Cleveland Browns News: Depth concerns wearing defense out
By Randy Gurzi
The Cleveland Browns are struggling with health issues, which is highlighting their lack of depth. This could lead to some real issues with fatigue.
All the ‘red alert’ talk from Sunday night has faded and it seems to be business as usual for the Cleveland Browns as they prepare for their Week 8 rematch with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Part of that work may need to be finding a better rotation on defense. Lately, injuries have decimated them to the point where many of the players are on the field for the duration of the game.
That’s not a winning formula as it will wear their defenders down. To their credit, they keep playing their hearts out and leaving it all on the field. But they can’t keep be expected to keep that pace up for the rest of the season.
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