Chudzinski on Ravens’ Radar
Word has it that the Baltimore Ravens are going to interview breakout offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski for their recently vacated head coaching position. Let me get this straight. The Browns might have to pay the price of success in having a coordinator poached, while technically as an outsider looking in with a 10-6 record they didn’t get to feel any of that supposed success? Sounds like just another day in the life of Cleveland Browns fans.
While everyone else has been crowning Romeo Crennel for his newfound genius in coaching, there are a lot of us who see that the only real differences between this season and last are the offensive linemen and new offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski. One of Romeo’s biggest mistakes as a head coach was sticking by the woeful Maurice Carthon who reportedly had his offensive line schemes pass-blocking on EVERY SINGLE DOWN INCLUDING RUNNING PLAYS. I have beaten all this stuff into the ground before.
The point is that it is my suspicion that Chudzinski had more to do with the Browns much improved record this year than probably anything else that happened in the organization. This includes any kind of supposed coaching epiphany that Romeo Crennel could have had that took him from being the world’s biggest goat in 2006 to everyone thinking he is the coach of the year the following season. I think it had to be Chud. He did a great job of highlighting the talented players on the squad. Evidence of this can be seen with three players - Kellen Winslow, Braylon Edwards, and Jamal Lewis - who all went over 1000 yards in production this season.
To think that the Browns could lose Chud after a single season to a division rival AFTER missing the playoffs by mere inches is disgusting. At least when the Pats lost their coordinators they had some success in the bank first. In the Browns’ case, they might lose their new superstar coordinator without even a trip to the playoffs to show for it.
Needless to say, I and many other Browns fans are hoping that Chud comes back to Cleveland for at least one more year. I would like to see him earn his first head coaching job with a little bit of success in Cleveland first, and I think he is a guy who is capable of helping the Browns be successful. If he left now, it would be way too soon.
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why don’t we send Romeo to Baltimore and keep Chudzinski?
oh they don’t want him either? hm.
for the record, never trust a ______ski without a Y in their name.
It is obvious that Crennel hasn’t changed his modus operandi — I agree that the Browns should do whatever they have to do to keep him and dump Crennel. I am still not enamored with him, even after the Browns won 10 games. This supposed defensive genius hasn’t shined on that side of the ball, except that he swallowed his pride and decided that his buddy, Ted Washington, couldn’t cut it anymore; so, maybe I misjudge him.
It pains me too. I agree with you that Chud is the reason the Browns were successful this year. I know it would never happen, but I think the Browns should let Crennel go to Miami and promote Chud to HC.