John Dorsey’s 5 worst moves as Cleveland Browns general manager
1. Hiring Freddie before he was ready
What would Blanton Collier have done? Fourth down and one yard to go — a LONG one yard to go. Let’s see, we have Jim Brown as the running back and Frank Ryan as the quarterback — or we could even pass to Gary Collins or Paul Warfield. Okay, I know — let’s send Frank Ryan on the quarterback sneak!
But might it have been better to use Jim Brown? There are those who might thinks so.
In the same light, the Browns faced that situation versus Denver, with any hope of an above .500 season on the line. Freddie decided to gamble on Mayfield’s running abiity instead of Nick Chubb’s. Of course, Mayfield’s version of the fullback plunge was unsuccessful, and then Freddy foolishly challenged the official’s call.
Thankfully, Mayfield did not get injured on the play. Still, this is the kind of foolish play call that coach Kitchens is getting a reputation for in the league.
The Browns offense seems to be a hodgepodge of trick plays and deep passes, mainly for Odell Beckham, Jr.
Does the terrible offensive playcalling mean that Freddie Kitchens has to be fired? Not really, because the defense is actually worse than the offense. The Browns’ most experienced head coach is current defensive coordinator Steve Wilks.
Mike Priefer was an interim coach once. So if ownership disapproves of the Kitchens offense, they do not have an interim head coach with a background in offense.
Next. Browns need some type of midseason change. dark
They might think about making offensive coordinator Todd Monken, but he is equally inexperienced compared to Kitchens. That might not be an improvement.