After a tumultuous head coaching search, the dust has settled in Cleveland for the Browns. The big news from today is that coveted defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz has resigned.
Schwartz was a big part of the head-coaching search even before he was being seriously considered for the job himself. It was reported that the team wanted to keep him on as the defensive coordinator, as the players on that side of the ball had serious respect for him.
This directly stood in the way of several sought-after candidates who would eventually withdraw their names. The likes of Mike McDaniel (Dolphins head coach), Jesse Minter (Chargers defensive coordinator), and Grant Udinski (Jaguars offensive coordinator).
It is common for new head coaches to want to bring along their own coordinators. Especially given how short an opportunity head coaches can be given, it is nice to have control.
Of course, we know now the Browns hired Todd Monken (Ravens offensive coordinator) to be their head coach after the team had also been seriously considering Schwartz after losing out on so many potential coaches.
Now that the team has settled for a head coach and lost out on the coordinator, they directly hampered their search by trying to force him on any new coach.
The team does still control Schwartz’s rights, so he cannot immediately be acquired by another team without some sort of compensation going to Cleveland. That may be the lone bright side for the team following a myriad of errors.
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