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Cleveland Browns: Week 2 Studs and duds after the tough loss

By Randy Gurzi

NEW ORLEANS, LA - SEPTEMBER 16: Antonio Callaway #11 of the Cleveland Browns reacts to a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 16, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - SEPTEMBER 16: Antonio Callaway #11 of the Cleveland Browns reacts to a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 16, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – SEPTEMBER 03: Offensive coordinator Todd Haley of the Pittsburgh Steelers looks on in the first half against the Carolina Panthers during the game at Heinz Field on September 3, 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) /

Dud: Todd Haley, Offensive Coordinator

There’s always the great chicken and the egg debate of which came first — is the chicken ultimately responsible for the existence of the egg, or is the egg the reason the chicken exists? Well, a similar debate is applied here.

Are the players struggling on offense because of the play caller? Or is the play caller looking bad because the players are struggling?

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Our own Chris Markoch asked this in reference to Tyrod Taylor and it’s a great question. Taylor looked average at best during the Saints game and social media was ready to blame him for the loss following the interception that set up the Saints second touchdown. Then he fired the beautiful touchdown of his own and light bulbs went off.

If he can throw it like this, why is every play going five-yards from the line of scrimmage? That could very well be the play caller being too conservative.

A lot is said about Taylor’s style of play, but the one sticking point is he’s a game manager that won’t lose you the game. But by that philosophy, he also won’t win you the games either.

That’s how the offense as a whole feels right now. They don’t seem like they’re going for the knockout punch but instead content to just keep throwing jabs and hope to win by a decision. It may be time to open things up and start going for the haymakers. Playing not to lose means you’re sole focus is not on winning. Instead, you’re trying not to blow it.

It’s time now to focus on winning, that’s the best way to win. And that starts with the guy calling the plays which is Todd Haley. He’s been way too conservative and it’s tiem to show why he was brought in.

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