Still Roquan Smith Bears Jersey , Cleveland coach Hue Jackson continues to have the "unwavering" support of owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam, who believe his third year will bring out the best in him 鈥?and the Browns.
"I think we will see the real Hue Jackson," Jimmy Haslam said Saturday before practice.
Jackson has lost 31 of 32 games since taking over a Cleveland franchise that has undergone numerous coaching changes and front-office upheaval since the team's NFL expansion return in 1999. However, the Haslams feel the worst is over, and thanks to a roster overhaul directed by general manager John Dorsey, Jackson has the pieces to win.
"He has good quarterbacks, he has some skill players, he has a veteran offensive lineman 鈥?now, we have to figure out left tackle 鈥?and three really good (running) backs and a good defense."
Jackson has also been helped by not also handling offensive coordinator duties. With some urging and the blessing of the Haslams, he turned his offense over to Todd Haley Adidas Tuukka Rask Jersey , who was fired after six seasons with Pittsburgh.
"You have to give Hue credit for bringing in Todd Haley, which I think will allow Hue to be the head coach," Haslam said. "I think this will be the first opportunity Hue will have to do what we know he can do as head coach as a leader. Even though Todd will be calling all of the shots on offense, I think Hue will obviously have some impact there like he will defense. We are excited to see it."
The Browns went 0-16 last season, matching the 2008 Detroit Lions as the only teams in NFL history to lose all 16 games. But while there were many Cleveland fans calling for Jackson's firing, his players remained united behind him and the Haslams decided to bring him back for another year.
That doesn't mean Jackson's job is permanently safe, but Haslam refused to say there was a mandate on wins this season.
"No, we're excited about Hue Jackson," Haslam said. "I think our commitment to him has been unwavering and still is."
Jackson is grateful for the Haslams' backing.
"I said all last year, I felt like I had their full support 49ers Elite Jerseys ," he said following the Browns' first practice in pads. "They were always in communication with me, and I thank them for that. I'm glad they feel that way. My job is to go out and coach this football team and get them better and we've got to do it better than we've ever done it since I've been here. We have some players that I think are going to help make the difference, but at the same time, it's just all talk right now.
"We have to go do it. So we've just got to keep working, but I do thank them for that."
As the 2017 season unraveled, the Haslams chose to fire head of football operations Sashi Brown, whose analytics-heavy approach yielded mixed results and not enough wins. Dorsey, who guided Kansas City's turnaround from 2013 to 2016, replaced Brown and spent this past offseason acquiring talent.
Haslam felt it was fair to assess Jackson's upcoming third season as his first.
"I think in some ways you could say because of the talent he's had, particularly at quarterback Denzel Ward Color Rush Jersey , particularly last year, it could view it as his first year, but we don't look at that," Haslam said. "I know everybody's saying Hue has to win this many games or he has to win that many games. We don't look at it (like that)."
"We're really excited about the relationship that Hue and John have and not just that they have but their staffs have, how the building is working together. I mean we're in here at 7 this morning talking about who else we might need to add to the roster. So we feel good about the chemistry, we feel good about the work ethic, but at the same time, we all understand we've got to win games."
鈥?Tom Brady is not looking to have the radio host who called his daughter “an annoying little pissant” to lose his job.The Patriots quarterback said early Monday he’s reconsidering whether to continue a long-running weekly radio appearance with the station. Hours later at the Super Bowl media night, he was asked about the incident in which WEEI host Alex Reimer made the remarks about Brady’s 5-year-old daughter after watching the first episode of a Brady documentary called “Tom vs. Time” that is airing on Facebook. Reimer’s show aired Thursday, four days before Brady’s weekly morning radio segment with different hosts.“I didn’t hear too much about it. I didn’t get into it much Authentic Arden Key Jersey ,” Brady said at the Xcel Center. “I certainly hope the guy is not fired.“I just know everybody is real protective of their kids. I never stayed away from criticism. I understand that criticism is part of sports. But I certainly don’t think that my children or anybody else’s children deserve to be in that. And that’s what I said.”Brady cut short an appearance on Monday morning and said, “I’ll obviously evaluate whether I want to come on this show again.“It’s very disappointing when you hear that certainly with my daughter or any child. They certainly don’t deserve that.” The station says Reimer has been suspended indefinitely.The Patriots and the station recently announced an extension of their agreement, which involves weekly calls from Brady and coach Bill Belichick. The five-time Super Bowl champions will play for their sixth ring against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.Brady expressed no regrets about doing the Facebook series.“I thought it was fun. I thought it was a great opportunity,” he said. “The fans like it. And that’s really what we were looking for.”He said his son will be in an upcoming episode that features their summer trip to China.Patriots safety Devin McCourty praised Brady defending his daughter.“It’s always easy to defend our families,” McCourty noted. “I thought that was very disappointing to see anyone say anything negative toward his daughter, or anything about your family. Really poor taste.“But I think as always Tom handled it in the right way with something like that. But I think with all of us that’s one thing that we’re gonna tolerate is anything toward our family.”.