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with the Browns is complete.Some coaching chaos made it official.Cleveland's rookie quarterback admitted Wednesday he was stunned by the firings of coach Hue Jackson and offensive coordinator Todd Haley Authentic Baker Mayfield Jersey , who were dismissed within an hour of each other on Monday. Owner Jimmy Haslam cited "internal discord" as the primary reason behind the team's latest reboot."It was just surprising to me," Mayfield said before practice as the Browns began preparing for their game Sunday against quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the high-scoring Kansas City Chiefs. "I have never gone through anything like that. That is my 'welcome to the business moment,' I think."Sadly, coaching swaps and front-office purges are a rite of passage for any Browns player over the past 20 years."This is my third head coach in five years," said linebacker Christian Kirksey. "I am used to it, being able to adjust and stuff."It's mostly new to Mayfield, who went through something similar at Oklahoma when Bob Stoops retired and was replaced by Lincoln Riley."It was different. It was new to us. We used that to come together," he said. "I expect the guys in here to be grown men, to be experienced football players and to handle it that way and keep that same mindset of that we have the same goal. We need to reach that and work with each other."With all the distractions, we will see what kind of men we have in this room. Not what kind of team that we have but what kind of men can handle a distraction the right way, can come together and focus on doing their job and doing it at a high level against a great team come Sunday Greg Joseph Jersey Elite ," Mayfield said.As the No. 1 overall pick and fresh face of Cleveland's franchise, Mayfield knows he has to be the one to guide the Browns through more turbulence."Bring it on," he said.The Browns (2-5-1) practiced Wednesday for the first time under the guidance of defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, Buffalo's former coach who will serve as the team's interim coach while general manager John Dorsey takes the initial steps in finding Cleveland's ninth coach since 1999.Rain forced the team inside its facility and the tone was noticeably serious during the portion of the workout open to media members. Williams barked out praise to a few players during position drills.Following practice, Williams said that like Mayfield, he was shocked by the firings and admitted to having reservations about taking over."The hesitancy was, 'Uh, not again,' and I stepped away," he said. "I stepped back, but then http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/greg-joseph-jersey , it came back to this. I can't spell quit, let alone do quit. I'm not going to quit on these players. I'm not going to quit on this organization. I'm not going to do whatever. That's just how I had to feel, and when we went through the process, we went through the process, and now, let's get on to Kansas City. I blinked a little bit.The brash and boastful Williams didn't announce his candidacy for the job, and he refused to address his role in the New Orleans "Bountygate" scandal.The NFL suspended Williams for the 2012 season after ruling that while the Saints defensive coordinator he orchestrated a program by which players were paid for knocking opponents from a game."That thing was a long time ago," Williams said when asked if he ever imagined being a head coach again. "That's nothing that we're talking about now."The Browns are trying to stay in the present, and that's the challenge.As the losses mount, this season is beginning to feel like so many others. But left guard Joel Bitonio doesn't feel the same sense of dread as in previous years."I don't think we're giving up," he said. "This is a step to try to improve the team. We made a decision early in the season Authentic Greg Joseph Jersey , but we have half the season left. We're a few plays here and there from being 5-2-1 or 4-3-1."We're not far away, and I don't think this is a step where they're tearing everything down. We're just moving in a different direction. We have eight games to prove this team can go out, compete and try to find some wins out there."NOTES: Because of his connection to Mayfield, Riley has been mentioned as a potential candidate for Cleveland's coaching job. Mayfield feels his former coach would adapt easily to the pro game. "I think his style would work, but that is just because of who he is," Mayfield said. "He is smart. He gets his guys to believe in him." ... With RBs coach Freddie Kitchens taking over for Haley, the Browns hired former NFL back Ryan Lindley to their staff. Lindley played for Kitchens with Arizona. It has always been simply a matter of time before the Cleveland Browns elevated quarterback Baker Mayfield to the starter’s role.Heading into the regular season the team made the right call in letting veteran Tyrod Taylor open the season as the starter. No one wanted to see a repeat of the 2017 season when head coach Hue Jackson mismanaged the situation and Taylor was the safe choice for a team coming off an historic two-year run of futility.It was clear that Taylor would be the starter unless he was injured or became ineffective, and both of those criteria intersected on Thursday night against the New York Jets. Taylor was just four-of-14 for 19 yards while taking three sacks before leaving the game late in the second quarter with a concussion. Everyone knows what came next: Mayfield entered the game and energized a crowd that may have been poised to leave at halftime, and led the Browns to a win.With the Browns not playing again until September 30 against the Oakland Raiders, the coaching staff has a few extra days to ponder the matter, but it seems inevitable that the time has come to name Mayfield the starter Myles Garrett Jersey Elite , which should come on Monday, as Jackson told clevelandbrowns.com:There is a scenario where Jackson could decide to keep Taylor as the starter. The extra days off will help Taylor deal with his concussion, and having a rookie make his first start on the road could be seen as being “risky.”But that is a nightmare scenario that not even Jackson would be willing to risk. If Jackson were to stay with Taylor, he would have an extremely difficult time selling that to the players in the locker room. The bigger fear is that the Browns will name Mayfield the starter but then waffle on the decision if he has a bad game. Taylor gives the team a security blanket on the bench, but once Mayfield takes over, Taylor should not see the field again unless Mayfield gets hurt. It might not be fair for Taylor to lose his job in part because of an injury, but he was never the longterm answer at quarterback for the Browns. The time has come for the Browns to become Baker Mayfield’s team. It should be one heck of a ride. nflshopoutlet.com