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For some reason I don't see Williams being offered the job and I don't even know why I feel that way

I feel like Gregg Williams was the right person to be the interim coach for this team. I don’t see him being around long term.

With what GW and FK have done for the team, particularly if we beat Baltimore on Sunday, I don't see any way that they won't be in the same positions for us next season. Who else is going to come in here and do a better job?

If you extrapolate their record over the course of the season we would have a lock on the AFC North.

We keep the status quo and Mayfield stays healthy we win the North next year. Anything else on the coaching side would be a guess - an educated and knowledgeable guess by the FO perhaps - but GW et al have what no other candidate has. Results with this roster of men, chemistry, a belief and momentum. This job is not finished would be my exclamation if I was GW or FK. Not by a long shot. Upgrade where we need to and keep pushing without need for change. We’ve stayed pat on far far worse.

If all the available candidates are old coaching carousel retreads I'll happily stick with the one we currently have and know. I'm not seeing anyone that can propel this team forward unless its someone young and innovative that comes out of nowhere. We have that too in Fredd K. Stay the course...

I don’t know why you would change this. Make Williams the head coach and Kitchens the OC and maybe 3-4 years down the line move Kitchens up. How long has it been since we were actually good. Don’t mess it up!

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001...nges-in-the-afc

If Gase gets fired he’s going to shoot to the top of a lot team’s coaching list. I think he would at least get an interview from us.

15, I think gase is an offensive guru and if he was bringing in a totally new offensive system I would not want it. I want baker to spend a few years really knowing his offensive system.

Read the Browns section in the above article. That doesn’t seem like a concern with the front office.

no surprise, but NY media is reporting Bowles will be fired.

He'll get a ST job quickly (hopefully here)

Special teams? He’s a defensive coordinator. He might get the Cardinals job.

Hes a jackass ... no way ... i’d almost rather have Riley ...

Unless the owner protects him .. he’ll be gone shortly after they hire there new GM ...

He’s CLUELESS ... seriously ...

Let me guess ...you like him ... ...

*LOL* at him thinking he has a CLUE as to who is the leader in the clubhouse right now ... but the gullible ones on here are about to MELTDOWN ...

Gregg Williams - C - Browns

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports interim coach Gregg Williams isn't considered "anything close" to a frontrunner for the Browns' full-time job.

This isn't a surprise — Williams was never more than a placeholder. The Browns have had a second half turnaround under OC Freddie Kitchens, but there's no mandate to keep Kitchens or Williams under the new coaching staff. Williams won't struggle to resurface in another defensive coordinator role this offseason.

Source: NFL Network Dec 29 - 7:59 PM

This place is going to explode when Williams is not brought back.

He won't be.

Williams is much better than Lincoln Riley and his high school style of play. Watching this Alabama game his style is a joke vs real football teams. Saban is showing him that now.

Maybe.

But I'm not so sure Gase and Landry can co-exist.

Man if Gase comes here they would lose every bit of goodwill they’ve built with this fanbase

Yep.

If you plan to hire Base, might as well stick with Williams.

I know I'll be bummed if they hire Gase.

Browns will consider Gregg Williams for HC position while interviewing other candidates. Ownership still high on Josh McDaniels

Browns interim head coach Gregg Williams has seriously enhanced his chances of keeping the job on a full-time basis with the club's drastic turnaround under his stewardship, though the Browns will be interviewing other candidates and continuing the coaching search this week.

Williams will formally interview for the job, and the overriding sentiment among the locker room to keep him in place is not lost on Browns ownership or management, sources said. But the organization has been working on finding a long-term successor for Hue Jackson for weeks and has researched upwards of

Owner Jimmy Haslam has twice tried to hire New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels before, and remains very high on him, team sources said. The Browns personnel staff has heard very strong feedback on McDaniels, as well, through its research process, and his candidacy should not be discounted. The Browns are also looking at several college coaches, sources said, along with current NFL coordinators who lack previous head coaching experience.

The Browns run the risk of losing the bulk of a staff that has done tremendous work this season should they not promote Williams to the full-time job. Williams and his son, Blake, have the defense exerting effort and have earned praise for how they have brought along young players like Denzel Ward and Jabrill Peppers. Freddie Kitchens, who took over play-calling duties after Jackson was fired, has done tremendous work with rookie Baker Mayfield and has him playing at an All Pro level in the second half of the season.

A win on Sunday would knock rival Baltimore out of the playoffs and bring Williams' record to 6-2 with the team; Jackson won three games in 2.5 seasons at the helm. Cleveland could also finish with a 4-1-1 division record with a victory – it would be the best within the AFC North – and if not for numerous blown chances and egregious coaching mistakes under Jackson, the Browns would be competing for a division crown.

If nothing else, Williams, who was formerly head coach in Buffalo, has continued to boost his stock for other vacancies around the league should the Browns not hire him. After years of dubious decisions and constant coaching/GM turmoil, Haslam finally has a winning product on the field. Some of his cohorts have advised him to try to keep this staff in place and, while general manager John Dorsey is overseeing the search, ownership will ultimately sign off on any hire.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/brown...ide-candidates/

Come on Tabber...it's when you get more (extra) polates...jeesh.
/purple for the more sensitive types

You should read the article that Memphis posted a few posts up.

I'm not sure how true it is, but it's interesting reading. I also thought it might raise the blood pressure of some folks.

I tell you what ... as mere fans, it is a complete and total head scratcher that McDaniels could or would be considered highly desirable / sought after by the Browns while GW is considered a long shot to get the gig.

I hope GW gets the job - he's my choice right now. Arians is a close 2nd. Gase might make my short list - but honestly, what has he done in Miami? I'm not a huge fan of Ryan Tannerhill's but they have had a pretty decent roster the last 2 years and they seem to have regressed.

It'll be an interesting off season for sure. Lot's of positives to look forward to.

Josh turns the the Colts job down to stay in New England... Did Josh not find working with Luck appealing ?

Now the Browns have Baker..Is that a lure and appealing enough for Josh to leave New England and the aging Brady ?

I don't know...Maybe... I still think he stays in New England..He had the chance to work with Luck but stayed with the aging Brady...Seems there's something in New England more appealing. jmo

Rumor has it that the Colts weren’t willing to pay him very much and Ndw England gave him a huge raise.

So it was about the money ? I had no idea..thanks for that info.

I also think there was a HUGE question over Luck's health and ability to return to being an elite QB. And to be honest I don't care if it was about money or Luck's condition - the way Josh handled himself was classless and I want no part of him.

j/c

That article says that Jimmy Haslam has been and remains high on Josh McDanials, which I can see. No mention of how Dorsey feels about him, or even DePodesta

Jimmy went after Hue because he was the hot name and wanted to make a splash. I'm not surprised Jimmy, in his inept thinking, would fall victim to the same situation.

I hope we don't go after Josh.

McDaniels I always thought would be a good fit with Baker. Baker is the quarterback McDaniels wanted when he drafted Tebow.

McDaniels won his first 6 games then he barely won after that...

I don't know how Dorsey feels about him but I've heard Dorsey has friends in Indianapolis and wouldn't be high on how McDaniels bailed on the colts. But that's all hearsay so who knows.

Baker is a good fit with a lot of coaches.....because he is freaking good.

That's a good point... He may not of been interested in developing Brissett..

this part from the article:




Your right doesn't mention Dorseys feel on him.. Kind of wish we knew.. Or at least I would

I agree. I think Browns are going to be the hot team for any coach this year. Nahhh - I don't think that, I know that. There isn't a more desirable coaching gig in the NFL that will need an official HC appointed this offseason.