The Browns hung tough with the Vikings for much of today’s matchup in England, but they ultimately succumbed to Minnesota to drop their record to 0-8 on the season and 1-23 since Hue Jackson took over as head coach. Nonetheless, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports that Jackson’s job is safe for now, and would have been safe even if Cleveland had suffered an especially ugly loss today.
Per Rapoport, the Browns do plan to make changes at the end of the season, but as of right now, those changes are not expected to involve Jackson. It is fair to wonder, though, whether any head coach can survive back-to-back seasons with one (or fewer) wins, so the team’s remaining nine games will doubtlessly play a major role in determining Jackson’s future in Cleveland. Even for a team desperate for consistency, it is difficult to imagine Jackson making it through another 1-15 or an 0-16 campaign.
Reports concerning a rift between Jackson and the Browns’ front office have been a major part of yet another lost season for Cleveland, and given that Jackson is still seen as a quality coach, it could be that any shakeup at the end of the year could involve the team’s front office and not it’s head coach. Indeed, though the Browns have denied shopping for executives, there have been reports of impending change at the executive level.
For now, though, we will simply have to wait and see if the Browns can build any sort of momentum at the end of the season to give their head coach a little more job security.
Stay the course, Cleveland.
Give hue at least 2 more years its not his fault he has no talent to work with
What a mess. Granted there may not be top talent on the Browns, but they are not an 0-16 team either. Coaching is as much to blame as the front office. Jackson isn’t as good as we all hoped. Haslam is totally lost in the process of building a football organization and that sure makes things worse.
Honestly, is there a quality head coach who would take that job anyway? Jackson is a good coach. At least, I don’t think they can do better.
No reputable coach would ever consider taking the job. Best things the Browns/Clowns can do is sit Hue down and tell him he MUST hire an Offensive Coordinator next season and then dismiss Sashi Brown and that whole ridiculous front office.
They literally spent $16 million for the rights to Osweiler (who they cut) and a low-2nd round pick just to get the team to the salary floor. Any reputable organization would have paid that money to improve the roster, not play “Moneyball” and overpay for low draft picks.