2020 should be a great year

[Benton]

(01-05-2020, 08:54 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Both have won a postseason game more recently than the Bengals.

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I'll also remind you that...
The Seahawks hired Jim Mora in 2009, and fired him after one season. After that, they hired Pete Carroll. 
The Raiders hired Hue Jackson in 2011, and fired him after one season. After that, Hue Jackson went 3-36-1 with the Browns.
The Dolphins hired Cam Cameron in 2007, and fired him after one 1-15 season. The next year Tony Sparano took them to the playoffs.
The Falcons hired Booby Petrino in 2007, and fired him before the season ended at 3-10. The next year Mike Smith took them to the playoffs.

And more.

People like to go "oh, look at the Browns, look at the Redskins. That's why you shouldn't fire your head coach." and "oh, look at the Browns, look at the Redkins. That's why you shouldn't sign top free agents."  While ignoring the times that it works. 

Meanwhile the time the Browns DIDN'T fire their head coach, it was Hue Jackson and they gave him 2.5 years...
Went 1-15. They kept him.
Went 0-16. They kept him.

Yes, that seems like a way better way to operate. Keep clearly overmatched HC because they haven't sucked long enough yet. 

Fair points, although I think a difference is those teams had better teams. They, mostly, just needed a coach. For several years during Marvin's tenure, we were in that boat. We had good rosters, but didn't have a coach who made the best of them. We haven't had that kind of team in a while.

I have no idea if the current staff can build that roster, but I think we're heading in that direction. I didn't feel that way a year ago, which is where my optimism is coming from. And my willingness to give Zac another season. Or at least most of a season .