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Oct 4, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson looks on against the Kansas City Chiefs at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 36-21. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

Cleveland Browns

New head coach – Hue Jackson

Previous head coach – Mike Pettine

Mike Pettine couldn’t impress the Cleveland Browns front office and the front office could no longer impress owner Jim Haslam. The owner fired just about everyone after the season. Pettine was not able to get the Browns remotely close to competitive in 2015 but was saddled with quarterback issues from the start including Johnny Manziel who was a headache for the organization all year-long.

Enter Hue Jackson. Jackson previously coached the Oakland Raiders but the Raiders front office was a mess and despite the team moving forwards, Jackson was out of a job before he could get the team turned around. Jackson is considered by some to be egotistical and hard to work with. His time in Cleveland and thus any success will be predicated on how well he works with the new executives and decision makers.

Jackson however brings a lot of respect to the head coaching position and could be the best head coach the Browns have had in a long time. He is considered to be almost brilliant as an offensive coach and he did a really good job developing Andy Dalton in Cincinnati. The question is can he mold a young quarterback, who they will need to draft, quick enough to keep his job after two or three seasons?

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