I also agree with Captain Obvious. The Browns need to run, run, and run some more.
But it goes beyond that, ok? They should also throw more screen passes and exploit the running with play-action passes deeper (as they should have been doing all along).
Louis Riddick and James Jones predicted a lopsided win for the Browns (yeah I'm stunned too).
But they probably see the Bills' weakness vs the run as the key to the rest of it.
The Bills do put heat on opposing passers, and have a terrific secondary. But you can't sell out on the passrush when a Landry/Beckham/Chubb/Hunt/Callaway might catch a screen pass immediately after the snap.
Strong safeties and linebackers can't commit to coverage when the run threat is so dire, and they see the Quarterback acting like he's handing off.
The Chubbinator (and now Hunt) can take the heat off the offensive tackles and Mayfield by forcing Defensive Ends to set the edge rather than attack. A physical running game makes everything better for an offense, if the coaches have the brains to exploit it.
Do you get this, really? When defenses stack the box, they're opening intermediate passing lanes. If an offense is able to run into the teeth of that stack and still get yardage, turn out the lights--the party's over.
Defenses get desperate, and sell out to stop the run. Safeties and linebackers move forward to intercept the ballcarrier; going where he goes (and not at the Quarterback).
It's not chess anymore. It's trench warfare. Defenses can't outsmart it, see?
The Bills are no doubt working hard on their run defense and have all sorts of insideously diabolical stuff prepared to stop (or at least slow down) the Chubbernaut (and his sidekick Hunt haha), but when the rubber meets the road, Louis, James and I doubt that they can.
Understand that the 2019 Browns are more a zone-blocking than G-power offense, and that Nick Chubb is custom-made to exploit it.
Understand also that opposing defenses have a harder time figuring out how to defeat this blocking scheme than they do power/man.
Hue Jackson's
But while the defense knows exactly what each offensive lineman will do in a zone-blocking scheme (once they read to which side of the field the back is going), there is no way to "outsmart" it presnap.
That's because there is no predefined "hole" for the running back to hit. He just cruises along, looking for a gap to open up (or to see if he can get around the corner).
If I had just been bigger, stronger, quicker, and faster, I would have been a great zone-back...anyway I get it:
Gaps always open up. Defenders can do everything right, but they're moving sideways instead of forward (advantage big uglies) and a back with vision and a second gear will find a seam (or the edge). It's unpredictable and chaotic.
The Eagles, I believe, overpowered the Bills defense up the gut. It could be really bad reporting, but that sounds like power/man.
The Browns Offensive Line isn't built for that, but the game-film is still exploitable, and the Bills' DC...
Well all you can do vs zone-blocking is try to penetrate vertically to get backsi---
nevermind. All you guys need to know is that in my humble expert opinion, Chubb (and Hunt) should run all over these guys, and if Freddie doesn't exploit it with play-action and screens, well...
Note on the screens: Screen passes are used to mitigate a strong passrush. The QB gets rid of the ball instantly, and (like the running game), makes passrushers hesitate...
Ok sorry anyway the Bills scare me but I'm encouraged by these legit experts and my own analysis and hereby predict that the Browns might be unable to find a way to lose this game.
You can quote me on that.
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