Cleveland Browns News: Freddie Kitchens not surrendering play-calling
By Dan Justik
The Daily Dawg Tags brings you all the Cleveland Browns news you need to know, including Freddie Kitchens keeping play-calling duties.
Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens has not managed being a head coach well in his first year at the position. One of the causes for that problem is that he has too big of a workload being the offensive play-caller as well.
Kitchens won the head coaching position because of his work as a play-caller and how he built his relationship with Baker Mayfield. Kitchens’ creativity and aggressiveness on the offensive side of the ball was exactly what the unit needed.
But now, as Kitchens struggles dealing with game management issues and his team not executing, Kitchens being the offensive play caller may be too much. And with experienced offensive coordinator Todd Monken in the booth, Kitchens has someone who can be a solid play-caller.
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But as today’s featured article points out, Kitchens seems to be too proud to give up play-calling duties, even if it could help grow as a head coach and potentially help the rest of the team have success on the field.
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"“No, that’s not happening,” Kitchens stated, unequivocally, following Monday’s film session at team headquarters in Berea. “I’m the head coach, so it’s not happening.”"
It would be a tough decision to give up the play-calling duties when it was his ability in that aspect that helped him win the head coaching position. But when he is struggling in the other aspects of being a head coach, Kitchens should not be so stubborn when asked about the idea.
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