So … about those Browns coaches
Slowly but surely the Browns are filling out their coaching staff under new coach Pat Shurmur.
On Monday the team added Dwaine Board to coach the defensive line, Bill Davis to coach the linebackers, Mike Wilson to coach the wide receivers (he’s going to earn his money with this group) and Mark Whipple as quarterbacks coach.
Missing from that group is an offensive coordinator, a position that NFL teams traditionally find kind of important – the Cardinals had two last season, for example. Technically the Browns do have someone to coordinate the offense as Shurmur plans to call the plays himself.
We didn’t really like that idea when Shurmur mentioned it during his introductory press conference and we’re still a little uneasy about how this is all going to play out. Kansas City showed this season how having two experienced coordinators – Charlie Weis and Romeo Crennel – can help a young coach. That’s the model we expected the Browns to follow.
Head coaches have so much to worry about on Sundays – injuries, clock management, etc. – that adding play-calling duties to the list would seem to be a bit overwhelming – especially for a first-time coach.
But who knows? Eric Mangini had Brian Daboll by his side the past two seasons and he still struggled with clock management and other issues on game day. Maybe going against the norm is just what the Browns need to do.
Because what they’ve been doing since 1999 sure hasn’t been working.
For more, visit Waiting for Next Year: Browns could go without offensive coordinator
And Two One Six Sports is less than enamored by the situation.
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We’re still struggling with Fernando Torres no longer being at Liverpool. We loved watching him play and really thought the new ownership group was going to find a way to keep him at Anfield and it’s going to be painful to see him in blue this Sunday.
Lots on this at:
- This is Anfield: We hate you so much, because we loved you so much
- ESPN: Liverpool better off without Torres
- Guillem Balague: A difficult decision that Torres could not resist
And it just get worse because Andy Carroll, the club’s big signing in the wake of Torres’ departure, is still weeks away from his debut with Liverpool because of an injury.
Who knew we could carry Cleveland’s bad karma to a team thousands of miles away?
Oh well, this will make us feel a little bit better.
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Finally, why is Hines Ward dressed like one of the Village People?
Red Right 88 
Titus,
Not to worry! Torres and his sulking are gone. Replace by Suarez who genuinely wants to be there, and eventually Carroll, who I think will give his all.
Plus, they still have Kenny calling the shots, and Liverpool have done OK this season when Torres has not played.
YNWA.
I hope so. I'm taking this a bit hard because Torres was my favorite player on the team, plus he's till relatively young.
But they did get younger with Carroll which is important, so we're going to keep hope alive.