with Baltimore) 2007: Ravens acquired Pro Bowl alternate RB Willis McGahee from the Bills in exchange for future draft choices...Team retained OLB Jarret Johnson, who re-signed with the team during the spring. 2006: Negotiated the contracts of draft picks S Dawan Landry (5th round) and DE Ryan LaCasse (7th round)...Ravens acquired QB Steve McNair in exchange for an ‘07 draft pick, re-signed OLB Bart Scott and also signed a number of significant free agent contributors: DE Trevor Pryce, who led the team with 13 sacks, RB Mike Anderson, DT Justin Bannan, CB Corey Ivy and OLB Gary Stills. 2005: Negotiated the contracts of draft picks FB Justin Green and LB Mike Smith...Ravens signed 3 current starters: WR Derrick Mason, CB Samari Rolle and G Keydrick Vincent. 2003: Became the team’s director of pro personnel, overseeing all aspects of the pro personnel department. 2000-02: Promoted to the Ravens’ assistant director of pro personnel in 2000...Conducted the advance scouting of Ravens opponents and provided reports to the coaches. 1996-99: Kokinis was the Ravens’ Northeast area scout for 4 years, and also conducted “the box” workouts of college prospects before moving over to pro personnel...Moved to Baltimore with the Modell franchise. 1991-95: (with Cleveland) Began his NFL scouting career with the Browns in 1991 after serving an internship in the team’s operations department. COLLEGE: Graduated from Hobart College with a B.A. in psychology and earned his master’s degree in sports management at the University of Richmond (1991), while working as a graduate assistant coach for the Spiders’ baseball team...He played both football and baseball during his collegiate career, earning ECAC Baseball Player of the Year honors in 1989 as a pitcher for the Statesmen, and was selected to represent the conference in a New York vs. New Jersey All-Star Game played at Yankee Stadium. PERSONAL: A 2-sport athlete at Wethersfield (CT) HS, George received the John Warren Potter Memorial Award, which recognizes competitiveness, school and team spirit and outstanding character...He currently serves on the board of directors of the Carmine, Frank, Mangini Foundation, which provides grants and scholarships to underprivileged youth...George and his wife, Elizabeth, have a daughter, Marissa (8), and twins Peter and Ella (3)...The family resides in Owings Mills, MD. PERSONNEL BACKGROUND: 1991-95 (Cleveland Browns); 1996-2007 (Baltimore Ravens) http://www.baltimoreravens.com/People/Staff/Player_Personnel/George_Kokinis.aspx If this is in fact who we hire as the GM my concern comes during the draft. Phil was supposed to be the great draft evaluator coming from Baltimore. Personally I was never really all that impressed with his drafts and I have said so before he was fired. Now Kokonis might be great at what he does now with Baltimore but he is not very involved in the draft process. Who is going to be the guy running our draft? If it is Kokonis how well do we expect him to do? I think for things to improve he needs to be better than Phil was and that might be asking too much of a guy who never had that responsibility.
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If this is in fact who we hire as the GM my concern comes during the draft. Phil was supposed to be the great draft evaluator coming from Baltimore. Personally I was never really all that impressed with his drafts and I have said so before he was fired. Now Kokonis might be great at what he does now with Baltimore but he is not very involved in the draft process. Who is going to be the guy running our draft? If it is Kokonis how well do we expect him to do? I think for things to improve he needs to be better than Phil was and that might be asking too much of a guy who never had that responsibility.
Simple...
Trusted Scouts will do the leg work...The GM doesn't need to be out of town constantly...
Scouts bring info...Scouts and GM and Mangini discuss and make decision...
This ain't rocket science...
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You aren't going to find a new GM who has handled college scouting, FA scouting and contracts... if you did, he'd already be a GM.. and if he was any good, his team wouldn't let him leave... everybody we interview is going to be better at one area than another and we are going to have to hope he grows into that job and fills it with competent people until he does.
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Who is going to be the guy running our draft?
That has been my single biggest concern since Phil was fired. This concern of mine has been further compounded ever since it became apparent that Kokinis is likely to become our GM.
I think (or at least hope) that they keep some of our draft scouts - guys who have been scouting for our needs.
I think it will fairly easy to decide on our first round pick: either one of the LBs or Jenkins. It will be challenging, however, to make decisions for the later rounds.
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or Taylor Mays.
our 1st round pick is most difficult in gauging how much we need to get back in order to move down if we feel there are multiple players who are good fits and graded evenly.
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TJ McCreight, Director of Player Personnel.
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If this is in fact who we hire as the GM my concern comes during the draft. Phil was supposed to be the great draft evaluator coming from Baltimore. Personally I was never really all that impressed with his drafts and I have said so before he was fired. Now Kokonis might be great at what he does now with Baltimore but he is not very involved in the draft process. Who is going to be the guy running our draft? If it is Kokonis how well do we expect him to do? I think for things to improve he needs to be better than Phil was and that might be asking too much of a guy who never had that responsibility.
Simple...
Trusted Scouts will do the leg work...The GM doesn't need to be out of town constantly...
Scouts bring info...Scouts and GM and Mangini discuss and make decision...
This ain't rocket science...
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I agree DinD.....GM's as a rule aren't out on the road all that much.
Just because Savage couldn't divide the responsibilities to multiply his effectiveness doesn't mean others can't.
If you have a scout you have worked with and trust who tells you this is a guy who needs to be on the list, you put him on the list.
Top prospects.....like top three pick players get checked and cross checked. Your local guys tell the regional guy to look at a player. If it flys there, you bring in some national guys to take a look. If it is a go there, you bring in some brass and there you go....you put them on a hotlist.
Savage wanted to be the superstar. I just want guys who show up, work together well enough to establish a sound process, and select some decent players.
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I think (or at least hope) that they keep some of our draft scouts - guys who have been scouting for our needs.
A couple of things.
First, if we are scouting simply for needs, we will never be a good team. You have to scout players. Needing them or not shouldn't matter. If they are good, you need them is my theory.
Next....our scouting staff is in place. We have some guys on longer deals....the national and regional guys, but most scouts work on a draft to draft contract. Nothing has stopped in our scouting department. It doesn't take Savage to tell people where to go. Those assignments have been in place for months. You don't just wake up Dec 29th and decide this guy is going to the Sugar Bowl, this guy to the Rose Bowl, this guy to the Music City bowl....our scouts are out and turning out evaluations. Cross checkers are out following up on previous reports.
We also enlist(I think) the services of the national scouting services like Blesto(or something close if B is reading)...so everybody has the same information.
We aren't somehow sitting in this dark void missing out on solid scouting.
Trust me....we aren't.
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It may not matter, as everyone else has removed themselves from consideration.
Maybe there's something to the fact that the Browns are looked as disfunctoinal from the owner down the line? That may be why these guys are fighting over our job.
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It may not matter, as everyone else has removed themselves from consideration.
Maybe there's something to the fact that the Browns are looked as disfunctoinal from the owner down the line? That may be why these guys are fighting over our job.
Sorry, that doesn't really make any sense to me....I don't follow your point.
The team isn't dysfunctional...I think we just went through a very functional process....the guy Lerner picked may not work out, but it wasn't because he went through a dysfunctional process.
People like Heckertt dropped out because they they wanted to name a coach they wanted....no problem there, but no problem on our end either.
The part about people fighting over our job I don't get, so I can't comment.
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I was making a comment regarding the article that was posted a little while ago that a job in Cleveland is less than desirable because the rest of the league looks at the Browns as a disfunctional organization.
The reasoning for my point is that people seem to be running from jobs with the Browns, rather than towards them. McCay, Cowher, Pioli trying to break the bank, and the guy from the Eagles. I have heard of more people indicating they weren't interested, then the other way around.
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Your right in some aspect I think. I believe that Lerner is going about this whole rebuilding of leadership through unconventional means, and that scares people. Having a GM answer to, or be on the same level at least which is the route we're taking, to a coach is unheard of. GM's are used to being the one's in power and having the last say in all things football. Instead of forming the basis of the organization around a GM, he's forming it around a group of men on equal standing that are willing to share the load. Personally, i dont think thats a bad idea. Unconventional, sure, but not bad.
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Savage's drafts have been no better than any Mock draft you can find on the internet. If Mangini gave me a wishlist of needs, I could do the draft myself.
I would start with Aaron Curry (LB) or Taylor Mays (S) in the first round and then somebody like Alphonso Smith (CB) in the second round.
GM's need to be able to manage and Kokinis should be able to do that.
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Great post. Most of us don't realize how much goes into the draft and how many people are involved. The Browns will be naming a new head of their scouting department, not replacing the entire organization. I equate it to a companig replacing its CFO - just because they hire a new one, doesn't mean you're trying to hire 30 new CPAs off Monster 
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Great post. Most of us don't realize how much goes into the draft and how many people are involved. The Browns will be naming a new head of their scouting department, not replacing the entire organization.
I equate it to a companig replacing its CFO - just because they hire a new one, doesn't mean you're trying to hire 30 new CPAs off Monster
I'm always involved. I post my mocks... I pimp day one guys. I pimp day two guys.
Now that I know for sure that we are sticking with the 3-4, I can continue my search.
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Great post. Most of us don't realize how much goes into the draft and how many people are involved. The Browns will be naming a new head of their scouting department, not replacing the entire organization.
I equate it to a companig replacing its CFO - just because they hire a new one, doesn't mean you're trying to hire 30 new CPAs off Monster
I'm always involved. I post my mocks... I pimp day one guys. I pimp day two guys.
Now that I know for sure that we are sticking with the 3-4, I can continue my search.
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Exactly !....We Finally broke the trend and hired an experienced HC who had some success on his CV....Why would we than go out and add an Inexperienced GM  ....It just doesn't make sense....and to say that he is friends with Mangini just isn't a good enough reason.....Unfortunately I also see us going down that road....As a Franchise we need to get it right on the field and in the Front Office...We however , never seem to be able to get bothright at the same time  ....
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The job may be his if he wants it, but there's always a chance he does something to turn Lerner off and force him to look hard at alternatives. Until he is signed, I'm going to hold out hope that Lerner gets a list together or GMs that will work with Mangini and at least go through a process with them and not either interview Kokinis alone or interview him and some fallback options who were never really serious candidates. I would still rather have an experienced GM like Pioli in to start and let him build things instead but that dream is long since dead.
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Yep, you got ONE.
MY question is...If we are so worried about a coach with experience, why weren't we worried about a GM with experience too? Seems to me we probably should have one at this point. When was the last time Cleveland had a GM with prior experience?
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A GM must only need to be able to "find the right people" to run our scouting and be able to "deligate responabilities".
Phil seemed to be on the road doing his own scouting moreso than being an "actual GM".
When you have an operation clicking on all cylinders as it should be, the scouting unit and HC work with the GM to arrive at these decisions. And the GM deligates the responabilities to the scouting department on their respective assignments.
It will be a breath of fresh air to see this place running like a proper NFL franchise IMO
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Agreed......it looks like Lerner has decided whoever is cooking the meal is more important than who buys the groceries, but as long as the errand boy has a list then the groceries can be bought, right?
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Exactly!  The rest of the post is j/c Areas of need aren't hard to identify. Your HC and DC know what "type" of player at any position fills those needs to fit properly and work within their respective schemes. ie.....LB'ers and DL players are quite different for these different schemes. A player that may work very well in the 4-3, may be a total misfit in the 3-4. And are you going to need players that fit a more attacking style of D? That works as a pretty good example I guess. So once the HC tells you exactly what "kind of player" he's looking at in that position of his needs, the scouting department gets sent out to find these style of players. They return and you make you big board accordingly. There's always players that you "just can't pass up if they drop to you". But you don't draft players such as OL, DL or LB'ers that don not fit the scheme you're running. Everyone having the same ultimate goal and working hand in hand by such a method is the only way to achieve success. And if you refuse listenning to the guy making the meal by getting him great ingrediants that aren't a part of a recipe, that certainly isn't very productive in achieving success. IMO- That's why although we have talent on the D side of the ball, some of their skill sets sometimes would be better fitted in the 4-3 rather than the 3-4. The guy buying the groceries and the guy cooking the meal must be acquiring the right ingrediants for the recipe they're making.
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Areas of need aren't hard to identify. Your HC and DC know what "type" of player at any position fills those needs to fit properly and work within their respective schemes.
ie.....LB'ers and DL players are quite different for these different schemes. A player that may work very well in the 4-3, may be a total misfit in the 3-4. And are you going to need players that fit a more attacking style of D?
That works as a pretty good example I guess. So once the HC tells you exactly what "kind of player" he's looking at in that position of his needs, the scouting department gets sent out to find these style of players.
They return and you make you big board accordingly. There's always players that you "just can't pass up if they drop to you". But you don't draft players such as OL, DL or LB'ers that don not fit the scheme you're running.
Everyone having the same ultimate goal and working hand in hand by such a method is the only way to achieve success. And if you refuse listenning to the guy making the meal by getting him great ingrediants that aren't a part of a recipe, that certainly isn't very productive in achieving success.
IMO- That's why although we have talent on the D side of the ball, some of their skill sets sometimes would be better fitted in the 4-3 rather than the 3-4. The guy buying the groceries and the guy cooking the meal must be acquiring the right ingrediants for the recipe they're making.
That's all very true. However, you've glossed over the fact that if the guy getting the groceries gets you rotten produce or gets you inferior ingredients, the meal is doomed before it's even cooked.
Having the guy actually find the talent, grab value wherever he can, sign the players that give the best return, etc. is absolutely just as important than having him and the head coach on the same page. Together, they make up a successful system but without either, then there are problems. If you have a guy screw that process up, it won't matter who is coaching because a team with bad players is impossible to win with. Great coaches certainly can get players to overachieve, but if they stink, there's only so much that can be done.
Thus, Randy absolutely had the right idea, but he went about it backwards. He initially wanted bonafide coaches who have earned the right to build their own system and can probably build an impressive staff, which is fine. Then, he changed and went Pioli's way to get a bonafide GM who had every right to build his own system, which to me is the right way about going about things. Instead, he went with a mercurial guy first, turning away all his experienced candidates and now, if he doesn't get Kokinis (who is underqualified to begin with) he'll really be scraping the bottom of the barrel. Sure, they'll work on the same page, but is he capable of actually succeding at getting the talent they're on the same page on?
That's the question I think Randy missed throughout the whole thing... does he really think Kokinis, even though he'll be working well with Mangini, can get the talent a NFL team needs to contend? He hasn't even interviewed him yet, so I don't see how he can say that with confidence. To me, that's a problem.
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You said yourself that you felt Coke was a "prime candidate". And you were right.
So what's the problem?
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That's the question I think Randy missed throughout the whole thing... does he really think Kokinis, even though he'll be working well with Mangini, can get the talent a NFL team needs to contend? He hasn't even interviewed him yet, so I don't see how he can say that with confidence. To me, that's a problem.
That's WHY you "interview" people. To find out. So far, there is no signed contract by Coke. Sorry Ms. Cleo, predicting the future? From my understanding, there are other GM interviews scheduled as well.
If you'd like, I can call Randy and see if you can sit in to advise him?
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I have not found a story confirming or denying a Kokinis interview today.
Anyone know or read whether Kokinis will interview for the Browns GM job today?
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I just read it in one of the posted articles...can't remember which one,,,said he was going to interview today.
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Peen...thanks...I did read he was "supposed to" interview today, but nothing more concrete than "supposed to".
The Browns are doing a good job of keeping the lid on all the interview news until after it happens.
I guess we will know when it happens after it happens...
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Mac, in this article, it says he's supposed to interview today.. http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2009/01/nfl_insider_what_if_kokinis_sa.htmlBut like you say, no confirmation of anything.
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Thanks, BallP! I really got turned off by the weird last year. We need to grow the future in solid drafts. I am coming from a different background, but sometimes excessive hard work, though admirable, fails to yield all the results it could (or might). I have always been suspicious of the micromanagement types. Somebody needs to steer ALL the time. May have been a fault with Savage. Don't know his biz, so I shan't judge. But I remain suspicious of some of the "horses" he backed. They need some anger management (as in manage to get angry and play with their hair on fire in a number of cases). Just me typing, but we don't seem to fire up and we surely didn't measure up a bunch this year. And cetainly NOT across the board. But way too casual about losing.
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But way too casual about losing.
I find it funny that that's what Savage harped upon when hired, getting rid of the "losing mentality". Seems like they never instilled the will to win in their players.
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...but that wasn't Savages job, it was Romeo's
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Romeo didnt give himself an extension  Savage played a bigger part in this collapse than meets the eye.
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Romeo also wasn't selecting the talent that he had to use. It is my understanding that Savage was not giving Crennel players he needed to do the job and run the defense like he wanted. If that is the case was it that Savage thought he was safe and could get rid of Romeo and start over with his choice of coaches. Makes one wonder. There must have been a real lack of communication between the front office and the coaching staff.  If that is the case, it is no wonder that we had the season we had. If there is bickering at the top, if filters down to the bottom of the barrel.
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Just clickin' and bumpin'......
OK,...so where's he at ? The Ravens are done,.....LET's GO !!!
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Yea, it was about 10 minutes after the game before ESPN was running the banner that Rex Ryan would be the new coach of the Jets...
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Kokinis expected to meet with Browns, receive offer, accept GM job Pittsburgh -- George Kokinis, the Browns' top general manager candidate, returned with his team to Baltimore on Sunday night but will have a quick turnaround and fly to Cleveland today for a second interview with owner Randy Lerner. Unless something unforeseen happens, the Baltimore Ravens pro personnel director will be offered the job and will accept. Kokinis strolled the Ravens' locker room and consoled players after they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 23-14, in the AFC Championship Game. "It's tough. It's a good group of guys," Kokinis said, sounding like it's the last time he'll be with them. Ravens safety Jim Leonhard is one product of Kokinis' pro scouting that exemplifies his eye for talent. Leonhard was a walk-on at Wisconsin and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Buffalo Bills in 2005. The Ravens signed him to a one-year contract this year. Leonhard went on to start 13 games at strong safety and fill in as the Ravens' punt returner. Leonhard's 45-yard punt return set up Baltimore's first touchdown Sunday. "If [Kokinis leaves for the Browns' job], Baltimore is losing a good person," Leonhard said. "I know he was the man instrumental in getting me to Baltimore. This season has revived my career. I enjoyed every moment of this season." Kokinis has been tight-lipped about his intentions. Baltimore personnel profess he has not told many in the organization what he'll do. But after the game, he tipped his hand by acknowledging a Cleveland reporter and saying, "I'm sure I'll be seeing you around in the future." Hurtin': Two hard-hitting defenses lived up to their reputation, and some key players were injured as a result. Pittsburgh receiver Hines Ward was knocked out of the game with a knee injury on the Steelers' third series on a tackle by Baltimore cornerback Frank Walker. Ward said team doctors told him there seemed to be no structural damage to his right knee, but he would have an MRI exam today. Baltimore running back Willis McGahee had to be taken off the field strapped to a stretcher after a vicious hit to the face by Pittsburgh safety Ryan Clark. The club reported McGahee had movement in his arms and legs but had significant neck pain. Walker separated a shoulder in the second quarter, but he returned to play in the second half. The Ravens already were missing their other starting cornerback, Samari Rolle, who was inactive with a groin injury. Roll on, Big O: Former Browns defensive lineman Orpheus Roye was all smiles after Pittsburgh's win. Roye, who turned 36 today, caught on with his original team in August. Roye was released by the Browns last year after spending eight seasons with them. He was drafted by the Steelers in 1996. "They say everything happens for a reason," Roye said. "There's something here for me left unfinished." This will be Roye's first trip to the Super Bowl in 13 NFL seasons. Bye-bye, Browns: Browns quarterbacks coach Rip Scherer will leave the club to join the Carolina Panthers in the same capacity, a source said. Scherer carried the additional title of assistant head coach his last two years with Romeo Crennel. Scherer was a candidate for Browns offensive coordinator the year Rob Chudzinski got the job. With Carolina, Scherer rejoins Jeff Davidson, who left in 2007 after getting passed over for the Browns' coordinator position. Davidson is Panthers offensive coordinator. Scherer is the second Crennel assistant to leave since Crennel was replaced by Eric Mangini. Frank Verducci, an offensive assistant, joined Charlie Weis' staff at Notre Dame. Bye-bye, Ravens: Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, the twin of the new Browns coordinator Rob, is expected to be named the head coach of the Jets. Ryan wouldn't tip his hand after the game, but Ravens coach John Harbaugh did. "Rex Ryan is going to be a great head coach in the National Football League . . . very soon, and he is very deserving of it," Harbaugh said. link
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http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2009/01/kokinis_expected_to_meet_with.html Kokinis expected to meet with Browns, receive offer, accept GM job
by Tony Grossi Monday January 19, 2009, 12:05 AM
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George KokinisPittsburgh -- George Kokinis, the Browns' top general manager candidate, returned with his team to Baltimore on Sunday night but will have a quick turnaround and fly to Cleveland today for a second interview with owner Randy Lerner.
Unless something unforeseen happens, the Baltimore Ravens pro personnel director will be offered the job and will accept.
Kokinis strolled the Ravens' locker room and consoled players after they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 23-14, in the AFC Championship Game.
"It's tough. It's a good group of guys," Kokinis said, sounding like it's the last time he'll be with them.
Ravens safety Jim Leonhard is one product of Kokinis' pro scouting that exemplifies his eye for talent.
Leonhard was a walk-on at Wisconsin and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Buffalo Bills in 2005. The Ravens signed him to a one-year contract this year. Leonhard went on to start 13 games at strong safety and fill in as the Ravens' punt returner.
Leonhard's 45-yard punt return set up Baltimore's first touchdown Sunday.
"If [Kokinis leaves for the Browns' job], Baltimore is losing a good person," Leonhard said. "I know he was the man instrumental in getting me to Baltimore. This season has revived my career. I enjoyed every moment of this season."
Kokinis has been tight-lipped about his intentions. Baltimore personnel profess he has not told many in the organization what he'll do.
But after the game, he tipped his hand by acknowledging a Cleveland reporter and saying, "I'm sure I'll be seeing you around in the future." Hurtin':
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