Cleveland Browns (Factory of Sadness)

[DZ83CK]

I don't understand why they are keeping DePodesta. What exactly has he ever done to help them? He seems like a parasite among team leadership.

 

[AuTX Buckeye]

I get that the Browns are starting over.. but did people really love Dorsey that much??? I know he was an experienced GM but his drafting was about on par with previous regimes maybe a bit worse in terms of taking chances on dudes with bad histories (Calloway & Hunt)..... I’m not upset over the loss of Dorsey

 

[DZ83CK]

I get that the Browns are starting over.. but did people really love Dorsey that much??? I know he was an experienced GM but his drafting was about on par with previous regimes maybe a bit worse in terms of taking chances on dudes with bad histories (Calloway & Hunt)..... I’m not upset over the loss of Dorsey

He seemed to be a big upgrade from Sashi, so even if he was average, he was an improvement.

 

[NFBuck]

I've lost count, is this reset #11 or 12?

 

[NFBuck]

I think the real question is "who in their right mind would ever take the Clowns job?"

 

[buckeyebri]

I think the real question is "who in their right mind would ever take the Clowns job?"

Arians wanted it...

 

[NFBuck]

Arians wanted it...

Of all of the fuckups over the past 20 years, not even talking to Bruce Arians is high up on the list. Prime example of why this shit show will never get right.

 

[BuckBackHome]

McCarthy interviewing Thursday. He's the only logical choice to get this clown show finally on track. Probably makes too much sense for the worst owners in Cleveland sports history.

 

[exhawg]

If they hire McDaniel it will be another 1 and done.

I doubt it. McDaniel will require a 5+ year contract, which will probably buy him 3 years. I'll give Moneyball credit that they would have been better off taking his advice on coaching than the guys they ended up with. Probably why he still has a job.

 

[LordJeffBuck]

 

[DZ83CK]

 

[DZ83CK]

Odds on DePodesta making a bad hire? I would say "Yes" is -1000.

 

[Bucklion]

Soooo...basically they told Dorsey he wasn’t hiring the coach, and he bailed. #Clowns

 

[NorthCoastKid]

DePodesta and his crew wanted to hire Sean McDermott instead of Hue back in 2016. Also preferred Kevin Stefanski over Freddie last off-season.

 

[exhawg]

Odds on DePodesta making a bad hire? I would say "Yes" is -1000.

What's Billy Beane up to? In all honesty whoever he picks probably can't be any worse that the shit show they've had for the past 10-20 years. I don't know how you run analytics on coaches especially when looking at how a coordinator will do as a head coach. A lot of coaching performance relates to the rest of the staff. You could have the best HC, but if his staff sucks the team will suck. In Freddie's case he hired an OC that was able to put up points with Crab Legs and Fitzmagic, but wouldn't let him do his job with Baker. If Freddie was smarter he would have realized that the success last year had nothing to do with him and he would have let his offensive staff do more. The base 4-2-5 defense should have been a deal breaker on that side of the ball when he was interviewing candidates. I doubt Freddie will ever be anything more than a position coach for the rest of his career after this debacle.