John DeFilippo - Browns OC

[Huber.]

Isn't Bill Callahan the owner of that Sandusky auto part manufacturer?

 

[Soda]

Isn't Bill Callahan the owner of that Sandusky auto part manufacturer?

That's TOM Callahan Sr., father of Tom Callahan Jr. Both from Callahan auto.

Let's make sure to list every old-school, deep-rooted NFL relic.

Perfect pairing with Manziel....


Most obvious impending disaster I can remember from a coaching perspective.

There's like a 95% chance of this happening. Try not to get hurt patting yourself on the back come next January.

 

[JMcCurry08]

Rob Chudzinski anyone?

 

[KCOTT]

i liked Chud

 

[jlegg21]

Whichever one can groom a freaking QB... I guess Trestman is the name that stands out, but how much of the Bears disaster is on him and how much is on Cutler?

We're are a shipwreck yet again. Just wonderful.

 

[Soda]

Trestman/Kromer had a lot of success running Forte out of the ZBS

Edit: Jeremy Fowler tweeted that Andy Moeller is planning to be in CLE again next year. With the rumored OC candidates and a ZBS devotee staying on as OL coach, it's looking like we'll retain a similar scheme.

I even wonder if the offensive linemen themselves had say in the decision to keep Andy Moeller and the ZBS. If that's the case, I hope Mike, Jimmy & Ray don't try to shoe-horn the ZBS upon a O coordinator who doesn't traditionally run it.

 

[AZ_]

I even wonder if the offensive linemen themselves had say in the decision to keep Andy Moeller and the ZBS. If that's the case, I hope Mike, Jimmy & Ray don't try to shoe-horn the ZBS upon a O coordinator who doesn't traditionally run it.

Which will undoubtedly end up being the case.

 

[MoFlo]

Former Bears' QB coach Matt Cavanaugh is on Cleveland Browns' radar for offensive coordinator

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Former Bears quarterbacks coach and Youngstown native Matt Cavanaugh, who has a long history with Browns coach Mike Pettine, is on the Browns' radar for their offensive coordinator job, a source told Northeast Ohio Media Group Thursday.

Cavanaugh, 58, would replace Kyle Shanahan, whose request to be released from the final two years of his contract was granted this week by Browns owner Jimmy Haslam.

Cavanaugh, who's contract expired with the Bears after the season, was not asked back when Marc Trestman was fired Dec. 29th.

Cavanaugh's history with Pettine dates back to 1993 when both were at the University of Pittsburgh, Cavanaugh as an offensive coach and Pettine as a defensive graduate assistant.

They went on to work together for seven seasons in the NFL, including three with the Ravens from 2002 to 2004, and four with the Jets from 2009-2012. Cavanaugh was instrumental in getting Pettine hired with the Ravens as a video assistant in 2002, so it would be a great way to return the favor.

When Pettine took the Browns job last season, he was paired with Shanahan despite never having worked with him. In Cavanaugh, Pettine would have a longtime familiar colleague running his offense and would have a comfort level with his way of doing things. Cavanaugh was assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach of the Jets for the four years that Pettine was defensive coordinator there.

During those four seasons, the Jets made it to the AFC Championship game twice. In six postseason games, Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez had a 94.3 passer rating, ninth highest in NFL playoff history among quarterbacks with at least 100 postseason attempts. Sanchez will be available this offseason.

Cavanaugh was offensive coordinator of the Ravens in 2000 when they won Super Bowl XXXV. That year, they rushed for a franchise-record 2,199 yards, fifth most in the NFL. Jamal Lewis rushed for 1,364 yards as a rookie that season, ranking seventh in the NFL. Under Cavanaugh's tutelage, he rushed for 2,066 yards in 2003, third-highest in NFL history.

A former NFL quarterback, Cavanaugh has 23 years coaching experience, including 17 seasons in the NFL and 13 as an offensive coordinator in the NFL or college ranks.
In Cleveland, Cavanaugh could serve the dual role of offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach if necessary.

Trestman and his staff were let go this year after a 5-11 season. The offense finished 21st overall, including 15th in passing and 27th in rushing. They were 23rd with 19.9 points per game.

Another possible Browns offensive coordinator candidate, former Raiders quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo, also hails from Youngstown, Ohio and has worked with Cavanaugh and Pettine.

In 2009, DeFilippo was assistant quarterbacks coach for the Jets under Cavanaugh, where he helped Sanchez lead the Jets to the AFC Championship as a rookie. Pettine was impressed with DeFilippo during his interview last year. If the Browns like both, perhaps Cavanaugh could replace Shanahan and DeFilippo could take over for quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains, who was fired on Thursday.

DeFillipo, who received high marks for his work with rookie quarterback Derek Carr this season, is reportedly also a candidate for the offensive coordinator job at Pitt.

Cavanaugh's former boss, Trestman, would be interested in the Browns coordinator post, according to ESPN.com's Jeremy Fowler. He held that post in Cleveland in 1995-96.

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/ind...av.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

[spydy13]

Never thought about getting both of those guys.

It scares the shit out of me that we are going to go after Sanchez to replace Hoyer.

 

[Peachtree]

Former Bears' QB coach Matt Cavanaugh is on Cleveland Browns' radar for offensive coordinator

Cavanaugh's former boss, Trestman, would be interested in the Browns coordinator post, according to ESPN.com's Jeremy Fowler. He held that post in Cleveland in 1995-96.

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/ind...av.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Ah, who didn't love those '96 Cleveland Browns? Does Cabot just squat over a paper and turn it in? My god, you could even go high school sophomore and Wikipedia Trestman to find out that's not true.

 

[Sly]

View: https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/553858054672764929


Had no idea Al Saunders was still in the league. Greg Roman would be great.

 

[Randolphkeys]

Greg Roman made one mistake: He rigidly tried to force Kaepernick into the pocket this season instead of mixing in designed runs and bootleg passes, like he used to. The Greg Roman before this past season might have been a little overbearing on players, but he created a strong, aggressive run first offense.

 

[Pick6]

Leave it to Cleveland to give a position coach from the only franchise that might be more of a cluster fuck than ours a promotion.

Trestman and Cavanaugh also did wonders with the likes of a $100M QB, Forte, Jeffrey, and Marshall. I'm sure they'll do great here with much less talent!


I don't have any names in the top of my head, but if I had to start somewhere I'd try and find somebody who managed to overachieve with a mediocre QB or who has shown the ability to develop a QB.

 

[JMcCurry08]

Take Roman out of the equation, heading to Buffalo to be OC according to Schefter and Carucci

 

[AZ_]

Leave it to Cleveland to give a position coach from the only franchise that might be more of a cluster fuck than ours a promotion.

Trestman and Cavanaugh also did wonders with the likes of a $100M QB, Forte, Jeffrey, and Marshall. I'm sure they'll do great here with much less talent!


I don't have any names in the top of my head, but if I had to start somewhere I'd try and find somebody who managed to overachieve with a mediocre QB or who has shown the ability to develop a QB.

Bet those guys are lining up for a chance to come to Cleveland