Which brings me back to what I said before, a QB will never survive in Cleveland because the fans are unforgiving. It doesn't matter if you're injured which he is, it doesn't matter that he has no #1 WR, it doesn't matter that the LT experiment has been a total bust, it doesn't matter that not 1 but both RB1 and RB2 missed significant time this year, it doesn't matter that your All-Pro RT missed the majority of the year, it doesn't matter that the scheme being used slots you in the bottom 25% of the league in pass attempts and yardage, it doesn't matter that your WR1 and WR2 were missing in action the majority of the year, it doesn't matter that your 3 TE set not only hampered your passing game due to no deep threat but that it advertised the intent to run leading to many defenses putting 8 in the box, and finally after 3-years of new coaches, coordinators, and systems yet was still able to lead your team to a 11-5 record and the playoffs your reward is no contract extension. Jackon, Allen, Mahomes, and Murray haven't had to deal with the coaching aspect yet people still want to compare results.

For those of you that have a glimmer of hope that the Browns are going to lure a top tier QB to Cleveland - no NFL QB worth his salt is going to come to Cleveland with basically zero WR's, poor TE's, current unacceptable tackle play, and the outlook of attempts and passing yardage being mired in the bottom 25% of the league due to your Head Coach scheme. Not to mention the fact that they all will be looking for long term deals in the neighborhood or 35 million per which would surely constitute cap casualties on a team that cannot afford to have those casualties.

Look, I think that Stefanski has been good for the Browns to the point where the team has learned to win and is much more disciplined than when he arrived. That was needed more than anything 2 years ago. However, his inability to adjust his scheme, the obvious lack of a passing model, disgruntled TE's and WR's, the destruction of the confidence of a young QB, and the face of a single action team allowing opponents to put 8 in the box daring us to throw with no receiving threats causes serious concerns going forward. Stefanski's run first scheme and refusal to adjust has put the Browns now 5 plus years behind the rest of the NFL due to the fact changing that will only occur though the draft since he's killed the upper FA market.