Browns back from bye, but no word on if RG3 will start
Cleveland is winless on the year at 0-12.
He will formally be presented with the team’s award by Dee and Jimmy Haslam on Sunday prior to Browns’ AFC North matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals at FirstEnergy Stadium.
In a Week 3 loss to Miami he caught eight passes for 144 yards and has topped 75 yards four times over the last seven games, including a 131-yard performance against the Jets in the Browns’ last outing.
Griffin now has a month left to try and deliver that elusive win for Cleveland and prove he can still play at this level.
HUE JAX CITY: The one thing Bengaldom knows about Browns head coach Hue Jackson is he’ll back down from no one anywhere anytime. After all, the last time the Browns rushed for 100 yards as a team was in their 31-17 loss to the Bengals on October 23 in Paul Brown Stadium when starting quarterback Cody Kessler was knocked out and backup Kevin Hogan came in to run the read-option to the tune of 104 rushing yards. I’ll be the first to tell you that.
“We’re going to keep practicing and see where we are”, Jackson said on a conference call with Cincinnati media. “You never know until you play in a game so we see sparks of things that look really good”.
Griffin said he’s thought and talked about how the season would’ve been different if he had stayed healthy. But after being unable to help his teammates during the worst stretch in franchise history, it’s understandable that he’s eager to learn his fate.
Griffin said he’s not anxious about putting himself in harm’s way behind the injury-depleted and shuffled line. “That’s why he’s got the HC on his hat and we all trust him in this locker room”.
With Burfict making impact plays again after opening the season with a suspension from the league, the defense is looking more like it did last season. “That was very apparent to me watching the tape”.
“They’re starting to play well”, Jackson said Wednesday.
Below are my five top questions facing the Cleveland Browns going into the 2017-18 season.
“When you’re playing from behind, there’s a little added pressure to score”, Whitworth said.
Pryor might wonder where he would be now had he made the switch sooner, but said he has no regrets.
The couple allegedly had cash stolen from their wallets, which they left in the auto to be parked by a valet in a parking area designated for family and friends of team members when the Browns played a home game against the Giants on September 27. “I want to play as long as the Browns want me, as long as I’m healthy enough to play and as long as I still love it”. If Griffin, 26, looks competent in practice this week, he makes sense as the starter. Thanks to being porous on defense in stopping the run and pass and their inability to protect their quarterbacks this season, the Browns, in my opinion, need to address the offensive and defensive lines first, before addressing quarterback. 12 due to a broken bone in his non-throwing shoulder.
“No doubt”, he said. This is a really tough group and they’ve stuck together. Rookie D Derrick Kindred broke an ankle during the bye week. The Browns will be permitted to wear customized cleats this week as part of the league’s “My Cleats, My Cause” campaign. The most notable is who will start at quarterback.