Browns' Todd Monken gets bleak expected win projection for 2026 season
This might not be a pretty debut season for Todd Monken.
Browns' Todd Monken gets bleak expected win projection for 2026 season originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Cleveland Browns , coming off a rough 2025 season, made a lot of changes, not just to the roster but to the coaching staff.
Todd Monken was hired to be the new head coach, bringing with him some major offensive changes as well. But with Monken's hire was the departure of Jim Schwartz, which could be bad news for the defense next year. Looking ahead to the start of the 2026 season, Bleacher Report's Gary Davenport projected a bleak season for Monken in his debut season as a head coach in the NFL with the Browns.
Browns projected for bleak win total in Monken's first year as HC "Realistic expectation: 6-11," Davenport projected for Monken's Browns. "From high expectations to no expectations. ...
Fans expecting the team to be markedly better than it was a year ago are setting themselves up for disappointment. " The Browns made some big changes this offseason by firing Kevin Stefanski and handing the keys over to Monken on offense. But Schwartz's departure, the defensive coordinator who helped Cleveland have a top-tier defense the last few years, is a big loss.