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7 Cleveland Browns Sent To The Dawg House For Deplorable Efforts Against Cowboys, Ravens

By Jamyson Frierson

Aug 13, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Dawg Pound flag after a touchdown during the first quarter of preseason NFL football game against the Washington Redskins at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 13, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Dawg Pound flag after a touchdown during the first quarter of preseason NFL football game against the Washington Redskins at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 2, 2016; Landover, MD, USA; Detail view of Cleveland Browns helmet against the Washington Redskins during the second half at FedEx Field. Washington Redskins wins 31 – 20. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2016; Landover, MD, USA; Detail view of Cleveland Browns helmet against the Washington Redskins during the second half at FedEx Field. Washington Redskins wins 31 – 20. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /

Ray Horton

Ray Horton, you are in the Dawg House.

Horton is a candidate that could be in the Dawg House every week, but there were better choices available.

Any bad adjective to describe this defense still wouldn’t be enough.

This is the worst defensive team I have ever seen since watching the Browns. They can’t do anything right. While that falls on the player’s performance and overall talent, the defensive coordinator must enforce his assistants to help work on weak areas of each player.

It doesn’t seem to be working.

This is Horton’s second stint with the Browns. In 2013, Cleveland’s defense was ranked 24th overall under Horton, according to NFL.com. This season, they’re ranked 31st.  That isn’t much improvement.

The biggest thing I’ve noticed is the lack of creativity he’s had this year. In 2013, he had exotic defensive packages, the pass rush was more aggressive, it was effective. It wasn’t great, but plays were made.

His schemes this season don’t work. Defensive linemen go through the wrong gap, linebackers get lost in coverage and struggle atrociously covering tight ends, defensive backs don’t know whether to go over or underneath against opposing receivers, it’s horrible defensive football.

The  best solution would be to relieve Horton of his duties, but according to Cleveland.com, coach Jackson assured everybody that Horton’s job was safe.

That’s not his decision to make. If owner Jimmy Haslam thinks that he’s doing a terrible job–which he is, then he can relieve him immediately.

This team needs to go back to a 4-3 defense and stay with it. The last time they went to the playoffs in 2002, it’s what the Browns were running.  The 3-4, or any variation of it has been a failure with every coach that implemented it.

This defense is regressing with each passing week. A change is needed immediately. But will Jackson realize he’s wrong? We will see.

Honorable Mention: Tramon Williams, Briean Boddy-Calhoun,  Cody Parkey

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