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CLEVELAND (AP) – Hue Jackson has not lost his temper.
Rejected this week by the Browns after winning only three of the 40 games in two more seasons, Jackson challenged Friday's claim by owner Jimmy Haslam that there was "internal discord" over the coaching staff that drove on his dismissal – with offensive coordinator Todd Haley. – necessary.
A few days after being released, Jackson appeared on ESPN to defend his case, describe his regrets and audition for another job.
On Monday, Haslam, who fired four coaches in six years, hinted that the clashes between Jackson and Haley were behind his decision to make a mid-season switch.
Jackson disagreed with his former boss and said he wanted to "put the clocks back at the hour".
"I do not think it was really an internal discord," said Jackson, who scored 1-15, 0-15, and 2-5-1 with Cleveland. & # 39; & # 39; I think it's a strong word. I think you have disagreements with the coaches – with Todd, with (defensive coordinator) Gregg Williams, with Amos Jones, who is also the coordinator of the special teams. I do not think it's internal discord. I think when you look, the organization has made the decision to go in a different direction. & # 39; & # 39;
Jackson knows that he has not won enough, and he has doubts about how he handled things. After a recent defeat against Tampa Bay, Jackson, frustrated, said he intended to "dive" and help Haley. Jackson said that he was only trying to help, but the comments dug a gap with Haley and sent a shockwave through the front-office of the team.
Jackson thinks that finally, the decision to let him go was to protect rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield, who could end the search by a long-term QB franchise.
"I think when you really stop to look, it's really really about Baker Mayfield," Jackson said. & # 39; & # 39; I think that they want to do everything in their power to put it in situation. You have the first pick in the repechage, which I think will be a franchise quarterback, a sensational player, and he's not playing that well. Once again, here is a perfect storm to move forward and forward. And I have to respect the decision that they made. & # 39; & # 39;
Jackson said it was he who had hired Haley, who had spent the previous six seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jackson did not want to give up his role as a player – he was also Cleveland's offensive coordinator in his first two seasons – but he thought it would be best if he got help.
Jackson now admits that he should never have "abandoned the offensive".
& # 39; & # 39; I knew that Todd Haley was an offensive and veteran call-off experienced in our division. Why do not you do it? & # 39; & # 39; Jackson said about hiring Haley. & # 39; & # 39; I mean, let's be honest, I knew I was at the stopwatch. You can not be 1-15, 0-16 and think: you know you can pass the season without winning football matches. I wanted to surround myself with guys who did and high level, and Todd Haley was definitely one of those guys. & # 39;
Jackson said he felt it was important that his feelings be publicly revealed just days after he was fired.
"I want people to understand, I'm human like anybody else," he said. & # 39; & # 39; At the end of the day, I did not do enough. We have not done enough to get the job done in Cleveland. So what am I supposed to do? I'm not going to crawl into a hole and tell me to pull the blankets. & # 39; & # 39;
Jackson knows that his 11-44-1 record as a head coach does not make him attractive to lead a team.
"I hope the next opportunity for me is to go back and be a coordinator first and foremost," he said. & # 39; & # 39; Go back and put my name back where it should be, among the best players in this league. And then to move on from there.
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