*Full disclosure: English is my first language, and I was trained to think with my brain*
Randy shouldn't have to explain to you people that he is talking about hiring Rivera as a consultant for the remainder of 2019--not as a Coach in 2020.
Obviously, Ron Rivera will be somebody's HEAD Coach in 2020 duh.
What Randy is talking about is a way for Rivera to stay busy and make significant extra cash (without voiding his remaining pay from the Panthers) while helping out...
Well Randy is talking about Rivera's protege, Steve Wilks, but really Rivera is a very good HEAD Coach, and could most certainly help Freddie Kitchens out as well.
In separate articles, the Browns are named one of the top landing spots for Rivera in 2020 (most have Freddie on the skids already).
Pragmaticly speaking, contracting Rivera as a consultant now would establish a strong relationship with the Front Office and familiarity with the players...just in case.
I still believe that Freddie Kitchens is growing into a very good Head Coach, and his offensive creativity is important to this team.
This would be a "can't lose"/"hedge your bets"/insurance move by Jimmy Haslam, who could pay Rivera a LOT (no salary cap here, see?)
1: Rivera has a stellar record as a Defensive Coordinator, and "trained" Steve Wilks.
2: He won a Superbowl as a Head Coach, and will obviously probably be THE hottest Head Coach prospect in the NFL due to his record and reputation.
3: Rivera could help ALL the Coaches a lot as a consultant, and (trust me) would be welcomed by both Kitchens and Wilks.
Rivera could advise Kitchens on organizational structure and a lot of other non-"x/o" stuff, and offer stability. His influence would be long-term.
4: Dorsey and the Haslams get to know Rivera and vice-versa (well Rivera gets to know the players, too).
Plan B: Replace Freddie with Ron.
Plan B1: Replace Freddie with Ron and retain Freddie as Offensive Coordinator.
Continuity is important, you people, and that's why even if you think Ron Rivera is better than future Freddie, you...
It's a tight window---do you get that? This is analytics---try to stay with me here:
John Dorsey has spent most of the cap space he inherited from
The Steelers and Bengals have talent issues, but the Ravens are scary, long-term.
Can the Browns hold onto Kareem Hunt?
Don't be an idiot: EVERYBODY will be offering ungodly money for him! John Dorsey will NOT be able to afford Hunt AND Schobert, Randall, Higgins, (kiss Kirksey good bye)...
I want to overpay Kareem Hunt long-term (assuming Freddie Kitchens is also retained).
Screw the "Running Back" label on Hunt: Replace that with "weapon". But he will cost a fortune, ok?
However, if Freddie Kitchens sticks around, Hunt would be worth that, because he can line up anywhere, is a great blocker, can REPLACE an injured Chubb, and is neck-and-neck with OBJ and Chubb as the scariest skill-player on this offense.
Yeah I hear ya okbye
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