 Brown made some changes as a result of the pressure from his players and Modell , and allowed Collier to put into place a " check off system " that allowed the quarterback to run several approved alternative plays to the ones Brown called . When Collier was praised in the Cleveland Press for instituting the system successfully , however , Brown put an end to it . " The players believed that Paul was upset when Blanton received some good press , " former Browns quarterback Jim Ninowski said in 1997 . " Paul just junked Blanton 's system , as if to say , ' Hey , I 'm running the show now ' . " As Collier grew apart from Brown , he became closer to Modell , who enjoyed discussing football minutiae with him . 
