Baker Mayfield told SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio on Wednesday that Freddie Kitchens was who he would have hired as the new head coach of the Cleveland Browns if given the power.

"I believe in him," Mayfield said. "That's not to say anything about anybody else, but you know what? We had something special and I want to build on it."

The quarterback's comments were his first since the Browns gave Kitchens the job.

"I kind of had that sense the whole time," he said. "Seeing how he was, how he didn't change when he made the jump from running backs coach to offensive coordinator. Then just taking over and the difference that we had while he was calling plays. You know what, he had guys believing in him. When you have guys that believe in you as a head coach and respect you, there's going to be great things that happen."

The Cleveland Browns are hiring Todd Monken as offensive coordinator, according to a source.

Monken held the same position with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Cleveland is also hiring Steve Wilks, the former head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, to be their defensive coordinator.

They will work under new head man Freddie Kitchens.

The Cleveland Browns are interviewing Jim Bob Cooter for their offensive coordinator vacancy.

Cooter became the Lions’ offensive coordinator in the middle of the 2015 season when Detroit parted ways with Joe Lombardi.

Cooter was fired by the Lions at the end of Matt Patricia's first season with the franchise.

The Cleveland Browns have hired Freddie Kitchens as head coach.

Kitchens was previously offensive coordinator of the Browns.

The Cleveland Browns have relieved Gregg Williams of his duties as defensive coordinator.

Williams finished 2018 as interim head coach of the Browns, but they've hired Freddie Kitchens as head coach.

Williams replaced Hue Jackson as interim head coach.

The Cleveland Browns are still looking for a head coach and have scheduled a second interview with Kevin Stefanski, according to sources.

It has been reported that Stefanski, offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings, and Browns offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens are the finalists for the job.

Both men were promoted to offensive coordinator in the middle of the season.

Mike McCarthy was expected to interview with the Cleveland Browns last week, but the meeting never happened.

When the Thursday meeting didn't take place, a report suggested that McCarthy would meet with the Browns this week.

Now it appears as though the former Green Bay Packers coach might not interview after all.

McCarthy is "on hold" while the Browns speak to other candidates.

He has interviewed with the New York Jets.

The Cleveland Browns have blocked several requests for vacant coordinator positions around the league because Freddie Kitchens remains under contract.

Kitchens is scheduled to interview with the Browns for the vacant head coaching job, which explains why they aren't willing to allow him to consider a lateral move.

If Kitchens isn't selected as Cleveland's head man, the organization wants the new hire to retain Kitchens.

According to a report, Josh McDaniels is "enthusiastically interested" in the Cleveland Browns' head coaching vacancy.

The Browns have used "back channels" to indicate interest in McDaniels, but they've yet to request an interview with the New England Patriots' offensive coordinator.

If Cleveland doesn't interview McDaniels during the Patriots' bye week, they'll have to wait until the team's playoff run ends.

McDaniels agreed to become the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts last year, but changed his mind and pulled out to return to the Patriots.

The NFL has just two teams ranking in the top-10 in DVOA on both Offense and Defense at the end of the regular season in the Los Angeles Chargers and Indianapolis Colts.

The Chiefs, Steelers, Seahawks, Rams, Packers, Falcons, Patriots and Saints also rank in the top-10 on offense, while the Cowboys, Jaguars, Texans, Bears, Vikings, Broncos, Ravens and Bills are in the top-10 on defense.

The Chiefs rank first in the NFL in both Total DVOA and Weighted DVOA.