Browns hire Kevin Stefanski as HC

Icecube

@the-gipper said:

Right....I am saying that anything around .500 would be that.

I get it. But even 1 game over .500 would feel a little better.

SdBacker80

Just saw this...”Kevin Stefanski values player usage/positioning over plays. Polar opposite from Freddie Kitchens”

thank goodness. I’m tired of Hilliard flanked out and Harris targeted and some new WR called upon on 3rd and 5

The Gipper

@icecube said:

I get it. But even 1 game over .500 would feel a little better.

Sure....the question though is: What ARE our realistic expectations? I have NO delusions of grandeur. Slightly better than 6-10 could literally be what we can hope for it seems.

CLEVELANDwantsPLAYOFFS

@the-gipper said:

Sure....the question though is: What ARE our realistic expectations? I have NO delusions of grandeur. Slightly better than 6-10 could literally be what we can hope for it seems.

Yet you’re talking about realistic expectations in January. Time will tell. The team should be significantly better.

Dutch Oven

@the-gipper said:

Sure....the question though is: What ARE our realistic expectations?

That we'll be announcing the 19th head coach of the Cleveland Browns in two years?

The Gipper

@clevelandwantsplayoffs said:

Yet you’re talking about realistic expectations in January. Time will tell. The team should be significantly better.

Well....given the talent I guess your are right. The assumption is that Stinky will be a significant improvement over Ferd.

At this point, that is as good as we can hope for.

tinythinker

OK. Hope the micromanaging from above takes a break for a while so the new HC can get his system in place

Canton Dawg

@sdbacker80 said:

Just saw this...”Kevin Stefanski values player usage/positioning over plays. Polar opposite from Freddie Kitchens”

thank goodness. I’m tired of Hilliard flanked out and Harris targeted and some new WR called upon on 3rd and 5

I hope we don’t see anymore draw plays on 4th and 9.

Or a 25 yard slant play on 3rd and 1.

calfoxwc

first video - "this hire isn't a good hire, ...it's a GREAT HIRE"

a genius offensive coach - opposite of Kitchens.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28469819/sources-browns-plan-hire-vikings-oc-kevin-stefanski-head-coach

BaconHound

Again the Browns bring in an underwhelming HC. I mean it wasn’t Stefanski’s fault the Vikings offense struggled he only had Diggs, Cook, Theilen and Rudolph.

hoorta

@calfoxwc said:

first video - "this hire isn't a good hire, ...it's a GREAT HIRE"

a genius offensive coach - opposite of Kitchens.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28469819/sources-browns-plan-hire-vikings-oc-kevin-stefanski-head-coach

Not buying the hype Cal. With respects to The Who- "meet the new coach, same as the old coach- we won't get fooled again." Color me unexcited. As the say in Missouri- SHOW ME. It can start by winning your opener, that we haven't done in almost forever. That's one they missed on in the ESPN blurb- longest opening day losing streak. Besides Division Title, playoff appearance, and winning record- all league worsts.

Nero

@baconhound said:

Again the Browns bring in an underwhelming HC. I mean it wasn’t Stefanski’s fault the Vikings offense struggled he only had Diggs, Cook, Theilen and Rudolph.

Taco, now you. I'm only missing Browns52 to call it a downer weekend.

One Post

Oh wow great hire. Yawning another Polack.

Orion

@baconhound said:

Again the Browns bring in an underwhelming HC. I mean it wasn’t Stefanski’s fault the Vikings offense struggled he only had Diggs, Cook, Theilen and Rudolph.

...and there were guys in the QB's face all game long.

calfoxwc

@hoorta said:

Not buying the hype Cal. With respects to The Who- "meet the new coach, same as the old coach- we won't get fooled again." Color me unexcited. As the say in Missouri- SHOW ME. It can start by winning your opener, that we haven't done in almost forever. That's one they missed on in the ESPN blurb- longest opening day losing streak. Besides Division Title, playoff appearance, and winning record- all league worsts.

well, I bought into the hype with the last two failure hc's...so third time is the charm. Personally, I put a lot of stock in who said also, it's a "fantastic" hire in the video. that means serious stuff, imho.

This time, I'm seeing that they learned their lesson. Stephanski is no "nice guy fuddy duddy nincampoop gonna fail" guy. you betcha. and that is with a UDFA at ROG and a terrific RT that got hurt in the playoff game.

SdBacker80

@canton-dawg said:

I hope we don’t see anymore draw plays on 4th and 9.

Or a 25 yard slant play on 3rd and 1.

Just properly use the weapons we have:

Beckham

Landry

Chubb

Hunt

80-90% of your touches spread out amongst these 4.

and please when we need a play it’s not time outthink the defense and hit Harris on a skinny post

Kvoethe

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These are the candles burning in the Brown's offices

Tour2ma

@louisville-slugger said:

If he gets a coaching staff of Kubiak and Schwartz than I can live with it.

I dont have a good feeling about this though

Nor should you since the Eagles had already announced they wanted Schwartz back if he did not get our HC job.

Plus since Vikes have already announced that they want to expend Zimmer's contract it would not surprise me to see Kubiak stay on that staff.

hoorta

@calfoxwc said:

well, I bought into the hype with the last two failure hc's...so third time is the charm. Personally, I put a lot of stock in who said also, it's a "fantastic" hire in the video. that means serious stuff, imho.

This time, I'm seeing that they learned their lesson. Stephanski is no "nice guy fuddy duddy nincampoop gonna fail" guy. you betcha. and that is with a UDFA at ROG and a terrific RT that got hurt in the playoff game.

I'm not ready to go ski-ing yet Cal. But to Kevin's credit, he does have a longer resume than the departed Freddie. We'll have to see if Re-podesta is right. Or he's just really good at snowing Haslam under with analytics.