Cleveland Browns: Revisiting moves that have worked at the bye

There have been many changes to the Cleveland Browns organization this season. As we hit the bye week, we examine some of the moves that have paid off.

Just before entering their Week 11 bye, the Cleveland Browns put on a show for their fans. Hosting the Atlanta Falcons at FirstEnergy Stadium, the young stars in Cleveland poured a bucket of water on the red-hot Falcons.

Riding a three-game winning streak, Atlanta went into Cleveland looking to move to 5-4 and put their dreadful start to the season behind them. They could very well be guilty of overlooking the young Browns roster and expecting things to come easy for them.

Quarterback Baker Mayfield was perfect in the first half and fellow rookie Nick Chubb wound up breaking the franchise record for longest run. On defense, the Browns came up with the stops they needed. T.J. Carrie played hard all day and rookie Denzel Ward did his part as the talented cornerback duo slowed down the hot Falcons receivers. Heck, we even saw a great goal-line stand that kept the Dirty Birds from ‘rising up’ late in the game.

It was a complete game that saw the Browns win easily — something we aren’t used to seeing.

Now with a week off to reflect, we can examine the moves made by new general manager John Dorsey. He has put his stamp on this team and has the arrow pointing up. Here we will focus on the moves that Dorsey has made which have paid off for the 2018 Cleveland Browns.