5 nightmare scenarios for Cleveland Browns in 2022
By John Suchan
Cleveland Browns nightmare scenario No. 3: Stefanski play calling baffles
I’ve been a real advocate of the Browns coach Kevin Stefanski these first two seasons. However, I was disappointed several times a year ago when Stefanski made some questionable play calls and seemingly hurt the team’s chances at wins. Those plays included several attempts at having his offense try to go for it on 4th-down plays that ended up failing.
After his first season where his team finished 11-5 and won a playoff game, there was a lot of anticipation going into last year.
We know how that went as the team sputtered on offense, struggled at times on defense and ended up with an 8-9 record – which led to them missing out on the postseason.
In recent Browns history, coaches have come and gone about every one or two years, so if Stefanski can manage to get through the season and the team is back to a winning record then he should be able to stick around.
After that initial successful first campaign, we were hopeful that Stefanski could be that long-term answer at coach the team hasn’t had since Romeo Crennel back in 2015. Even that was only a four-year stint for Crennel.
Stefanski has an opportunity to really take his team to new heights. Having a long-term coach would go a long way to maintaining some team success.
So that nightmare of Stefanski laying an egg in year three is still out there and for now, that’s a scary thought.