1: Continuity: For two seasons, the Browns have been running a West Coast offensive system. Brandon Weeden stumbled and bumbled his way through his rookie season partly because he couldn't master this complex system quickly or trust his own reads.
Thad Lewis performed much better because he'd practiced the same system with the same coach for three years.
While Trestman's first gig as offensive coordinator was with the Browns (10-6/playoffs) in a conventional system, he later learned the West Coast system, and has used it since. He is qualified to come in here and build on the foundation that's already in place.
If Weeden is the quarterback, he doesn't have to do a strict West Coast; remember that he has coordinated different systems.
2: The Browns have an issue at quarterback. The upcoming crop of college guys aint all that. It would be hard to pry Alex Smith loose. Matt Ryan costs too much and could be released, but that's another bidding war and no sure thing. (As in, Ryan himself isn't proven, and four or five other teams would be trying to sign him.)
The Browns have three quarterbacks, and Trestman is probably THE quarterback guru (note: the college guys he coached, he was preparing for the COMBINE, so shut up with that lame stuff. Quit overreaching for excuses after you make up your mind not to like a guy).
He started with Bernie Kosar. Then Scott Mitchell in Detroit, who that one year passed for the second most yardage in Detroit history. Then it was Jake Plummer, who had that one good year and took Arizona to the playoffs. Then it was Rich Gannon, who until that time had bounced around the NFL as a sometime starter, sometime backup journeyman. Boom!-Superbowl MVP! (Trestman was the offensive coordinator).
He wouldn't come in here with his mind made up about any of the three quarterbacks. He can fix them.
3: While he has some time at running backs coach, many years as a quarterbacks coach, he also has five years as an offensive coordinator, and every one of his offenses ranked near the top. He adapted to his players.
4: He is an ex-player, sort of. He was at two training camps trying to make it as a defensive back.
5: He's a CFL coach of the Year (runner-up another year), won two Grey Cups and narrowly lost his first one in his first season as head Coach. His quarterback (Tony Calvillo) won back-to-back MVP awards. Marc did all this in five years.
Why isn't he an NFL Head Coach already?
One reason is that he took three years off to get his law degree.
Another reason (an idiotic one) is that he isn't emotional. He doesn't holler or hop up and down enough, like the great coaches do. You know, like Paul Brown, Don Shula, Tom Landry, Chuck Knoll, Tom Flores? For that matter, like Dick Jauron?
His GM with the Alouettes wants people to know this about Trestman the Head Coach: He's a great communicator, and you don't want to mess with him. He won't holler at you. He'll do something else.
Marc Trestman has a very strong resume, a record of success everywhere he's been, and is the ideal guy to come right in and somehow make sure the Browns have a good, consistant quarterback to go with the strong and talented team that's already here.
Sure, the CFL isn't like the NFL, but isn't this history as good as or better than all of those College Coaches'? Doesn't he have more NFL experience than all of them? More successful at a higher level, too.
All this guy does is kick ass. I WANT MARC TRESTMAN AS MY NEXT HEAD COACH.
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