Editor's note: Tony Grossi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN 850 WKNR.

Takeaways from the day after the Browns broke a four-game losing streak …

Hue’s news: Since the day Hue Jackson was fired by the Browns I thought it was only a matter of time before he wound up back in Cincinnati.

Sure enough, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis added Jackson on Monday, hours after firing defensive coordinator Teryl Austin and announcing he would take over defensive play-calling.

Jackson’s role is expected to be as a special assistant to Lewis. The two coaches are good friends. This is the third time Lewis has given Jackson a job after Jackson was fired.

This only works with the blessing of Bengals President Mike Brown. Brown is extremely loyal to those who bring his team success, and Jackson has had a positive impact in both of his previous stints.

Brown’s respect for Jackson was evident when Jimmy Haslam courted Jackson as head coach in 2016. Brown generously opened office space for Haslam and his search committee to interview Jackson at length during a break in the Bengals’ playoff preparations. Then, when Haslam decided on Jackson as his guy, Brown and Lewis hatched a plan for Jackson to eventually succeed Lewis as Bengals coach in an unsuccessful attempt to persuade him to stay.

Now, Lewis needs Jackson to mind to other matters while Lewis tries to fix a broken defense. And there is no doubt in my mind that Brown still sees Jackson as a potential successor to Lewis despite Jackson’s 3-36-1 record as Browns coach. Fact is, the Bengals’ job is always difficult to fill because of Brown’s penurious management style and involvement in football matters.

So this has more to do with Bengals’ needs then tapping Jackson’s knowledge of the Browns to help with upcoming meetings between the teams on Nov. 25 and Dec. 23.

Besides, Lewis has ruthlessly dominated the Browns in the four games with Jackson as Browns coach. For that reason, I’m sure Lewis would have preferred Jackson to remain in his former capacity.

Getting complicated: Browns GM John Dorsey will address questions Wednesday for the first time since Jackson and offensive coordinator Todd Haley were fired.

He is sure to be asked about the viability of Gregg Williams and Freddie Kitchens having their roles as head coach and offensive coordinator continue beyond the 2018 season.

While the sample size is only two games, Williams and Kitchens have had a profoundly positive impact on the team since Jackson and Haley were fired two weeks ago.

Williams has not only kept the train from skidding off the tracks, he has instilled discipline and toughness in two hectic weeks like Jackson never did in 2 ½ years.

And Kitchens not only has adapted to the personnel on offense, increasing the roles of backs Nick Chubb and Duke Johnson, he has furthered the growth of Baker Mayfield by conditioning the quarterback to see the value in the checkdown over forcing the long ball into coverage.

While everyone speculates on the number of wins needed for Williams and Kitchens to buck the odds and be retained, Dorsey has to continue to research possible coaching candidates like Lincoln Riley, Matt Campbell, John Harbaugh, Mike McCarthy, Dave Toub, and others who may surface.

At the same time, Dorsey must weigh the probability of losing Williams as defensive coordinator just as his system is leading the NFL in takeaways and Kitchens as offensive coordinator while Mayfield and Chubb are making measurable advances in their rookie seasons.

Then there is the example of the case of Eric Mangini. Mike Holmgren reluctantly brought back Mangini as coach after the Browns won four in a row at the end of 2009 to finish 5-11. After the Browns lost five of their first six games in Mangini’s second season, it was obvious that Holmgren wasted a year of franchise growth.

Dorsey’s call would be a lot easier if the Browns indeed skidded off the tracks after the Jackson firing. But it doesn’t look like that is going to happen.