Bubba Ventrone cannot return to Cleveland next season
The Browns hired Ventrone because he was supposed to be a special teams guru. That hasn't looked like the case in Northeast Ohio, especially last season when the team ranked last in punt return yards allowed (522) and percentage of punts downed within the 20-yard line. They were also 31st in yards per kick return and 25th in yards per punt return.
Ventrone should've been let go last season. On top of Dustin Hopkins' struggles and his constant doubling down on him, punt coverage left plenty to be desired. They gave up 530 yards in punt coverage (31st) and 450 in the previous campaign (29th).
As Kevin Stefanski rebuilds his staff in Atlanta, one name left off the list raises questions in Cleveland. Bubba Ventrone's absence may reveal deeper dysfunction in the Browns' front office.
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