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Kevin Stefanski hands off the offensive play-calling to Ken Dorsey
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Kevin Stefanski hands off the offensive play-calling to Ken Dorsey

Jameis Winston at quarterback won’t be the only big change for Cleveland’s offense on Sunday.

Head coach Kevin Stefanski announced that coordinator Ken Dorsey will take over the offensive play-calling in the future.

Stefanski noted that it was entirely his decision to make that change.

“I have a lot of confidence in Ken and I have a lot of confidence in our offensive staff,” Stefanski said during his press conference on Wednesday. “I feel like this is true: when you talk about playing good football and drawing up game plans, it is never the job of one person. It really is a joint effort. I have a lot of confidence in all our coaches. And Ken staging the plays doesn’t change that collaborative approach.”

Dorsey, 43, was promoted to Bills offensive coordinator in 2022 after the club’s former coordinator, Brian Daboll, was hired as Giants head coach. He was then fired midway through the 2023 season and replaced by Joe Brady.

Stafanski, the two-time AP Coach of the Year, had been calling plays for Cleveland since he was hired in 2020.

The Browns had shifted their offensive scheme during the offseason in an effort to tailor it more to Deshaun Watson’s skill set. The results have been extremely poor, as the Browns are No. 29 in points, No. 32 in total yards and No. 32 in third-down conversion rate (23.7 percent).

Stefanski said he felt comfortable calling the revised violation but believes it is the best course of action at this time.

“As I have told you many times, everything that happens good or bad for the football team is my responsibility. And we have to play better offensively,” Stefanski said. “We have to win football games. We have to play good football, play good offense, defense and special teams. So that will always be our goal and that is the driving force behind every decision I make.”

Stefanski noted that it gives him the freedom to oversee more things during the game. But the team’s defense hasn’t really been a problem under coordinator Jim Schwartz, who was hired last year.

“Yeah, I mean, that’s obviously (free me) in the sense that you’re not sending plays every 40 seconds,” Stefanski said. “But that’s always been part of my job, to make sure I know what’s going on for the football team: the offense, the defense, the special teams. So maybe there are more opportunities when the offense has the ball. But that is always part of the performance.”

As for the future, Stefanski said he isn’t thinking about playing again at any point.

“Honestly, that’s not my focus at all this week,” Stefanski said. “I always want to do what is best for our football team. And I think this is the best thing to do.”