BREAKING NEWS: A Browns insider has just given a bleak outlook on the future of head coach Kevin Stefanski and general manager Andrew Berry, raising serious concerns about their long-term prospects with the team.
The Cleveland Browns could soon be making a major change to their coaching staff and front office.
Cleveland is off to a 1-5 start as it’s been another disappointing season for the Browns. With Cleveland off to another poor start, Browns insider Zac Jackson of The Athletic gave a bleak outlook on the future of head coach Kevin Stefanski and general manager Andrew Berry.
“The Joe Flacco trade of 10 days ago might eventually change things for his path,” Jackson wrote. “But I tend to agree with you at the moment: This team is back in the quarterback derby next year based on how things stand now, and what that means for temporary starter Dillon Gabriel and Sanders is as uncertain as who will be making the selection.
“Because absolutely zero about this current group’s quarterback track record says they should get to make the next pick. That’s true even if I’m right about Sanders eventually being a starting-quality player. I don’t yet know if I’m right about that. And the more I watch this offense trudge its way around, I’m not quite sure what anyone involved knows about anything.”
If the Browns have a top pick and a chance to select another quarterback early, Jackson doesn’t believe Berry should make the pick. Nor should Jackson be the coach to develop him.
Berry has been the Browns’ general manager since 2020. Stefanski, meanwhile, has been the head coach since 2020.
Browns Fans Call for Stefanski to be Fired
After Cleveland lost 23-9 to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Browns fans called for Stefanski to be fired.
It was another lackluster offensive game for the Browns, as the season appears to be a lost one. So, fans took to social media to make it clear they want Stefanski fired.
“First time I am really starting to think the #Browns fire Kevin Stefanski,” a fan wrote on X. “The team is just terribly coached. Bad penalties. Silly mistakes. I defend the guy as much as anyone, and I am not even saying he should be fired, but the vibe is beginning to form.”
“Fire Stefanski. It’s time to go. 60 passes in a game, less than 20 runs with a rookie quarterback. Flacco wasn’t the problem. The problem has the headset on,” another fan added.
Calls for Stefanski and Berry to be fired also increased after Joe Flacco had a stellar game for the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday.
Insider: Stefanski Needs to Beat Miami to Get Off Hot Seat
Stefanski is in his sixth season as the head coach of the Browns.
Yet, his name has come up as a potential candidate to be fired. Ahead of Cleveland’s Week 7 matchup against the Miami Dolphins at home, Browns insider Mary Kay Cabot believes Stefanski needs to win to avoid being fired.
“And the other thing that a victory would do right now is that I think would be good for this entire football team,” Cabot said on the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. “It stops the ‘Is Kevin on the hot seat?’ talk that is going on all over the place. 1-6 is going to put their feet back to the fire. And that just makes it difficult for everybody to operate, for the players to go out and to do their jobs. It’s a lot of negativity, a lot of toxicity, a lot of noise. A victory kind of quiets all that down.”
If the Browns lose, perhaps that is the final game he coaches in Cleveland.
Comparing Bo Nix's first 20 games to former Broncos home-grown quarterbacks
Bo Nix has now started in 20 regular season games as Denver’s quarterback. After two tough losses, some fans have cooled on the young quarterback and a minority has lost hope that he’ll be the franchise quarterback we’ve needed. But how do his stats add up compared to other Broncos quarterbacks who started their careers in Denver and hit the 20 game milestone?
For fairness, we won’t include quarterbacks like Craig Morten, Jake Plummer or Peyton Manning - who came from other teams with plenty of experience before their first 20 games in a Broncos uniform. Instead, we’ll compare Nix to John Elway, Brian Griese, Jay Cutler and Drew Lock. Tim Tebow almost made the cut, but only played 18 games for Denver.
The five categories we’ll look at will be overall win-loss record, passer rating, passing yards, touchdowns and interceptions. This is only focusing on the regular season and doesn't include any playoff games. The following results may shock you.
Comparing Bo Nix first 20 games to past Broncos quarterbacks
Win-loss record
- John Elway: 13-7
- Bo Nix: 11-9
- Drew Lock & Brian Griese: 9-11
- Jay Cutler: 8-12
The one metric that Elway wins, as he otherwise struggled as a rookie, is that he only played in ten games before going 9-1 in the first ten of his sophomore season. But Bo rises above the others. Context matters in each situation, as the surrounding team contributes the most to this particular statistic. For what it’s worth, only Elway and Nix had winning records after 20.
Passer rating
- Bo Nix: 91.9
- Jay Cutler: 87.0
- Brian Griese: 83.2
- Drew Lock: 77.4
- John Elways: 60.7
Bo shines here. Passer rating can be a misleading statistic, and in the modern day, many fans prefer the QBR as a superior measurement of a quarterback’s success. The next few categories are the major contributing factors that will explain why he has the highest passer rating.
Passing yards
- Brian Griese: 4,418 yards
- Bo Nix: 4,310 yards
- Jay Cutler: 4,252 yards
- Drew Lock: 4,092 yards
- John Elway: 2,864 yards
Another second-place finish for Nix, falling about a hundred yards short of Griese. Considering Griese inherited Elway’s arsenal of back-to-back Super Bowl-winning weapons, it’s impressive that Bo came close to his numbers. Griese was also playing from behind more often, and some of his number is inflated by garbage-time yards.
Passing touchdowns
- Bo Nix: 34 TD
- Jay Cutler: 27 TD
- Brian Griese: 25 TD
- Drew Lock: 23 TD
- John Elway: 13 TD
Bo tops Cutler here by seven touchdowns. Cutler was a gun slinger, and much of his career on the Broncos was marked by a pass-happy offense without much help from the running game. This metric is impressive, as he isn’t only at the top but also clears the others by a significant margin. Even crazier when you consider he only threw one touchdown in the first four games, and not until the fourth.
Least interceptions
- Bo Nix: 15 INT
- Brian Griese: 16 INT
- Jay Cutler: 19 INT
- Drew Lock: 20 INT
- John Elway: 22 INT
A narrow first-place victory for Bo. This metric sings when considering he also threw the most touchdowns and almost the most yards. The offense was on his shoulders and his backfield wasn’t giving him much help. Bo took care of the ball and showed early maturity in his decision-making. With a better than 2:1 TD-to-INT ratio, Nix is executing with elite efficiency.
Final verdict
Bo finishes 2nd in two categories and 1st in the other three. Again, there’s a lot of context that makes each of these situations entirely unique for these young quarterbacks. Regardless, these cold hard stats seem to indicate that Nix is off to the best start of any of our home-grown quarterbacks in the history of the franchise.
