It's NOT FREDDIE's FAULT! T H I N K. PLEASE!!! RETAIN KITCHENS YOU IDIOTS

Obviously John Dorsey and the Haslams should not fire Freddie Kitchens.  I'm trying not to repeat myself yet again, but can't help pointing out a few things in response to recent broad-brush pile-ons:

Incredibly, Kitchens is now being bashed for "not knowing how to use Chubb and Hunt".

This is bizzarre!  What are you idiots looking at!?!

You want Hunt lead-blocking more--or Chubb lead-blocking for him more?  Exactly how many more passes should Mayfield throw to Hunt instead of anybody else?

And which Offensive Coordinator in the NFL would have made more of Kareem Hunt than Freddie has?

Freddie-bashers are bashing him for not being able to do exactly what he has been doing STOPITSTOPITSTOPIT...

Anyway, Kareem Hunt wants to stick around as a Cleveland Brown, where he grew up.  While we're all greedy, and NFL agents and NFLPA reps manipulate their clients to gouge for the last penny, Hunt sounds both sincere and intelligent to me.

To be sure, he owns a Brinks truck, and will cost somebody a small fortune this offseason.  But Hunt isn't Ebineezer Bell, his off-the-field stuff has tarnished him, and my interpretation of his spontaneous statements make me think that

1: Hunt is genuinely willing to share the spotlight with his bff Nick Chubb.

I said "share" for a reason:  Until/unless Nick Chubb gets hurt, he is the bellcow here.  But (at least under Freddie Kitchens), Kareem Hunt is the starting swiss army knife.

Rodney Kitchensfield has actually expanded the role Andy Reed gave Hunt (*no knock on Reed; Andy had no Chubb, and Hunt was a Dorsey-pick out of Toledo, and Andy was loaded with skill-players, but was awesome in how rapidly he mutated Hunt from a stud workhorse who could catch into an actual wide receiver and stuff*)

Rodney Kitchensfield had Nick Chubb as his "hammer", and the LSU twins at WR etc., so he ran a "pony" (2-back) offense the instant Hunt came off his suspension.

We all think that every running back wants to be the bellcow, but that's just the Highschool players clawing for scholarships, and (for some of us) "old school".

Today, these guys aim higher, and want to last longer:

Sadly, Ebineezer Bell is THE case in point:  He wanted to get paid like an elite WR because he was a terrific receiver.

Happily, he lost his fight with the Steelers (who offered him top RB money) and found out that your Offensive Line, Quarterback, and other skill guys matter) but I digress:

Anyway, Hunt is like Bell (except bigger, stonger, and faster).

Hunt likes running routes (vs safeties and linebackers) and catching passes.  He likes being a "weapon".  

Kareem Hunt knows that if Freddie Kitchens is retained, he can have a longer, healthier, and more prolific career in Cleveland than he could anywhere else.

...is any of this sinking in yet?

(Sigh) anyway Depodesta Dorsey couldn't avoid paying Hunt top 5 RUNNING BACK money, but trading OBJ would help that out a lot.

Too bad the Browns can't get draft picks for Monken, but letting somebody else hire him away might help almost as much as turning OBJ into Offensive Tackles and/or draft picks.

John Dorsey:

1: Don't fire Kitchens.

2: Let Monken go, and let Freddie choose his replacement as Offensive Coordinator.

3: Trade OBJ (assuming you get an offer you can't refuse which you will).

4: Prioritize Offensive Tackle in free agency and the draft.

5: Retain Hunt...

You get this, right, John?  Because he's a "running back", he's a CHEAP lethal weapon well...if you have a Coach who will exploit him HINT HINT.

6: Retain Schobert.  He's "hot", but he's still "just" an inside linebacker and an extra 700k or so won't matter.

7: Get your head out of your ass: Did Genard Avery just personally offend you or something?  I can't believe that Steve Wilks would have asked you to dump this guy...

8: Consider trade offers for EVERYBODY under contract (no offense I know you do that anyway).

9: Do NOT squander cap space and draft picks like you did in 2019 to make a big move.

Back off a little.

The Ravens aren't going away any time soon.

The Steelers and Bengals aren't the same, but:

John, you need to listen to Paul DePodesta here:

1: The Ravens are likey to reach the Superbowl, and have a great chance to win it.

2: Assuming this, the Ravens will lose the majority of their players with expiring contracts.

3: Paul Depodesta Dorsey has a window here, if he can keep it in his pants.  Maybe in 2020, but more likely in 2021...

If the Browns DON'T do what everybody else except ME think they should.

Save this post:  DON'T FIRE FREDDIE.  I HAVE SPOKEN.