Titans, Browns could part ways with GMs after disappointing 2015 seasons

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on Sunday morning that both Browns GM Ray Farmer and Titans GM Ruston Webster could be out of jobs after the two teams struggled in 2015. While that’s not particularly surprising in the case of Farmer, it is for Webster.

Rapoport said that it is “unfathomable” that the Browns bring back both Farmer and head coach Mike Pettine. The Browns have the NFL’s worst record, 2-10, and are the only team eliminated from the postseason. Farmer’s only chance at keeping the job is to convince ownership that patience with his rebuild is key and Pettine is the one who stunted that growth in 2015.

Pettine and Farmer have reportedly butted heads in Cleveland, including a disagreement about the handling of Johnny Manziel’s punishment. The 2014 first-round pick, the second draft selection of Farmer’s tenure, was benched after video surfaced of him partying, but reports indicated that people in the Browns organization felt Pettine was just trying to “exert his presence” as head coach.

Farmer served a four-game suspension at the beginning of the 2015 season after violating league rules by sending text messages to the sideline regarding in-game strategy.

For Webster, there haven’t been punishments and the progress made by the team is evident. While the Titans finished 2-14 in 2014 and are just 3-9 now, the team’s defense has jumped from No. 27 in the NFL last year to No. 8 in 2015. Tennessee is held back most by an up-and-down offense that has scored 33 or more four times and 14 or fewer seven times.