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Cleveland Browns: 5 replacements for Sashi Brown not named Peyton Manning

By Nick Dudukovich

SEATTLE, WA - NOVEMBER 29: Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider pats defensive back Jeremy Lane on the helmet before a football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at CenturyLink Field on November 29, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks won the game 39-30. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - NOVEMBER 29: Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider pats defensive back Jeremy Lane on the helmet before a football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at CenturyLink Field on November 29, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks won the game 39-30. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /
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John Dorsey, former GM of the Chiefs

Perhaps going all in on analytics just because nothing else worked wasn’t the best idea in the world. With the Browns record is what it is, no one would fault the Browns for making a change to more of an old school football type.

The  Jaguars, like the Browns, based their strategy off analytics largely because the owner’s son owned an analytics firm. The model failed, and Jacksonville instead went with a football approach, hiring two-time Super Bowl championship winning coach Tom Coughlin to head up football operations, while Doug Marrone became the head coach.

All of a sudden, the Jaguars are relevant again.

If the Browns are paying attention, this should lead them to John Dorsey.

.He was fired last June, but the veteran executive should still be an intriguing name for the Browns to target.

Dorsey became the Chiefs GM in 2013. Here’s his record for his four seasons on the job: 2013, 11-5; 2014, 9-7; 2015, 11-5; 2016, 12-4.

It’s true, having Andy Reid wear the headsets for the Chiefs only helped stay a playoff contender, but I was always impressed with the fact that Dorsey brought in Alex Smith to be the Chiefs quarterback.

Coming off a 2-14 mark in which it became clear that Matt Cassel was not going to be the next Tom Brady, Drosey brought in Smith, who had been discarded by the 49ers after the rise of Colin Kaepernick.

No one considers Smith a franchise quarterback, but all the former No. 1 overall pick has done is post winning records in Kansas City. For what it’s worth, he may completely change the narrative that’s out there on him with a Super Bowl title this season.

The point is Dorsey deserves credit. There was no five-year, or three-year plan. He went out, got a competent quarterback, made some good draft picks and made Kansas City competitive.

At this point, the Browns can only dream Dorsey would consider taking an office in Berea.

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