NFL Fox reporting Browns are hiring John DeFilippo as new OC
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Official Site Article just came up :
From Pettine :
“The things John brings to the table are exactly what we were looking for. He's the total package,” Pettine said. “He's very bright. He has great energy about him, great passion. Loves the game. Works extremely well with other people. You could see that when I brought him in and had a chance to meet with not just the offensive staff, but he spent time with the defensive staff. That was a big part of it, making sure we weren't bringing in just a playbook; we were bringing in a good person. That, to me, is one of the biggest reasons why he's here.”
From DeFilippo :
DeFilippo interviewed for the same position last season. Pettine said it was a tough decision that ultimately came down to experience, but he had little doubt at the time DeFilippo was ready to call plays in the NFL.
“This isn't going to be my offense or ‘so and so's’ offense. This is going to be the Cleveland Browns' offense,” DeFilippo said. “Whatever that is to get our best players the football, it's going to be very flexible.
“We're not going to just scrap something just because I'm here. I don't have that type of ego. If something's good that our players do well and they know, we're going to keep doing it. That's going to be my job here the next few weeks is I'm going to really study our last 16 games of this season and see what we're good at, see where it fits and see where it meshes with myself and coach Pettine seeing this offense.”
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At an offensive coordinator position that’s been in flux in recent years, DeFilippo said he hopes this is “the last change for these guys for a long time.”
“One of the things Mike and I talked about in our interview was if there's something these guys are familiar with in terms of a name, I don't need to change the name just because I see it as, for example, the play's called ‘smash’ and they call it ‘hammer.’ I can learn,” DeFilippo said. “Let one guy learn the new tag for it."
“We're going to make this offense, the transition as simple as we can for our players. I think they'll really like playing in this offense.”
If these hold out, I'm liking this Hire more and more.
Also heard and Interview with Derek Carr today on DeFilippo, said he's sharp, a hard worker, really helped him grow as a QB.
Carr also said if a Player doesn't like DeFilippo, then something's wrong with that Player - everyone on the Team (Raiders) really liked the guy.
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I hope he works out. As a fan he'll have a clean slate with me and will be judged as the season progresses.
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Zombo said:
Youngstown Dago. Nice.
Zombo
Potentially add his name to the list of damn good coaches from Youngstown. We can only hope.
edit: Let's hope this guy isn't as dumb as the current OC for the Raiders. Latavius Murray should have had a shit ton more carries than he ended with.
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Somebody likes himAdam Caplan
Countless coaches, execs who have worked with DeFilippo have raved about him. Think hire is a home-run for Browns.
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Zombo said:
Youngstown Dago. Nice.
Zombo
half dago, half zip?
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half dago, half zip?
Zips are the University of Akron.
YSU are Penguins I think. ..
WSS
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Zips are the University of Akron.
YSU are Penguins I think. ..
WSS
sorry....meant nip.
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Another yawner move by the Browns.."yawn"
We really don't know that yet. I'm sick of the Browns ending up with these old timers who never live up to their rep. Keep hiring the young blood. It all comes down to cohesion within the coaching staff and the willingness of the players to buy in...........
We really don't know that yet. I'm sick of the Browns ending up with these old timers who never live up to their rep. Keep hiring the young blood. It all comes down to cohesion within the coaching staff and the willingness of the players to buy in...........
Yep! I'm also tired of the old, "This guy is a PROVEN so-so Coach". Go for the GUSTO & keep getting these young, energetic guys. Old guys like me (68) need to be FANS! (I'm still damn good at that).
I love what's happening with my Browns. We may still have some tough days ahead, but we no longer will settle for, and accept, mediocrity.
Mike
BTW, I'll call him FLIP....it fits & it's only one syllable (hell, I only have so many left! LOL)
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Really this appointment. Another young hungry coach that Pettine likes. Suits me.
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Zips are the University of Akron.
YSU are Penguins I think. ..
WSS
sorry....meant nip.
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Need to take it to the next level though!
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Hey... Better then nothing.
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He's a young, flexible, adaptable guy who really knows his stuff,
and apparently has great people skills...
Nice job, Browns !
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Let us see what does this has to offer. Our whole coaching staff seem to have a chip on their shoulder.
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godzilla or MLK Jr.?
godzilla .......easy.
at least it's an in-shape jap rather than a big fat burnt candle in mike martz.
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“One of the things Mike and I talked about in our interview was if there's something these guys are familiar with in terms of a name, I don't need to change the name just because I see it as, for example, the play's called ‘smash’ and they call it ‘hammer.’ I can learn,” DeFilippo said. “Let one guy learn the new tag for it."
Well fuck yeah. This makes me happier than anything else in the interview - it shows he's not some arrogant 'my way or the highway' kind of coach saying 'this play is called this in my system, learn it or gtfo'
The more I read about it, the more excited I am.
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What? A coach that does not try to stuff a system on a team instead of designing one around the players at hand? Blasphemy!!
Does he do late night drinking too?
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Hey I'm taking a positive reaction especially after looking over all the retreads available. You know, guys that have been out of football for a couple years, guys in their sixties etcetera. Might be nice to have a young guy with plenty of energy.
I really would like to see the Browns continue their commitment to the run. That always seems to allow the quarter back to have a little breathing room.
WSS
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I am real positive about what is taking place with the Browns. Good owner, good GM, good coaches all who seem to be on the same page. The team has some good talent that should be greatly improved after the draft with the Browns having two first round picks and more picks overall than any other NFL team. Hindsight is 20/20 but at the time of the draft last year everyone I read had given the Browns excellent marks for their picks. I believe these guys will do much better than we have done before in not wasting draft picks. The one really bad pick was a whopper though with JM.
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“One of the things Mike and I talked about in our interview was if there's something these guys are familiar with in terms of a name, I don't need to change the name just because I see it as, for example, the play's called ‘smash’ and they call it ‘hammer.’ I can learn,” DeFilippo said. “Let one guy learn the new tag for it."
Well fuck yeah. This makes me happier than anything else in the interview - it shows he's not some arrogant 'my way or the highway' kind of coach saying 'this play is called this in my system, learn it or gtfo'
The more I read about it, the more excited I am.
Well fuck yeah. This makes me happier than anything else in the interview - it shows he's not some arrogant 'my way or the highway' kind of coach saying 'this play is called this in my system, learn it or gtfo'
Spot on... A coach adapting terminology to team makes so much sense, yet done so rarely. Just hope Flippie doesn't get too scared during his review of our 2014 Offense. One thing for sure, he'll form an opinion on Hoyer that'll influence our interest in signing him.
Also happy to see he's primarily a WCO guy who's open to the ZBS. Hopefully bodes well for some key assistants.
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