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Browns: 3 positions that could carry the team in 2021

By Chad Porto

CLEVELAND, OH - DECEMBER 07: Craig Robertson #53 of the Cleveland Browns recovers a fumble for a touchdown during the first quarter against the Indianapolis Colts at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 7, 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - DECEMBER 07: Craig Robertson #53 of the Cleveland Browns recovers a fumble for a touchdown during the first quarter against the Indianapolis Colts at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 7, 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – SEPTEMBER 13: Sheldrick Redwine #29 and Denzel Ward #21 of the Cleveland Browns walk off the field after the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on September 13, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – SEPTEMBER 13: Sheldrick Redwine #29 and Denzel Ward #21 of the Cleveland Browns walk off the field after the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on September 13, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /

Cornerback

The Browns have one of the best crop of corners from one-to-four in the NFL. Sure, Denzel Ward is the only one in the top ten, but assuming Greg Newsome isn’t a bust, it’d be easy to wager that every single one of the guys on the roster would rank in the top 60 at the very least. Considering there are probably close to 120+ corners expected to make NFL teams (assuming every team carries five), having four in the top-60 is pretty impressive. Again, this is if Newsome steps up.

As rough as Greedy Williams’ rookie year was, his play in 2019 was still leaps and bounds better than Kevin Johnson or M.J. Stewart’s in 2020. Troy Hill is going to be a force to be reckoned with, and if Ward can stay healthy for most, if not the entire season, then the Browns secondary will be completely different.

Not only is the pressure from the secondary going to make the safties look so much better in 2021 than they were in 2020, but the ability to actually keep guys covered will allow the defensive line to capitalize and pressure quarterbacks more often.

The one thing we should all be hoping for is a better group of tackling corners as well. When facing off with a guy like Lamar Jackson, you want to make sure if you stick him with a shot, that you actually stick him. The worst thing is watching guys throw shoulders into Jackson and watching him just roll off the hit and keep going.

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