For Haden – who returned to practice recently after ankle surgery in March – Friday night marks a big step in the right direction for the Pro Bowler after a disappointing and injury-ridden 2015 campaign. They’re family. They’re showing me love and respect back to me by allowing me to stay here up to this point, and I expect to move forward with that. ESPN’s Adam Schefter has reported that multiple teams have spoke with the Browns about trading for the troubled receiver.
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“I think it works out perfectly then for me”, he said. “Obviously I’m going to do whatever the coaches ask me to do”.
The best part about the game was the play of Josh Gordon, appearing in his first game since the end of the 2014 season.
It will be interesting to see how this offense looks once Gordon does return from his suspension, and how they involve him in that offense without disrupting whatever chemistry was built in their new offense during the first four weeks of the season, which was an issue during his last mid-season return. “Dez took a couple of steps and he felt something”. This is nearly certainly his last chance in the league.
As such, Cleveland has approached the past week of practice with a sense of urgency ahead of Friday night’s game. “I don’t see that”. “He did some good things. There are a lot of fish in the tank, and it’s up to us to feed them the right way”.
“Guys have to get used to that to get uncomfortable a little bit, be out of your element, don’t do things normally the way you do it and then find a way to get it done”. Robert Griffin III enters 2016 as Cleveland’s starting quarterback, becoming the eighth different quarterback to start for the Browns since 2013. After not playing in 27 of the past 32 regular-season games, Gordon’s two catches for 87 yards and one TD provide the Browns with a sign that he might not have much rust as he attempts to come back.
So given that, it’s safe to say that Gordon isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. “Completions lead to ball movement, and ball movement leads to first downs, first downs lead to touchdowns, so it doesn’t really matter which play we are running, it’s just execution”. They finished with eight for the game. The Browns haven’t made the playoffs in 13 years, tied for the second longest drought with Oakland.
Cleveland has also focused on ramping up its takeaways, be it by forcing fumbles or intercepting errant passes.
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Browns: CB Jamar Taylor, who has replaced Tramon Williams as a starter, got spun around in coverage on Evans’ TD catch. “They have to get their hands on the ball”.
