Dawgs By Nature
Yeah, it has come to this.
We all knew this day would come.
It’s just time.
The Cleveland Browns did not just lose to the New England Patriots on Sunday; they were taken to the woodshed in the 32-13 loss. After taking the ball down the field for a touchdown in a beautiful drive on their first possession, after that, nothing worked. The offense looked horrible. The kicker is a roller coaster. The defense is the star of the game, yet they are on the field so much that they just crash and burn in the final stages.
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The Browns are now 2-6-0. It’s time. No more waiting around for this ship to right itself, despite half the schedule left on the calendar. Despite what owner Jimmy Haslam said last week, it’s time to move on from head coach Kevin Stefanski.
The realization is that the Browns’ owner wanted to give him one more chance after losing 14 games last season. Getting beaten in 14 games isn’t an issue in hockey, or soccer, or really, any other sport. But since football only plays 17 games, well, you get the point.
This is Stefanski’s seventh season. Yes, he is a two-time NFL Coach of the Year. We get that. Yes, he took the franchise to the playoffs back when face masks were mandatory and Kobe Bryant, Eddie Van Halen, and Alex Trebek were still alive.
Stefanski will always be in the hearts of Browns fans for beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 48-37 in the Wild Card Playoff match. In their house.
But there are so many things wrong with this ballclub that cannot, and will not, and have not been corrected.
He is supposed to be an offensive guy who builds his offense around the running back, yet the run game is among the worst portions of this enigmatic offensive attack. Right now, the rushing game is ranked #25 while the passing attack ranks #26. This is Stefanski’s skillset. This is his wheelhouse.
Let’s just end it. Please. In 2023, when Cleveland fought long and hard, ending up 11-5-0 with a spot in the playoffs and earned the highest Wild Card seed, everyone who followed the Browns had visions of when Marty Schottenheimer was leading the franchise, and every year the team was in the playoffs. That was our goal. We could accept not advancing, but at least we were in the post-season year after year with a run of double-digit win seasons.
Why couldn’t we be that team?
For those of us who have met Stefanski, he is a great guy. Very personable, nice, calm, pleasant, well-spoken, and obviously intelligent. We all like Stefanski. It’s nothing personal – just business.
And the business of Cleveland Browns football isn’t pretty.
Fans hate that he shows minimal emotion during games while on the sideline. That is just who he is. He is very chill, and things do not rattle him. He...
