No, not so much Robinson and Hubbard, who were servicable last season.
Freddie Kitchens can, if he needs to, make adjustments to help his tackles out (or mask their deficiencies). He's got really good hole cards.
Evidently, the receivers blew some of their routes. Baker may well have been on-target after all, but he's throwing to spots in a timing offense.
You should see Tom Brady chewing out receivers who go a yard too shallow or too deep and stuff!
Maybe he was a little off too, because he had people in his face all night and had to rush some throws, but for sure his receivers blew some routes...
And again, if you get 2 hands on the football, you have to catch it, dammit!
Anyway, the offense will be fine with the top 2 WRs and some schematic differences the Browns aren't showing yet.
Kevin Zeitler was a superstud, but was one player, you see? This whole line won't collapse because he's gone. Andamakong (sp?) Suhs don't grow on trees.
And no, Sherlock: Nobody has "figured out" Baker Mayfield. Nobody ever will, because he is the total package, with no significant weaknesses or even strong tendancies...so just don't make an ass of yourself suggesting it, ok? (I'm probably too late).
But there was a lot of good news here, as Freddie Kitchens did a great job of breaking down:
The Defense was just freaking sensational. These Buccaneers are no clown show, ok, and the Browns defenders punked them.
Did you know Myles Garrett only played the first series? The depth, with (ex-Bengal) Chris Smith and Davaroe Lawrence (told ya blush-blush) kept up the punkage all night.
We were concerned about DL depth a couple weeks ago, but that's over. Steve Wilks can penetrate and attack all day every day because he has enough players to do it.
You understand, right? Attacking players burn a lot more energy; like sprinters. They need to rest periodically, or they burn out (and often get injured, as they can't avoid cut-blocks or turn anymore).
Pat Kirwan says that the first Defensive Coordinator he worked for said he needed eight defensive linemen (who could actually play like starters).
This was an "attack" 4-3, and Pat says he "got it" as soon as he saw how those guys blew out of the blocks and had to change directions, stop and start, all the while fending off much larger guys.
Ideally, none of the 4 starters should play over 66% of the defensive snaps. This was a big problem in 2018, as Ogunjobi wore out.
But the Special Teams looked good as well:
Austin Seibert was perfect, including from 54 yards out, and may have pulled ahead of Rodney Josephfield in the kicker race.
The Scottish Hammer also made a very strong case for himself, and in my opinion kicked Britton Colquitt to the curb.
And the Scottish Hammer is a legit athlete (which does matter! Check this out!)
There are lots of returners, and the coverage units performed well overall, so in reality the Browns offense was the only bad part of this.
🖕that's objectivity, Sherlock. The defense looks awesome, the special teams are in good shape, and if you think this preseason game brings the gavel down on this offense, you are insane.
Psst! C'mere!
That "hurry-up" offense you saw in the first preseason game? You will see that again, see?
No, not just when it's obviously imperative, but just whenever Freddie and Todd think they should rack up points and wear down a defense.
Psst! Jake Burns might correct me on this, but what I saw of the run-blocking looked like power/man, and I'm not sure I saw 2 tight ends or running backs all night.
In fact I saw a whole LOT of empty backfield stuff!
I strongly suspect that Freddie Kitchens was sandbagging.
🖕no I'm not rationalizing, Sherlock: Tretter and Bitonio are studs, and Robinson and Hubbard were adequate in 2018.
Okay the loss of Zeitler was bad, but a bunch of you closet permabashers were hoping for what happened vs the Bucs (or anybody else) so you could bash the Browns.
The lowest the 2019 Browns Offensive Line grades out is 17th (in my opinion) overall. That's mediocre.
Could be better. Could be worse DO YOU U N D E R S T A N D?
Now then, no sane person can figure out how any given Browns running back will dip below 4.3 YPC, Baker Mayfield, OBJ, or (for that matter) Landry/Njoku will what? Fall on their faces? Vanish?
You people!
For you youngsters, I kinda get it. The Browns sucked (and were a joke) for your whole life.
But you need to get over your Stockholm Syndrome and think with your brains:
Baker Mayfield (despite the latest preseason game) IS a top 5 NFL QB.
He is overloaded with weapons, and has that defense...
Is any of this sinking in yet? Baker Mayfield will go for the throat---
Relax, you people: Freddie and Todd can manage to scrape by with an average Offensive Line and maybe the best bunch of skill players in the NFL and a dominating defense somehow...
The Offense might only average a paltry 31 points per game, but what can you do?
Okbye
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