The Browns continue to search for an offensive coordinator, with multiple recent head coaches on the team’s short list for the position.
One high-profile coordinator is as well. Todd Haley and the Browns have discussed this job, with Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com reporting the sides are engaged in “serious talks” about the role. Haley has formally interviewed for the post (Twitter link via Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal).
The Steelers let Haley’s contract expire after their season ended, and the two sides are going their separate ways after six seasons together. The Browns have obviously not enjoyed a similar kind of consistency on their staff but are set to change their offensive coaching arrangement.
Cleveland’s interviewed Ben McAdoo and Sean Ryan for the job, and Mike Mularkey is a consideration as well. Hue Jackson has gone without an OC the past two seasons, which have been worse than any other two-year run in NFL history.
The 50-year-old Haley has been an offensive coordinator for eight seasons, with his Cardinals run ending with a narrow Super Bowl loss to the Steelers and providing a springboard for Haley to catch on as the Chiefs’ head coach. After the Kansas City tenure did not go especially well, Haley helped Ben Roethlisberger to his best statistical seasons. Over the past four years, the Steelers were second in cumulative offense — behind only the Patriots. And Haley’s overseen the work of two of the game’s best players in Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell.
While Ryan would prefer to call plays, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com notes the Texans’ QBs coach might not be viewed as experienced enough to do so over Jackson. However, Cabot adds Haley’s extensive run as a play-caller would probably induce Jackson to give him the keys to the 2018 Browns’ offense, if hired.
That would be the best move for the Brownies. Haley’s not perfect but brings a ton to the table especially knowing the Steelers and the rest of the division as well as anyone. These are big boy moves that the Browns have never made in the past.
Maybe these really won’t be your fathers Browns anymore
Oh, please. Hire Haley.
He’s exactly the type of person you want working with a young high end QB.
Ben was willing to retire to get away from him. Real people person. Everyone who works with him agrees.
or big Ben is a baby?
Why hasn’t the guy had another HC job or even an interview if he didn’t have his issues?
Considering the fact that Haley has been involved in multiple situations that questions his character, I’d say that it’s probably his fault he didn’t get along with Ben.
I think Big Ben has had plenty of his own issues
Ben is a baby, but that doesn’t change the fact that every single player and coach who has ever worked with him hates Haley’s guts.
He was reported to have bugged the locker room when he was the KC HC.
He’s an insecure little twerp whose need to prove how smart he is fails his team each and every time.
The issue with Haley is he is a big play kind of coordinator. Now, maybe that would change with Cleveland but with Pittsburgh, he lived on high risk/high reward plays.
Also, his play calling on 4th and short has been questioned during his tenure in Pittsburgh. He was notorious for attempting huge gains on 3rd and 4th and short instead of going with high percentage plays.
Maybe working with an inexperienced and young quarterback would benefit both Haley and the team.
Is he going to interview from his hospital bed with his shattered pelvis? Also, how’s the bar scene in Cleveland?
For those who want to bash Haley, just remember this statement from above…
“Over the past four years, the Steelers were second in cumulative offense — behind only the Patriots.”
I think a lot of that has to do with the talent they have on offense though
Or maybe he’s brought out the best in players? Look again at the comments above, about Rottenburger, Bell, and Brown.
How was his offense in KC?
Personnel makes it easy to have a great offense.