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Freddie apparently is as respected and liked as advertised.

Freddie is probably fairly well connected with people in Tuscaloosa.

We can make Dorsey a Commodore




On the Alabama DL coach hire.... raise your hand if you think we're going after some Alabama DLine in the Draft.

Damn good.. How did a guy that supposedly did not have enough of a roledex get these guys to come on board... Damn....

Digital-age posters are looking at that word thinking "wtf is that?".

Its a watch they know

Honestly, I'm stunned.

This is what happens when a coach actually tries to work with the GM for the betterment of the team.

Okay. I did.

LOL But you knew right?

I didn't know he could sing like that!!!

Dude,, Dorsey is a Pip!

I wonder what the youngens are gonna say about that word?

Well, Edith was a real Pip. At least Archie said she was.

LOL Wrong Pip!

Tosh Lupoi...

This might be the best hire the Browns have made since Dorsey joined the franchise.

In an area within the franchise in need of an upgrade, Dorsey finds a way to hire the best coaching candidate available.

Give Garrett and Ogunjobi more support from the DT position and the entire DLine becomes more productive.



Tosh Lupoi
Current position
Title Defensive line coach
Team Cleveland Browns
Biographical details
Born Walnut Creek, California
Playing career
2000–2005 California
Position(s) Defensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2011 California (DL)
2012–2013 Washington (DL)
2014–2015 Alabama (Def. Analyst)
2016 Alabama (OLB)
2017–2018 Alabama (co-DC/OLB)
2018 Alabama (DC/OLB)
2019–present Cleveland Browns (DL)


Tosh Lupoi

is an American football coach for the Cleveland Browns. He previously was the current defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach for the University of Alabama. Lupoi was named the defensive coordinator in 2018 after having served as the co-defensive coordinator in 2017.

Playing career

As a player, Lupoi was a defensive lineman for Cal from 2000-05. He led the Bears' defensive line in tackles in 2003 and earned Pac-10 All-Academic recognition in 2005.

Coaching career

He joined Alabama as defensive analyst in 2014. Lupoi is highly regarded for his recruiting abilities. [1] Prior to being at University of Alabama, Lupoi was the Defensive line coach for University of Washington from 2012-2013, before this he was the Defensive line coach for University of California, Berkeley.[2]
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Seamon and Hutson were fired.

I believe the only coaches we kept are Henry, Walker, and Lindley. We’ll see how it shakes out soon.

No conformations either way with Henry and Walker.

I thought that they both did good jobs with their respective positions.

Weren't they brought in last year under Dorsey?

No official word, but all the reports say they will be back. Henry was new in 2018, Walker came with Gregg Williams.

Ty

Kitchens is the one who hires asst coaches.

That isn't to say that Dorsey hasn't been assisting.

I don't know Mac. It's pretty standard practice that the coach hires his staff.

I don't recall seeing anything about Al Saunders being released or fired. The Browns website still lists him as 'Senior Offensive Assistant'. https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/coaches-roster/

edited to add; They also list Blake Williams as LB coach, and I do recall his name on a list of coaches released.

Are you sure that it wasn't Kitchens contacts that drew him in?

No, he is not.
Just as nobody is sure he did.

We are all on the outside guessing.

Also, it doesn't matter. Neither one is going to bring in someone that is going to be another Todd Haley; they're both going to be looking at guys willing to work for Kitchens and the Browns.

As soon as you show me where I said that you did.

Regarding Al Saunders and Blake Williams, I reached out to my season ticket rep, Briana, and asked if she could clarify their status. Here is her response.

"The website is currently up to date. If there are any additional changes, we will update accordingly but at the current moment, they are both still on staff!"

I believe that they have probably worked very closely together.

I believe that Kitchens has interviewed all of them.

I believe that Kitchens narrowed the search and ultimately said which one he wanted.

I believe that Dorsey was involved at every step of the process.

I believe that Kitchens doesn't have authority to obligate the Browns to a contract so Dorsey has to sign the contract.

I believe they would be off to a very bad start if Dorsey rejected anybody that Kitchens really wanted.

I love that you call your season ticket rep for this type of information.

Well, she is on the inside, and if she doesn't know, she knows who to ask for a definitive answer.

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DC, here is what I posted when I first commented on the Lupio hire...



Then I wrote this...




DC...will you look at that...WE SAID EXACTLY THE SAME THING!...SAME MEANING!


BUT, because I didn't use the same verbiage or language that met the approval of others...some start "nitpicking"...go figure!

Listen,, I asked a question, Nothing more... Grow up