Cleveland Browns: Hue Jackson keeps filling out his coaching staff

Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson has finalized his coaching staff on the offensive side of the ball as well as on special teams.

Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson completed the hiring process for the offensive and special teams members of his coaching staff.

The staff now includes assistant offensive line coach Mark Hutson, tight ends coach Greg Seamon, offensive quality control coach Bob Saunders, special teams quality control coaches Shawn Mennenga and Stan Watson.

They join previously announced Pep Hamilton, Al Saunders, Kirby Wilson,  Hal Hunter and Ray Horton.

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“I think we’ve been able to assemble a really good group thus far,” Jackson told the team’s website. “We are very excited about the men who have decided to come here to Cleveland and join the organization in our quest to win football games. As an offensive staff, I think first and foremost we have to work together. Our players need to see a staff that is committed, that is together and will do anything and everything to help them become better football players. What we wanted to do is try to hire the best staff that was going to give us a chance to teach, motivate, instill discipline and drive our players.

“We need guys that are going to be loyal, guys who can be totally trusted and guys when I turn my back I am not worried about what they are doing.” – Head coach Hue Jackson

“The other thing that I love about this group of coaches is they all want to be here with the Browns. They want to be a part of the change. I want a bunch of guys who really want to be in Cleveland because they have to understand there is a lot of work ahead. We are going to have to roll up our sleeves and get some work done and just put our head down and go. Do it the right way. We need guys that are going to be loyal, guys who can be totally trusted and guys when I turn my back I am not worried about what they are doing. They are trying to do one thing, which is improving this team to help us win.”

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Among the latest hires it is Seamon that is the most intriguing. He has more than 40 years of experience in coaching and scouting football. Most recently, he served as a scout for the Cincinnati Bengals for 12 seasons (2004 to 2015). Prior to joining the Bengals scouting department, Seamon served as an associate to the Bengals coaching staff as a scout.

According to an article at cincinnati.com, the loss of Seamon is a big one for the Bengals:

"Cincinnati believes in a scouting philosophy where they seek the right voices and not more voices in the room for evaluations. Often criticized for the size of their scouting department, the setup created one of the deepest rosters in football over this run of five consecutive playoff berths. Much credit belongs to consistency of those scouts. Without doubt, Seamon was one of the right voices."

According to cincyjungle.com, Seamon was also a voice that Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin often reportedly relied upon:

“He has a unique blend of scouting and coaching experience,” Tobin said. “He was very knowledgeable in both areas. His input will be dearly missed and we’ll have our work cut out for us filling in. We enjoyed working with him and he offered a lot to our process and I’m sure he’ll offer a lot to the Browns’ process.”

Anytime the Browns can help themselves while hurting a division rival is always a win.

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As for the rest of today’s hires:

Hutson has 26 years of coaching experience between the college and NFL levels. He spent the 2015 season as associate head coach and offensive line coach at Eastern Illinois. In addition, he coached the tight ends for the Oakland Raiders for three seasons (2012 to 2104).

Bob Saunders enters his second season with the Browns after spending 2015 working with the offensive line as a coaching intern. Saunders has served as the assistant wide receivers coach with Kansas City (2002-05) and Washington (2006-07) and as an offensive quality control coach with St. Louis (2008).

Mennenga has spent the past five seasons as Browns special teams assistant coach. Since Mennenga’s and special teams coordinator Chris Tabor’s arrival in 2011, the Browns lead the NFL in punt return average (11.3), are tied for fifth in kickoff return average against (21.7) and are tied for sixth in punt return touchdowns (four).

Watson spent the previous two seasons with the Browns as a special teams coaching intern.