/>Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesDawgs EDTIt was fairly easy to find the Cleveland Browns in the various NFL power rankings from 2016 though the midway point of the 2018 season.Under former head coach Hue Jackson https://www.brownsfanshop.com/Seth-Devalve-Jersey , the Browns were routinely at or near the bottom of the rankings on a weekly basis. But times have changed since general manager John Dorsey told Jackson that his services were no longer needed. Remove the worst head coach in NFL history, add in a few more talented players, and suddenly Browns fans have to actually look closely to see where the team sits. Such is the case with Elliot Harrison at NFL.com, whose rankings after the first week of free agency show the Browns in ascension:For those keeping score at home, the Browns are in front of AFC North Division rivals the Baltimore Ravens (No. 15) Kevin Zeitler Jersey , Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 18) and Cincinnati Bengals (No. 29) - hello playoffs! - and are behind just four teams in the AFC - the New England Patriots (No. 1), Los Angeles Chargers (No. 4), Indianapolis Colts (No. 5) and Kansas City Chiefs (No. 6). First-time head coach in a unique situation with the Browns, but so far he seems up to the task." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteDawgs EDTShareTweetShareShareFreddie Kitchens working to keep Browns focused on 2019Ken Blaze-USA TODAY SportsThe 2019 season will be the first for Freddie Kitchens as a head coach. But that doesn’t mean that Kitchens just fell off the feed truck from Alabama yesterday.Kitchens began his coaching career in 1999 as an offensive assistant at Glenville State University. From there he worked his way to the NFL in 2006 as a tight ends coach with the Dallas Cowboys. He arrived in Arizona the following season as a tight ends coach with the Cardinals, and stayed in the desert until coming to Cleveland in 2018.After working for almost two decades as a coach Joel Bitonio Color Rush Jersey , Kitchens has seen just everything imaginable, although he likely has never seen anything like the 2019 Cleveland Browns. The Browns are a team with big personalities and players built for the social media age - including quarterback Baker Mayfield, wide receivers Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr., and safety Damarious Randall - who are always ready with a sound bite. Cleveland is also a team with expectations that are higher than they have been since the 1986 season and the focus will only increase as the summer months dissolve into the season opener in September. Kitchens took the opportunity during his media session on Saturday to remind the players about the need to remain focused on the task at hand, according to clevelandbrowns.com:Cleveland and the NFL may not have seen a team quite like the 2019 Browns in quite some time. But the Browns have also never had a head coach quite like Kitchens before. Judging from the way he has handled things so far https://www.brownsfanshop.com/Terrance-Mitchell-Jersey , it looks like the Browns are going to be in good hands.