John Dorsey’s 5 worst moves as Cleveland Browns general manager

Previously, Dawg Pound Daily covered five John Dorsey’s best moves as general manager of the Cleveland Browns. Now we change gears as we look at five of his worst moves.

Spoiler alert — with the Cleveland Browns at 2-6 after a half season, the job of rookie head coach Freddie Kitchens is already in jeopardy. It bodes poorly for general manager John Dorsey as well, who made several moves based on the assumption that his Browns would be a playoff contender this season. That dream looks very remote indeed.

There are a few moves that have resulted in major contracts without results on the field that Dorsey expected to see.

The intent of this article isn’t to call out the players, who are for the most part giving everything they have got in the most difficult game in the world, but rather the contracts and player resources that were used to sign them. Thus to find out the identity of the players listed below, you will have to click through the links.

The five moves that have caused the most havoc for building the team are listed below in reverse order:

5.  Whiffing on an offensive lineman in Round 2 while someone much better sat there ready to be selected.

4.  Awarding a $36 million dollar free agent contract for an offensive lineman who hadn’t been a regular starter.

3. Awarding a  $37 million dollar free agent contract at defensive tackle — which so far hasn’t panned out.

2. Trading away Jabrill Peppers and a first-round draft choice to win now — and then starting 2-6.

1. Hiring a head coach who wasn’t ready for the job.