Somebody in a position of authority in Berea — General Manager Andrew Berry, I would guess — has to have the nerve, the courage, the common sense or whatever you want to call it, and tell Kevin Stefanski that while he is good at the job for which the Browns are paying him, head coach, he is failing miserably as offensive coordinator, the additional duty he has given himself.

Why, because the coordinator calls the plays, and it was once again painfully evident in Sunday’s 31-12 loss to the Denver Broncos that he can’t do that job well, or even halfway good.

The double-reverse handoff as the fourth quarter began, during which the ball was fumbled away, thus setting up the Broncos to score an easy touchdown to make it 24-12 and take control of the game, looked like something that a novice pee-wee league coach would call. It was an embarrassment to the entire Browns organization.

The Browns, trailing by only five points, should have been doing more of what they had been doing well all day, and that is running the ball. It was obvious. That Stefanski would abandon that for some gadget play is unconscionable. It was irresponsible, a complete and utter dereliction of duty.

It changed the whole complexion of the game and caused them to lose, just as his decision to throw and not run — the pass was intercepted, jump-starting the Seattle Seahawks to score the deciding touchdown in a 24-20 loss a month ago — changed the whole complexion of that game.

Again and again, this stuff keeps happening.

So, when is enough, enough, and when is someone in Berea with the power to do so going to save Kevin Stefanski from himself and give the play-calling duties to “offensive coordinator” Alex Van Pelt?

Can Van Pelt do better? I don’t know, but it’s worth a try because it would be hard for him to do any worse.

Steve King