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." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteDawgs EDTShareTweetShareShareBrowns reportedly will add Shaun Herock to scouting departmentPhoto by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesThe Cleveland Browns are reportedly planning to add Shaun Herock to the team’s scouting department.Albert Breer from Monday Morning Quarterback Tweeted out the news this afternoon:Herock was formally the college scouting director for the Oakland Raiders and served as interim general manager after the team fired Reggie McKenzie. He had been with the Raiders since 2012 https://www.brownsfanshop.com/Seth-Devalve-Jersey , when he went west to Oakland with McKenzie after the pair worked together with the Green Bay Packers. With Oakland, Herock helped to manage the team’s draft preparations and evaluated college prospects. Herock spent 19 years in the scouting department for the Packers, the final 11 of which he held the position of assistant director of college scouting. He is the latest friendly face that general manager John Dorsey has added to the front office, joining Alonzo Highsmith and Eliot Wolf, both former members of Green Bay’s front office.No word on whether or not Herock share’s Highsmith’s soft spot for players from the University of Miami. What a turn of events it has been for Freddie Kitchens.About the New HiringAccording to Chris Mortensen of ESPN Kevin Zeitler Jersey , the Cleveland Browns are promoting Kitchens to be their new head coach on Wednesday. He will replace former head coach Hue Jackson and interim head coach Gregg Williams.The Baker Mayfield FactorWhen Kitchens took over the playcalling duties from the fired Todd Haley, the offense had a significant turnaround, and Baker Mayfield especially came alive. It was like the restraints had been taking off. Other things improved too — receivers stopped dropping passes, the running backs were hot, and the offensive line wasn’t allowing any sacks. Take a look at Mayfield’s productivity before and after the coaching changes:Gregg Williams is OUTIt appears that Gregg Williams’ time with the club will end Joel Bitonio Color Rush Jersey , per Dan Graziano of ESPN.Was it the Right Move?This is from my perspective: after the firing of Hue Jackson and Todd Haley, we didn’t expect the club to have as great of a turnaround as they did. Gregg Williams deserves a lot of credit for keeping things together, but the real difference maker was Freddie Kitchens’ offensive playcalling.My mentality was “if Kitchens worked so well with Mayfield and the offense, then why the heck would we risk losing him?” If the Browns had hired a defensive coach and tried to retain Kitchens as their offensive coordinator, then you run the risk of losing Kitchens a year from now to another club. Yes https://www.brownsfanshop.com/Terrance-Mitchell-Jersey , Cleveland may have accidentally stumbled into Kitchens as their top head coaching candidate, but who cares? If it works, it works.I don’t mind the team taking a different direction defensively. When I look at this season’s productivity, the unit was better than they were in 2017, particularly in the area of forcing turnovers. However Jarvis Landry Jersey , nothing was groundbreaking or innovative. Players like Emmanuel Ogbah and Jamie Collins underachieved. This seems like a good time to bring in a fresh mind defensively to see how their vision can improve the unit — because it’s not like it could get worse, really, with a coaching change.What Are Your Thoughts?