Hue Jackson

Hue Jackson says Browns fans will love him soon because he'll win.

(John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

BEREA, Ohio -- Hue Jackson knows fans are upset about the opening day loss to the Eagles, but he promised to deliver a Super Bowl championship to the city.

"The fans might not like me for a while, but they're going to love me here pretty soon,'' he said. "That's OK. Eventually they will love me, I promise you that. Because I do plan on winning here and I do get it. I know with every loss there's another dagger that drags you down another few feet deeper.

"That's OK, I've been there before. I'm a fighter. We're going to get back up and we're going to keep swinging. We're going to be fine.''

Jackson vowed to keep chasing greatness until he hoists the Lombardi Trophy here for the first time.

"That's what it's all about,'' he said. "It's not about anything else. That's what I came here for. I didn't come here to be average and just win a few games and go about my business. I came here to help this organization win a championship.

"How fast that's going to happen I don't know. I don't know if there's going to be a ton of struggle before there's a ton of great times, but I don't worry about people not being happy right now.

"I'm going to do the best job I can with our staff and these players and we're going to keep working at it. My point is eventually they will love me because we're going to win. We're going to win a championship here for the Cleveland Browns.''

Jackson, who heads into his first home opener Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium against the Ravens, knows all about The Factory of Sadness and the Mistake on the Lake. And he wants no part of it.

"I can't worry about what everybody has been through here,'' he said. "I'm being very honest. I think you guys know me, I don't worry about what everybody has done, been through, what people shouldn't say, what they should say. I'm going to do the best job I can do. That's all Hue Jackson can do.''

Jackson's remarks come losing his debut to the Eagles, and his quarterback in Robert Griffin III for at least eight weeks to a fractured shoulder.

"Hold on, that's right, hold on to this week,'' he said. "This week we get to do it again.''

Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, during the team's radiothon Wednesday morning, said Jackson gives him hope for the future.

"(Sunday) was one of those days where if it could go wrong, it did go wrong, but that's part of football and that's part of testing an organization and see what we're made of,'' Haslam said on WKNR 850-AM. "We have one of the outstanding coaches in the NFL. He's bright. He works hard. He connects well with players. He's intensely competitive. He wants to win and I'm convinced he will win.''

Haslam acknowledged that Jackson has brought a positive vibe to the building that was lacking.

"Hue relates well to everybody in the building and keeps everybody in the building fired up, which is important because your head coach is and should be the face of the organization, so he does a great job there,'' said Haslam. "For the first time since we've been here, everybody's on the same page.

"I'm the most impatient person in the world. I would like to win 13 games this year, but we've set a course. We've got 17 rookies on the team. We've got 13 draft picks next year. We could have four of the top-40 picks. So we have a bright future in front of us. I would ask the fans to -- and I know they've heard this before -- to be patient and hang in there with us.''

And be prepared to fall in love with his head coach.