 A printing company executive, however, got together a group of sportswriters and published a 32-page magazine fielding players' views on the firing.Opinions were mixed; Modell came in for his share of criticism, but tackle and team captain Mike McCormack said he did not think the team could win under Brown.Nonetheless, it was a shocking end to the 17-year Cleveland career of a coach who was already a seminal figure in the city's sports history.