Jimmy Haslam: Kevin Stefanski should’ve won more games this year; ‘absolutely’ wants to retain DC Jim Schwartz 

BEREA, Ohio — Browns proprietor Jimmy Haslam said Kevin Stefanski should’ve won much games this year, and that squad “absolutely” wants to clasp protect coordinator Jim Schwartz.

He besides noted that nan adjacent 120 days are nan astir important for nan organization, and nan thorough caput coaching hunt will statesman this afternoon.

Here are immoderate speedy hits from his 10-minute interview:

He noted really reliable it was to occurrence Stefanski

“This was arsenic difficult arsenic immoderate we’ve ever had to make because of nan value of nan personification involved,” he said. “Organized, worked hard, navigated our vessel for six years done nan inevitable ups and downs that we look successful nan NFL. Outstanding begetter and husband. And I deliberation moreover you each who are astir a batch astir apt nether admit really overmuch clip we each walk together. There’s thing much nosy than winning an NFL crippled for illustration we did nan past 2 weeks, beating our archrival Steelers 2 weeks agone and past winning yesterday connected nan past play of nan crippled and seeing nan joyousness successful nan locker room.

“And there’s thing much distasteful than losing an NFL game. And it’s finite. You either triumph aliases you lose. Kevin did a batch of bully things present complete his clip play pinch us. It was an highly difficult determination we made. I, shouldn’t opportunity I person nary doubt, I would beryllium highly optimistic Kevin will beryllium a caput coach again successful nan league.”

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He promised a amended merchandise

“First of all, ownership takes afloat work for wherever we are,” he said. “To triumph 8 games successful 2 years is horrible. It’s wholly unacceptable, OK, it’s not going to continue. OK? And I want nan fans to cognize we are arsenic disappointment arsenic you are, and we perceive a batch from our fans, which we really appreciate. We person awesome fans. They’re highly passionate and they merit amended than what they’ve sewage successful nan past 2 years. OK?

“I don’t request to opportunity thing else. We’re going to springiness you a amended product. Our sole extremity present is to beryllium a accordant winner, not make nan playoffs successful ’20 and past make it again successful ’23, not triumph 8 games successful 2 years. That’s not what we’re trying to do. That’s not acceptable. Our fans merit better.”

Andrew Berry will lead nan coaching hunt

“We’ll commencement nan caput coach hunt virtually this afternoon,” Haslam said. “Andrew Berry will lead that effort. Key members of his statement arsenic good arsenic ownership will beryllium progressive successful nan process. You each person been done these processes earlier and I deliberation we person a bully scheme laid out.”

He defended keeping Berry

“I deliberation Andrew complete nan past twelvemonth has done a very bully job,” he said. “And I want to spell done that because I deliberation it’s important to talk astir nan moves he made to fortify our team. OK? I deliberation it began pinch what I would telephone a very businesslike free agency. We added 1 subordinate and that subordinate made a important quality successful our shot squad and that was Maliek Collins. Maliek is not only a really bully player, he’s a really bully personification who was a leader connected our defense, a leader successful nan protect statement room.

“Andrew negotiated a waste and acquisition a week aliases 2 earlier nan draught started, successful which we added 3 draught picks, 2 past year, a 2nd and a 4th aliases a fifth, and a first this year. OK? Then I deliberation we had 1 of nan amended drafts that we’ve ever had. I deliberation we added 4 really bully shot players who were either first-team all-rookie aliases second-team all-rookie. And I deliberation Carson (Schwesinger) has a really bully chance to beryllium nan NFL Defensive Rookie of nan Year. I deliberation what’s important to understand astir our rookies, though, and you each spot them, you each cognize them, they’re not only really bully players, they’re really bully people. And they will beryllium nan cornerstone pinch which we’ll build and turn and create this winning team.”

He cited nan acquisitions of kicker Andre Szmyt and cornerback Tyson Campbell.

He said nan adjacent 4 months are pivotal

“The adjacent 120 days are important for nan organization,” he said. “We’ve sewage to find nan correct caput coach. We’ve sewage to beryllium businesslike again successful free agency. We person 10 draught picks, including 2 number ones. We person 4 picks successful nan apical 3 rounds. And we’ve sewage to get really bully players who are really bully group again. We’ve sewage to beryllium opportunistic if waste and acquisition opportunities travel along. We are solely focused connected having a awesome 120 days truthful we tin commencement winning games astir here.”

He touted DC Jim Schwartz

“We haven’t looked astatine that yet (him arsenic a candidate),” he said. “I would opportunity this, we deliberation a batch of Jim Schwartz.”

Do they dream to clasp him?

“Absolutely,” he said. “Great coach.”

He noted that Stefanski didn’t triumph capable games pinch this roster

“I don’t deliberation location was 1 breaking point,” he said. “I deliberation you’ve sewage to look astatine nan assemblage of activity and sometimes it’s conscionable clip for a alteration and we felt for illustration it was clip for a change.”

Was nan roster bully capable to triumph much games?

“It’s easy for maine to opportunity yes,” he said. “So yeah, I deliberation it was bully capable to triumph much games.”

Is Shedeur Sanders his QB of nan future?

“I’m not going to get into specifics,” he said. “We person a batch of activity to do connected nan roster, peculiarly connected nan violative broadside of nan roster.”

What is looking for successful nan adjacent coach?

“The activity required of a caput coach successful nan NFL, it’s 1 of nan tougher activity jobs I’ve ever seen,” he said. “So they person to beryllium bully leaders. I deliberation they person to beryllium smart successful position of I.Q. successful shot acumen. And evidently they’re going to bring expertise connected 1 broadside of nan ball. We do not person bias connected whether they should beryllium from nan discourtesy aliases defense.”