Browns Hire Rob Chudzinski As Their Next Head Coach

According to reports, Rob Chudzinski will become the Cleveland Browns' new head coach, leaving the Carolina Panthers, where he was offensive coordinator for two years.

Reports on Thursday night indicate that the Cleveland Browns will name Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski as their new head coach.

The new was announced by both the NFL Network's Albert Breer, and ESPN's Chris Mortensen, but there is still no official announcement from the Browns' organization. Arriving in Carolina in 2011, Chudzinski quickly turned around one of the NFL's worst offenses while simultaneously drawing up a scheme that allowed quarterback Cam Newton to break Peyton Manning's rookie passing record. Finishing with the league's fourth ranked offense, there was speculation in 2012 that Chudzinski would leave for a head coaching job after interviewing with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Source: SBNation.com

 

So much for those second interviews...

 

Hard to get excited but we'll see where it goes. Sure comes off as a lame duck move until they feel they can get a bigger candidate

 

Why the rush if they had others for second interviews? Why not go for a more proven name? Seems no matter who the GM is its always a lame duck hire for the coach.

 

Aw, heck me........ Now, who da hell's gonna coach our offense

 

Plain Dealer reports Norv is expected to come in as OC, so this move makes a little more sense

 

Isnt this the dude who had to resign an OC job in...Tampa?...right after he accepted it because he was admittedly in over his head? Something like that.

 

Never mind that was some other inski. They all sound the same to me.

 

well, many people around the league believe he is one of the sharpest offensive minds out there. maybe he's the next sean payton?

 

He didn't have a good year in Carolina...it's kind of odd that he's a head coach after that season.

 

#4 offense and a great soph campaign (finish) from Cam.

 

Yeah they definitely had a way better second half of the season after a crapty start

 

well,he's got a pretty damn OC in norv turner who i am thrilled did not go to dallas.

 

I'm 100% behind this except when he mentions going back to the 3-4. We don't have the linebackers for the 4-3 right now.

 

Nope we don't, but it could work if they pick up a hybrid guy like Jones or Werner. I don't love the talk of switching after finally having a half decent D this past year, but it is what it is. Change brings more change, and we'll see where it goes.

Chud + Turner sounds nice though.

 

Yeah, they need a pass rusher regardless. I'm getting sick of change just for the sake of change though.