Cleveland Browns: Importance of playing starters on Thursday

However, if you’ve been following highlights of the NFL’s exhibition games in recent weeks, you may have noticed that Robert Griffin III, fresh off a year-long vacation, has been showing signs of a comeback in Cleveland.

The Browns are 0-3 on the preseason, not a big deal, but have played so poorly that head coach Hue Jackson feels compelled to play the starters for at least part of tonight’s game.

“You”™ve got to do small details right, and you”™ve got to know what to do at the right time,” he said.

In his preseason debut, Gordon caught two passes for 87 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown reception and another 44-yard catch. “I thought we started slow though. We have to start a little faster”. Cameron Meredith led in receiving with 64 yards and one touchdown in four catches while Josh Bellamy complimented for 38 yards.

Browns backup quarterback Josh McCown has been at the forefront of trade rumors around the league, but Cleveland’s front office and coaching staff are unlikely to trade the veteran, according to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He only had one starter with him on offense – wide receiver Kevin White, who had four catches for 57 yards.

There’s one less quarterback on the roster, and that’ll mean more repetitions for rookie Cody Kessler tonight against the Bears. Floyd appeared to get poked in the eye during the second quarter.

Can two Browns rookie draft picks who missed virtually the entire preseason survive roster cuts this weekend? Caldwell missed all four preseason games and nearly all of training camp with a hamstring injury.

Bears: DE Cornelius Washington and LB Danny Mason sustained knee injuries in the first half and didn’t return.

Bears: Defensive end Akiem Hicks on the front seven living up to expectations: “I hope so”. How many spots, what the numbers are, I’m not sure of that, but obviously, we all know there are some. “We are at the stage of trying to put our best team together”. I didn’t have enough confidence to ask him to change positions at that time, and that’s why we let him go to be honest with you because I felt like he needed to make a decision about what he needed to do. Also, it isn’t a guarantee that Griffin will consistently be able to throw that deep ball for success, so it is important for him on Thursday to work on his overall game as a quarterback and improve on moving the ball down the field with a combination of different plays.