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TODD MONKENC, UNSIGNED FREE AGENT
The Athletic reports ex-Browns coach Freddie Kitchens and OC Todd Monken were "never on the same page."This has long been obvious, but reporter Zac Jackson offered up some fascinating, funny details on Tuesday. Per Jackson, Monken would "spend time on the field before games telling opposing coaches how bad things were with the Browns," going as far as to call the team a "total mess." Monken apparently complained that Kitchens' Sunday play-calling rarely resembled what was installed in the game plan. An NFL/college journeyman, Monken became a folk hero for his aerial-obsessed Bucs in 2018, though Jameis Winston pushed that envelope even farther in 2019. Monken could have trouble finding play-calling work at the NFL level in 2020.
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Basically, come get me...
Has a familiar ring to it...
So does this:
PAUL DEPODESTAG, CLEVELAND BROWNS
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports Browns "chief strategy officer" Paul DePodesta is in charge of hiring the team's new coach.DePodesta will not get a title change in the hierarchy of the Browns' front office, but he's serving as the active GM at the moment and could even possibly take over the role moving forward depending on how things shake out. DePodesta is essentially a throwback to the Sashi Brown era after he survived the Brown ouster and now the John Dorsey debacle. DePodesta's background is in baseball with an analytical view.
SOURCE: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
All this talk of Stefanski being a lead candidate for that job, and all I can think is Zim going up to him and saying....you really want to take THAT job? I know there's only 32 HC jobs out there, but the track record there is, subpar to say the least.
Quote: @"BarrNone55" said:
So does this:
PAUL DEPODESTAG, CLEVELAND BROWNS
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports Browns "chief strategy officer" Paul DePodesta is in charge of hiring the team's new coach.DePodesta will not get a title change in the hierarchy of the Browns' front office, but he's serving as the active GM at the moment and could even possibly take over the role moving forward depending on how things shake out. DePodesta is essentially a throwback to the Sashi Brown era after he survived the Brown ouster and now the John Dorsey debacle. DePodesta's background is in baseball with an analytical view.
SOURCE: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
Weird thing is that DePostesta is a baseball guy, he was one of the guys that made analytics popular and was played by Jonah Hill in Moneyball. Browns are an organization that just go from one head scratcher move to another. Not sure how anyone thought it was a good idea to draft Mayfield number one.
Quote: @JR44 said:
@"BarrNone55" said:
So does this:
PAUL DEPODESTAG, CLEVELAND BROWNS
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports Browns "chief strategy officer" Paul DePodesta is in charge of hiring the team's new coach.DePodesta will not get a title change in the hierarchy of the Browns' front office, but he's serving as the active GM at the moment and could even possibly take over the role moving forward depending on how things shake out. DePodesta is essentially a throwback to the Sashi Brown era after he survived the Brown ouster and now the John Dorsey debacle. DePodesta's background is in baseball with an analytical view.
SOURCE: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
Weird thing is that DePostesta is a baseball guy, he was one of the guys that made analytics popular and was played by Jonah Hill in Moneyball. Browns are an organization that just go from one head scratcher move to another. Not sure how anyone thought it was a good idea to draft Mayfield number one.
He was also the guy leading the contingent that pushed to hire Stefanski instead of Kitchens. Could he tempt Kevin by letting him bring Paton with him to be the GM? Reports are that Cleveland wants to make sure their next HC has a good working relationship with the next GM and they want to find the Coach first.
Crazy how the media bought into the preseason hype on this team. Cover of SI, the return of the Browns, some even picked them to go to the Superbowl, lol.
Quote: @StickyBun said:
Crazy how the media bought into the preseason hype on this team. Cover of SI, the return of the Browns, some even picked them to go to the Superbowl, lol.
Did they really though? I felt like they pushed that narrative to tear them down. They get more clicks and hits that way. Paper champions. They bought into the hype.
Quote: @Vikergirl said:
@ StickyBun said:
Crazy how the media bought into the preseason hype on this team. Cover of SI, the return of the Browns, some even picked them to go to the Superbowl, lol.
Did they really though? I felt like they pushed that narrative to tear them down. They get more clicks and hits that way. Paper champions. They bought into the hype.
I wouldn't doubt that theory entirely, as they so build you up to tear your ass down. Insightful thought.
Quote: @FSUVike said:
@ JR44 said:
@"BarrNone55" said:
So does this:
PAUL DEPODESTAG, CLEVELAND BROWNS
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports Browns "chief strategy officer" Paul DePodesta is in charge of hiring the team's new coach.DePodesta will not get a title change in the hierarchy of the Browns' front office, but he's serving as the active GM at the moment and could even possibly take over the role moving forward depending on how things shake out. DePodesta is essentially a throwback to the Sashi Brown era after he survived the Brown ouster and now the John Dorsey debacle. DePodesta's background is in baseball with an analytical view.
SOURCE: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
Weird thing is that DePostesta is a baseball guy, he was one of the guys that made analytics popular and was played by Jonah Hill in Moneyball. Browns are an organization that just go from one head scratcher move to another. Not sure how anyone thought it was a good idea to draft Mayfield number one.
He was also the guy leading the contingent that pushed to hire Stefanski instead of Kitchens. Could he tempt Kevin by letting him bring Paton with him to be the GM? Reports are that Cleveland wants to make sure their next HC has a good working relationship with the next GM and they want to find the Coach first.
Exactly what has Stephanski done to warrant HC consideration, or more to the point us worrying about replacing him?
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