Cleveland Browns News: What happened to the wide receivers?
By Dan Justik
The Daily Dawg Tags brings you all the Cleveland Browns news that you need to know, including how the wide receiver group fell apart.
Entering the 2018 season, the Cleveland Browns wide receiver group had a lot of upside, but also a lot of question marks.
No one knew if Josh Gordon was ready to play a full season, or how well Jarvis Landry would perform after signing a lucrative extension with the Browns.
The unit’s depth was filled with a bunch of young players, but a group of young players that had the potential to be game-changers.
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But six weeks into the regular season, the Browns wide receiver group has been decimated by injuries, drops, and not living up to expectations.
In today’s featured article, the story of how the Browns wide receiver went to shambles and became one of the worst units on the team.
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Jarvis Landry and … ? How the Browns’ wide receiver plans fell apart – Pat McManamon, ESPN
"How did the Cleveland Browns receiver position become so needy?Several factors came into play, including bad luck and (depending on your point of view) either (A) bad planning or (B) some players not coming through."
If the Browns want to have a successful, they need the wide receivers that they have on the roster to produce. With a rookie quarterback under center, having wide receivers that do not perform is going to hinder an entire offense.
Don’t blame the refs, blame the Browns
The Cleveland Browns have fell victim to some terrible calls from the NFL referees, but Mike Lukas believes that most of the blame should fall on the Browns not being able to execute instead of solely blaming the refs for the three losses this season.
"There isn’t a definitive timetable on how long Schobert will miss with the ailing hamstring, but it is clear that the injury to the defensive signal-caller will be costly to the Browns’ defense while he remains out."
The Cleveland Browns defense has been the biggest bright spot of the team this season. But without Joe Schobert, who is one of the most underrated players in the NFL, there is a chance that the defense will have a dramatic drop off.
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One of the issues that comes with being the starting quarterback as a rookie is making simple mistakes on the field. That is why Casey Kinnamon believes Baker Mayfield’s mettle will be tested multiple times during the season.