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Jacoby Brissett, his fast start and how the Browns benefit from his poise and production
Brissett has outperformed the expectations of many Browns fans, but those who know him say they aren't surprised.
theathletic.com
What the Browns hoped they were getting was the version of Brissett who’d helped the 2019 Colts start the season 5-2 before injuries — to Brissett and several other position groups — derailed their season. The internal hope, too, was that the Browns could count on Brissett for a month, or maybe two, to guide their run-first offense and keep things afloat while Watson served a suspension for violations of the league’s personal conduct policy.
What the Browns have seen in the last two games from Brissett is sharp and efficient quarterback play by any measure. Brissett earned the confidence of the locker room with both his play and his unselfish personality, and even as the Browns gave away a win in Week 2 with an improbable late-game meltdown, they’re 2-1 and they’re the league’s best running team — but they’re not just a running team.
“If you have a balanced offense and you don’t ask a guy to throw the ball 50 times, I think that gives everybody a chance to kind of settle in,” Bitonio said. “Jacoby’s never wanted anything but what’s best for this offense, and when we’ve needed him to make a big throw he’s done it.