BEREA, OHIO – JULY 30: Quincy Williams #5 of the Cleveland Browns shakes palms with head coach Todd Monken through the Cleveland Browns Coaching Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 30, 2026 in Berea, Ohio. (Picture by Nick Cammett/Getty Pictures) | Getty Pictures
Who’s Cleveland Browns HC Todd Monken, and what will be anticipated of him in his first 12 months as a head coach on the NFL stage? Quite a bit will be answered by wanting again at Monken’s stops as a coach all through each school and the professional ranges. There’s additionally a variety of information on the market, together with Monken’s previous passing fee, that provides us some indication of what the Browns will appear to be.
Then again, at his introductory press convention, Monken gave what we thought-about a “refreshing take” on whether or not he’s scheme-focused (as many say former HC Kevin Stefanski was) or matches his scheme across the expertise he has on the roster:
Nicely, that’s a query I get requested on a regular basis, like what system do you run? What’s that? And the best way I’ll attempt to phrase it’s to attain any means doable. I don’t care what it takes to attain, it’s about scoring factors. I’d hate to place some form of…any kind of connotation as to what system that we’re, aside from enjoying to our gamers’ strengths. I believe one of many issues that our employees, together with myself, have been capable of do is benefit from what a participant can do and never what they’ll’t do. Each participant within the NFL is elite, they usually all have a trait, at the least one trait that permits them to, I don’t need to say this – permits them to perform, play at a excessive stage. You simply received to seek out what that’s and never attempt to put a sq. peg in a spherical gap, benefiting from what they do. And I believe that’s what we’ve been capable of do constantly.
At different instances through the offseason, Monken has given extra of a ‘we are who we are’ fashion reply to all these questions.
Throughout Week 1 of Cleveland’s coaching camp, Monken was as soon as once more requested about scheme plans now that he’s had time with the gamers. The Browns head coach famous that they’re nonetheless figuring issues out, together with a few of it being depending on what the quarterbacks like:
Attention-grabbing reply from Browns HC Todd Monken on balancing what he desires to do philosophically vs what his gamers can do, and figuring that out throughout coaching camp. pic.twitter.com/dAaElXtil6
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Appears like Monken has a good suggestion what he likes as a play caller and coach however must determine the beginning quarterback, and certain the beginning offensive linemen, first earlier than solidifying how Cleveland’s offense will probably be for the 2026 season.
On Thursday, Browns GM Andrew Berry reiterated what Monken has stated quite a few instances concerning the QB competitors: One of the best-producing quarterback will win the job. The pinnacle coach might need to pace that call up a bit if it will transfer the offensive scheme in a sure path.
What do you concentrate on Monken’s reply through the first week of coaching camp? Ought to the workforce pace up the QB resolution so the remainder of the offensive scheme will be locked in, or is ready for the very best QB to indicate himself the very best resolution?
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