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Dutch Oven

So... I wonder if McDaniels interview will be moved up? Supposed to be Friday, Jan 10th.

MDDawg

@dutch-oven said:

So... I wonder if McDaniels interview will be moved up? Supposed to be Friday, Jan 10th.

Best possible outcome for Browns fans, we can finalize the interview process make a decision and target assistants instead of waiting a few more weeks.

The Gipper

@mddawg said:

Best possible outcome for Browns fans, we can finalize the interview process make a decision and target assistants instead of waiting a few more weeks.

Why not like Monday?

Orion

@mddawg said:

Best possible outcome for Browns fans,

...if ya like the idea of McDanials as HC / Czar.

It DOES clear the way to see if McDaniels will BE the next coach....so there's no waiting around and perhaps missing out on their 2nd choice.

gumby73 · ***BROWNS HIRE* 1-12-20**

@gumby73 said:

Next: I will keep a updated list of Browns interviewees in order of interviewed

#1.Mike McCarthy (open) https://clevelandbrowns.com/news/5-things-to-know-about-mike-mccarthy

#2.Greg Roman (Ravens OC) https://clevelandbrowns.com/news/5-things-to-know-about-greg-roman

#3.Eric Bieniemy (KC OC) https://clevelandbrowns.com/news/5-things-to-know-about-eric-bieniemy

#4.Robert Saleh (49'ers DC) https://clevelandbrowns.com/news/5-things-to-know-about-robert-saleh

Daboll Sunday//Stefanski later in week, pend game results..Josh McDaniels loses to Tenn 1-4-20 (projected was 1-10-20)* may move?

bump..^^ here we sit updated through Saturday AFC Wildcard games.. Stefanski team plays Sunday..McDaniels^^ as of the moment & will update... Good Night Cheat-ha Nation!!

Orion

Did ya see how Vrabel used up the clock and pissed off Belleyache? None of the guys WE'VE had in the last 20 years woulda' thunk of doing that. (I love that non-word - thunk)

The Gipper

@orion said:

Did ya see how Vrabel used up the clock and pissed off Belleyache? None of the guys WE'VE had in the last 20 years woulda' thunk of doing that. (I love that non-word - thunk)

I dunno....I think they have thunk of it....I just don't know that they could do it on a regular basis. There have been some games that the Browns put away with the run. Of course, we have not been in the position to put away a playoff game with a run. (Actually, that is not true....ONE more first down in that 2002 playoff game vs. Pitt would have given us the win...but we couldn't run the clock down...and it took a drop by Northcutt to let the Steelers have the ball where they then scored the winning TD. If they could have blown the SS's out with the run...they could have won. But a 3rd down pass...didn't work.)

Orion

Gip, please don't remind me of Northcutt's drop of a perfect 1st down, playoff game winning, pass....against, of all teams, the Steelers. Now I'm going to bed pissed off again.

nickers

@orion said:

Gip, please don't remind me of Northcutt's drop of a perfect 1st down, playoff game winning, pass....against, of all teams, the Steelers. Now I'm going to bed pissed off again.

I prefer to remember Dennis by his given name "Dropcutt"

Dutch Oven

@the-gipper said:

I dunno....I think they have thunk of it....I just don't know that they could do it on a regular basis. There have been some games that the Browns put away with the run. Of course, we have not been in the position to put away a playoff game with a run. (Actually, that is not true....ONE more first down in that 2002 playoff game vs. Pitt would have given us the win...but we couldn't run the clock down...and it took a drop by Northcutt to let the Steelers have the ball where they then scored the winning TD. If they could have blown the SS's out with the run...they could have won. But a 3rd down pass...didn't work.)

It's been so long... but who would have the Browns played if they had won that playoff game vs the Steelers?

The Gipper

@orion said:

Gip, please don't remind me of Northcutt's drop of a perfect 1st down, playoff game winning, pass....against, of all teams, the Steelers. Now I'm going to bed pissed off again.

Sorry man. I am just pointing out that on that potential game winning drive, if the Browns could have run the ball down the Steelers throats they would not have had to have attempted that pass that got dropped.

Who were our RBs in that game? I don't think we had Jamal Lewis yet....nor William Green...unless that was his rookie year. Don't recally.

The Gipper

@dutch-oven said:

It's been so long... but who would have the Browns played if they had won that playoff game vs the Steelers?

Jan. 5 – Heinz Field			Jan. 11 – The Coliseum
	6	Cleveland	33
	3	Pittsburgh	31
	3	Pittsburgh	36		Jan. 19 – Network Associates Coliseum
	2	Tennessee	34*

	AFC
	Jan. 4 – Giants Stadium	2	Tennessee	24
	Jan. 12 – Network Associates Coliseum
		1	Oakland	41

	5	Indianapolis	0	AFC Championship
	4	NY Jets	10
	4	NY Jets	41		Jan. 26 – Qualcomm Stadium
	1	Oakland	30
	Wild card playoffs
	Divisional playoffs
	Jan. 5 – Candlestick Park	A1	Oakland	21
	Jan. 12 – Raymond James Stadium
		N2	Tampa Bay	48

	5	NY Giants	38	Super Bowl XXXVII
	4	San Francisco	6
	4	San Francisco	39		Jan. 19 – Veterans Stadium
	2	Tampa Bay	31

	NFC
	Jan. 4 – Lambeau Field	2	Tampa Bay	27
	Jan. 11 – Veterans Stadium
		1	Philadelphia	10

	6	Atlanta	27	NFC Championship
	6	Atlanta	6
	3	Green Bay	7
	1	Philadelphia	20

They would have played the Raiders. #1 seed.

SdBacker80

@nickers said:

I prefer to remember Dennis by his given name "Dropcutt"

Muffcutt too but not to be mistaken with you know

the man muffed a few punts in his day too

nickers

@sdbacker80 said:

Muffcutt too but not to be mistaken with you know

the man muffed a few punts in his day too

He sure did!!

MDDawg

@orion said:

...if ya like the idea of McDanials as HC / Czar.

It DOES clear the way to see if McDaniels will BE the next coach....so there's no waiting around and perhaps missing out on their 2nd choice.

No, I didn't mean that. Once Stefanski and McDaniels are interviewed this week, the interviews will be completed and a decision made. I'm not too keen on McDaniels as I've said before the owners just need to find a winning coach. On paper a lot of people thought Hue was the best candidate at the time, Kitchens was a risk but made sense from a continuity standpoint for Baker and we see how both turned out. The Browns is the Haslam's toy let them figure it out.

Tour2ma

@dutch-oven said:

It's been so long... but who would have the Browns played if they had won that playoff game vs the Steelers?

Looks like the Raiders... as we would have been lower seed than NYJ who ended up going to OAK.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/

calfoxwc

@mddawg said:

No, I didn't mean that. Once Stefanski and McDaniels are interviewed this week, the interviews will be completed and a decision made. I'm not too keen on McDaniels as I've said before the owners just need to find a winning coach. On paper a lot of people thought Hue was the best candidate at the time, Kitchens was a risk but made sense from a continuity standpoint for Baker and we see how both turned out. The Browns is the Haslam's toy let them figure it out.

The decision will be Stephanski. His bio compared to McDaniels is a no-brainer. I hate to see the Vikings win again, but so be it.

And, I'd hope Kris Richard ends up on the staff. DC ?

The Gipper

@tour2ma said:

Looks like the Raiders... as we would have been lower seed than NYJ who ended up going to OAK.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/

You're a day late and a dollar short with your answer.....that was given 2 hours ago

The Gipper

@calfoxwc said:

The decision will be Stephanski. His bio compared to McDaniels is a no-brainer. I hate to see the Vikings win again, but so be it.

And, I'd hope Kris Richard ends up on the staff. DC ?

Stefanski's bio compared to McDs make him a no brainer? Are you on some kind of Rocky Mountain High? He has been with the Viking since 2006 (not as OC). They have made 2 Conf. Championship games in those 13 years. How many Super Bowls? None. McD has had his offense play in 10 conf. championship games and 7 Super Bowls. McD was a HC for a while...even if it were a failed event (but then so was BB), Stefanski was not. As much as McDs tenure at Denver didn't work....he did win a playoff game vs. the Spermsuckers with Tim Fucking Tebow at QB.

I mean, OK, Stefanski has never had the likes of Tom Brady as his QB. No one except maybe Paul Brown and Bill Walsh have ever had that kind of QB.

Still , I am not getting your thinking there.

calfoxwc

@the-gipper said:

Stefanski's bio compared to McDs make him a no brainer? Are you on some kind of Rocky Mountain High? He has been with the Viking since 2006 (not as OC). They have made 2 Conf. Championship games in those 13 years. How many Super Bowls? None. McD has had his offense play in 10 conf. championship games and 7 Super Bowls. McD was a HC for a while...even if it were a failed event (but then so was BB), Stefanski was not. As much as McDs tenure at Denver didn't work....he did win a playoff game vs. the Spermsuckers with Tim Fucking Tebow at QB.

I mean, OK, Stefanski has never had the likes of Tom Brady as his QB. No one except maybe Paul Brown and Bill Walsh have ever had that kind of QB.

Still , I am not getting your thinking there.

Well, try a bit harder. Stephanski has NEVER FAILED anywhere he's ever been. He has been highly successful.

https://www.vikings.com/team/coaches-roster/kevin-stefanski

Biography

Kevin Stefanski, the longest-tenured coach on the Vikings staff, enters his 14th season in 2019 with the Vikings and 1st as the Offensive Coordinator, a position he held on an interim basis to end the 2018 season. He has coached QBs, TEs and RBs in his tenure with the team and Stefanski served as the QBs Coach in 2017 and 2018 before being elevated to Interim Offensive Coordinator for the final 3 games of 2018.

In his 1st season working with QB Kirk Cousins, the veteran QB had a career year setting season bests in completion percentage (70.1%) and passing TDs (30) and threw the fewest INTs (10) since becoming a full-time starter in 2015. He set the Vikings single-season record with 425 completions, tied the mark for attempts with 606, 2nd-best completion % (70.1), 2nd-most passing yards (4,298) and 4th-highest passer rating (99.7). Cousins reached benchmarks that no other QB in NFL history had under the tutelage of Stefanski, becoming the 1st ever to throw for at least 4,000 yards, at least 30 passing TDs, 10 or fewer INTs and complete at least 70.0% of his passes in a season. In his 1st game as the Interim Offensive Coordinator, Stefanski guided the Vikings offense to a season-high 41 points and 418 yards of offense in a win over Miami. In his 2nd game calling plays, a 27-9 road win at Detroit, which ended the season ranked #10 in NFL defense, Stefanski led the offense to 340 yards of offense and 27 points, giving the Vikings consecutive games of at least 27 points and at least 100 rushing yards for only the 2nd time in a single season in the last 5 seasons for the Vikings.

In 2017 the Vikings won the NFC North, went 13-3, earned the #2 seed in the NFC playoffs and advanced to the NFC Championship Game against eventual Super Bowl LII champion Philadelphia. The Vikings dealt with upheaval at the QB position early in the season and turned a negative into a positive. Vikings QB Sam Bradford had the best game of his career in the 2017 opener vs. New Orleans and earned his 1st career NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors, throwing for 346 yards, 3 TDs and a 143.0 passer rating. Bradford suffered a knee injury vs. New Orleans and went on to play only 1 more game in the regular season as the club turned to backup QB Case Keenum. Keenum entered the season with a 9-15 record in 24 career starts, posting a 58.4% completion mark, a 78.4 passer rating and TD-INT ratio of 24-20 in his career previous to Minnesota. With the Vikings, Keenum went 11-3 notched a 67.6% completion mark, a 98.3 passer rating a TD-INT ratio of 22-7. Keenum was NFC Offensive Player of the Month in November and posted 8 games with a 100+ passer rating to tie for 2nd-most in team history in a season and tied a team record with 10 games on the season without an INT. He had 6 games on the season without being sacked to set a team record and tied a team mark with 3 games during the campaign without a sack or INT.

In his lone season coaching the RBs in 2016, Stefanski and the Vikings battled injuries along the offensive line and to RB Adrian Peterson that caused the runner to miss 13 games. The running game leaned on veterans Jerick McKinnon and Matt Asiata as the duo combined for 941 yards and 8 rushing TDs. McKinnon went to his roots and saw time as a WildDawg QB to give the running game a spark and the team found a role for WR Cordarrelle Patterson to get involved in the ground game.

Under Stefanski’s guidance, the TE unit enjoyed a successful 2015 campaign. TE Kyle Rudolph started all 16 games for the second time in his career and finished with a career-high 495 receiving yards. He scored a team-high 5 touchdowns and topped 100-yards receiving in a game (vs. Green Bay, 11/22) for the first time in his career.

In Stefanski’s 1st year tutoring the TEs in 2014, all 3 of the Vikings top TEs - Rudolph, Rhett Ellison and Chase Ford - caught TDs from Vikings QB Teddy Twatwater on the season. The TE trio averaged 10.6 yards per catch and all 3 were in the starting lineup during the season.

Prior to overseeing the TE group, Stefanski served as the Vikings assistant QBs coach. Injuries led to Stefanski working with 3 different QBs who started at least 1 game during the 2013 season, with both Matt Cassel and Christian Ponder seeing action in 9 games. Cassel led the Vikings to their 1st victory of the season in his 1st start with the club vs. Pittsburgh (9/29/13) in London, England.

The Vikings 2012 season exceeded outside expectations by going 10-6 and earning a berth in the playoffs as a Wild Card. The team continued to develop throughout the season, and Ponder grew as a signal caller as the season went on. Ponder’s improved play in the final month of the season was a key element of the Vikings going 4-0 down the stretch to earn a playoff spot. Ponder did not throw an INT in the final 3 games and had 8 games during the season without throwing a pick.

The 2010 Vikings started 3 different QBs, Favre, Tarvaris Jackson and Joe Webb as the team struggled to find consistency while being riddled by injuries. Webb relieved Favre in the 1st half of the Monday Night Football game vs. Chicago (12/20) and started the final 2 outings, engineering an upset win at NFC East champion Philadelphia. Webb became only the 2nd Vikings QB to win his 1st start as a rookie.

In 2009, Stefanski had a hands-on role in one of the most successful offensive seasons in Vikings history. The team improved dramatically in the passing game and developed new playmakers in prominent roles. Stefanski and the offensive staff helped veteran free agent Favre mesh with the offense despite reporting to the team in mid-August.

Stefanski spent 2006-08 working directly with Head Coach Brad Childress on administrative duties and special projects. Stefanski first worked with Childress during Eagles training camp in 2005 as part of the team’s operations department.

Stefanski spent the 2005 season at his alma mater, Pennsylvania, as assistant director of football operations, coordinating all aspects of the Quakers’ day-to-day operations.

A team captain as a senior in 2004, Stefanski was part of one of the most successful stretches in the history of the Quaker football program. The team won Ivy League titles in 2000, 2002 and 2003, and the squad went undefeated in league play during 2002 and 2003.

Twice honored as an Honorable Mention All-Ivy choice in 2002 and 2004, he was named Penn’s Defensive Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2000. During Stefanski’s tenure, the squad posted a 42-7 overall record and a 32-3 mark in Ivy play. As a senior, the Quakers went 10-0 to become the 1st undefeated Penn team in a decade.

Stefanski holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Pennsylvania and attended St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia. The Stefanski family has made a name in athletics as Kevin’s father, Ed, was a basketball standout at Penn and works in the front office of the Detroit Pistons. He has previously held executive positions with the NBA’s New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors and Memphis Grizzlies.

Stefanski and wife, Michelle, reside in Edina with their children, Will, Gabe and Juliet.