Browns Owner Randy Lerner Is Actively Talking To Retired GM Ernie Accorsi

Now that Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner has made a statement to his management staff by firing General Manager George Kokinis, ESPN.com has reported that Lerner is actively talking to retired and former New York Giants GM Ernie Accorsi.

UPDATED 11-3-09 10:10 AM: Cleveland.com reports that Accorsi denies any involvement in becoming the Browns GM.

Accorsi retired in 2007, is a former Browns GM back in 1985-1992 during their multiple playoff runs to the AFC Championship in the 1980s during the Bernie Kosar era.

Most recently, Accorsi was the GM of the Giants from 1998-2006, and he is the reason that the Giants have their current quarterback Eli Manning because Accorsi was the man who conducted the trade that landed them their franchise quarterback.

Accorsi helped the Giants to a Super Bowl appearance back in 2001 against the Baltimore Ravens, but lost.

Many have also credited Accorsi for building the Giants team that won a Super Bowl in 2007 which was the year right after Accorsi retired.

Lerner has been in contact with Accorsi in the past few years asking him for advice in player personnel and other football related matters.

Coincidentally, Accrosi is also really good friends with former Browns quarterback and current Browns consultant, Bernie Kosar.

Lerner may just wind up pulling the trigger and offer Accorsi the "credible" position that he has been talking about the last week or so to pull Accorsi out of retirement.

That position may be an Executive of Football Operations/General Manager position or maybe even just President of Football Operations.

Who would be the general manager then?

Kosar perhaps?

Possibly, because Kosar does have some experience with football operations after turning around the Cleveland Arena League franchise into a contender in one season, but this is all just one journalist's speculation.

Other names have been thrown about in the rumor mill, but the Accorsi/Kosar team looks like the best guess right now.

Mangini has yet to really comment on these current changes, but it is almost for certain that he probably doesn't agree with it because he now has less power than he has had since he was hired.

Browns fans would love to see their beloved Kosar back in a powerful position in the Browns organization, and many would also tell you that this should have been done many years ago too.

(Article also posted on Dawg Scooper .)