Midseason coaching changes can give teams temporary juice. Maybe the team didn’t believe in the fired play-caller and will give a little more effort for the interim play-caller. That sort of motivation doesn’t last long, and those situations rarely result in long-term solutions. But there is something different with what Freddie Kitchens has done with Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns offense. After showing some potential of being explosive with Hue Jackson as head coach and Todd Haley as offensive coordinator, the Browns offense is at a different level with Kitchens coordinating the unit.



In eight games under Haley and Jackson, the offense averaged 342.37 yards and 20.6 points per game. In five games under Kitchens, the Browns have averaged 386.6 yards and 24.6 points per game. The difference isn’t staggering, but consider the Browns played in four overtime games under Haley and Jackson, which meant they had more time to rack up yards and...