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Bruce Arians would have liked chance to coach the Browns
Posted by Josh Alper on October 28, 2015
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Cardinals coach Bruce Arians has made many stops during a long coaching career, including three years as the offensive coordinator for the Browns from 2001 to 2003.
Arians would have liked a return engagement in Cleveland as their head coach. Arians said he was told that he’d be contacted by the Browns when they were looking for a head coach in 2009, but the team wound up hiring Eric Mangini instead after he was fired by the Jets. The Browns were looking for a head coach again in 2013 when Arians took the job in Arizona, but hired Rob Chudzinski for one forgettable year before moving on to current head coach Mike Pettine.
Arians said he’s always thought it would be special to put together a winning team in Cleveland and laments that he never had a chance to stop their long run of losing seasons.
“I’m shocked [by their continued losing] because that’s one of the greatest fan bases in the world,” Arians said, via Daryl Ruiter of 92.3 The Fan. “It’s a shame because I loved my time there. Wish I
would’ve had an opportunity.”
The Browns may have more coaching changes in the coming years, but it looks like it would take a major and sustained change of fortunes for Arians in Arizona for him to be a candidate at any point in the future. The Browns will get an up-close look at what they missed out on when they face the Cardinals this Sunday.