The Browns interviewed 10 candidates and subjected themselves to national ridicule before hiring the 47-year-old Pettine,Cheap Shoes China, who transformed Buffalo's defense in his one season with the Bills. He also learned some tricks working as Rex Ryan's defensive coordinator in New York and knows what it takes to win in the AFC North after years on Baltimore's staff.
It may have taken longer than expected, but the Browns feel they got the best coach available.
