Poor play lands 4 Cleveland Browns in the Dawg House heading into Week 6
DeShone Kizer
This is the second time DeShone Kizer has been a candidate for the Dawg House.
All season, fans have made excuses about why Kizer has struggled and been bad. Most of them are justified, but Sunday against the Jets was inexcusable.
Instead of progressing like Deshaun Watson, or showing that the game is slowing down for him, Kizer is regressing significantly. He’s still overthrowing the ball to his receivers along with throwing behind them, and as per usual, he’s still holding onto the ball too long.
He’s indecisive and it’s led to way too many 3-and-outs. In his game against the Jets, he went 8-for-17 for 87 yards and an interception, no touchdowns. That’s deplorable.
Hogan came into the game and took the team right down the field. He finished going 16-for-19 for 194 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, which was on Ricardo Louis.
I get he’s been under Jackson’s system a year longer, but it just shows you that the team might have some viable offensive talent besides Duke Johnson and Njoku–they just need a quarterback to get them the ball in the right spots.
Kizer has also posted the worst QBR rating of any quarterback in the NFL ever in his first five games at 49.5.
A qualified quarterback hasn't posted a sub-50 passer rating this century. Closest were Akili Smith (52.8) and JaMarcus Russell (50.0).
— Brad Gagnon (@Brad_Gagnon) October 10, 2017
Only five games in, but DeShone Kizer is at 49.5.
I’m not big into that stat, but it’s shocking and interesting nonetheless. Jackson is the alleged “quarterback whisperer,” and so far he’s did everything but that. I’ve seen nothing but regression since Kizer had a solid game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A lot of it can be attributed to his youth and all the other issues a rookie suffers, but his mistakes are ones that should be corrected by now. The option pitch that he threw to Isaiah Crowell towards the redzone, and his drop, is the epitome of Kizer’s season.
According to Cleveland.com, Kizer audibled out of the original play because he saw the Jets defense was in Cover 0, and envisioned an easy touchdown. However, it didn’t turn out as such.
It’s not clear if this is another reason that Jackson is benching Kizer–besides the mediocre play, but it just shows you how the dysfunction lives on with this team. Kizer will possibly play again this season, but hopefully he’s improved and ready to be a franchise quarterback.