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Vambo Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 17 hours ago, Flugel said: Thanks for the update Vambo! I just turned on the NFL Channel and it scrolled the names of the coaches the Browns fired. Then, it said Alex Van Pelt remains under contract. Having said that, it's possible your update/news above is more recent. I'll double-check it all later for us. What I’m hearing is behind Browns’ changes as Alex Van Pelt is fired – Terry Pluto What I’m hearing is behind Browns’ changes as Alex Van Pelt is fired – Terry Pluto (msn.com) On the surface, that question looms after they fired offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt along with running backs coach Stump Mitchell and tight ends coach T.C. McCartney. Didn’t the Browns finish with an 11-6 record? Didn’t they win games with four different quarterbacks? Didn’t they survive major injuries to Deshaun Watson, Nick Chubb and several key offensive linemen? So why shake up the offensive coaching staff? It starts with Watson. This is my opinion based on things I’m hearing. It’s not coming from the Browns. Nor is this only about Watson. He had nothing to do with the firings. It’s that the Browns know they need to change something on offense, especially when it comes to turning Watson into at least a top 10-rated QB. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickers Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, Vambo said: What I’m hearing is behind Browns’ changes as Alex Van Pelt is fired – Terry Pluto What I’m hearing is behind Browns’ changes as Alex Van Pelt is fired – Terry Pluto (msn.com) On the surface, that question looms after they fired offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt along with running backs coach Stump Mitchell and tight ends coach T.C. McCartney. Didn’t the Browns finish with an 11-6 record? Didn’t they win games with four different quarterbacks? Didn’t they survive major injuries to Deshaun Watson, Nick Chubb and several key offensive linemen? So why shake up the offensive coaching staff? It starts with Watson. This is my opinion based on things I’m hearing. It’s not coming from the Browns. Nor is this only about Watson. He had nothing to do with the firings. It’s that the Browns know they need to change something on offense, especially when it comes to turning Watson into at least a top 10-rated QB. Watson is toast... it will take him at least 2 season just to get completely healthy again... What waste of time and money... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 3 hours ago, nickers said: Watson is toast... it will take him at least 2 season just to get completely healthy again... What waste of time and money... yep - "here we go again". I expect him to make sure he gets hurt every so often, so he won't fail. These firings? One step forward, two steps back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Stay up to date with every interview request, completed interview, and anything that pertains to the job here with this offensive coordinator tracker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 other news Bill Callahan's son Brian is interviewing for head coaching job's. Doe's Bill go with him if hired ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Jim Schwartz meeting with Titans connection about potential Browns DL coach job Cory Kinnan January 18, 2024 1:29 pm ET Ryan Crow, a Jim Schwartz connection from their time with the Tennessee Titans, is meeting with the Cleveland Browns about a potential spot on their defensive staff. Currently the outside linebackers coach of the Titans, he can interview with other teams as they look for a new job. According to Paul Kuharsky, Crow will meet with the Browns to discuss their job as the defensive line coach. The one issue, however? The Browns do not currently have an opening at defensive line coach as Ben Bloom holds the post. Bloom was a holdover from the previous regime though, so Schwartz might be looking to bring his own guy in to coach the engine of his defense: the defensive line. Similarly to the offensive side of the ball, the Browns are looking to improve. For the offense, that was overhauling the staff on that side of the ball. For Schwartz, this is looking to upgrade an already strong unit by getting a new voice in the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Oven Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 If the Browns bring in an OC that is given the power to call plays, it's an admission from Stefanski that he's not exactly built to run an offense that actually suits Watson, and I'd possibly understand why some changes were made. I'd take that as a positive move for the team. If an OC comes in and Stefanski still calls plays, then I'd be kind of confused by all this. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 12 hours ago, Vambo said: What I’m hearing is behind Browns’ changes as Alex Van Pelt is fired – Terry Pluto What I’m hearing is behind Browns’ changes as Alex Van Pelt is fired – Terry Pluto (msn.com) On the surface, that question looms after they fired offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt along with running backs coach Stump Mitchell and tight ends coach T.C. McCartney. Didn’t the Browns finish with an 11-6 record? Didn’t they win games with four different quarterbacks? Didn’t they survive major injuries to Deshaun Watson, Nick Chubb and several key offensive linemen? So why shake up the offensive coaching staff? It starts with Watson. This is my opinion based on things I’m hearing. It’s not coming from the Browns. Nor is this only about Watson. He had nothing to do with the firings. It’s that the Browns know they need to change something on offense, especially when it comes to turning Watson into at least a top 10-rated QB. This is from the article: They like Stefanski as a play-caller. He probably will return to that role next season, but that could be under discussion based upon who is hired as the new offensive coordinator. The Browns are looking to the outside for some new ideas to fire up the offense. Now that they made the playoffs, they want to find ways to become an elite team. For that to happen, Watson has to at least approach his former Pro Bowl production. The goal is for the new coaches on offense to make that happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 (edited) On 1/18/2024 at 10:13 AM, nickers said: Watson is toast... it will take him at least 2 season just to get completely healthy again... What waste of time and money... Yes ..... and the waste of time is B-A-D nobody gets time back. Now the money part is just a S-T-U-P-I-D $$$$ deal a gazillion guaranteed dollars ...... really ? To a guy who hasn't thrown a football in a real NFL game..... * in almost two years. ???? They just gave ALL the leverage totally away. Too many bad things could happen here. Unreal. ...... edit add ..... * almost forgot that part. Dumb deal award ! Edited January 19 by mjp28 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 All qualifying quarterbacks (including Browns' Deshaun Watson and Joe Flacco) ranked by QBR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 34 minutes ago, syd said: All qualifying quarterbacks (including Browns' Deshaun Watson and Joe Flacco) ranked by QBR Brock Purdy, #1. That was an amazing find. He only made 870,000 this year. "Mr. Irrevevent" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 dude needs a raise 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvoethe Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 Another knee jerk rxn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumby73 Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 Browns vacated coaching updates interviewed former Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey former Carolina Panthers assistant head coach Duce Staley Seattle Seahawks offensive line coach Andy Dickerson. Houston QB coach on deck https://247sports.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/article/browns-interviewing-jerrod-johnson-225872587/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 On 1/19/2024 at 6:04 PM, syd said: All qualifying quarterbacks (including Browns' Deshaun Watson and Joe Flacco) ranked by QBR The Cleveland Browns went 8-2 in the regular season with quarterbacks Deshaun Watson and Joe Flacco under center. They then went 3-3 in the games that Dorian Thompson-Robinson and P.J. Walker had to start Those 3 wins came from good defense, good FG kicking, and good coaching. Here's what I want in our new OC. Somebody who'll walk up to Watson and teach him how to stay healthy. Teach him to run as a last resort. Teach him to get down early. He's not built like Lamar Jackson. We need him out there completing passes every week! Perhaps Deuce? He was a RB. Perhaps he'd tell Watson that he ain't one! And that we have other guys on the offense that do that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 Before the season started we saw reports that the browns o was going to be different and exciting. Once the season started, it was the same O. Stefanski and more on point, Van Pelt can't get away from 20th century, west coast offense. If you look at Watson, most of the college QB's heading in to the pro's, they play a 21st century O. It is shotgun based. AVP couldn't adjust to getting us in a shotgun based O, and Stump can't coach backs running inside zone runs out of a shotgun. We can't expect to get the most out of our O running a 90's offense in 2024. That is the same as a team in the 80's running an O out of the 50's. Time to up the thinking. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flugel Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 8 hours ago, Orion said: Those 3 wins came from good defense, good FG kicking, and good coaching. Here's what I want in our new OC. Somebody who'll walk up to Watson and teach him how to stay healthy. Teach him to run as a last resort. Teach him to get down early. He's not built like Lamar Jackson. We need him out there completing passes every week! Perhaps Deuce? He was a RB. Perhaps he'd tell Watson that he ain't one! And that we have other guys on the offense that do that. Even if he was built like Lamar Jackson, Jackson has had his share of injuries over the years too. I'm not really excited about seeing Ken Dorsey as an OC candidate at all. That's actually terrifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flugel Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 14 hours ago, gumby73 said: Browns vacated coaching updates interviewed former Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey former Carolina Panthers assistant head coach Duce Staley Seattle Seahawks offensive line coach Andy Dickerson. Houston QB coach on deck https://247sports.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/article/browns-interviewing-jerrod-johnson-225872587/ Thanks for sharing this Gumbs! The Bills were 5-5 with Dorsey as their OC. After they fired him, Buffalo won 6 of their last 7 games to finish 1 the AFC East. Then they beat Pittsburgh before KC reminded them "Who's your daddy?" Going after Ken Dorsey today would be like going after Rich Kotite to run your offense back in the day. Why? Staley and Dickerson seem like good ideas though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickers Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, Flugel said: Thanks for sharing this Gumbs! The Bills were 5-5 with Dorsey as their OC. After they fired him, Buffalo won 6 of their last 7 games to finish 1 the AFC East. Then they beat Pittsburgh before KC reminded them "Who's your daddy?" Going after Ken Dorsey today would be like going after Rich Kotite to run your offense back in the day. Why? Staley and Dickerson seem like good ideas though... The Dorsey thing doesn't matter if Kev is still calling the plays... Nothing will change... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiamat63 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 2 hours ago, ballpeen said: Before the season started we saw reports that the browns o was going to be different and exciting. Once the season started, it was the same O. Stefanski and more on point, Van Pelt can't get away from 20th century, west coast offense. If you look at Watson, most of the college QB's heading in to the pro's, they play a 21st century O. It is shotgun based. AVP couldn't adjust to getting us in a shotgun based O, and Stump can't coach backs running inside zone runs out of a shotgun. We can't expect to get the most out of our O running a 90's offense in 2024. That is the same as a team in the 80's running an O out of the 50's. Time to up the thinking. I don't ever remember the Brownies running weakside QB power like an old single wing from an empty motion previous to week 1 against Cincy. Closest I can remember was the QB sweep against PIT to burn clock and make us playoff bound in 2020. While I don't have the numbers, I'm confident in saying there was more gun and 11 personnel usage with Watson than previous QBs. This concluded with the epic win over the ravens. West Coast is a relative term. It generally means timing throws, which are structured and layered within every offense in football. And with that, a certain play call string language that mostly meant individually tagging receivers with numbered routes. Which might not be a predominant in the Browns lingo, but you'll find things derived from it in just about every offense as well. No different than romance languages sharing similarities by having a common ancestor in Latin. Also worth pointing out, one of the most efficient and consistent offenses in the NFL during his time as a head coach has been younger Shanahan in San Fran. The same team who, last I checked, was top 2 in 21 personnel usage with a vehicle driven by under center ball action and timing throws. Odd how an old dog can still get it done with some old tricks that are windowed dressed appropriately. Re: Stef and Van Pelt. They didn't get Flaccos arm hit as he was trying to bomb a post-corner that ended up in a DBs lap. And they sure as fuck didn't make Flacco lock onto a primary with a little stick-out, believing he had man all the way instead of reading the strong side hook correctly. Any heavy handed critique lobbed at the coaching staff after how they over performed this season is idiotic at best. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob806 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, tiamat63 said: Any heavy handed critique lobbed at the coaching staff after how they over performed this season is idiotic at best. That's how I look at it. The Browns sure overcame a ton of injuries. Yes, the season ended with a thud- personally I never saw that coming. I remain optimistic about the coaching staff & Andrew Berry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 Report: Browns hire former Notre Dame, Alabama coach for their seems kinda weird to hire him before the oc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 3 hours ago, syd said: seems kinda weird to hire him before the oc Yes, it kinda' does. I'm assuming that they really like him. But Stef is the HC. He hires his staff. The OC doesn't hire the HC's staff. But they can sure discuss people for the offensive coaching positions. Again I'm assuming that they liked this guy and didn't want to wait around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Oven Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 11 minutes ago, Orion said: Yes, it kinda' does. I'm assuming that they really like him. But Stef is the HC. He hires his staff. The OC doesn't hire the HC's staff. But they can sure discuss people for the offensive coaching positions. Again I'm assuming that they liked this guy and didn't want to wait around. You are right, at the end of the day Stefanski hires the staff, not the OC. For example, Bill O'Brien is an ex-head coach at a major university and the NFL, yet when he recently took the OC job at Ohio State, he didn't bring any of own guys for the offensive coaching staff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flugel Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 22 hours ago, nickers said: The Dorsey thing doesn't matter if Kev is still calling the plays... Nothing will change... I'm just assuming if the assistant coaches were just there to fanny pat the HC - what would be the need to fire multiple assistants? An OC can impact the design of the offense, the passing/receiving route tree, the blocking schemes, prioritizing fundamentals (ie: securing the football) daily in practice where the Browns finished a league worst in the give/take stat, film study/game prep, etc. I was kind of hoping Ohio State would have been interested in Rees; but I think they made out fine in the direction they went. This is a nice addition for the Browns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Oven Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 3 minutes ago, Flugel said: I'm just assuming if the assistant coaches were just there to fanny pat the HC - what would be the need to fire multiple assistants? An OC can impact the design of the offense, the passing/receiving route tree, the blocking schemes, prioritizing fundamentals (ie: securing the football) daily in practice where the Browns finished a league worst in the give/take stat, film study/game prep, etc. I was kind of hoping Ohio State would have been interested in Rees; but I think they made out fine in the direction they went. This is a nice addition for the Browns. Possible that the Browns are interested in the Texans' QB coach as the new OC... We'll see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flugel Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 4 hours ago, Dutch Oven said: Possible that the Browns are interested in the Texans' QB coach as the new OC... We'll see. Precisely! That's a great idea ! Someone like Ken Dorsey was a disaster for a mobile QB like Josh Allen, they were 5-5 with Josh looking like a turnover machine. Even though Watson always had patience and savvy in the pocket when he was in Houston - he got sacked a lot there (in lieu of turning it over on a short field). Anyway, when Dorsey left, the Bills heated up and went 6-1 and so did Josh. You can't Dr Frankenstein and re-wire these QBs like some OCs try to do (ie; Lamar Jackson). You have to take the gifts they were born with and use them or you shouldn't have drafted the guy. The Bills originally saw a prospect with a lot of talent and studied all the correctable stuff they could coach up. The first 2 years Houston had Watson, they did a great job coaching him while he took them to the playoffs. His 3rd year was his best year statistically; but the team around him was injured, tired and depreciated. All that to say this, we need somebody that can work with a QB like Watson. Watson walks a fine line between patience in the pocket and knowing when to get rid of the ball to live another down vrs taking hits inbounds on a scramble. Like @Orion brings up - taking on tacklers by putting a shoulder into them especially if that's the shoulder of your throwing arm is bound to get you hurt. He also needs to stop carrying the ball away from his body when he is running with it. He's not 6-5 and 250 lbs like Josh Allen so our coaching staff needs to do their part in tapping what he did well in Houston. I just hope they go back and study film on the things he did well that intrigued them to make the trade for him in the first place. There's a lot of time this offseason to get the plan in place. They don't need to re-wire him - they need to prepare their plans/teaching moments for help resolve some of the bad habits he's picked up here. They also need to set up a more compatible design for what he does well. I'm guessing that's what they want to try to do here with the coaching changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 3 hours ago, Flugel said: Precisely! That's a great idea ! Someone like Ken Dorsey was a disaster for a mobile QB like Josh Allen, they were 5-5 with Josh looking like a turnover machine. Even though Watson always had patience and savvy in the pocket when he was in Houston - he got sacked a lot there (in lieu of turning it over on a short field). Anyway, when Dorsey left, the Bills heated up and went 6-1 and so did Josh. You can't Dr Frankenstein and re-wire these QBs like some OCs try to do (ie; Lamar Jackson). You have to take the gifts they were born with and use them or you shouldn't have drafted the guy. The Bills originally saw a prospect with a lot of talent and studied all the correctable stuff they could coach up. The first 2 years Houston had Watson, they did a great job coaching him while he took them to the playoffs. His 3rd year was his best year statistically; but the team around him was injured, tired and depreciated. All that to say this, we need somebody that can work with a QB like Watson. Watson walks a fine line between patience in the pocket and knowing when to get rid of the ball to live another down vrs taking hits inbounds on a scramble. Like @Orion brings up - taking on tacklers by putting a shoulder into them especially if that's the shoulder of your throwing arm is bound to get you hurt. He also needs to stop carrying the ball away from his body when he is running with it. He's not 6-5 and 250 lbs like Josh Allen so our coaching staff needs to do their part in tapping what he did well in Houston. I just hope they go back and study film on the things he did well that intrigued them to make the trade for him in the first place. There's a lot of time this offseason to get the plan in place. They don't need to re-wire him - they need to prepare their plans/teaching moments for help resolve some of the bad habits he's picked up here. They also need to set up a more compatible design for what he does well. I'm guessing that's what they want to try to do here with the coaching changes. That all sounds like a great idea for our Cleveland BROWNS and the head coaching. || OC combination and performance for 2024 and going forward in thier playoff pursuits. Plus exciting for us BROWNS fans too. And a good morning to Mr Flugs. GO BROWNS ! Think playoffs 2024. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flugel Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 3 hours ago, mjp28 said: That all sounds like a great idea for our Cleveland BROWNS and the head coaching. || OC combination and performance for 2024 and going forward in thier playoff pursuits. Plus exciting for us BROWNS fans too. And a good morning to Mr Flugs. GO BROWNS ! Think playoffs 2024. Thank you! A belated good morning to you as well MJP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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