The Cleveland Browns have hired Hue Jackson as their next head coach, and his first order of business could be to get rid of Johnny Manziel and the distraction he has become off the field.
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It’s been 13 years since the Raiders had a winning season, but they were 8-8 under Jackson in 2011, a record made even more impressive given that owner Al Davis died in the middle of that season.
Sash and I have worked together three years, Paul is now on week two and that was the second time we ever spent time with Hue.
The Bengals offensive coordinator, who waited four years for his second crack at leading an National Football League team, has been hired as Cleveland’s next coach, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Wednesday.
Hue Jackson has experience as a head coach, knows the AFC North and has fixed quarterbacks – just what the Cleveland Browns were looking for.
Jackson was supposed to fly to NY and meet with the Giants on Thursday morning after previously talking to the San Francisco 49ers about their vacancy.
“Asked how well he knows this year”s quarterback class, Jackson said, “I”m going to know them pretty well, pretty soon.
If Hue Jackson were to fail with the Cleveland Cavaliers and become yet another one of their head coaches that lasts only two seasons, then people might be hesitant to hire him again.
“Because I think players know that I’m honest and I’m fair and I’m tough”.
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NFL Network’s and Jackson confidante Mike Silver reported the coach felt “comfortable” with the Browns during the interview process. We want to go to the Super Bowl and win that, too. “I believe that, I know that and I expect to get that done”.
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Job one for the new coach and overhauled front office will be to cut the cord on professional distraction Johnny Manziel, and use the No. 2 pick in the draft on a quarterback who can play the position and act like an adult. The Browns have endured 14 double-digit loss seasons and started 24 quarterbacks since returning to the league.
“This city deserves a victor, and that’s what I’m here to do is to help this organization win”.
Jackson went 8-8 with the Raiders but was sacked amid an ownership change.
“I’ve never experienced anything like that before in my life”, Jackson said. “We had a couple of great years here when he was here early on”.
Jackson set big goals in an address to team employees. “Hue talks about it, and we talk about it all the time, the rabid fan base, and like I said, we got the guy we wanted, but there were several really outstanding coaches we had the opportunity to interview, and I think it’s a credit to really, this town and the fan base”.
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“That’s what I think I’m good at and I think the players that I’ve been around, the coaches I’ve been around, they know that because I try to create their environment so people can have success”. That’s what we’re interested in doing.
