The Cleveland Browns have fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, and All-Pro offensive linemen Jack Conklin and Joel Bitonio are begging the team to return to their offensive scheme that worked.
Conklin and Bitonio both expressed how head coach Kevin Stefanski’s roots are in wide zone and that is why the Browns found great success offensively, even under quarterback Jacoby Brissett (top-10 offense before Deshaun Watson returned from suspension).
For Conklin specifically, that is the entire reason the Browns signed him and he was named as an All-Pro in 2020. It’s what he does best. Here is what Conklin had to say on the offensive scheme this past season and into the future:
“Where we had the most success was as a wide zone team. We brought in guys that do that and that do that and we’ve been very successful doing that. So I just hope that’s what we return to.”
For Bitonio, who is contemplating retirement over the next coming weeks, he added a similar sentiment. He even added that a move back to the old offensive scheme is what he expects:
“I think that’s what coach Stefanski is comfortable with. … I think it’s what we’ve had the most success with.”
The Browns are no longer catering the offense around the quarterback, and even more obvious that Stefanski is back in the driver’s seat. Expect a return to a functioning NFL offense.