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I would add that I think we will have a large number of coaching changes among the assistants.

I think folks are forgetting a couple of things.

First, he was Coach of the Year in 2020. He inherited a team that was a mess. They were undisciplined and lacking any sort of identity under the guidance of Freddie Kitchens. Not only did Stefanski bring some sort of order, discipline, and establish an identity.....he did it during the Covid year where all the new coaches were faced w/a much tougher task than returning coaches. Installing entire new schemes is no easy task, but to do it w/such a limited amount of real practice time is actually incredible.

Secondly, I wonder how many coaches could have kept their team focused and competitive while enduring the circus of the situations w/Watson and Baker? The FO and ownership pretty much left Stefanski to deal w/all the media interactions. The entire organization was under fire for signing Watson and Kevin was left to deal w/the media onslaught. Also, a very popular QB was on his way out and drawing attention to himself w/podcasts and other "look at me" situations. Look at this board and there are still people who are bitter about the Baker situation.

Next, he had to somehow prepare two "starting" QBs during camps and figure out an offense that was friendly enough for both guys to succeed, despite them having very different skill sets, strengths, and weaknesses.

Finally, we have 7 wins w/one game to play. A game in which we can sweep the season series w/the hated Steelers. People are acting like we are 4 and 12. We are not. Hell, some of the Baker fans are telling us what a great coach Sean McVay is. Well, his team won the Super Bowl last year and are now 5 and 10 and underdogs in their season final. Did McVay suddenly forget how to coach? Or, is it more likely that team-wide circumstances were more important that the coach when it comes to the record?

I think next year is the year you end up looking like a prophet, or a fool.

.....but more importantly the extremely slow start by Watson. It was made a point that the 300-day layoff is being used as a crutch......

He was going quite a bit faster than that. Once again, the punishment certainly shouldn't have been equal. But not a peep came out of the coaching staff about such negative comments when other players were doing it.

Here is something I have considered however. There is certainly a cumulative effect to be considered here. With Clowney having not only made such comments but his refusal to play on 1st and 2nd downs it's only understandable that his punishment be severe. I think that's an easy conclusion to draw. I do however contend that if you wanted players to stop making public comments about disapproval of what is going on behind the scenes that should have been spelled out when it all began.

So are you saying stefanski traded unprecedented draft picks for a QB that
Was laid off and distracted? Yes or no

Translation KS has no responsibility .

Steve the difference between those QB's you mentioned and DW could be that DW has had a lot of off field distractions to deal with while these other QB's have not. I'm not making an excuse for DW, the off-field distractions were allegedly caused by him, but that has to be a problem he will have to deal with and overcome. I know when my wife got very sick it affected me at work as much as I tried not to let it. It was always on my mind. I don't know exactly what's going on with DW but that might be a problem right now.

Sorry Jake, not playing the Bears next year buddy.

Why would they not play the Bears? That is who the Browns are in line to play with the additional 17th game.

j/c

Today's game vs Pit is exactly why I have serious reservations about KS. Same in game mistakes as we've seen every year. 12 runs by Nick Chubb the best RB in the NFL - at 6+ yards per carry. 35 drop backs by Deshaun Watson who did not have a good game. There's other issues too but this is as big as any for me.

If there is a bright spot - maybe KS has learned something? Anytime I was looking Njoku was chipping TJ Watt to slow him down. Last year he didn't do that so maybe there is improvement? But then again maybe he knew what he was doing last year too. If he knew it's horrible - if he didn't know it's horrible, no good perspective on that I guess.

My opinion is that only ignorant or stupids continue with the same leadership and HC when the trend is that we getting worse and worse two season in row.

Ahhhh.........name calling.

More like 700+, but who's counting?