Browns: Four Players Are In The Dawg House Heading Into Week 2
Corey Coleman
Corey Coleman is off to a rough start.
His issues started in the preseason. Many fans believe that the preseason is pointless, but they’d be incorrect. The exhibition season isn’t just a showcase for future UPS drivers and grocery baggers. It’s also a place rookies get to showcase their talent.
Coleman had a setback before the first preseason game after suffering from a strained hamstring. He didn’t play until the third game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
During that contest, he dropped all of his targets. He was open on both passes but failed to make the plays. Talk about concerning!
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In the preseason finale against the Chicago Bears, he was targeted four times, and only had one reception. Coleman dropped easy passes on open slants and intermediate routes.
Yes, it is early, but when a team’s top pick is failing to make easy catches, that’s not a good sign. On Sunday, Griffin targeted him four times. Unfortunately, he dropped an easy pass on an open slant route, and got picked off on a ball he overran in the middle of the field.
He made up for the mishaps with a big 58-yard reception to open up the third quarter, and caught another pass later in the half.
While that catch was a big momentum turn for the Browns, it still doesn’t make those two easy drops better. Coleman has to start making the simple catches. He’s a high draft pick. The Baylor product is the future of the position.
It’s going to be hard to rely on a player that can’t catch a ball on an open hitch route. He’s still young and has a lot to learn, but this is the NFL. It’s time to produce.
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