jrb12711 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4455616 This is really bad news for us, if they would of happened to be suspended our running game would have been a lot more open. Not saying we would of been able to gash them or anything, but this hurts us. I would go as far to say this was the biggest x factor for the browns this weekend. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest c-dawg Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4455616 This is really bad news for us, if they would of happened to be suspended our running game would have been a lot more open. Not saying we would of been able to gash them or anything, but this hurts us. I would go as far to say this was the biggest x factor for the browns this weekend. Thoughts? Definitely didn't help our cause. Looks like we need to spread the field with short routes and keep Allen off our QB. Shouldn't be all bad, maybe Big Shaun can blow up their rookie center and give us a fighting chance on our line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownIndian Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 It makes things a lot more interesting for us for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Maybe this is good. Now we won't waste 3/4 of the game trying to establish a running game that doesn't exist and our new QB can lead us down the field in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTBH Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I'm hoping and predicting that we see a lot of two TE sets on Sunday to help chip on Allen and also provide a short yardage release for the QB. Also hoping we see a lot of Fraley despite his small saize because I doubt Mack is ready to handle big Kevin Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 It shouldn't be too large of a jump to conclulsion that this is one of the reasons we saw a more concerted effort to work on screens this pre-season than any other one. Was thinking the same thing...we ran some draws as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegasdogg Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 "Three years in a row they've been No. 1 defending the run, and they do it without committing a safety to the "box." Bill Belichick schooled everyone in how to beat them in a 2006 game. He spread the field with receivers and threw on 43 of 61 downs. Tom Brady tossed four TDs in a 31-7 romp." ........from Grossi's scouting report @ the PD Now we don't have Tom Brady, but we do have some talent at WR. I think screen passes, and four WR and 3WR + TE sets could be seen more against a team like this because they're so stout along the DL. Hitting the edges is probably more successful than the middle, but their CB's support the run well because of their Cover 2 game. JA is a beast on the DL for them because of his speed and hustle, and obvioulsy the LB's are underrated, but I am not so sure we can't take advantage of their Safeties over the middle and down the sidelines in that cover two. Flags and crossing patterns are a decent way to take advantage of the Cover 2 zone as well. Running is futile - you need to pick your spots. Draws out of the shotgun worked very well with James Davis, as I think he has 30 yards on 2 carries from that play alone. What I have heard Mangini say is he will design the offense according to the defensive matchups. I guess we'll see soon enough this Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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