Cleveland Browns: The Changes Keep Coming

February 1, 2011   ·   Joe Hunley   ·   Jump to comments

Changes have been, and are still coming to the Cleveland Browns. As one can expect, one way or another, the changes can be traced to Browns team president Mike Holmgren's past.

Pat Shurmur, head coach of the Browns has recently hired four assistants to his coaching staff. Each of these assistants can be linked to Holmgren, Shurmur or Browns general manager Tom Heckert.

As Browns quarterback coach, we have Mark Whipple, who was quarterback coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2004 to 2006. He would coach Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who in 2004 would go 13 wins with no losses, an NFL record for a rookie. In 2005, Roethlisberger would become the youngest rookie to win a Super Bowl.

Whipple spent the 2008 season as offensive assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles, which is his connection to Shurmur and Heckert. Shurmer was quarterback coach, while Heckert was general manager.

After spending two seasons with the Miami Hurricanes, Whipple would be ...

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