![]() ![]() Anything that has happened in the past does not affect our future.” ![]() When they walk in the building, whenever it is in April, we are moving forward. ![]() “I hope all of our players know that, too. “We are not looking backward, we are looking forward,” Stefanski said at his introductory news conference. We simply don’t know what Stefanski is as a coach until it happens, and that’s scary for a Browns team that has been impossibly bad since returning to the NFL in 1999. Stefanski has already been lauded for his leadership, though you’ll never lack for overly positive stories in an NFL offseason. He had a fine 2019 running the Vikings’ offense, but Kitchens was good in 2018. He had never been a coordinator before that. He took over as the Minnesota Vikings’ coordinator late in the 2018 season. Stefanski doesn’t have all that much more experience than Kitchens. Incredibly, Stefanski will be the Browns’ ninth coach in 13 seasons, counting 2018 interim coach Gregg Williams. The Browns fired Kitchens and hired Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski. The hope is tied into the idea that Kitchens was the problem. There still is plenty of reason for hope, just fewer people buying in. Cleveland probably got better this offseason with some key additions. The thing is, the roster is still as exciting as it was a year ago when the Browns were the popular bandwagon team of the offseason. The Browns lost 43-13 on opening day against the Tennessee Titans, and it never got much better. Mayfield regressed to a point that we have to wonder if his record-setting rookie season was an outlier. His play-calling was criticized endlessly, and he refused to give up the duties. Kitchens seemed in over his head from the start. The Browns took a chance they had unearthed a hidden gem and made Kitchens their new coach. Baker Mayfield took off with him calling plays. Kitchens had a fantastic half-season running the Cleveland Browns’ offense in 2018 after taking over as offensive coordinator. ![]()
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