Despite speculation, George Paton didn't have concerns about Browns' power structure

When previous front-runner George Paton removed himself from consideration for the Browns’ general manager job, there were reports that he had concerns about Cleveland’s power structure. That might’ve been a bit overblown, as sources told Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com that Paton was "not at all scared off by Browns’ structure."  Further, Fowler writes that Paton was “impressed with people in the building and thinks highly of” new head coach Kevin Stefanski. It came down to the fact that he “felt he had a good thing still going in Minnesota.” Paton is currently an assistant GM with the Vikings.  That’s good news for Browns fans, but the earlier reports are still concerning. Stefanski, chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta and whoever the new GM is will all be reporting directly to owner Jimmy Haslam, which understandably turns off some prospective candidates. Here’s more from the coaching ranks: We heard Mike Shula’s interview with the Broncos went well, and now he’s about to be hired. Shula is going to become De

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