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Browns Still Figuring Out Who Will Call Plays, Plan To Let Alex Van Pelt Do It During Preseason

There’s something about Ohio teams in the NFL when they hire a new coach, lately. They just simply cannot decide who should be calling the plays. It’s happened twice with the Cleveland Browns already, and it’s set to happen once again after hiring their third different coach since 2016.

Their latest head coach is Kevin Stefanski, who raised his profile as the offensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings. The Browns gutted their coaching staff after letting go of Freddie Kitchens following just one season—who had been hired on the strength of his play-calling performance as interim offensive coordinator during the second half of the 2018 season.