3 Cleveland Browns whose stock is down after the Carolina Panthers game

The Cleveland Browns got the win over the Carolina Panthers but it was ugly and holes were obviously exposed.

The Cleveland Browns have to worry about their season regardless of who’s under center. The Browns were not a good-looking team in Charlotte today, as they took on the Carolina Panthers in a sloppy, but entertaining affair.

Had it not been for some bunk calls by the refs, the Browns would be 0-1, and that can’t be ignored. If everyone agrees that the Browns winning is the thing that matters, then we have to look at issues on the team.

These three players proved that we were right to be concerned about them before the season, and now we have to try and find ways to either improve the players or improve the team. That’s why the stock on these three (four) players has dropped, as they were instrumental in the lackluster performance.

Three (four) Cleveland Browns players whose stock fell against the Carolina Panthers

Jacoby Brissett

Are we all satisfied now that Jacoby Brissett isn’t a good quarterback? If it weren’t for a non-existent roughing the passer call, and the fact that he did in fact mess up the spike (which should’ve been a flag), the Browns would not have been in position to win this game. The football gods willed this one to happen. Brissett averaged just 4.3 yards per attempt and missed so many open receivers that it was nearly a game-ender. Brissett even got lucky that the Panthers’ secondary was so undisciplined that they cost themselves an interception on an ugly pass. Had the Panthers been a more disciplined team, the Browns don’t win this game.

Amari Cooper/David Njoku

Four catches for 24 yards is all the duo of Amari Cooper and David Njoku was good for. With so many fans claiming that these two men would be wise Brissett would look good to see them fail so hard is a bit shocking. So many were claiming Cooper would go for over 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns and it’s a young season, sure, but after game one people need to realize that they may not be the game-changers we were led to believe. Together the two men have a $45 million dead cap number, and to see them not even be able to break 45 yards together is concerning. Was it the Panthers’ defense is so good, Brissett being so bad, or neither man being the talent they’re paid to be? Only time will tell.

But also, this is exactly who Njoku has always been, so there’s that.

Grant Delpit

If you want to score touchdowns, just find Grant Delpit. He’s very bad at stopping them. The Browns were in the Top 10 last year in most touchdowns given up in the air. Anyone wanna guess why?