On Paper, The Browns’ Draft Leaves Little To Complain About.

The Cleveland Browns participated in the NFL Draft over the weekend and this year there was no weirdness like drafting two quarterbacks or two running backs. It seemed to be a sound sensible draft and if you believe the draft pundits, GM Andrew Berry had a real good weekend.

It was a given going in the Browns were going to look for a left tackle early in the selection process and after a trade down with Kansas City, they took Spencer Fano out of Utah, and coach Todd Monken said he will play the position. Fano played right tackle the past couple of years in college but did play on the left side during his freshman season.

We will say this with all of the picks, that no one knows for sure until these guys take the field, but Fano seems like a guy who can be an NFL starter. He was highly rated by the “draftniks”, with the only negative being his arms were short.

With their second pick in the first round, they went with KC Concepcion from Texas A & M. We would have preferred a bigger wide receiver, since the majority of the wideouts the Browns have are smaller. And the rap on Concepcion is he has questionable hands.

The Browns have a type. They love receivers who struggle catching the football, which would seem to be the prerequisite for the job. We understand he’s dynamic in the open field, but if you don’t hang on to the ball…

They remedied that on the second round, taking Denzel Boston, listed a 6’4″ and 209 pounds. You have to wonder with Concepcion and Boston now on the roster, how that affects Jerry Jeudy. We don’t see Jeudy being happy with his role if he’s suddenly the third or fourth wide receiver in the pecking order.

Cleveland also added S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren from Toledo in the third round (58th overall). We saw several draft experts projecting him as a late first round pick, so the value is there. With Grant Delpit being a potential free agent after the year and Ronnie Hickman on a one-year tender, this selection makes a lot of sense.

They built depth with the rest of the draft, especially on the offensive line and at tight end, with after the last couple of years, having extra players at those spots, that is definitely needed. The Browns have had to play linemen just signed or activated off the practice squad over the last couple of seasons.

We know we asked the Browns not to take a QB, but really, Taylen Green is the perfect 6th round pick, a ton of upside and an elite athlete. Now, we would still move one of the three quarterbacks currently on the roster, but not the one the team will choose, we are sure. At least having him on the field will make the exhibition games worth watching.

Pretty much everything about the draft made sense and Berry picked a lot of players ranked highly by the draft experts. That’s the reason they received high marks.

The truth of the matter is no one will really know until these players take the field against a different team. But there isn’t a lot to complain about right now.

It’s Draft Day. Here Are Our Hopes (And Fears?)

Tonight’s the night for all of the draftniks out there, the people who worship the draft above anything else. And the Cleveland Browns currently have two selections in the first round.

There are those upset by that because it is not two selections in the 2027 Draft, where supposedly the next round of great quarterbacks will be available. That’s because the Browns have convinced their fan base that the only way to be a perennial playoff team is to get a top five pick in a QB rich year and get their man.

We just want to remind you of one thing. They did that in the last 10 years when they took Baker Mayfield with the first overall pick in 2018. They were victorious just once in the playoffs with Mayfield.

We know what the Browns’ needs are. They need a left tackle for sure, and they need a wide receiver, a go to guy who can get open and catch the football. The latter tool seems like a no brainer, but have you seen the players at that position for Cleveland recently?

However, what they really need is an offensive dynamo, someone who puts fear into defenses. Think about it, who is currently the biggest weapon at new coach Todd Monken’s disposal?

Harold Fannin? He’s a good player, but he’s a tight end. Quinshon Judkins? He looks like a solid running back, but he’s coming off a dislocated ankle and he’s a reliable back, but is he a threat to go all the way on any carry?

That’s the argument for taking Jeremiyah Love from Notre Dame. The analytics crowd will tell you #6 is too high to pick a runner, but what if Love turns out to be Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, or Emmitt Smith? We aren’t suggesting he is, but having a great runner is a big offensive weapon.

On the other hand, taking Carnell Tate from Ohio State would seem to give the Browns the #1 wide out they’ve coveted since Josh Gordon. Tate has good hands, speed, and ability to get open. Again, something the team sorely needs.

And wouldn’t getting some weapons around him make it easier to evaluate Shedeur Sanders as a quarterback?

We also wouldn’t have a huge problem drafting another edge rusher or a impact defender like Caleb Downs or Sonny Styles. Playmakers don’t have to be only on the offensive side of the ball.

Being we are talking about the Browns, one thing we hope they resist doing is drafting another quarterback, albeit with a caveat. We do not want another four-passer competition, particularly if three of the quartet are first- and second-year players.

If they make a deal involving one of the current QBs, mostly likely Dillon Gabriel, then draft another rookie, but we are sure that Monken will quickly identify who he wants to play (please, not Deshaun Watson) and then go about the job of getting that choice ready for the season.

We also hope there is synergy between GM Andrew Berry and Monken, because the coach and general manager should have a shared vision on what kind of football team the Cleveland Browns should be. That’s how good organizations do it.

We just aren’t sure that’s how it works in Berea.

Browns Address The Offensive Line. No Brainer.

Doing something that so obviously needs to be done isn’t something that deserves credit. For example, if the garbage is piling up in our house and we take it out, we don’t expect our wife to be effusive in praise.

Ignoring it looks real bad.

It’s akin to having the Brooklyn Nets calling the Cavs with a proposition that the Cavaliers give them a second-round pick for Jarrett Allen to facilitate the James Harden (ironic) deal. Even the worst GM says yes to that.

That’s the way we look at the Cleveland Browns’ opening salvo in the early stages of the off-season. They closed the season with no starting offensive linemen under contract for 2026, and GM Andrew Berry’s first moves where to get some linemen who should compete for starting jobs come training camp.

First, he traded for G/T Tytus Howard from the Houston Texans and signed him to a three-year contract. Then as free agency started, the Browns inked G Zion Johnson, formerly of the Los Angeles Chargers and C Elgton Jenkins from Green Bay, who was released.

Jenkins was a starter last season until his broke his leg, while Johnson started in 16 of the 17 games last year for the Chargers.

So now the Browns have three experienced starters on the offensive line, and still have Luke Wypler, who started five games at center for Cleveland after Ethan Pocic was injured.

Right now, you can project Wypler at center, Johnson and Jenkins at guard, and Howard at RT, leaving left tackle still up in the air.

We don’t know the ins and outs of offensive line play in football, but we do like what we hear about Georgia tackle Monroe Freeling, who is a left tackle, and is 6’7″, 315 pounds and is reported to be very athletic, and with long arms. Left tackle is a skill position in the NFL, and we would rather take a chance on athleticism.

Based on recent history, the Browns still need depth in this area, and they still have Dawand Jones, who has shown potential on the field, but has battled injuries in each of his three seasons in the pros, and they also resigned Teven Jenkins in the mix. Still, in addition to drafting a LT, we would also be looking for more depth on the line in the draft.

Cleveland also replaced LB Devin Bush, who signed with the Bears by signing Quincy Williams from the Jets. Williams played for new defensive coordinator Mike Rutenberg when he was in New York and Jacksonville.

We aren’t upset about the Bush departure. He signed with the Browns after being a first round pick for the Steelers, and he had some injury issues there. He blossomed last year, but he’s really had one very good season out of seven in the pros, and to pay him based on that one year? He might have been a product of Jim Schwartz’ defense and playing next to Carson Schwesinger.

We understand the Browns don’t think this way, but they still need a QB to compete or back up Shedeur Sanders. Thinking that guy is Deshaun Watson, six years removed from being a good NFL quarterback is kind of insane.

Good for the Browns’ front office. They did the logical thing. They shouldn’t be criticized for addressing the offensive line, but really, they shouldn’t be praised either.

What Browns Need And Don’t Need

It’s the silly season in the NFL, when free agency is a few weeks away and the draft is a couple months away. The media and fans start speculating about what teams can do to improve their rosters and become playoff contenders in 2026.

And of course, in the Browns’ monopolization of sports coverage in northeast Ohio, it carries a lot of conversation here as well.

We love the group who talks about the quarterback position and just staying the course for this year, having a competition with Shedeur Sanders and (dear lord) Deshaun Watson and they use the term “kick the can down the road” on the position until ’27.

To those folks, we say the Browns don’t need another reason to delay being competitive for another season, they have mastered the art of telling fans they will be good the following season. They pretty much do it every season. So, enough of that nonsense.

It is doubtful the Browns are going to use a high pick to draft another QB, but we would be willing to replace Dillon Gabriel with another passer picked in the mid to late rounds. And we would bring in another veteran as insurance to guard against injuries.

But we would get some offensive help, mainly offensive line and wide receivers (that’s obvious to everyone) and get a true measuring stick on Sanders this season. The rookie’s critics point to his stats, which were not as good as Gabriel’s, but in watching him play, we would like to see more. And Sanders deserves that chance.

We think any quarterback will be better with a solid running game, a better offensive line, and wide receivers who can get open. Again, maybe Sanders isn’t the guy, but he also showed something last year and has an ability to make big plays.

The other thing many fans and media pine for is a wide receiver, and they should. Jerry Jeudy has shown the things people in Denver said about him weren’t lies.

However, what a team that is trying to build a winner doesn’t need is a diva wide receiver. So, folks that want George Pickens via free agency or A.J. Brown via trade are perpetuating the Browns’ character issues.

They don’t need players with questionable attitudes; they need to build a winning culture.

We believe that is a weakness of Andrew Berry. he has not put a lot of stock in character and leadership. Maybe that’s changed with the drafting of Carson Schwesinger, who demonstrated it as a rookie, but the Browns need of change of attitude in their locker room.

That doesn’t mean no one on the roster has character or put winning above everything. Certainly, Myles Garrett, Denzel Ward, Joel Bitonio, Grant Delpit, and others have that trait, but they need more of them.

And what they don’t need are guys who come in and worry about their numbers and aren’t happy after a win. Winning should be the great eraser. If a team win, everyone should be happy.

That’s something that people who have never played a team sport do not understand. That kind of attitude goes a long way and frankly, it is something the Browns have lacked for a long time.

Talent is important, no question about it, but talent plus character? That’s what winning teams have.

After A Weird Process, Browns Go With Monken

The Cleveland Browns finally came to a conclusion on their head coaching search, hiring Todd Monken for the job.

Our reaction to the hire will be reserved until Monken actually coaches a game because despite what everyone will read over the next five months until training camp starts, no one really knows what kind of job he will do.

Monken, who will be 60 a week from today, has been an offensive coordinator in the pros with Tampa from 2016-18, with the Browns in 2019, and with the Ravens for the past three years with the three years in between spent at Georgia.

He ran a passing offense with the Buccaneers and a running offense with the Ravens, so he seems like someone who can adapt, which is always a good trait.

He’s only been a head coach at the college level, three years at Southern Mississippi where he took over an 0-12 team and led them to a 9-5 record in his third year.

However, the month long process is something we have to take issue with because it points to the reason as to why this organization has been stuck in the mire for the last 14 years, since Jimmy Haslam bought the team.

“A camel is a horse designed by committee” – Alec Issigonis
“If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on it” – Charles Kettering
“If you see a snake, just kill it, don’t appoint a committee on snakes” – Ross Perot
“A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours” – Milton Berle

There are hundreds of quotes criticizing committees out there, yet that’s how the Browns continue to look for head coaches.

They started out with nine candidates, whittled it down to six. Two of the half-dozen dropped out, one because they took another head coaching job, leaving four to undergo second interviews.

That field was narrowed to three.

This seems like a process where either too many people are involved or the person/people making the decision are afraid to make a mistake. That’s because it’s a committee making the decision.

We haven’t hired an NFL head coach, but we have hired people and the process the Browns went through seems incredibly unwieldy. First, if we had a pool of nine candidates, we would probably narrow it down to three or four right off the bat.

Of course, that’s just one person doing the review. If you have three, four, or even five people involved, each of those people are going to have their own favorites.

Then after the second talk, you would have two candidates and then pass the decision over to the ultimate decision maker, in this case, ownership.

It points out once again that what the Browns really need is a head of football operations, who then hires a GM and a coach and they all work together, having one vision for how to build a winning team.

Instead, we have another cliche: “too many cooks spoil the broth”.

With the current set up, we fear the only way the Browns will succeed is by luck.

On the other hand, Monken is a veteran coach, and we agree the Browns need that. They need to win and we believe they couldn’t afford to go through a learning curve with a younger first-time head coach.

Was he a compromise between the owner who wanted Jim Schwartz and the GM who wanted Nate Scheelhaase? Maybe. But that’s not going to matter to Monken, who is getting the biggest opportunity of his career and will want to make the most of it.

What Are Browns Trying To Accomplish With New Coaching Hire?

Tell me really. How much confidence do you have that the Browns won’t screw up this coaching search?

There is an old saying that when you decide to fire someone, a good organization has a plan as to who is going to succeed them. For example, New England knew when they let Jerod Mayo go, that they had a very good chance of hiring Mike Vrabel, a former Patriot player who had a very good coaching resume.

Does anyone think the Browns had a plan?

Of course, we advocated for Cleveland to do what it could to get John Harbaugh, knowing the best asset the Browns had was money. We also felt the next logical person to get the job is defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, and we still feel that way.

Many people in the local media are saying the Browns’ job isn’t as bad as it is viewed nationally, and there is some merit to that. On ESPN Radio’s “Unsportsmanlike”, they viewed the job as the third best among the available openings, behind the Giants and Ravens.

Why do people nationally think the Cleveland head coaching position is toxic? First, it comes from history. While Kevin Stefanski did have six seasons at the helm, prior to that it was musical chairs, with a change seemingly every two years.

That gave the Haslam family a reputation as meddlers. And the thought has occurred here that this search might be more about having control over the head coach and less about winning football games.

The reason is that many of the names being bandied about are very young coaches. Now, we understand some of them may be being brought in to talk about an offensive coordinator post, but if the Browns hire one of these wunderkinds, don’t you think that gives the front office an opportunity to pick some assistants?

It seems at times that it is a classic case of “yes, we want to win, but we want to do it our way”. They have an idea of what they want the organization to look like, but based on that track record, it hasn’t worked. Yet they seem unwilling to make any changes. They are in love with the collaborative effort.

What the Browns need most is a change in culture, leadership, and accountability. That’s a big reason we wanted them to get serious about Harbaugh. He would change the culture. And it’s also why Andrew Berry should have been let go as well.

The job might have been more desirable if the new coach had a chance to bring in his own GM, one that knew how to pick offensive linemen and bigger wide receivers.

Who is the leader in the Browns’ locker room? It might just be rookie Carson Schwesinger, who gutted it out in the penultimate contest against the Steelers.

They need someone who is going to come in and not worry about a “rebuilding plan” and how are they going to get a franchise quarterback. They need someone who is all about winning.

That’s why right now, the best pairing would be to hire Schwartz and pair him with one of the bright offensive minds they have interviewed. Schwartz can pick one of his defensive assistants to handle the coordinator post.

Could it work out for the Browns? Of course. People win the lottery every day too.

Has the ownership looked in the mirror and asked if they need to get a “Lord of Football”? Let’s just say the odds are slim.

Keeping Schwartz In One Way Or Another Should Be A Goal For Browns

It’s coaching search time for the Cleveland Browns and we have already said the best choice for the team would be to get John Harbaugh, although we have our doubts whether or not the Haslams and Andrew Berry will be able to get it done.

The Browns have already interviewed both of their coordinators, Tommy Rees and Jim Schwartz. Schwartz is an interesting candidate in that he, of course, has previous head coaching experience with the Lions from 2009-2013, going 29-51 in his tenure there with one playoff appearance.

It has been reported that the Browns would like to retain Schwartz as the defensive coordinator, if at all possible, to work with whomever is selected as the new head man.

And that makes total sense.

Look, we know there are a lot of coaches who will want to come in and have “their guys” in place. Many of them also want the same thing in players, so they gut the current roster and sometimes that is merited, but at times they are also getting rid of good players whose only problem is they were picked by the previous regime.

We understand that on the coaching side of things. Coaches obviously have connections with other guys who have done that job, and heck, if you are running any kind of organization, you want to work with people who have a similar philosophy.

But Jim Schwartz should be a different story. He is one of the best at what he does in running a defense. The Browns have ranked in the top five in yards allowed in two of his three seasons as the DC, and if he is willing to stay with the franchise in that capacity, it shouldn’t be a negative for a younger, offensive minded coach if they are offered the job.

If the Browns hired a guy with a defensive background, we could understand there could be a clash in philosophies with Schwartz. That brings us to our next point.

We wouldn’t be opposed to giving Schwartz the head coaching job and bringing aboard a new offensive mind. Yes, that would likely mean a revolving door for the OC job, because if the new coordinator has a lot of success here, meaning the Browns suddenly become an offensive juggernaut, that guy is going to be on the short list during the next coaching cycle.

We mentioned Schwartz’ record with the Lions, but we wouldn’t hold that against him. First, it has been more than 10 years since he was last a head coach, and we believe many coaches learn more about the job the longer they do it. We are sure over this time period he had time to reflect on what we would do differently if he got another opportunity.

Right now, we think it is important for the Browns to choose someone who has done the job before. Hiring a head coach and hoping he will grow into the job and have some growing pains isn’t the best plan. And we’ve all seen the “hire the hot coordinator” theory in action and sometimes, those guys show they are not suited to being the head man.

So, while Harbaugh should be the #1 choice, we don’t have a huge issue with Mike McDaniel getting the gig, with the assumption Schwartz stays as DC, or hiring Schwartz with a young offensive coordinator.

Whether the ownership and Andrew Berry think that way is another matter.

Harbaugh Should Be Browns’ First Choice. No Question.

A few years ago, we wrote a piece about NFL head coaches and in our opinion, there are only four or five at any one time who are difference makers.

At the time, we thought those coaches were Bill Belichick, Andy Reid, Pete Carroll, Mike Tomlin, and John Harbaugh.

Belichick has moved on to college football and Carroll is now in his 70s, and we would replace them with Sean McVey and Mike Vrabel.

What we are looking at are coaches who can win in different ways, different quarterbacks, and has shown they can adapt to the constant changes of professional football.

On Tuesday, the Ravens parted ways with John Harbaugh after 18 seasons and a 180-113 regular season record, 12 playoff appearances and a Super Bowl win in 2012. He had just three losing seasons in that period, including this past season, but none of those seasons came in succession.

He won with two different quarterbacks in Joe Flacco and Lamar Jackson, and in the latter’s case, basically changed the way he ran an offense in order to suit Jackson’s skill set.

We look at Harbaugh a lot like Reid, who coached the Eagles for 14 seasons, making nine playoff appearances, including a loss in the Super Bowl. He was let go after a 4-12 season with the prevailing thought being he wore out his welcome in Philadelphia at 54-years-old.

He went to Kansas City the following season, transformed a 2-14 team into one that went 11-5 and made the playoffs. He’s won three Super Bowl in KC and actually has won more games there (149) than with the Eagles (130).

Yes, we know Harbaugh will be 64 during the early part of the 2026 season. But it appears he still has a passion for the game. We know someone who says he looks like the most beleaguered man on the planet during games, he shows his emotions on his sleeve, especially when something goes wrong for his squad.

We know the Haslams like to spend money. Heck, it took them having to guarantee a contract for them to change Deshaun Watson’s mind. So, offer Harbaugh basically a blank check to come and coach the Browns.

We believe he can be a coach who can change the culture and bring accountability and leadership to an organization that badly needs it. And if Harbaugh can work with Andrew Berry? Great. If he doesn’t want to? Find someone he can work with.

But it won’t likely happen.

We think because Berry somehow survived getting fired, he and the ownership want to continue the “collaborative” process, and that means they want someone who will work with them, that they can control, and Harbaugh might just come in have strong opinions on what needs to be done.

And frankly, we don’t know if the Browns’ hierarchy want to hear about doing things differently. That’s a big weakness in running any kind of business.

Sometimes the logical move is staring you right in the face. John Harbaugh is an excellent coach. He’s available, and the Browns are in dire need of sustained success.

At least have a conversation with him. If he doesn’t want to come here under any circumstances, that’s a different story than not being willing to change in order to get a coach of his caliber.

The Browns need a coach, and a great, proven winner is available.

Browns Win, But Decide On Half Of A Change

Kevin Stefanski’s tenure as head coach of the Cleveland Browns ends on a two-game winning streak as the Browns defeated the Bengals 20-18 on Andre Szmyt’s game winning field goal.

It was fitting that it ended that way because in the season opener against Cincinnati, Szmyt missed an extra point and a potential game winning field goal. But the rookie kicker proved a lot of people, us included, wrong, making 24 of 27 field goals for the year and looking like the Browns have solved the kicker spot heading into next season.

Besides winning the game, there should be celebration for Myles Garrett breaking the single season sack record, getting his 23rd by getting Joe Burrow behind the line late in the fourth quarter.

Garrett should also get his second Defensive Player of the Year Award in three years prior to the Super Bowl. It’s a bit of a downer though that it came with a 5-12 team.

Shedeur Sanders was very pedestrian for most of the game; the Browns’ two touchdowns were both scored by the defense, but credit should be given where it is due, he did drive the team into position for the game winning kick.

However, the offense did produce only 200 yards for the contest, illustrating again why we felt the Browns needed to move on from the head coach. His offense was stale and unimaginative.

True, the offensive line is subpar, the receiving corps isn’t good, and the Browns used rookie quarterbacks for much of the year, but it became a struggle to put 17 points on the board each week.

Why Andrew Berry stays is a complete mystery here. Yes, we know about this past draft class, but when rookies don’t contribute, the mantra is always you have to wait a few years to truly judge a class. Why doesn’t it apply when they have productive rookie seasons.

We agree that Carson Schwesinger will be the Defensive Rookie of the Year and looks like he will be successful for a long time. And Mason Graham is a solid player. But let’s see how the other player’s progress.

And this still sticks with us, the two biggest areas of need for the Browns are the two spots Berry has had trouble finding talent: wide receiver and offensive line. Why does ownership think suddenly he will be able judge these spots accurately?

What the Browns need is a GM and head coach who feel the same about the way the game should be played, and also value leadership and character. We don’t think those latter traits are valued by Andrew Berry.

Maybe if you are already a winning team you can gamble on guys who have checkered pasts, but when you are trying to develop a winning culture, it starts with guys who can be leaders and play for the love of the game.

That’s another reason we like Schwesinger, who gutted out the Pittsburgh game when he could have easily went to the locker room. It was a meaningless game for Cleveland, but he played it right to the end.

So, a new coaching search begins. The ownership can talk about all kinds of things, but until they realize this, we fear the Browns will continue to flounder:

“The wise man knows what he doesn’t know”

The Winds Of Change Should Blow Through Berea This Week

Today, the Cleveland Browns close out another losing season against the Cincinnati Bengals, but the game will be anti-climactic compared to the 48 hours after the game.

Will the Browns move on from coach Kevin Stefanski or GM Andrew Berry or both? That’s the bigger story.

We have already offered the opinion both should go. It’s been six years and an accumulative record of 44-56 coming into the season finale. There have been two playoff appearances and one post-season win.

There has also been a 7-26 mark over the last two seasons.

If you compare this duo to everyone else who has run the franchise since 1999, they have a pretty good resume. Unfortunately, that isn’t how they should be graded. It’s the rest of the league the Browns have to compete with, not their mediocre past.

And yes, both have had success. Again, two playoff appearances. Two NFL Coach of the Year awards for Stefanski. We aren’t debating that he’s a solid football coach, and the players have respect for him. They continue to play hard. Probably because he has their back. He doesn’t call out players in the media, and they appreciate that.

But where is the coach who came out against Dallas in his first year and had Jarvis Landry passing to Odell Beckham? It seems that he has overcorrected last season’s turnover issue by basically eliminating any high-risk plays. Yes, we know he has rookies playing quarterback, more on that later.

As a result, the Browns have scored the second fewest points in the NFL over the past two seasons, ahead of only the Las Vegas Raiders. Scoring 20 points in game is a chore for this group. And as we point out after most games, looking around the league, it’s not that difficult.

We aren’t doubting Stefanski can go somewhere else, do a self-audit, and change some of the things that have put him in this situation.

As for Berry, yes, the 2025 draft class was excellent. Carson Schwesinger should be the Defensive Rookie of the Year. Harold Fannin looks like a very good player. Mason Graham is a foundation piece, and Quinshon Judkins appears to be a bell cow back.

And maybe, just maybe, Shedeur Sanders can be an NFL starting quarterback.

But one solid draft in six seasons doesn’t cut it. The Browns have a horrible offensive line situation and a bad wide receiver room.

That’s mainly because Berry has done a bad job identifying talent at those positions. He seemed obsessed with Jerry Jeudy for several years and eventually traded for him. That’s a whiff.

And despite a good draft, he mangled the QB position in the past 12 months. Drafting two rookies didn’t make sense. He traded for Kenny Pickett, a former first round pick, but he was injured in camp and traded away.

He signed Joe Flacco as a free agent and the Browns started him in the first four games, and when he was benched in favor of Dillon Gabriel, Berry traded him to a division rival (the division was still up for grabs, mind you) without the head coach seeming to know about it.

So, there was no experienced QB available to guide the rookies.

And don’t forget, the Browns had Tyler Huntley on the roster each of the last two seasons and let him go. Huntley won a big game for the Ravens last week.

Also, don’t forget that Berry is the GM of record on the whole Deshaun Watson debacle.

The Haslam family has proven they can have some stability in the front office after going through head coaches and GMs like people change underwear. That’s good. Now go out, hire a football man first and foremost, and let that man hire a new coach.

Or vice versa.