TAMPA, Fla. -- Coach Hue Jackson was furious about the Browns' offensive performance during Sunday's 26-23 overtime loss to the Bucs, and didn't rule out taking the playcalling back from offensive coordinator Todd Haley.

Is he concerned about butting heads with his strong-willed OC?

"It's not going to be about butting heads,'' said Jackson. "I'm the head coach of the football team. I will do what I feel I need to do to get this team where it needs to be.''

Pressed further on that issue, he reiterated, "I'm the head coach of the football team, period. Period. There's nothing else that needs to be said. Nothing. I'm the head coach of the football team.''

Asked what that might look like next time out, which is Sunday in Haley's old stomping ground in Pittsburgh, he said, "I don't know. I haven't thought through that part of that yet. I'll figure that out as I move forward.''

He was asked if Haley his playcaller.

"Yeah, he's the playcaller,'' he said. "Trust me when I say I'm not trying to create any issue here, but I think if the offense is not playing well, and we haven't over a period of time, being a head coach and an offensive guy who's done this, I think I have every right as a head coach to jump in and see if I can help and assist and get this thing to where I think it needs to be, because we need to be better on offense. And if that's my specialty, then I need to be involved more and I will be.''

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He confirmed that Haley's called all the plays so far this season, but he made no promises that will continue. Haley was the Steelers' offensive coordinator for the previous six seasons.

"Yeah, I mean, I've been respectful,'' said Jackson. "That's why you bring guys in and you make them the coordinator. Again, there are some things we've got to fix fast to get this thing back to where it needs to be.''



He's tired of watching the offense sputter week after week, especially with Baker Mayfield at quarterback.



"I feel like I have to (get more involved). And I want to,'' said Jackson. "That's what I know, so I'm not going to continue to watch something that I know how to do keep being that way. That's just the truth. I mean, that's nothing against anybody in our building. I just think that's what I do, and I think I need to be a little bit more involved."



The Browns' offense failed to score a first-half point against a Bucs defense that was horrible in the first half all season, surrendering 125 points. The Bucs had also allowed TDs on 15 of 16 trips inside the red zone, and the Browns couldn't score when handed the ball at the Bucs 19 following one of the defense's four takeaways. The offense is last in the NFL this season in converting takeaways, and the Browns' D just keeps producing them. The four-turnover game pushed their league-high total to 20.



The Browns also went three-and-out twice in OT, and converted only one of the four takeaways into points.



"I've got to figure that out,'' said Jackson. "I've got to figure that out. I've totally got to figure that out. I've got to jump in head first, all hands, feet, everything and go figure that out. It's just that simple.''



The Browns have thrown only seven TD passes this season, which is near the bottom of the league. Against the Bucs, they converted 3-of-14 third downs. In the first half, they were outgained 243 yards to 74.



Jackson said he was involved in going for it on fourth and 2 at the end of the half instead of kicking a field goal "because I needed to jumpstart our offense. You're in fourth and 2, I thought we had a good play call. And we did. It's unfortunate. Baker is running for it and made it, and the guy stripped the ball out and the ball goes backwards. Normally it doesn't happen that way where the ball goes backwards. The ball normally goes forward. Could've kicked a field goal, no question, but I thought our offense needed something to feel good about in the first half. We did not play well.''



He indicated he may have had something to do with the second-half improvement, in which the Browns scored 21 points.



"We made some adjustments,'' he said. "I think our guys started making some plays. I think the protection was a little better. Baker's getting hit way too much. We have to figure that out. He's getting hit way too much. Ball came out a little quicker. He did run around and make some plays. But we've got to find a way to get this offense up and going in the first half.''



The Browns already forced Haley to use Nick Chubb and Duke Johnson more by trading away his workhorse back Carlos Hyde. Chubb responded with 80 yards on 18 carries and scored on a 1-yard run. It could be the first of major changes coming on offense.



Not the least of which is Jackson getting way more involved, and possibly even taking back the playcalling.