First impressions often times last.

And so I think it will be with the Browns’ hiring of Ken Dorsey as their offensive coordinator and the loss of offensive line coach Bill Callahan to the Tennessee Titans.

I don’t think the needle will be moved at all, especially in an upward way, with Dorsey’s presence in Cleveland. But I think the needle will be moved greatly downward with the loss of Callahan, who left so he could coach with his son, Brian, the new head coach of the Tirans.

What wouldn’t want to work with his son? Good luck to him! The Browns will desperately miss him. Despite all the injuries along the line last year, he made it not just respectable, but good. I have no idea how we do how he did it, and no one else does, either. A good offensive line is essential to a good offense, and a good offense is essential to a good team in the NFL, where offense is so important. As such, then, I am already worried about the line for next season.

As for Dorsey, how can anyone get excited about a guy who got fired from his previous job? Think about it: In, Pittsburgh, the Steelers brought in former Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith to be their offensive coordinator. That’s impressive. It will make the lethargic Pittsburgh offense better. And in Columbus, the Buckeye have brought in Bill O’Brien to be their offensive coordinator. That’s impressive as well. In fact, perhaps even more so. He will be a tremendous addition to that team. Then in Cleveland, the Browns are bringing in Dorsey, who may not be any better as a coordinator as he was as a back up quarterback. And he was terrible.

The dumbest part of this whole thing with Dorsey is the fact that Browns head coach Kevin Stefsnski is going to hole himself up in the corner for the next couple months and try to figure out whether he’s going to call the plays or not next season. That’s being passive aggressive, because if you hire a coordinator — someone to run your offense — you have to let him call the plays. And if you don’t want him to call the plays, then there’s no use to have him.

Maybe Dorsey will work out for the Browns. And maybe the Browns will be able to find someone who will half as good to being the kind of line coach that Callaghan was here. But I seriously doubt that in both respects.

Steve King