Al Saunders named interim head coach - 10/29/18 05:03 PM
Cleveland Browns interim coach Al Saunders has proven track record of success at NFL level
Cleveland Browns interim coach Al Saunders has a proven track record of success at the NFL level and brings a wealth of knowledge to the locker room.
Saunders has been in the coaching profession for nearly 50 years, including more than three decades in the National Football League.
A native of Hendon, England, Saunders served as head coach of the San Diego Chargers from 1986 to 1988. Saunders’ run as head coach of the Chargers started on an interim basis in 1986 after Don Coryell resigned his position.
Saunders went on to serve as assistant head coach/wide receivers coach of the Kansas City Chiefs (1989-1998) and St. Louis Rams (1999-2000) before returning to Kansas City as assistant head coach/offensive coordinator (2001-2005).
Following his second stint in Kansas City, Saunders moved on to be the associate head coach/offense of the Washington football team (2006-2007), along with stops in St. Louis and with the Oakland Raiders as offensive coordinator.
Saunders has been on teams that combined to make 15 playoff appearances with five division championships and a Super Bowl XXXIV victory for the Rams over the Tennessee Titans following the 1999 season.
Saunders was named the NFL’s Offensive Coach of the Year in 2005 and has been credited with guiding two of the most dynamic receiver corps in league history, as he led the Rams’ record-setting “Greatest Show on Turf” in addition to his time at the helm of the Chargers’ “Air Coryell.”
Under Saunders’ guidance, the 2000 Rams set NFL records with 7,075 total yards, 5,232 passing yards and 540 points scored, an average of 33.8 points per game. That came on the heels of a successful 1999 season, when the Rams led the NFL with 6,412 total yards, 272.1 passing yards per game and 32.9 points per game.
During Saunders’ second tenure in Kansas City, the Chiefs set 46 offensive records, generated 2,157 points, scored 262 touchdowns and gained 30,470 net yards, more than any other team during that five-year stretch.
In 2004, the Chiefs gained 6,695 total yards, an average of 418.4 yards per game, and led the NFL in total offense for the first time in franchise history. Additionally, Saunders’ offense broke multiple NFL records, including a single-season mark of 398 first downs and equaling an 42-year old standard with 63 rushing touchdowns.
Saunders’ first game as interim coach of the Browns will come against one of his former teams, the Chiefs, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland Sunday.
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Cleveland Browns interim coach Al Saunders has a proven track record of success at the NFL level and brings a wealth of knowledge to the locker room.
Saunders has been in the coaching profession for nearly 50 years, including more than three decades in the National Football League.
A native of Hendon, England, Saunders served as head coach of the San Diego Chargers from 1986 to 1988. Saunders’ run as head coach of the Chargers started on an interim basis in 1986 after Don Coryell resigned his position.
Saunders went on to serve as assistant head coach/wide receivers coach of the Kansas City Chiefs (1989-1998) and St. Louis Rams (1999-2000) before returning to Kansas City as assistant head coach/offensive coordinator (2001-2005).
Following his second stint in Kansas City, Saunders moved on to be the associate head coach/offense of the Washington football team (2006-2007), along with stops in St. Louis and with the Oakland Raiders as offensive coordinator.
Saunders has been on teams that combined to make 15 playoff appearances with five division championships and a Super Bowl XXXIV victory for the Rams over the Tennessee Titans following the 1999 season.
Saunders was named the NFL’s Offensive Coach of the Year in 2005 and has been credited with guiding two of the most dynamic receiver corps in league history, as he led the Rams’ record-setting “Greatest Show on Turf” in addition to his time at the helm of the Chargers’ “Air Coryell.”
Under Saunders’ guidance, the 2000 Rams set NFL records with 7,075 total yards, 5,232 passing yards and 540 points scored, an average of 33.8 points per game. That came on the heels of a successful 1999 season, when the Rams led the NFL with 6,412 total yards, 272.1 passing yards per game and 32.9 points per game.
During Saunders’ second tenure in Kansas City, the Chiefs set 46 offensive records, generated 2,157 points, scored 262 touchdowns and gained 30,470 net yards, more than any other team during that five-year stretch.
In 2004, the Chiefs gained 6,695 total yards, an average of 418.4 yards per game, and led the NFL in total offense for the first time in franchise history. Additionally, Saunders’ offense broke multiple NFL records, including a single-season mark of 398 first downs and equaling an 42-year old standard with 63 rushing touchdowns.
Saunders’ first game as interim coach of the Browns will come against one of his former teams, the Chiefs, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland Sunday.
https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nfl/...el/95-609191762
