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Daily Dawg Tags: What to do with Zane Gonzalez

By Steven Kubitza

CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 22: Britton Colquitt #4 and Zane Gonzalez #5 of the Cleveland Browns celebrate a field goal in the second quarter against the Tennessee Titans at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 22, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 22: Britton Colquitt #4 and Zane Gonzalez #5 of the Cleveland Browns celebrate a field goal in the second quarter against the Tennessee Titans at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 22, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /
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The Cleveland Browns may decide to part ways with Zane Gonzalez during the bye week after he continued to struggle with several misses in London.

Nothing has gone right for the Cleveland Browns in 2017, so it is no surprise that the kicker the team chose is struggling.

Zane Gonzalez missed a field goal and an extra point on Sunday, making him 7/11 on the year in field goals. The final score of 33-16 doesn’t make the kicks seem too important, but nothing shifts momentum like a missed field goal.

Gonzalez missed two field goals against the New York Jets that could have changed the game, and his struggles could lead to the Browns making a change. The bye week makes it easy for the team to have kickers come to Berea for a tryout, even just to take a look at who is out there.

Gonzalez was drafted in the seventh round and likely because of that, he won the job over Cody Parkey, who has only missed one field goal for the Miami Dolphins this season.

Drafting a kicker rarely makes sense and for a team that values draft picks like gold, the move was even more confusing. Yet this is the Browns, so nothing surprises fans anymore.

We take a look at the news surrounding the Browns and the rest of the NFL in today’s Daily Dawg Tags.

Cleveland Browns news:

Breaking down the Week 8 loss in the DPD Podcast

"The first half of the season was a disaster for the Cleveland Browns. We break it down in the latest episode of the DPD Podcast."

3 takeaways from the loss in London

"The Cleveland Browns went to London with a record of 0-7 and return home now at 0-8. Here is what stood out from the latest loss."

Hue Jackson’s candid admission: Browns need to be ‘perfect’ to win (ESPN)

"Hue Jackson said the Cleveland Browns have to be “perfect” to win a game this season."

Hue Jackson says there’s still a role for Kenny Britt (PFT)

"Kenny Britt was a tourist last week, getting to see London without having to do much else."

NFL news:

Here’s how the Jimmy Garoppolo trade impacts the rest of the NFL (FanSided)

"San Francisco traded for Jimmy Garoppolo on Monday night, and in doing so shifted narratives across two sports."

Ezekiel Elliott suspension set to start again after ruling (NFL.com)

"A federal judge denied the NFL Players Association’s request for a preliminary injunction in the Ezekiel Elliott case Monday, meaning the Dallas Cowboys running back’s six-game suspension will be reinstated."

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