head coaching search (DawgsbyNature.com) - “On Monday Jarvis Landry Jersey , general manager John Dorsey got down to the biggest task of the off-season: finding the team’s next full-time head coach.”John Dorsey: “There’s a bright future for this organization” (clevelandbrowns.com) - “General Manager John Dorsey addressed the media on December 31, 2018. John discusses the Cleveland Browns head coaching search, why this team is a desirable destination for a head coach and assesses Baker Mayfield’s rookie season.” (VIDEO)List and background of every reported Cleveland Browns HC candidate (Dawg Pound Daily) - “The Cleveland Browns are casting a wide net of candidates for their head coaching vacancy and we’ll take a look at every reported candidate.”Damarious Randall on the Browns in ‘19: ‘The AFC North knows it’s in trouble’ (cleveland.com) - “We know what’s ahead,’’ Randall said after Sunday’s 26-24 loss to the Ravens. “The NFL knows it’s in trouble, the AFC North knows it’s in trouble. We expect to win the AFC North next year, we expect to win a lot of games next year and we’ve just got to get back to the drawing board and get some rest and get back to work.’’Cleveland Browns’ opponents for 2019 season revealed (WKYC) - “With the 2018 season having come to a close, the Cleveland Browns now know who they’ll be facing in 2019.”NFL:NFL Power Rankings Poll: Saints No. 1, Chiefs No. 2 Heading into Playoffs (Sports Illustrated) - “The season is over and now the fun really begins. For 12 teams, the playoffs await. For 20 teams, it’s draft season.”Antonio Brown skipped walkthrough, left game early (NFL.com) - “The Steelers listed Brown with a knee injury on Thursday’s injury report after initially labeling him with a not-injury-related designation on Wednesday. He didn’t practice all week and, on Friday, Tomlin told reporters he was undergoing tests on his knee.”Marvin Lewis out as Bengals coach after 16 years (NFL.com) - “Marvin Lewis’ 16-year run as head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals is over.Following a third straight losing season, the Bengals fired Lewis on Monday.”NFL Black Monday: Every coach who was fired after 2018 season (Fox): “Here are the coaches who found themselves out of a job on Monday” CLEVELAND (AP) — The losing has slowed, but hasn't stopped for the ever-rebuilding Browns. They're in the midst of yet another coaching search, and the NFL playoffs are likely to come and go without them again this season — the 16th straight postseason since their most recent appearance.But as Cleveland hit its bye week, and with six games left in another season going nowhere, optimism abounds around a franchise that has had little to celebrate over the past 25 years.The dark days of despair are dwindling. Baker Mayfield is making them go away.The fearless rookie quarterback with the contagious personality, touchdown-making skills and trash-talking bravado Genard Avery Color Rush Jersey , has the Browns — and their long-suffering fans — believing."It's not everything, but it's everything," guard Joel Bitonio said with a smile when asked about Mayfield's magnetism and positive influence. "You've got to have a quarterback to win in the NFL and it hasn't been perfect, but to have him out there with you, there's always that hope that, ‘Hey, we have a chance to win this game.'"The No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft, Mayfield is changing the Browns (3-6-1) with his actions on and off the field. He's already endured years of chaos in just 10 games as Cleveland has changed coaches, traded its top playmaker (Josh Gordon) and leading rusher (Carlos Hyde), suffered numerous injuries and a few of those punch-in-the stomach losses that the Browns have seemingly mastered.But every time the Browns have taken a hard hit, Mayfield has responded with one of his own."We've got a quarterback who knows how to fight," said defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah. "You want to play for a guy like that who inspires you. He comes to the defensive side of the ball like, ‘Hey, we're still in this. Just give me one more chance out there.' Guys on defense love that. They love a quarterback who can go out there and make a promise and say, ‘Hey, I've got your back.'"Mayfield, who has gotten better every week, hasn't won the respect of his teammates. He's earned it.The Browns didn't hand the starting job to Mayfield, who began the season in a backup role before starter Tyrod Taylor suffered a concussion in Week 3 against the New York Jets on national TV. Mayfield came in and led the Browns to their first win since 2016 https://www.brownsfanshop.com/Austin-Corbett-Jersey , snapping a 19-game winless streak and providing a preview of bigger things to come.It hasn't been perfect so far. Mayfield has made his share of rookie mistakes, forcing passes, holding onto the ball too long, missing open receivers. But in the past four games, Mayfield has completed 69 percent of his passes with nine touchdowns and just two interceptions.Despite winning the Heisman Trophy and going 33-6 as a starter at Oklahoma, Mayfield wasn't considered the top prospect in this year's ballyhooed rookie QB class, which includes Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen and Josh Allen. Mayfield was too short, too cocky, too much a product of Sooners coach Lincoln Riley's system.Well, Mayfield has outperformed the other rookies across the board."He's developing as a quarterback," said Browns general manager John Dorsey, the man who went out on a limb and picked Mayfield. "He is still a rookie quarterback. He has demonstrated certain things during the course of a game that get you excited. I think that if you would ask him as a person, he still has a lot more football to master the position that he plays. I think he will continue to do that."Last week, after being encouraged by interim coach Gregg Williams and his teammates to "cut it loose and play," Mayfield delivered the signature performance and victory of his fledgling pro career.He completed his first 13 passes, finished 17 of 20 with three touchdown passes and outplayed Atlanta quarterback and 2016 NFL MVP Matt Ryan as the Browns ended a four-game losing streak with a 28-16 win.Following the game, Mayfield smiled and said he woke up "feeling dangerous" before de-feathering the Falcons, who had their playoff hopes severely shaken.The comment might have come off as cocky to some Nick Chubb Jersey , but it was Mayfield at his playful and bragging best, displaying the swagger that made him a college superstar and has endeared him to his Cleveland teammates.Make no mistake, at 23 and only 10 games into his NFL life, Mayfield is the Browns' undisputed leader, the tone-setter."He's taken the role head-first, never looking back," said rookie running back Nick Chubb, who rushed for 176 yards in the win. "He brings that energy and burst that we need. This team will follow him anywhere. He is just a great leader, and you know no matter what is going on around us or outside noise just the bad stuff that has not gone well for us, he is going to give us all 100 percent and he is not going to let it affect him."We like that in our quarterback and our leader, and he is fiercely competitive. He gives 100 percent every play. Just being on the team with him, everyone just likes it and loves him and loves who he is."The praise from Chubb and others fuel him."To me, there is nothing better than that," Mayfield said. "As a quarterback, and as somebody that wants to be a leader of this team, it does not get better than that."In Cleveland, things are getting a lot better.