Browns: 3 things Cleveland needs to do defeat the Giants
By Chad Porto
Control the clock
Yes, Colt McCoy is starting and yes, the Giants’ offense is as tepid as hose water. That doesn’t mean the Browns defense isn’t such trash that they can’t make McCoy look like Peyton Manning. There is no faith from this writer in this defense. You can say “injuries!” until you’re blue in the face, but that does not matter. If you are on an NFL team, I expect you to do an NFL job. If these men can’t be spot-starters, then they aren’t worth the money they’re paid.
To avoid dealing with the headaches that are this team’s issues on defense, the best thing to do is take your time. Don’t try to get cutesy with the play calling, Kevin Stefanski, just run the ball and throw over the top. Burn that clock down as much as you can before you try to score. You should have zero faith in the defense.
Even if Denzel Ward plays, how long will he play until he’s hurt again? Myles Garrett is again on one of his infamous disappearing streaks. Even before he got sick with COVID-19, he had two very poor games. Now, over four games, he has just 1.5 sacks. That’s technically six games, but we won’t hold those two missed games against him.
The defense is wholly unreliable. Sure, Olivier Vernon has seven sacks, but he’s got all seven in three games. That means there’s a 77% chance that Vernon doesn’t do squat this week.
Control the clock, control the game.
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