Putting Shanahan's record aside, let's look at some of his positives.
1) Shanahan's zone blocking style has been successful, not only for the Denver's RBs but for Houston's as well. For instance, Steve Slaton had a great year. Even mediocre RBs like Tatem Bell and Ruben Droughns were successful.
2) It seems like this zone blocking style even benefits serviceable linemen. Even our line could benefit, especially if Ryan Tucker comes back to fortify the right side of the line.
3) Under the guidance of Shanahan, hopefully our underachieving WRs will flourish like Eddie Royal and Brandon Marshall. I don't want to give up on Braylon Edwards and Donte Stallworth just yet. If needed, maybe we need to offer free agentTJ Houshmandzadeh a contract, especially if Joe Jurevicius doesn't come back.
4) For the most part, Shanahan has experience preparing for, playing in, and winning big games. Every coach loses, and some lose big, but for the most part, when Shanahan has a healthy offense, he wins. Yes, he coached in a weak division, but didn't Cowher coach in a weak division, too? I'm a Browns' fan, but I'm realistic too.
5) Shanahan runs a 4-3 defense, which suits our players. Yes, his defenses in Denver were weak, but maybe he didn't have the players. Maybe he didn't draft well. Then again, Romeo Crennel was known for his defense and Phil Savagewas known for finding quality players, and how did that work out? Both were recently fired. Furthermore, we have safties who want to hit some of the time, we have LBs who make tackles 10 yards down the field, and we have so-called blitzers who rarely get to the QB.
Keep in mind; I realize that these reasons are debatable. I just don't want to be narrowminded. Some fans are set to hire Scott Pioli and Eric Mangini, but I don't want the Browns to make any rash desicions. For instance, we hire Pioli, and Parcells becomes available after the sale of the Dolphins.
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