Browns eyeing Brad Childress as OC

[mikeyP]

The Cleveland Browns are contemplating hiring an offensive coordinator to take over the play calling from coach Pat Shurmur, according to league sources.

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The sources said former Vikings coach Brad Childress is the leading candidate.

Childress, who sat out this season after being fired by Minnesota in 2010, was the Philadelphia Eagles' offensive coordinator when Shurmur was Philadelphia's quarterbacks coach.

Childress also would provide Shurmur with an experienced head coach on the offensive side to help Shurmur manage the game as he continues to grow into the job.

Shurmur is struggling through his first season as a head coach after spending the past two seasons as St. Louis' offensive coordinator. Entering play Sunday, the Browns (4-11) had the 29th ranked offense and are averaging just 13.9 points per game, which is 30th overall.

Chris Mortensen is a senior NFL analyst for ESPN.

[Riffer X]

Can't hurt anything.

[King of Kings]

Jamison Hesnley must read my posts on here as I called that months ago. Not happy I was right at all, Childress is as big as if not a bigger moron than Shurmur, just ask Favre.

[jason j]

It would be a huge upgrade over Shurmur alone though.

[TheBestPlayersPlay]

Someone needs to send Holmgren the memo that Shurmur won't be calling the plays, because he still seems to think he is new OC or not.

While sources originally identified Childress as a leading candidate because he was the Philadelphia Eagles' offensive coordinator for seven years when Shurmur was Philadelphia's quarterbacks coach, other sources said the organization likely will select from a different pool of candidates.

LOL

[Sez.EJ]

Childress would be a fine addition. As for Favre.. I'm betting Childress has a few choice words about him too.. ha ha ha. 3 consecutive championship games as OC for Philli and McNabb made 5 probowls with this guy as OC and even made the playoffs with Tavaris jackson as his QB.
This guy has a VERY soid resume. Knows the system...
I don't know if he's the best guy for the job..but we could do a lot worse that's for sure.

[mikeyP]

Yeah like Rif said I don't think it could get worse. Shurmur by himself is drowning.

[Riffer X]

If they are keeping Shurms as coach which they obviously are, no way should he continue in this current role it would be inherently stupid. That being said it wouldn't shock me if that is what they do.

I mean, I am not trying to fry this guy, but let us not forget what we witnessed this year, this guy sucked, talent or not. He can't handle one role let alone two of the biggest ones, so a change should not even be in question. He should not be calling the plays for this team if he remains head coach.

[King of Kings]

Originally Posted by Sez.EJ

Childress would be a fine addition. As for Favre.. I'm betting Childress has a few choice words about him too.. ha ha ha. 3 consecutive championship games as OC for Philli and McNabb made 5 probowls with this guy as OC and even made the playoffs with Tavaris jackson as his QB.
This guy has a VERY soid resume. Knows the system...
I don't know if he's the best guy for the job..but we could do a lot worse that's for sure.

Philly has this cat named Andy Reid, he's kind of a big deal in the Organization and holds a Belichik style role of drafting his own players, calling the offensive plays and creating the mediocrity, I mean "success" up there. Childress was exposed in MN as clueless and the coffee fetcher while Reid went over the offensive game plans with the players.

[OconRecon]

I doubt this story. They'll give Shurmur another year, when he'll have a real off season, hopefully playmakers at WR, Steiny, a replacement for our one-legged RT, and something more than a 3rd string RB from the practice squad.

I doubt Shurmur as much as the next guy, but once the emotion of a losing season settles, calmer heads will keep things the same.

[King of Kings]

Since we're picking up literally ALL of Andy Reid's trash I wonder if we could at least replace Dickless Jauron with Steve Spagnoulo? That would at least be an upgrade.

[DieselPusher]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/74...or-2012-season

Chris Mortensons take is Schurmur wants to hire a OC, Holmgren wants/wanted Schurmur to be the OC and HC.