Pat Shurmur walked into quite the situation when being hand-picked by team president Mike Holmgren to coach the Cleveland Browns prior to the 2011 season. Since their return to the NFL in 1999, the Browns have been through six head coaches in that 13 year time period with very little success. Every single move Shurmur made would be critiqued to an almost unnecessary degree by media and fans alike.
To say the disciple of the West Coast Offense had a tumultuous first year in position would be like saying the plot to the television series Lost was ‘clear and concise’. Shurmur decided to call his own plays while learning how to oversee the entire squad without the help of an offensive coordinator. The drama that eventually led to the demise of RB Peyton Hillis certainly didn’t help things, and neither did the controversy surrounding a late-season concussion suffered by QB Colt McCoy.
It’s also no secret the former St. Louis Rams offensive coordinator came under increased scrutiny for i...
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