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first coach firing in the NFL this year official. The team officially dumped Hue
Jackson, he of the 3-36-1 record during his time as Browns head coach, and
elevated noted human colostomy bag Gregg Williams to the interim position in his
place.Now, there’s certainly no chance that the Browns keep Williams in that
position. I mean, let’s give Browns’ GM John Dorsey a little credit here. So,
with there officially being a coaching opening, speculation has already started
about who the Browns might hire, and there’s a person on the Minnesota Vikings’
sideline that might be a fit for the job.When the Vikings hired John DeFilippo
in February to be their offensive coordinator, the consensus seemed to be that
he was a short-term hire with larger aspirations. He did get a couple of head
coaching interviews this past offseason, but opted to move to the Vikings as the
OC instead. The folks from BetOnline have released their preliminary odds, and
it appears they have DeFilippo on the short list, too.DeFilippo is currently
third on the list of favorites for the Browns’ job, behind Los Angeles Rams
quarterback coach Zac Taylor and University of Oklahoma head coach Lincoln
Riley. (Rams’ head coach Sean McVay was on top of the list momentarily, but
yeah. . .that guy isn’t going anywhere.) I don’t know why Riley would want to
leave Oklahoma, but Taylor could be a distinct possibility. Of course, so could
DeFilippo.The Browns’ job does have some intrigue to it as well. After all, they
just spent a #1 overall pick on quarterback Baker Mayfield. . .which I guess
could explain the Lincoln Riley
speculation
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season. . .and they appear to have a solid young running back in Nick Chubb. The
Browns also have a lot of really solid defensive talent, and there are probably
going to be worse jobs that come open over the course of the year.Cleveland
would also likely be looking for someone with a solid track record of
quarterback development, given Mayfield’s presence. Considering the work he did
with Carson Wentz and Nick Foles, and what he’s doing so far this year with Kirk
Cousins, it’s pretty safe to say that DeFilippo has that sort of touch.All in
all, John DeFilippo could be a solid candidate for the Cleveland job, or for
lots of other teams. It may seem a bit early to speculate, but with the way the
news cycle works these days, speculate we shall. EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — After
finishing one game short of the Super Bowl last season and spending big to make
Kirk Cousins their franchise player, the Minnesota Vikings were surrounded by
high expectations from the start.That championship chase simply never picked up
any steam.“It wasn’t what we wanted, what our fan base wanted. It’s OK to be
disappointed. I think, if anything, it will sharpen us and give us an edge as we
prepare for next year, and I think that’s a good thing,” said Cousins, who
signed a
three-year
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fourth primary quarterback in four seasons for Minnesota.By losing 24-10 at home
to Chicago on Sunday, the Vikings fell out of the second wild-card spot in the
NFC that was claimed by Philadelphia. They missed the playoffs for the third
time in five years under coach Mike Zimmer. They won the NFC North in 2015 and
2017 by finishing 11-5 and 13-3 respectively, but their records in the
even-numbered seasons were 7-9, 8-8 and now 8-7-1.“Every year’s a new year.
That’s just how this league works. You’re going to have new guys. There’s going
to be different coaches,” said wide receiver Adam Thielen. “You have to learn
how to win with whatever you’ve got out there, so we’re going to go back to work
and try to figure that out.”Cousins will be back, of course. His megadeal has
already dictated that.His uneven performance in the four losses by the Vikings
over the last seven weeks of the season, at New England and Seattle and twice to
the Bears, has raised questions about his big-game ability. Cousins finished
with career highs in touchdown passes (30) and completion percentage (70.1). The
offensive line was largely in flux in front of him, and the Vikings finished
with the third-fewest rushing yards in the NFL.Thielen and Stefon Diggs became
the seventh set of teammates with 100-plus receptions each and the first Vikings
duo since Randy Moss and Cris Carter in 2000 with 1,000-plus receiving yards
apiece. Butthe offense was not good enough to complement a defense that was
still top tier despite more lapses than last year, let alone take over a game in
the clutch.Zimmer fired offensive coordinator John DeFilippo with three games to
go. Whether interim replacement Kevin Stefanski gets the job in 2019 or the
Vikings go outside the organization, the new play caller will have to find a
better way to keep Thielen, Diggs and running back Dalvin Cook from being
neutralized somuch.The Vikings were seventh in the league in rushing in 2017
under offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur while also using a more effective mix of
play-action, bootleg and screen passes with quarterback Case Keenum.“If we did
have it figured out, then we wouldn’t be in here today talking about what could
have
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at times we played well and showed how good we can be, but then we mostly didn’t
play good enough.”The schedule for 2019 sure doesn’t promise any respite. Five
of their eight road games will be against playoff teams: the Bears, naturally,
and Cowboys, Chiefs, Chargers and Seahawks. That quintet has a combined record
of 56-24.With the 18th selection in the first round, they will have their
highest draft pick since 2015, when they took cornerback Trae Waynes at 11th
overall. That’s another opportunity to bolster the offensive line that was again
a significant problem after some improvement in 2017. One bright spot was the
development of rookie right tackle Brian O’Neill, the second-round choice out of
Pittsburgh who replaced Rashod Hill in the starting lineup. But the status of
guards Tom Compton and Mike Remmers is tenuous.Murray will be the most prominent
unrestricted free agent on the offense when the next league year begins in
March. But with contracts expiring for linebacker Anthony Barr and defensive
tackle Sheldon Richardson there are pressing issues for the front office on the
other side of the ball as well.Then there’s the matter of the special teams,
which were problematic. Kicker Dan Bailey will also become an unrestricted free
agent, and he didn’t fare well enough after replacing rookie Daniel Carlson to
ensure a return.Zimmer, now tied for the fifth-longest tenure in the NFC, will
be back. The Vikings scheduled his season-ending news conference for
Thursday.“He’s going to tell you how it is whether you like it or not,”
cornerback Xavier Rhodes said. “He’s going to try to find ways to win, so he’s
the guy.”
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