Browns hiring Todd Haley as offensive coordinator

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The Cleveland Browns have landed a new offensive coordinator.

NFL Network's Michael Silver reported Monday that Todd Haley is taking the job, according to sources familiar with negotiations.

Haley spent the past six years as Pittsburgh's play-caller, but the Steelers decided not to renew his contract following last week's 45-42 playoff loss to the Jaguars. Not helping matters, the 50-year-old Haley reportedly struggled to get along with star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

A former head coach for the Chiefs, Haley will take over an offense that habitually flat-lined over the past two seasons under coach Hue Jackson. It's unclear if Jackson will retain play-calling duties, but it's impossible to imagine the hyper-experienced Haley joining the staff without full power to call his own plays..

His relationship with Big Ben aside, Haley's offense thrived in Pittsburgh, finishing top-10 in points over the past four seasons and consistently whipping defenses with the likes of Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell.

Cleveland doesn't offer that brand of star power, but the Browns boast a talented offensive line, a handful of playmakers -- Duke Johnson, Isaiah Crowell, Josh Gordon, Corey Coleman and David Njoku -- and a boatload of valuable draft picks.

Haley is likely to be working with a rookie quarterback if (and when) the Browns select one with the first- or fourth-overall pick in the draft. The team also houses DeShone Kizer and Cody Kessler under center, but neither have done enough to prevent Cleveland from heat-seeking their choice from the college ranks -- or pursuing a veteran in free agency or via trade.

The question here is what sort of scheme we can expect from the Browns. Will it be Haley running Jackson's offense, his own playbook or a mixture of both? Cleveland went without a coordinator over the past two seasons largely because Jackson -- an experienced play-caller -- was brought in under the assumption that he alone could rescue the offense.

One win and 31 defeats later, all assumptions have been scattered to the wind. Haley will be given the chance to put his fingerprints on an attack sorely in need of a savior.

Good for the Browns. May Haley's tenure in Cleveland be more bountiful than another Steeler coordinator that was hired by a division rival, in another era, Dick LeBeau.

If the Browns replaced Hue with a good coach they could do something next year

(01-22-2018, 11:25 PM)bfine32 Wrote: If the Browns replaced Hue with a good coach they could do something next year

This is hue’s final opportunity as HC. Very glad he did not become ours. He’s not capable.

(01-23-2018, 08:54 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: This is hue’s final opportunity as HC. Very glad he did not become ours. He’s not capable.

Blasphemy!  How can you not see that Hue is a budding genius?  After all, he was once on the Bengals' staff. 

(01-23-2018, 09:09 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Blasphemy!  How can you not see that Hue is a budding genius?  After all, he was once on the Bengals' staff. 

Almost as good as staying overnight once at a Holiday Inn!

If the Brown's offense becomes more productive, but they continue to lose, we may be looking at their next head coach.

It'll be interesting to see how he does without the benefit of pro bowl players at every skill position.

(01-28-2018, 02:17 PM)Tama Wrote: If the Brown's offense becomes more productive, but they continue to lose, we may be looking at their next head coach.

It'll be interesting to see how he does without the benefit of pro bowl players at every skill position.

That does tend to mask a lot of shortcomings.