Tag: Ken Dorsey

Browns: 6 takeaways from Ken Dorsey’s introductory press conference

The Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Ken Dorsey. Here were the biggest takeaways from his introductory press conference.

The Cleveland Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Ken Dorsey, and he stood before the media for his introductory press conference a day ago.

After letting go of Alex Van Pelt, who is now the offensive coordinator with the New England Patriots, the Browns conducted a search that included six names for their new offensive coordinator. At the end of the day, they landed on a man who has started games at quarterback for the franchise in Dorsey.

There are still questions that need to be answered about his role, but Dorsey joins Duce Staley and Tommy Rees as the newest members of the offensive staff. They are still in search of a new offensive line coach after Bill Callahan departed to work with his son in Nashville.

Sticking with Dorsey here, however, here are six things that stood out the most from Dorsey’s introductory presser as he jumps on board in Cleveland.

Browns’ Ken Dorsey comments on being fired by Bills

Dorsey’s first thought on being fired by the #Bills:

Ken Dorsey was fired by the Buffalo Bills during the middle of the 2023 NFL season. He was not out of work for long.

The Cleveland Browns have now hired Dorsey as their offensive coordinator. Dorsey replaces another former Bills connection, Alex Van Pelt, who was fired by Cleveland head coach Kevin Stefanski at the end of the 2023 season.

Upon accepting the position and being introduced, Dorsey reflected on his time in Buffalo. It does not appear he’s holding any grudges, but did note the decision to move on from him was Sean McDermott’s.

“The head coach decided to make a change and that’s something that I’ve turned the page on,” Dorsey said via video conference. “I’m really excited to be here and more focused on this opportunity than what happened there.”

Dorsey did admit he has taken time to think back on what he could do better, though.

“It gave me time to go back and look at, Here’s what we’re doing schematically, and how we’re utilizing our personnel, and really evaluate what we’re doing,” Dorsey said. “There’s always things that maybe I’d do a little bit differently moving forward.”

Upon dismissing Dorsey, McDermott had noted it was simply “time for a change.”

The Bills named Joe Brady their interim offensive coordinator after dismissing Dorsey. Brady had the interim tag removed last week.

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Giants coach Brian Daboll has high praise for Browns new OC Ken Dorsey

The Giants head coach raved about Dorsey

The new offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns, Ken Dorsey, receives high praise from another former offensive coordinator in Cleveland in New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll.

Before he was the head coach in New York, Daboll was the offensive coordinator with the Buffalo Bills while Dorsey was the quarterbacks coach. After the Browns made Dorsey their new offensive coordinator Daboll had a lot of good things to say about Dorsey in an article published by Mary Kay Cabot.

“He’s very smart. He’s a good leader. He’s very good with scheme and X’s and O’s. He’s an extremely hard and efficient worker. He made my life as easy as possible. Not only is he a hard worker, but he has a vibrant killer instinct. He’s a known proven winner over the years.“

One of the more intriguing things Daboll highlighted was how much success and familiarity Dorsey has with developing the quarterback run game. The Browns struggled to incorporate that into their offense and something they have to figure out in 2024 to make the offense more dynamic and efficient.

High praise from the former Coach of the Year in Daboll as the Browns look to reshape their offense with Dorsey’s help.

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Kevin Stefanski releases statements on all new Browns hires

The Browns have filled out their offensive staff with Ken Dorsey, Duce Staley, and more. Here is what Kevin Stefanski had to say…

After hiring Ken Dorsey as his new offensive coordinator, Duce Staley has his new running backs coach, and more, Kevin Stefanski provided quotes to each of the new members of his staff with the Cleveland Browns.

Overhauling his offensive staff, former offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt was dismissed and has now landed with the New England Patriots. Staley has replaced Stump Mitchell as running backs coach, and T.C. McCartney was replaced with Tommy Rees as the tight ends coach (who was also given the passing game specialist title).

They made one change on the defensive side of the ball as well, bringing in Jacques Cesaire as their new defensive line coach.

The Browns have officially announced those hires now, and the head coach provided quotes on each of the new members of his staff. Here is what Stefanski had to say about his new offensive coordinator and the other three hires made to his staff.

5 Bills free agents who could follow Ken Dorsey to Browns

Could any of Dorsey’s former players in Buffalo join him in Cleveland?

Could Damien Harris or Gabe Davis follow their old offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey to the Cleveland Browns in free agency?

The Browns have massive needs at both wide receiver and running back. Outside of Amari Cooper and glimpses from Elijah Moore, Cleveland needs to overhaul the backend of that room. The running back room is no different as none of Jerome Ford, Kareem Hunt, nor Pierre Strong stepped up to the challenge after the season-ending injury to Nick Chubb.

While the 2024 NFL draft is always a massive possibility to improve both rooms, free agency is another (more expensive) pathway toward improving the roster. Could the Browns and new offensive coordinator Dorsey look to pull any of his former players away from Buffalo when the new league year starts?

Here are five Buffalo offensive players who will be free agents at positions of need the Browns could look to reunite with Dorsey in free agency.

One big question still needs to be answered as Browns hire OC Ken Dorsey

There is still one large question looming …

After the Cleveland Browns have named Ken Dorsey their new offensive coordinator, just one question still needs to be answered by head coach Kevin Stefanski.

Who will call plays?

Through his first four seasons in Cleveland, Stefanski has opted to call plays. Will that change now that an experienced play-caller, and a pretty good one at that, is under his wing? During his season-and-a-half in Buffalo before he was scapegoated by the Bills, Dorsey had the Buffalo offense and quarterback Josh Allen in the top five of every major statistical offensive metric.

Just a year ago, Stefanski had to say this about calling plays: “It’s fun, maybe in the moment, it’s exhausting. When it gets to game day, you try to get out of the way as much as possible. In terms of the play-calling, it’s exhausting. You’re spent after a game, you really are.”

Could this be the year that Stefanski steps back and completely falls into CEO mode for the Browns the way that Zac Taylor, Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh all do?

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Browns fans are all over the map after the hiring of Ken Dorsey

The Browns have their new offensive coordinator

The Cleveland Browns have officially found their new offensive coordinator after the team fired Alex Van Pelt. The Browns have now added former Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey to replace Van Pelt, someone who has ties to Cleveland during his time as a player.

Dorsey was the play-caller in Buffalo this past season before being fired by the Bills. Despite having the Buffalo offense in the top five of every major offensive category after 10 games, the team sat at 5-5 and needed a scapegoat. Despite the record the offense in Buffalo was statistically doing great, they were just turning the ball over, and not coming up with big plays in critical moments.

In the end, Dorsey brings to Cleveland something the team needed a new voice and fresh perspective to help the Browns offense grow. The question will be back to whether Stefanski will call plays or not after hiring a guy in Dorsey who has called plays, unlike Alex Van Pelt.

Browns fans took to social media as you would expect, to react to the news of Dorsey’s hiring.

Get to know new Browns’ offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey

The Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Ken Dorsey. Get to know him here!

The Cleveland Browns have their new offensive coordinator as Ken Dorsey joins Kevin Stefanski’s staff.

After four seasons with Alex Van Pelt manning the offensive coordinator position, the Browns felt the need to bring in a new face and fresh perspective to keep their championship window alive.

After a year-and-a-half as the offensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills, Dorsey was fired midseason despite his unit recording top numbers across the league in various statistical categories. He was a hot commodity this offseason, as the Browns and the Buccaneers were interested in his services.

It is still unknown if he or Stefanski will call plays this season, but if he does not call plays expect him to be named the quarterbacks coach as well.

Need to know more about Dorsey, the new offensive coordinator in Cleveland? Here are some key things about the new offensive coordinator in Cleveland as he comes back to a place he is familiar with.

Former Panthers QB coach Ken Dorsey named Browns OC

Another familiar face to Panthers and Bills fans got himself a new title on Sunday.

Joe Brady isn’t the only former Carolina Panthers coach who got a new gig on Sunday. Heck, he’s not even the only former Carolina Panthers and Buffalo Bills coach who got a new gig on Sunday.

According to ESPN senior NFL insider Adam Schefter and NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, the Cleveland Browns are hiring Ken Dorsey as their offensive coordinator. Dorsey previously spent five seasons as the Panthers’ quarterbacks coach.

That tenure began in 2013, after Dorsey had worked the 2011 and 2012 campaigns as a pro scout for the Panthers. The highlight of his stint came in 2015, when he helped quarterback Cam Newton capture Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year honors.

Dorsey shuffled off to Buffalo in 2019 for the same role under former Panthers defensive coordinator and Bills head coach Sean McDermott. He’d move up as the passing game coordinator in 2021, then as the offensive coordinator in 2022.

The Bills fired Dorsey back on Nov. 14, 2023. He was replaced by Brady, who was named Buffalo’s full-time offensive coordinator earlier in the day.

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Former Panthers OC Joe Brady gets full-time gig with Bills

Former Panthers OC Joe Brady is getting a second chance at being a full-time play-caller in the NFL.

Joe Brady is getting his second (full-time) chance at being an NFL play-caller.

As announced on Sunday, the Buffalo Bills have officially knocked the “interim” label off Brady’s interim offensive coordinator title. The 34-year-old previously served in the same role for the Carolina Panthers in 2020 and 2021.

The Panthers and former head coach Matt Rhule hired Brady straight out of Louisiana State University, where he served as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach in 2019. That season saw the Tigers, behind Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow, capture the national title.

Brady, however, last only 12 games into his second campaign for Carolina. The offense ranked 21st in yards per game and 24th in points per game under Brady in his first year and 28th in yards and 23rd in points prior to his firing in 2021.

He would proceed to land in Buffalo as the quarterbacks coach in 2022. Brady then went on to replace another familiar face in Ken Dorsey, who was dismissed by the Bills on Nov. 14, 2023.

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