The Cleveland Browns have officially begun the search for their next head coach after firing Hue Jackson on Monday, and a number of names have already been tossed around as potential replacements. One of them, however, is a serious head-scratcher.
Gambling website BetOnline.ag has released odds for who the next Browns coach will be, and the favorite will likely stun you. At +200 odds, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay tops the list.
Who will be the Cleveland Browns next full time Head Coach? (@betonline_ag):
Sean McVay +200
Lincoln Riley +225
Zac Taylor +550
John DeFilippo +650
Dan Campbell +750
Brian Flores +750
Dave Toub +800
Jim Harbaugh +1200
Bill Belichick +2000— OddsShark (@OddsShark) October 29, 2018
That means if you bet $100 on McVay leaving the Rams to coach the Browns, you would only be paid out $200. In others words, BetOnline.ag considers it a rather likely outcome.
McVay is arguably the best young coach in football. He has immediately turned things around for a previously struggling Rams team. After leading them to an 11-5 record in his first season last year, McVay has the Rams a perfect 8-0 this year and looking like the best team in football. Why would he leave his championship contender in sunny Los Angeles to lead the most tormented franchise in football?
The only thing we can think of is that McVay is from an Ohio football family. He grew up in Dayton and attended college at Miami University in Ohio. His grandfather, John McVay, played for Miami, coached at the University of Dayton, and later worked in the front office of the San Francisco 49ers, helping the team build five Super Bowl champion teams.
For those reasons, the temptation might be there for McVay. That said, his situation in L.A. does not seem like it could be better. It’s unlikely that the Rams would let him leave for any price, nor should McVay want to. Our early favorite would be a successful coach who has strong ties to Baker Mayfield, but perhaps McVay will shock the football world.
