Stefanski has been the play-caller since he became head coach of the Browns in 2020. However, in 2024, he turned over the play-calling duties to former offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey ahead of Week 8 as the Browns looked to improve their 1-6 record at the time.
The Browns are in a similar position this season, as they sit at 2-6 after the first eight weeks of the season and coming off their bye week. Over the bye week, they looked at different facets of their offense that worked well in the first eight games that they can lean into more, as well as the areas of struggles and considered if they needed to move on from those areas of the playbook.
Stefanski said that both players and coaches have a part in improving the offense, and Rees plays a role in those efforts as the play-caller to lean in into the parts of the playbook that best fit their players.
“I think Tommy is going to be himself and that’s what I’m asking him to do, and I’ll be there every step of the way to help him in in any way I can, like you should with any play caller,” Stefanski said. “But bottom line is, he understands what we need to do, which is stay on the field and score some points.”
