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Cleveland Browns: Looking ahead to their needs in 2019

By Shane Carter

DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 14: Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners and head coach Lincoln Riley of the Oklahoma Sooners celebrate the 29-24 win over the Texas Longhorns with the Golden Hat Trophy at Cotton Bowl on October 14, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Richard W. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 14: Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners and head coach Lincoln Riley of the Oklahoma Sooners celebrate the 29-24 win over the Texas Longhorns with the Golden Hat Trophy at Cotton Bowl on October 14, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Richard W. Rodriguez/Getty Images) /
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JACKSONVILLE, FL – SEPTEMBER 16: New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels walks to the field before their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on September 16, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL – SEPTEMBER 16: New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels walks to the field before their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on September 16, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /

Head Coach

Hue Jackson really lowered the bar for a Browns coach. Which I thought was impossible to do. You would think one win in two seasons would be cause enough to fire someone but he was able to get half of this season off before finally Browning out.

Now, the Browns are looking for a new head coach, and there are already several candidates being rumored. Names like Lincoln Riley, Bruce Arians, Josh McDaniels, and Matt Campbell have been thrown around.

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Matt Campbell and Lincoln Riley are both college coaches but have shown to push their teams to the next level. Riley is an offensive juggernaut that Browns fans would love to see reunited with Baker, and Matt Campbell has made a lukewarm Iowa State team and turned them into a dangerous, motivated squad.

Bruce Arians has been quoted as saying he’d come out of retirement only for the Cleveland job. He’s got a knack for offense and would be an instant improvement from where the team is now.

Josh McDaniels was supposed to be the Colts head coach before changing his mind. That doesn’t mean that he doesn’t regret it. It also doesn’t mean that he wouldn’t be a nice fit. Considering all the work he’s done with Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo, Baker Mayfield would be a nice new project that could work out.

Personally, I love the idea of Lincoln Riley reuniting with Baker Mayfield. The only thing that stopped them from playing for a Championship in college was a defense. In Cleveland, they certainly got that. John Dorsey gets the final call, and since most, if not all, his decisions at this point have been good, it’s a safe bet he’ll make the right decision.

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