2019 Cleveland Browns Regular Season

[inliner311]

At least the league didn't pile it on. I do think they need a more solid plan going forward though for the o-line and the backup spots for tackle.

 

[The Wizard of Moz]

I’m pretty sure we landed on “don’t post full grades” in previous season so here are some notes about our PFF grades in week 1:

A Tackle Problem:
One of the most frequent and valid criticisms from yesterday was the poor play of the offensive line. However, this should really be singling out the tackles, as the guards and center actually grades out quite well.

Bitonio ranked 2nd of 43 qualifying guards with a grade of 80.7. Kush ranked 16th with a grade of 64.5. Also of note Bitonio actually had the highest run blocking grade of any guard by 4.1 (grade of 80.3)

Tretter ranked 6th of 20 qualifying centers with a grade of 67.9. He was also the highest graded pass blocking center of the week with a grade of 85.5

Tackle was a different story.

We had 3 qualifying tackles (thanks Greg) and each ranked in the bottom half of tackles.

Of the 47 qualifying tackles we had:

McCray: 56.3 (32nd)
Hubbard: 53.6 (36th)
Robinson: 48.7 (43rd)

Interestingly, McCray had the second highest run blocking grade at 87.8 and the second lowest pass blocking grade at 32.4

TE

Njoku ranked 31st of 43 qualifiers with a grade of 55.2. He actually had a pretty stellar pass blocking grade of 77.6 on 11 pass blocking snaps which when compared to his 50.4 receiving grade, maybe we should use Njoku as a blocker more

Quarter Chubb:

Chubb ranked 12th of 38 qualifying backs with a grade of 65.3. He also had a stellar pass blocking grade of 83.8 on 5 pass blocking snaps. Last year Chubb had an amazing 87.4 grade by PFF so this was a bit of a step back, but he still graded as a top 12 RB. When you combine that with our run blocking grades it becomes frustrating we didn’t go to the ground game more

Three above average performances:

Higgins had the highest grade of any WR for the Browns followed by Odell and Landry in a tight cluster.

Higgins was the 16th ranked WR of 69 qualifiers with a grade of 70.5. Odell was 21st with a grade of 69.5 and Jarvis was 25th with a grade of 68.2

Solid day by the wideouts

Baker was the 11th ranked QB with a grade of 64.9, a predictable drop from his 84.5 season grade last year

Can do defense tomorrow if you guys are interested

 

[Lee]

I’m pretty sure we landed on “don’t post full grades” in previous season so here are some notes about our PFF grades in week 1:

A Tackle Problem:
One of the most frequent and valid criticisms from yesterday was the poor play of the offensive line. However, this should really be singling out the tackles, as the guards and center actually grades out quite well.

Bitonio ranked 2nd of 43 qualifying guards with a grade of 80.7. Kush ranked 16th with a grade of 64.5. Also of note Bitonio actually had the highest run blocking grade of any guard by 4.1 (grade of 80.3)

Tretter ranked 6th of 20 qualifying centers with a grade of 67.9. He was also the highest graded pass blocking center of the week with a grade of 85.5

Tackle was a different story.

We had 3 qualifying tackles (thanks Greg) and each ranked in the bottom half of tackles.

Of the 47 qualifying tackles we had:

McCray: 56.3 (32nd)
Hubbard: 53.6 (36th)
Robinson: 48.7 (43rd)

Interestingly, McCray had the second highest run blocking grade at 87.8 and the second lowest pass blocking grade at 32.4

TE

Njoku ranked 31st of 43 qualifiers with a grade of 55.2. He actually had a pretty stellar pass blocking grade of 77.6 on 11 pass blocking snaps which when compared to his 50.4 receiving grade, maybe we should use Njoku as a blocker more

Quarter Chubb:

Chubb ranked 12th of 38 qualifying backs with a grade of 65.3. He also had a stellar pass blocking grade of 83.8 on 5 pass blocking snaps. Last year Chubb had an amazing 87.4 grade by PFF so this was a bit of a step back, but he still graded as a top 12 RB. When you combine that with our run blocking grades it becomes frustrating we didn’t go to the ground game more

Three above average performances:

Higgins had the highest grade of any WR for the Browns followed by Odell and Landry in a tight cluster.

Higgins was the 16th ranked WR of 69 qualifiers with a grade of 70.5. Odell was 21st with a grade of 69.5 and Jarvis was 25th with a grade of 68.2

Solid day by the wideouts

Baker was the 11th ranked QB with a grade of 64.9, a predictable drop from his 84.5 season grade last year

Can do defense tomorrow if you guys are interested

Yes, and I am not against PFF grades and I don't think the board is either.

But basically PFF agrees, Tackles sucked, interior line actually looked decent, we threw way to much, but biggest isse? Penalties. Color me shocked.

 

[chrisrich91]

Just finished rewatching the game and I'm willing to streamline the root cause of yesterday's loss to penalties...and penalties alone.

I was frustrated by the lack of a run game. I was frustrated by long developing routes. I was frustrated by our O-line play. But all three of these deficiencies were a direct result of the penalties and playing behind the sticks.

The defense has some cleaning up to do for sure...but we were down by a measly 2 points towards the end of the 3rd quarter after playing like complete ass for 45 minutes of football. Obviously the end of the 3rd and the 4th quarter were a bloodbath of pent up frustration and pressing, but the point is we could have still won that game despite our trash play.

Clean up the penalties and you win fairly easily yesterday. And you win fairly easily on Monday. Clean up the penalties and let's go from there.

 

[inliner311]

The snap counts really tells a story of Wilks defense. Schobert and Kirksey played 100% of the snaps while Adarius Taylor only got 3 snaps. They basically played the whole game in 4-2-5.

Wilks seems to lean on our weakest defensive group in our safeties for his scheme. Morgan Burnett played 100% of the snaps. Whitehead played 57%. Eric Murray played 18%. Randall played 98%.

With the corners Ward played 98%. Greedy 66%. Mitchell 30%. TJ Carrie 25%.

Browns’ defensive snap counts, stats, and notes: Week 1

Myles Garrett is lucky to not be ejected, but still gets two sacks in the season opener.

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[Jordan]

The snap counts really tells a story of Wilks defense. Schobert and Kirksey played 100% of the snaps while Adarius Taylor only got 3 snaps. They basically played the whole game in 4-2-5.

Wilks seems to lean on our weakest defensive group in our safeties for his scheme. Morgan Burnett played 100% of the snaps. Whitehead played 57%. Eric Murray played 18%. Randall played 98%.

With the corners Ward played 98%. Greedy 66%. Mitchell 30%. TJ Carrie 25%.

Browns’ defensive snap counts, stats, and notes: Week 1

Myles Garrett is lucky to not be ejected, but still gets two sacks in the season opener.

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I think a lot of this gets to Willks liking the "big nickel" look popularized by Belichick. Honestly, Carrie is one of the best slot corners in the NFL, I have no idea why he only played 25% of the snaps.

It may make sense against a team like the Titans who will run the ball a lot. To be honest, though, I would rather see Mack Wilson, Genard Avery, or Takitaki as the third linebacker, and I hate base defenses. Our safety play just is not good enough.

 

[AZ_]

Three safeties playing over 50 percent of the snaps is interesting.

I’m curious if that’s a function of the Titans run oriented attack or if this is just the new normal.

 

[natedagg]

Penalties hurt the most.

We didn’t take them seriously when we were up 6-3 or even just down a little bit. Got too cute on 3rd and short, for example. Play action out of our end zone too.

Baker didn’t seem to have the fire on the sideline or the field.

The OL was a known weakness. We could have practiced for that, and we certainly schemed to account for it last year when we had a BETTER line.

Freddie didn’t adjust enough. Needed the short game, didn’t go there. Penalties snowballed this.

I have no idea what happened to the defense when we were down 9. The game wasn’t over but they just crumbled. They got what they deserved.

We played terribly. We can only improve. Must win Monday.

 

[inliner311]

I think a lot of this gets to Willks liking the "big nickel" look popularized by Belichick. Honestly, Carrie is one of the best slot corners in the NFL, I have no idea why he only played 25% of the snaps.

It may make sense against a team like the Titans who will run the ball a lot. To be honest, though, I would rather see Mack Wilson, Genard Avery, or Takitaki as the third linebacker, and I hate base defenses. Our safety play just is not good enough.

It makes no sense to lean on this safety group. I read somewhere Wilks decide to go with a 4-2-5 in AZ because they didn't have a good group of linebackers. I don't think that's the case for the Browns.

Like I said yesterday it might make sense if we had Peppers and Kindred still. Even our group of corners seem to be clearly more talented than the group of safeties.

 

[Triplethreat]

It makes no sense to lean on this safety group. I read somewhere Wilks decide to go with a 4-2-5 in AZ because they didn't have a good group of linebackers. I don't think that's the case for the Browns.

Like I said yesterday it might make sense if we had Peppers and Kindred still. Even our group of corners seem to be clearly more talented than the group of safeties.

Burnett is a net negative out there on the field.

 

[inliner311]

Three safeties playing over 50 percent of the snaps is interesting.

I’m curious if that’s a function of the Titans run oriented attack or if this is just the new normal.

I think if I did my math right they played 3 safeties on the field 73% of the time while they played 3 corners 19% of the time. The rest was 3 linebackers 5% of the time and 5 o-linemen for 1 or 2 snaps.

 

[Jordan]

It makes no sense to lean on this safety group. I read somewhere Wilks decide to go with a 4-2-5 in AZ because they didn't have a good group of linebackers. I don't think that's the case for the Browns.

Like I said yesterday it might make sense if we had Peppers and Kindred still. Even our group of corners seem to be clearly more talented than the group of safeties.

I think if I did my math right they played 3 safeties on the field 73% of the time while they played 3 corners 19% of the time. The rest was 3 linebackers 5% of the time and 5 o-linemen for 1 or 2 snaps.

My preference would be a 4-2-5 with three corners. Let Carrie take the slot.

If you are worried about the run game, then run a base 4-3 with Wilson, Avery, or Takitaki out on the field.

I have no idea why he is using a 4-2-5 with three safeties as frequently as he is, especially when the group of safeties is so barren. You can use it for a small portion of snaps, especially on early drive situations, but I really am not a fan of using the big nickel as our base. And, with all of that said, I actually thought it was smart early on. I was wrong.

 

[AZ_]

My preference would be a 4-2-5 with three corners. Let Carrie take the slot.

If you are worried about the run game, then run a base 4-3 with Wilson, Avery, or Takitaki out on the field.

I have no idea why he is using a 4-2-5 with three safeties as frequently as he is, especially when the group of safeties is so barren. You can use it for a small portion of snaps, especially on early drive situations, but I really am not a fan of using the big nickel as our base. And, with all of that said, I actually thought it was smart early on. I was wrong.

My initial guess is to counter the downhill abilities of Henry, putting stronger tacklers out there against the heavy fronts.

 

[DJTJ]

Three safeties playing over 50 percent of the snaps is interesting.

I’m curious if that’s a function of the Titans run oriented attack or if this is just the new normal.

This was his MO with the Cards, too. Last year they played Baker, Boston, and Bethea so much that they were the three of four highest tacklers.

His defensive skills are totally trash. It’s soft zone, and lacks creativity on getting to the passer.

If it’s 3&5 or 3&20, you’re getting four rushers.

 

[raiders91sc]

yes penalties was the Brown's number one issue. ur not going to beat anyone in the NFL with 18 penalties. But we have some other issues to fix.

Ward was bad and I mean really bad.

Baker was late on his throws all game. He had a couple throws that made u go wow but 2 of his 3 int were "where u throwing?". He wasn't hitting guys coming out their cuts or on stride all game. I understand he was under some pressure and it was 2 and 20 all day but he didn't look sharp.

Chubb looked good. Feed him the ball.

Play calling. 2 and 1--we throw deep twice. In the end zone--dump ball off.

left Tackles and right Tackles. I would be calling Washington today.