For the second consecutive season, Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski is relinquishing playcalling duties.
Stefanski said Monday that offensive coordinator Tommy Rees will call plays Sunday in the team’s road game against the New York Jets. The 2-6 Browns returned from the bye and held a practice Monday.
“I have a ton of trust and faith in Tommy,” Stefanski said. “He’s more than capable, so excited for him. But bottom line is we have to just get better collectively.
“I just felt like Tommy is somebody that I believed in,” Stefanski later said. “Obviously hired him here a couple years back, because I really believe in Tommy as a coach, and he’s done everything that we’ve asked, and I just feel like this is the right time.”
The Browns have the third-lowest scoring offense in the NFL, averaging 15.8 points per game. Cleveland made a change at quarterback four games into the season, benching the since-traded veteran Joe Flacco for rookie Dillon Gabriel. The move, though, hasn’t been enough to jump-start Cleveland’s offense.
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