Jimmy and Dee Haslam marched into unique NFL territory when they established the latest Browns World Order in January of 2016.
That’s when the Haslams turned the football operations over to Sashi Brown -- a bright, young, personable lawyer whose background had never been in personnel. In establishing the structure that would give Brown final say over the 53-man roster, Haslam was telling the next coach he would fit in the structure that would also include Paul DePodesta, who was also hired in January 2016 and whose most extensive work background had been in baseball.
When Haslam hired Hue Jackson, he got the coach he targeted and the hot assistant on the market, but he also brought in a coach who was steeped in the traditional style and mores of football.