Get a grip. The Browns lost a squeaker to the New Oreleans Saints; a consensus Superbowl contender. Had Zane Gonzalez not screwed up, the 2018 Browns would be 2-0, having upset two Superbowl contenders.
Needless to say, Gonzales is probably a GMF.
You guys know I'm not a Dorsey sycophant, but no intelligent person can blame him for this. Gonzalez won the kicker-war, period. Nobody (including you) saw this coming.
Still, the Browns are now 0-1-1 instead of 2-0 vs two Superbowl contenders because of their kicker. They are one kicker away from Superbowl contention.
Happily, the Chiefs just beat the Steelers, and the Browns remain in "the mix".
These players now know they can match up with any team in the NFL.
There are lots of kickers out there. This can be fixed, easily.
And stop blaming Tyrod Taylor. If you think more deep passes are "the solution" here, or that Baker Mayfield could do better from flat on his back than Taylor, you are a simpleton.
The good news here is that Antonio Callaway is the real deal, and Tyrod trusts him. The better news is that Gregg Williams' defense stifled another juggernaut offense, and Larry Ogunjobi is turning into Warren Sapp.
This is a Superbowl defense. The offense is a work in progress.
I can't agree with Terry Pluto that the special teams in general are a disaster either. I didn't understand why they hired a special teams coordinator with such a crappy record, but the only problem I saw in this game was the kicker.
The kicker and the kicker only. The Browns just played the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans.
With an undrafted rookie left tackle, a new right tackle, a rookie x-receiver, a new quarterback, in a new offensive system.
Get a grip. Take a pill. They need a new kicker. That's all.
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