Browns’ Offensive Installation Still A ‘Work In Progress’ Integrating Multiple Philosophies

The Cleveland Browns are entering the 2019 season with higher expectations than they ever have before as an expansion franchise, now two decades into their second life. They nearly posted a winning record in 2018, which is a marvel considering how long it’s been since that happened, falling a long field goal short of going 8-7-1 after losing to the Baltimore Ravens in the finale.

They posted a 5-3 record in the second half of the season after firing Hue Jackson as head coach and Todd Haley as offensive coordinator. And Freddie Kitchens has pretty much taken over both of those posts, at least in part.

Kitchens, who was the running backs coach last year, became the interim offensive coordinator…