It's not abnormal for a former employer to hold some animosity toward a former employer. Even NFL coaches aren't immune to that, apparently.
On Monday, the Browns unveiled their new offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey after joining Kevin Stefanski's staff a little more than a week ago. Dorsey comes to Cleveland after being fired by the Buffalo Bills and head coach Sean McDermott during the season this past fall.
At the time the Bills seemed to hit a rut that saw them drop to 5-5 on the season, following tough losses to the Patriots and Broncos within a four week window. It became an inflection point of their season and as McDermott sought a spark for his under-performing team Dorsey wound up on the chopping block.
When asked about being relieved of his duties in Buffalo during his introductory press conference, Dorsey, somewhat awkwardly, neglected to even utter the name of his ex-employer.
"At the end of the of the day, the head coach decided to make a change and that's something I've turned the page on," Dorsey said. "I'm really excited to be here and more focused on this opportunity than what happened there."
The wording, or lack thereof, seems pretty telling that the former NFL quarterback doesn't exactly look back at his experience in Buffalo very fondly. Some have said that Dorsey became a scapegoat for the organization when things started going south. His offenses were ranking near the top of the league in a number of areas.
However, the Bills also won six of their last seven games, including each of the last five straight to close out the regular season and ultimately win the AFC East after Dorsey's departure.
Dorsey may not want to talk about what went wrong at his last stop, but Browns fans are hoping history doesn't repeat itself in Cleveland.
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