No one gives a shit what Colin Cowherd has to say.
You're still talking about that guy...
20. CLEVELAND BROWNS
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP:
Left Tackle: Greg Robinson
Left Guard: Joel Bitonio
Center: JC Tretter
Right Guard: Austin Corbett
Right Tackle: Chris Hubbard
The Browns’ offense is now lightyears better following an exciting offseason, but it will be intriguing to see how the offensive line fares given their losses.
Did I miss something? Who did we lose other than Zeitler?
Or is it that the only way they could justify dropping us from 20 to 2 was to convince themselves we lost more than one starter?
Regression and lack of trust in either of the tackles, save for a strong stretch at the end of last season.
History vs Recency
Doesn't make sense -- it's the exact same two tackles we had last year, and there isn't an argument that either is aging/declining.
That also doesn't explain the plural "losses".
Doesn't make sense -- it's the exact same two tackles we had last year, and there isn't an argument that either is aging/declining.
That also doesn't explain the plural "losses".
First quality post of the RBF eraI think this is a tale of why Pro Football Focus is a tool to examine a team, not the full explanation of a player's ability and accomplishments.
In the first eight or so weeks of the season, the offensive line ranked in the bottom third of the league. The interior protected fairly well but the tackles were dusted on an island without help. The run game also suffered from failing to develop holes and running lanes regularly.
With the promotion of Kitchens, his bunch formations built in chip blocks to help the tackles within Mayfield's blind spots. Usually Mayfield was able to extend plays when the tackle in his line of sight got burned, leading to hurries instead of sacks. So, the analytic grade for the line went up, however the ability level in tackle play remained a constant.
When PFF has an open door to give qualitative data along with the pure numbers, they can penalize the line for mistakes that the pure numbers don't reveal.
The line also remained incredibly healthy last year while other lines were banged up. The Browns have a better third tackle and some interesting experience behind the starters on the interior, but I think it's fair to say this starting group isn't as strong as last year's analytic numbers suggest.
I wonder what these projections would look like if we only included the last 8 games of last year.538's latest statistical analysis of the team:
The Browns Are A Hot Super Bowl Pick For 2019. (Wait, What?)
It's possible that Cleveland is now overrated.fivethirtyeight.com
The line also remained incredibly healthy last year while other lines were banged up. The Browns have a better third tackle and some interesting experience behind the starters on the interior, but I think it's fair to say this starting group isn't as strong as last year's analytic numbers suggest.