Tensions with Cleveland Browns could mean possible layoffs by Todd Haley Hue Jackson

PITTSBURGH – Tensions on the Cleveland Browns coaching staff could lead to changes, including the possible dismissal of offensive coordinator Todd Haley and / or head coach Hue Jackson, if the team continues to lose matches, sources told ESPN.

The NFL network was the first to report possible moves, which would be caused by a malfunction within the offensive team.

Jackson and Haley have disagreed and their mutual respect is not enough for their team to succeed, the source said.

The team's main concern is that any ongoing drama between the two could affect or even hinder the development of the first pick of the selection, Baker Mayfield.

Jackson's statement after the October 21 Bucs defeat that he had to be all-in to help solve offensive problems was not welcomed by the team.

It's hard to know which way the Browns' property would fit if she had to choose between Jackson and Haley. What is certain, according to one source, is that any decision of the team would be with Mayfield and that its development would be the highest priority.

"It's hard to argue that changing his attack with six career quarter-career matches is the best thing for him to do," said an NFL source, Dan Graziano, of ESPN.

Winning would be the surest way to change the situation and stop the inner drama, but it is difficult for a team to unite and win if internal fighting occurs.

After losing in overtime to the Bucs, Jackson said he wanted to "help" solve the offensive problems because that is his forte. This led Mayfield to say that the team needed to refine its work and not "reinvent the wheel". Haley attributed Jackson's remarks to the emotion felt by the coach after losing but did not mention Jackson once when meeting with the media on Thursday.

The owners, Jimmy and Dee Haslam, would eventually decide to kidnap Haley, and Jackson has not yet discussed the subject, the source said. Owners can side with Jackson or Haley, or let the situation get worse and change staff after the season.

Jackson knows that he has to carry the 1-31 record of his first two seasons, but he had a third year with the team because he believed that the problems of the first two seasons were more related staff only at the training. The NFL thinks that as the head coach, he is the hardest hit, so if he fights, he can just as well do things the way he wants.

The hiring of John Dorsey as general manager was supposed to ease the difficulties, and Dorsey revamped the lineup, especially with the addition of the Tyrod Taylor quarters via trade and Mayfield.

But the Browns lost two games in a row after a 2-2-1 start, and had only three first tries in the first half against Tampa Bay, which ranked 32 much better). The Browns had eight points in the first quarter, and three of their four games in overtime failed to get their first try against the Steelers, Raiders and Bucs.

Haley has had six seasons in Pittsburgh with Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and The Veon Bell, but his contract has expired after last season, he was not selected. The Steelers instead promoted quarterback coach Randy Fichtner.

Jackson hired Haley and granted him autonomy with respect to the offense, including gambling.

But there were differences between the two as the season progressed.

Jackson has regularly reported that Duke Johnson (1,041 yards in 2017) and Nick Chubb needed more shots, but Haley was counting on Carlos Hyde. Hyde was traded last Friday, two days before the Bucs game.

The slow starts bothered Jackson, but one of the biggest problems was how Mayfield was used. Jackson thinks Mayfield has to play fast, with more scrum or haste mixed with quick throws like tilts and even casual games with a play option. This, it is thought, would make the deep jets more effective.

Haley relies more on a traditional recovery system for Mayfield, which led him to keep the ball and take 18 sacks, including 15 in the last three games.