DO YOUR JOB Cleveland Browns: Consistency, Discipline Win. Ask the Patriots, Steelers, Ravens, 49ers, Saints, Seahawks, etc

Ellis L Williams (Cleveland.com) takes Olivier Vernon and Myles Garrett to the woodshed for 2 critical mistakes vs the Broncos, which kept the Browns' defense on the field and led to Bronco points first, and then to the Denver kneeldown (instead of Mayfield getting the ball back with over 2 minutes on the clock).

Like you guys, I was oblivious until Ellis pointed these plays out.

Ellis also offered theories about why they screwed up.  Myles Garrett was greedy for another sack (so he "went with" a chip-block and took an inside lane to the backfield, which gave Jacobs (the running quarterback) the edge.)

In Wilks's defense, the defensive ends must "set the edge", or force runners either inside or out of bounds---especially vs athletic quarterbacks.

It might seem like Ellis is unfairly targeting Vernon and Garrett (who are good edge-setters overall) for two plays in a whole game, but, if you read the article, you get that these "lapses" are inexcusable:

Both players blew their assignments, while the other 10 stuck to the script.  Both players knew better, and were physically able to (ahem) do their jobs.

Verily, Baker Mayfield is struggling, and defenders are (sigh) once again blowing tackles and stuff, but at least the defenders are where they are supposed to be when they drip off ballcarriers...

But as Ellis points out, had Vernon and Garrett not gone off-script on these 2 plays, they probably beat the Broncos and have 3 wins now.

...It's not just a game of inches.  It's also a game of critical moments.  Lord Insideous's catch phrase is "Do your job".

Now we know why.

Browns:  DO. YOUR. JOBS.