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They created the mess, all by themselves, what with their egregiously poor decisions at quarterback, getting rid of Baker Mayfield and three first-round picks in the NFL Draft to make way for Deshaun Watson, whose claim to fame is something we can’t really mention here.
That’s why the Browns are at a low ebb, now fully ensconced in a total, ceiling-to-cellar rebuild.
So, what about these two, General Manager Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski? What becomes of them?
In most places — in fact, with any other NFL team — they would’ve long since been fired. But they’re lucky — they’re still here — because of Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and his benevolence toward them, extended because he hung his hat on these two guys. Letting them go would be a defeat on his part, a black mark on his and his wife Dee’s ownership.
But even the most patient people have their breaking point, and that’s no different with the Haslams. They will let this year play out, however bad it is, and allow his top two football men to continue to overhaul the club through another draft and free-agency signing period. But next season has to end much differently than this season likely will. There has to be hope — the real thing, not that which would Ben generated through some hyped-up PR campaign — and the ability to see a plan really starting to take shape with better play and more wins. People have to see reasons to feel better about the Browns.
If that’s not the case, then enough will be enough and the Haslams will have no other choice but to fire Andrew Berry and Kevin Stefanski at the end of the 2026 season. The Haslams are moving into a new indoor stadium in 2029 and they can’t drag a sad-sack team along with them. That would be bad business — a public relations disaster. Instead, they want to make the transition with momentum.
Steve King
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