The Facts: The Browns on Wednesday announced the previously reported hiring of Todd Haley, 50, the former Steelers offensive boss, as their new offensive coordinator. Hue Jackson also confirmed the previously reported hiring of Amos Jones as special teams coordinator and announced Freddie Kitchens as running backs coach/associate head coach. What's more, Jackson confirmed that he'll turn the play calling duties over to Haley, which is a huge step for the third-year head coach.

Diehards Line: "We're thrilled to bring Todd Haley in as our offensive coordinator," Jackson said in a release before outlining the reasons for giving up play calling after handling the chore himself the first two seasons and going without a coordinator. The Browns, challenged at quarterback those two years, have gone 1-31 in Jackson's first two seasons. "As I reflected after the season and contemplated adding an offensive coordinator to the staff, my first thought was obviously improvement,' he said. ”If I was going to turn over the play calling duties to someone else, it had to be to someone that was experienced and had a long history of success in this league. We were going to be patient about it because there is always a lot of movement in the early part of the offseason. "When Todd became available, I jumped at the opportunity to meet with him. Once we sat down and talked, it became quickly evident that Todd would be a great fit.' Haley, who helped Ben Roethlisberger dominate the Browns as Steelers coordinator for the past six seasons, is eager to turn the tables on his former team. "Hue and I share a lot of similar beliefs on how to be successful on offense. We have to score points, protect the ball, protect the quarterback and develop players. It's not too complicated, but at the same time, it is a great challenge. We are really looking forward to getting to work on it." And there's plenty of work to do.