Even with the Super Bowl over, the NFL doesn’t stand still and the Browns were running as soon as their
season finished. They enjoy musical chairs in Cleveland and once again replaced their coach before he had time to
get comfortable in the job.
On average, since 1999 when the Browns team
was reborn, the franchise has changed their head coach every two years and the
firing of Mike Pettine was true to
form. His 3-13 record saw him exit along with the organisation’s general
manager.
Their quarterbacks cannot be blamed for all
the misery on offense. If they don’t have any support, you can’t expect them to
produce miracles as they are hounded around the field. Josh McCown performed well under constant pressure and still has
two years left on his contract, and should be given the opportunity to confirm
his competence, but this is the Browns we are talking about.
As is usual when a new head coach takes over
the reins, Hue Jackson has put his
own men in place on the coaching staff. With a new offensive
coordinator/assistant head coach in Pep Hamilton, yet more changes when this team really needed some stability.
All signs point to Johnny Manziel being shown the exit and amazingly, the draft talk in
Cleveland revolves around the selection of a quarterback with their overall
second pick. There is even talk of the Cleveland trading for one, but it is
just talk so cooler heads will prevail… won’t they?
Against tremendous adversity when he lost
some top players during the season, Mike
Tomlin still managed to take his team to the playoffs with a 10-6 record.
The NFL Nation writers who report on the AFC North acknowledged Tomlin
as their AFC North Coach of the Year
for overcoming adversity. Despite the loss of some star players, Tomlin managed to take the Steelers close to Super Bowl 50 before losing to the
eventual winners.
They also awarded running back Duke Johnson the Rookie of the Year.
Johnston was drafted in the third round by Cleveland and he ended the season
with 379 yards rushing on 104 carries so the news isn’t all bad for the Browns.
The Ravens
received some good news with wide receiver Steve
Smith stating he wants to return to the team after hinting at the beginning
of last season that 2015 would be his final year in football. The injury that saw him miss half the season
has changed his mind – if he makes a full recovery from his Achilles injury.
While the Bengals wait for Andy Dalton to begin throwing again after fracturing his thumb in
week 14, they promoted their quarterback coach Ken Zampese to the offensive coordinator position. The
change was forced on the team after Hue Jackson moved to the Browns.
Vontaze
Burfict’s 3-game suspension for his hit on Steelers Antonio Brown was upheld by the NFL appeals officer Derrick Brooks.
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