The Cleveland Browns head coach search could end with DC Jim Schwartz being hired, but history says that is a bad idea
The Cleveland Browns have their final initial interview for their vacant head coaching position on Saturday. The Browns head coach search has seen two candidates seemingly crossed off the list, although John Harbaugh hasn’t officially signed or been announced with the New York Giants.
News has also come that Cleveland will be giving their own defensive coordinator, Jim Schwartz, a second interview. With the Browns stellar defense the last few years and Schwartz’s experience, many fans are hopeful that he could be the guy to turn the team around. His limited success as the head coach of the Detroit Lions (29-51 record and just one winning season) gives some reason for pause.
As does the fact that hiring your own coordinator, as Cleveland did with Freddie Kitchens, has rarely been successful:
Only two of the names above, Mike Martz and Jason Garrett, had winning records. Marty Schottenheimer finished a perfect .500 at 16-16 when he took over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Does that history mean Schwartz would be doomed as the Browns head coach? No, of course not. There is something to be said for at least considering the data. It is possible that players need a full restart on the coaching staff when their head coach gets fired or moves on.
It is also just as likely that teams that need head coaches are not very good and that most head coach hires turn out poorly, no matter where the new coach comes from.
What do you take away from the history noted above? Should it impact the Browns decision with Schwartz at all?
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