If I were Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, then I would really have my eye on head coach Hue Jackson on Sunday when the team plays the host Los Angeles Chargers.

Oh, sure, Haslam already really has eye on Jackson. That’s obvious. He’s trying to figure out if he wants to bring back Jackson and Executive Director of Football Operations Sashi Brown despite a two-year record of 1-26, including 0-11 this year.

Rather, what I’m talking about is Haslam focusing even more closely on Jackson because of the situation the coach finds himself in, in this game. How Jackson handles it will tell Haslam – and also everybody else – what kind of a coach, and what kind of a guy, he is. It will reveal if he’s selfish and mesmerized by the gaudiness of this situation, or if he can stay grounded and do everything he can to help his rookie quarterback, DeShone Kizer, deliver a victory.

It all revolves around the fact that wide receiver Josh Gordon will not just play his first game in forever, but he will also start. Jackson is giddy about playing Gordon. He’s like a kid at Christmas getting to play with his new toy.

That’s understandable – everybody wants to see Gordon in action — but Jackson has to be smarter than that. He has to control himself. He has to temper that enthusiasm.

Jackson likes to pass the ball. No, actually, he loves doing it. And while it may be tempting to have Kizer throwing a lot, especially to Gordon, against the Chargers, that’s not a good idea.

The Chargers have a tremendous pass rush in Melvin Ingram and former Ohio State star Joey Bosa. If Kizer is back in the pocket too much, then the Chargers could end up battering him.

The way to attack the Chargers is to run the ball, which the Browns can do. Their run defense is horrific.

If Jackson is willing to go run-heavy and pick his spots with the pass, then the Browns will have a much better chance to win and Kizer and Gordon could combine for some big plays, taking advantage of the safeties creeping up into the box.

Jackson has bailed on the run way too quickly this year and relied on the pass. Judging by the way he has acted this week and what he has said, he will likely do that again.

But he had better be careful, because it could ultimately help cost him his job.