Kevin Stefanski gives up Browns play-calling duties

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  Kevin Stefanski Hands Over Browns Play-Calling Duties to Offensive Coordinator Ken Dorsey: A New Era for Cleveland’s Offense In a significant shift for the Cleveland Browns, head coach Kevin Stefanski has decided to relinquish his play-calling responsibilities, passing them on to recently hired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey. This move marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of the Browns’ offense, signaling Stefanski’s willingness to adapt in hopes of igniting the team's underwhelming performance on that side of the ball. The Decision to Step Back Since taking over as head coach in 2020, Stefanski has called offensive plays for the Browns. Under his leadership, Cleveland’s offense initially flourished, particularly during the 2020 season when the team made a rare playoff appearance, defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round. Stefanski's offensive schemes, emphasizing a run-heavy attack and play-action passes, played a key role in maximizing the talents of qu...
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Silver Hawks: Smith, Dragons cut down Hawks

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SOUTH BEND -- Aggressiveness at the plate has been a strength for the South Bend Silver Hawks lately. But on Friday night, aggressive swings were a liability.
South Bend, which had won seven of its previous nine games, ran into an even hotter pitcher as Dayton's Josh Smith handcuffed the Silver Hawks in a 6-1 minor-league baseball victory for the Dragons.
Smith, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound right-hander, picked up his fourth victory against three losses. He pitched six innings, giving up only two infield hits. Smith struck out five and walked one.
In his last three outings, including Friday's victory against South Bend, Smith has only give up three runs in 18?240-208? innings, allowed just 10 hits, and struck out 23 while only giving up two walks.
"I felt like I was getting ahead on fastballs and make hitters hit my pitch (a curveball)," said Smith, who leads the Midwest League with 72 whiffs. "They were a real aggressive team the last time we played them. I just tried to spot my fastballs early and see if they'd put the ball in play."
South Bend's starting pitcher, 6-3 185-pound right-hander J.R. Bradley, matched Smith's zeroes through four innings before giving up two runs in the fifth. Bradley gave up four hits, striking out four and walking four.
Bradley, an 18-year old from Nitro, West Virginia, dropped to 1-7 but has thrown three impressive games in his last four outings. According to Silver Hawks' manager Mark Haley, Bradley's main issue is developing endurance.
"He's not a real strong kid, and he hit that fifth inning and had trouble," Haley said of Bradley. "We're trying to take him over the hump. We brought him out for the sixth, and the ball wasn't coming out of his hand the way we want. He's only 18 years old. He hits that wall, and that's part of maturity."
Haley said he projects great things from Bradley, a second-round draft pick by the Diamondbacks last June.
"J.R.'s got good action," Haley said. "When he gets stronger, he's going to be fun to watch, because he's got great heart and great desire, and he always wants to win. He's getting better and better. I see a lot of good things. He'll compete."

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