New Browns' OC Ken Dorsey Neglected To Mention Former Employer In Buffalo
It's not abnormal for a former employer to hold some animosity toward a former employer. Even NFL coaches aren't immune to that, apparently.
On Monday, the Browns unveiled their new offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey after joining Kevin Stefanski's staff a little more than a week ago. Dorsey comes to Cleveland after being fired by the Buffalo Bills and head coach Sean McDermott in the middle of this past season.
At the time the Bills seemed to hit a rut that saw them drop to 5-5 on the season, following tough losses to the Patriots and Broncos within a four week window. It became an inflection point in their season and as McDermott sought a spark for his under-performing team, Dorsey wound up on the chopping block.
When asked about being relieved of his duties in Buffalo during his introductory press conference, Dorsey, somewhat awkwardly, neglected to even utter the name of his ex-employer.
"At the end of the of the day, the head coach decided to make a change and that's something I've turned the page on," Dorsey said. "I'm really excited to be here and more focused on this opportunity than what happened there."
The wording, or lack thereof, seems pretty telling about how the former NFL quarterback feels about his experience in Buffalo. Some have said that Dorsey became a scapegoat for the organization when things started going south. His offenses in two years as offensive coordinator were ranking near the top of the league in a number of areas.
However, the Bills also won six of their last seven games, including the last five in a row to close out the regular season to win the AFC East after Dorsey's departure.
Dorsey may not want to talk about what went wrong at his last stop, but Browns fans are just hopeful history doesn't repeat itself in Cleveland.
