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5 NFL teams who should hire Charlie Strong

By John Buhler

Oct 8, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Charlie Strong on the field during the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Cotton Bowl. Oklahoma won 45-40. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Charlie Strong on the field during the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Cotton Bowl. Oklahoma won 45-40. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 20, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden (23) gets a hand on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) during the second half at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Steelers won 24-9. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 20, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden (23) gets a hand on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) during the second half at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Steelers won 24-9. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

53. . AFC. North. Cleveland Browns. 4. player

The Cleveland Browns are a long way away from being a competitive football team. It seems to be a long rebuilding process in Northeast Ohio, which seems like a great entry point for a first-time NFL coach.

Strong would be very familiar with many of the young players on the Cleveland roster that Sashi Brown and Paul DePodesta are assembling. Coaches going to the NFL from the college level half roughly a two-year advantage in terms of scouting of the draft process.

Strong will have recruited most of the 2017 and 2018 NFL Draft entrants. That could give the Browns a leg up in finding draft gems with their endless day three picks. Cleveland is going to be in this youth movement until the Browns find enough raw talent to build something respectful out of it.

There could be a place on Hue Jackson’s coaching staff in Cleveland in 2017. A consulting role or a defensive backs role on Ray Horton’s defense couldn’t be all that bad. Strong would also get the chance to coach one of his favorites back from his days as the defensive coordinator for the Florida Gators: Browns cornerback Joe Haden. Strong to Cleveland isn’t ridiculously all that farfetched.

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