Callahan Big Hit. Keep it Up Browns!

I agree with Randy Gurzi that new Offensive Line Coach Bill Callahan was a great catch.

Callahan's extensive experience as an Offensive Coordinator and experience as a Superbowl Head Coach is a great bonus for a first year Head Coach, but Callahan's Offensive Lines were ALL really good, wherever he went.

When the Browns hired Campen from the Packers as the new Oline Coach, I didn't get why he was better than Wylie.

The Packers' Offense had just been stifled all season, and Aaron Rodgers got killed...and they...meanwhile, the Browns Offensive Line looked pretty good (with all the same players except Zeitler).

But all these real experts said Campen was highly respected, so I deferred to them like I usually do, assuming they know better than me.

I don't think I'll defer so much in the future.  This is an old boy's network, and everybody looks out for their buddies.

Callahan isn't the new OC probably because he doesn't run a system close enough to Stefanski's (I'm guessing), but (guessing some more) is an excellent Oline Coach who can teach zone as well as he can teach man blocking.

Bill might be happy to focus on just one unit again.  It has to seem extremely easy for him, and he's made plenty of money already.

He could end up as the running game coordinator or assistant Head Coach or something once the staff is filled out, but as-is he has agreed to coach the offensive line only.

COOL!

Chad Porto wrote a pretty dumb article, but shows promise.  He lists 5 mistakes which set up the Browns for failure in 2019:

The first was not drafting an offensive lineman higher.

Greedy Williams is now the CB opposite Denzel Ward, Sheldrick Redwine wound up playing a lot, and is so far the starter at FS if Randall isn't re-signed.  Takitaki played significant snaps late, and looks pretty good so far in a non-Wilks defense.

Austin Seibert is (heh-heh) kicking ass (get it?)

Which of these guys should not have been drafted to get out of the way for which offensive lineman?

The 2018 offensive line ranked pretty high overall.  Dorsey (and everybody else) expected second year player Austin Corbett to be adequate at RG in place of Zeitler.

I doubt that Chad was second-guessing that at the time.

Next, Chad lists cutting Seth DeValve and Carl Nassib.  I agree.  John Dorsey is too egotistical.  He cut these guys and Ogbah more because they weren't his guys than for any valid reason IMO.

...Well except DeValve is constantly injured, ok?  That matters, ok, Chad?

Next, trading Duke Johnson: This is idiotic.  Getting a 3rd round pick for Duke was very smart.  He was unhappy, and there was no future for him here.

It's not any coach's job to "find ways" to use a given player--especially one with Duke's cap-hit.

I love Duke Johnson, but am objective.  Chad Porto isn't.

I agree 100% with Chad that the trade with the Giants was stupid.

Chad's final "mistake" was making Freddie Kitchens the Head Coach instead of interim HC Gregg Williams.

That's debatable on the surface, but Chad goes to the echo-chamber with this "lack of discipline" crap under Kitchens.

Helmetgate only opened the door for Chad to list all of Vontez Garrett's other penalties:

Chad, EVERY passrusher in the NFL is piling up bogus late hit, helmet-to-helmet, and roughing penalties, and the operative word here is BOGUS.

It's legit to say that Gregg Williams was the better option at Head Coach, but Chad would have been better served if he'd left out his reasons why.

...actually I shouldn't have inflicted this link on you guys, but I thought I percieved a glimmer of potential eventual intelligence in it...

Anyway some guy also thinks that Baker Mayfield "chose" Freddie Kitchens.  Nooo...
Baker was asked his opinion, and he expressed his opinion.  It had marginal weight in John Dorsey's decision.

This guy was telling me that Mayfield needs to be "reigned in" or disempowered or something...like he's running the team?

And Haslam has to go.

Not really fair: Smart guy, but casual fan.  I corrected him, and think I was 57.5% effective.

This guy was fixated on some other team the owner of Pilot/Flying J owns which he says is more profitable than the Browns, ergo he doesn't care about the Browns...?

Well you meet all kinds.  And...Jimmy Haslam owns 2 other franchises, one of which is 3x as profittable as the Browns, and is almost as bad as Donald Trump and stuff!?!

All kinds Randy Lernerhaslam hyperbole confusion Russian collusion and stuff okbye