Myles Garrett has had enough of the Cleveland Browns’ losing ways.
For the sixth time in Garrett’s eight seasons with the team, the Cleveland Browns have missed the postseason, winning just three games this season. And it’s pretty clear that Garrett is not happy about it.
Following the team’s blowout loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon, Myles Garrett opened up a bit about his dissatisfaction with the trajectory of the team.
In his post-game press conference, Garrett made it clear that he is not exactly happy with the team’s lack of success, indicating that he wanted to see more success immediately.
“Well, for me, I mean first of all I want to win. I want the Browns to be able to put me and us in position to win,” Garrett told reporters after the game, according to Fox News.
Garrett also made it clear that he had no interest in continuing to be a part of a team amid a rebuild.
“I’m not trying to rebuild,” Garrett continued. “I’m trying to win right now. I want that to be apparent, when the season’s over and we have those discussions, I want them to be able to illuminate that for me, illustrate that for me, so that can be something that I can see in the near future. Because that’s all we want to do.”
When asked if he could envision playing for another team if the Browns’ goals don’t align with his, Garrett acknowledged that while he would still prefer to stay with Cleveland. However, he also indicated that he would be willing to move on if the team was heading toward at a rebuilding process.
“I mean, it’s a possibility, but I want to be a Cleveland Brown,” he said. “I want to play here, play my career here. But if we choose to do a rebuild and it’s two, three, four years out, I want to be able to compete and play at a high level, play meaningful games and be playing past January.”
Unfortunately for Garrett, it does seem like the Browns are headed toward a rebuilding process given the injury to quarterback Deshaun Watson and the dismal salary cap situation the team will be facing in the coming years.
Needless to say, these comments led to a lot of conversation in the comments of the story.
“You can’t blame the guy. As a long-suffering Browns fan it is beyond frustrating. Despite being historically unsuccessful as an NFL owner, Haslam wants a new stadium,” one commenter wrote.
“It has always baffled me how one organization, the Browns in this case, continue to make horrible decisions, year after year,” someone else added.
“I love #95. But I want to see him succeed in his dream of a Super Bowl. He deserves better than the Browns,” another person wrote.
“It’s very rare that a pro team’s biggest problem is with management – not the players or the coaches. In the Browns case, however, their management and owners are a huge problem. They gave up everything to get Watson, who brought in both baggage and terrible play. They ordered Stefanski – last year’s coach of the year – to start Watson. The team never had chemistry this season. And, of course, the requisite change in quarterbacks. This has been another ridiculous season,” someone else added.
“The Cleveland Browns have been in perpetual ‘rebuilding’ mode since the 1960s. It starts and ends with the various owners and GMs. Never willing to hire proven talent or coaches and believing they see value where no other team does. Couple that with who wants to live in Cleveland & they have what you see every year,” another person wrote.
If the Browns are indeed headed toward a rebuild as it seems, it sounds like Garrett is done with the team and could be looking for a trade in the coming months.
