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Cleveland Browns: 5 coaches who should replace Hue Jackson

By Ryan Rosko

BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 17: ead coach Hue Jackson of the Cleveland Browns motions from the sidelines against the Baltimore Ravens at M
BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 17: ead coach Hue Jackson of the Cleveland Browns motions from the sidelines against the Baltimore Ravens at M /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 10: The sun sets behind the game between the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 10: The sun sets behind the game between the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) /

2. Matt LaFleur

Sean McVay became the Los Angeles Rams’ head coach at the age of 31. His offensive coordinator is Matt LaFleur and is 38 years old. Five to 10 years ago, hiring a coach as young as McVay is and others in their late 30s was not the norm.

The NFL though has realized it doesn’t matter how old these coaches are..finally! McVay did wonders with the Washington Redskins, which led him to the Rams’ job. LaFleur meanwhile worked alongside McVay for the majority of this decade.

On one hand, people could argue that LaFleur isn’t ready yet as he has had just one season as an offensive coordinator. Prior to joining the Rams this year, he was the Redskins’ quarterbacks coach. In recent seasons he has worked with Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan.

Just look at what LaFleur did with the Rams’ offense. He turned running back Todd Gurley‘s production around big-time and many feel he could win the 2017 MVP.

LaFleur also helped increase quarterback Jared Goff‘s completion percentage, while simultaneously making sure Goff made the correct adjustments in his second season. According to pro-football-reference.com, Goff increased his percentage by nearly 10% from 54.6 to 62.1.

There hasn’t been much talk about LaFleur and head coaching jobs this offseason. However, if he were to remain in L.A., this time next year that will certainly change. Pairing up LaFleur with either Kizer, a rookie quarterback, or even Cousins given his work with the Redskins would be preferred over everything Jackson has done so far.

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