Daily Dawg Tags: What to do about Browns defense?
By Thomas Moore
Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Wednesday, Dec. 30.
Cleveland Browns:
PFF Mock Draft: Cleveland Browns select QB Jared Goff
"Pro Football Focus released its first mock draft of the year and for them the answer is clear: the Cleveland Browns should select Cal quarterback Jared Goff with what will most likely be the No. 2 overall pick."
NFL Power Rankings: Browns bringing up the rear
"With one week to go in the NFL season, the Cleveland Browns remain near the bottom of the weekly power rankings."
The Cleveland Browns and their 3-4 Stink-fence
"If the Cleveland Browns are going to stay committed to a 3-4 defense, they must start running it the correct way."
Where Ray Farmer went wrong (NFL Spin Zone)
"Cleveland Browns GM Ray Farmer could be on the way out, and it’s because he didn’t act on his own judgment."
Cleveland Browns need to lure Nick Caserio away from New England (Cleveland Sports Zone)
"When/if the Browns decide to move on from general manager Ray Farmer, there is another name Browns fans should be hoping for—Nick Caserio of the New England Patriots."
NFL News:
Why the Chip Kelly experiment didn’t work (ESPN)
"While there were plenty of positives – Kelly went 26-21, put together a pair of 10-win seasons and made the playoffs once – the most important pillars of Kelly’s philosophy ultimately failed to yield positive results. And that is why he is no longer the Eagles’ head coach."
Eagles players did not believe in Chip Kelly’s vision (Inside the Iggles)
"The news and decision came quickly, just 15 days short of the anniversary of former Eagles head coach Chip Kelly’s hire date. For the past 10 months many fans and some players really wanted him fired. They felt he had lost his focus and vision for the team."
Chip Kelly’s downfall about more than coaching (USA Today)
"Three years ago about this time of year, Chip Kelly was such a hot thing on the coaching circuit – you’d think he was Paul Brown and Jimmy Johnson rolled into one – that Philadelphia owner Jeffrey Lurie went after him twice to get him to leave the University of Oregon and revolutionize the NFL with his fast and furious offense. Now Kelly’s package, at least in the City of Brotherly Love, is nothing more than a hot mess."