Hard to imagine the defense could have looked worse. Against a terrible team with a third string quarterback, the defense managed to surrender just shy of 400 yards. Crowell and Johnson averaged 6.9 yards per carry over 24 carries. There aren't words to explain how bad that is. The Browns coverted two-thirds of third downs, and how many of those were third-and-long?
It is me or does this team blitz less on third and long than just about any defense you've ever seen? And what's the point of dropping every back into coverage if the opponent is going to covert anyway?
Schneed10
10-03-2016, 11:01 AM
The maddening part is the defense doesn't seem to learn from its mistakes. They continue to give too much cushion and free run on third downs. Get up in the receivers' face and challenge them already.
TheMalcolmConnection
10-03-2016, 11:20 AM
The Browns aren't the garbage team on offense everyone is acting like they are.
In run blocking/pass pro, I believe at least three of their offensive linemen rank in the top ten. Reiter was owned yesterday, but you have a future HOFer (maybe) in Long and two other great blockers. Crowell is also a BEAST of a back.
Kessler also took what the defense gave him. Reminded me a lot of a less mobile Dak.
TheMalcolmConnection
10-03-2016, 11:21 AM
The biggest thing I noticed was our lack of pressure. We were playing safe with our DBs and the pressure just never got there. Even when we sent a blitz it was picked up.
Schneed10
10-03-2016, 12:10 PM
The biggest thing I noticed was our lack of pressure. We were playing safe with our DBs and the pressure just never got there. Even when we sent a blitz it was picked up.
That was the loss of Kerrigan you were noticing. After last week maybe now people will STFU about getting on that guy's case.
skinsfaninok
10-03-2016, 12:15 PM
The biggest thing I noticed was our lack of pressure. We were playing safe with our DBs and the pressure just never got there. Even when we sent a blitz it was picked up.
We need to bring Sua more, he's a playmaker period. Norman never needs to blitz because he's literally the only guy that can cover... Where has smith been?? Huge surprise so far, and not a good one. Hopefully RK and Bree will be back
skinsfaninok
10-03-2016, 12:17 PM
That was the loss of Kerrigan you were noticing. After last week maybe now people will STFU about getting on that guy's case.
How about Trent Murphy?? he is 6th in the league in sacks and on pace for 16! Thats crazy
FrenchSkin
10-03-2016, 12:59 PM
I'll focus on the negatives:
Shitty tackling (lack of)
Lack of a run D up the middle (pathetic)
Josh Norman 1st half
Cousins holding onto the ball again resulting in a sack and not taking advantage of the turnover.
Where was Djax?
Brutton
Getting tired of Barry not adjusting (if we would have lost, I would have fired his ass and promote Fewell or Manusky as DC)
1) Do you think part of that bad 1st half by Norman was on him recovering for illness this week? He really didn't seem a 100% to me. On The Pryor TD he got safety help and was outrun. I mean when I get sick I'm not well for a few days, I know I'm not a professional athlete, but this is not something you can train.
Anyway, he showed he was a great player during the 2nd half, and I love his tackling. For a high paid CB, he's not shying away from contact at all.
2) I'm really high on this O-line.
3) Am I the only one thinking we miss Keenan Robinson ? Compton might be a great teammate and leader... but he's not strong enough for the position IMO. Foster was the only one tackling properly but he's not elite.
4) I'm really high on this O-line.
TheMalcolmConnection
10-03-2016, 01:02 PM
That was the loss of Kerrigan you were noticing. After last week maybe now people will STFU about getting on that guy's case.
Have we seen much of a Kerrigan/Murphy package? With Smith not lighting it up, I wonder how that would look considering Murphy has been doing really well with that extra weight. I know he lost some, but he still looks huge.
Smith will get it going at some point.