The Cleveland Browns and general manager John Dorsey have decided to mutually part ways as the team looks for a fresh start.
This is hardly a surprise to anyone paying attention to the Cleveland Browns over the past few days. John Dorsey is no longer the general manager as they have agreed to part ways.
The team wanted to restructure the front office, including the role of Dorsey. Apparently he was not interested.
Cleveland is looking for a new head coach and the status of their former coach was a point of contention between the two. Dorsey reportedly wanted to give Kitchens a second year and ownership disagreed.
Dorsey is someone who brings in players and seemingly ignores their past. Kareem Hunt and Antonio Callaway are perfect examples of this. In fact, he brought Kareem Hunt to two different teams in a very short period of time (drafted by Kansas City). That is just how Dorsey operates, completely ignoring the character of a player as long as they can score touchdowns on Sunday. When bringing in players like this it is typically a powder keg type situation. Sometimes it blows, sometimes it doesn’t. Either way it is extremely volatile.
In his time with the Browns, Dorsey acquired some blue chip, top level talent in an effort to improve the roster. The problem? While he elevated the best players on the roster, he ignored the middle-tier, complimentary players. The complimentary players are necessary in order for a team to play at a high level.
The way that John Dorsey built the Browns is like driving a Lamborghini with four spare tires. Sure, the outside is flashy and nice, but there are obvious problems that need to be addressed but are ignored.
By parting ways with Dorsey now, Cleveland will be able to court any head coaching candidate they want. The presence of Dorsey was only going to hinder their search. All candidates are now in play as they no longer have a potential power struggle on their hands. The great white whale of Josh McDaniels? Yeah, he could be the next head coach with Dorsey out of the picture.
