A couple of days ago, we brought you a story about the Minnesota Vikings preventing running backs coach Kirby Wilson from interviewing for the position of running game coordinator with the Cleveland Browns. John Wooten, the chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, claimed that Horton was insulted by the Titans during his head coaching interview with the team after the organization revealed it didn’t know he wanted to be a head coach, according to Jason Wolf of the Tennessean. Horton orchestrated a defensive turnaround, as the Browns went from 23rd in total defense to ninth.
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Following his departure after the season, Horton spent 2014-15 as the Titans’ defensive coordinator.
Jackson’s offensive coordinator with the Oakland Raiders in 2011, Saunders has been a part of 15 teams that made the postseason, including five who earned division championships and one, the Rams, who won Super Bowl XXXIV.
Also, Jackson announced the hirings of assistant Shawn Mennenga and quality-control coach Stan Watson, who will work with special-teams coordinator Chris Tabor after the veteran coach was retained last Friday. He understands what needs to be done to get our defense back to where it needs to be.
Former Colts offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton was hired as associate head coach/offense. “They have been effective in stopping the run”. He is not only a coach, but a leader the players should not only succeed under, but also win for. They had a very good pass defense when he was here.
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“Although he spent a number of years most recently on the personnel side, Greg has always been a coach in my eyes”, Jackson said. I remember my time in Cincinnati competing against him when he was here. While the 49ers are looking to solidify their coaching staff, the Browns have already filled Jackson’s offense and special teams’ coaching staff. We have some of the premier passers in this division when you talk about Ben Roethlisberger, Andy Dalton and Joe Flacco. He has three years left on his contract, so Thomas would have to ask for a release or trade to play elsewhere, something rebuilding teams often do with veteran players who have served them well. “I am going to give him a lot of responsibilities as we move forward”.
