Cleveland Browns: Checking on the moves that have not worked at the bye

Extending Jarvis Landry before he played a down

This one might ruffle some feathers because Jarvis Landry is very well liked by fans. He’s also proven to have very secure hands and has made some great catches in the end zone. Having said all that, the move for Landry hasn’t worked out as Dorsey envisioned it.

Landry led the league in receptions in 2017 with 112, but his yards per catch were an incredibly low 8.8 yards. The struggling Miami Dolphins offense was considered to be part of the low production and in Cleveland, he was expected to thrive as Todd Haley’s new go-to receiver.

The compensation for his services was low, as they only surrendered a fourth and seventh-round pick for him. The problem was, Cleveland extended him to a massive five-year, $75.5 million deal (with $47 million of it being guaranteed) before he ever even put on a Browns jersey. While he has been a good player, he hasn’t lived up to his lofty pay.

After 10 games, Landry has 600 yards and just two touchdowns. He is also at a career low in yards per target according to Mike Clay of ESPN.

Again, the issue with Landry is his contract. He’s third in the NFL this season in wide receiver pay according to OverTheCap.com and has the seventh highest total contract in the league at his position. Even with that much being designated to Landry, most experts agree that wide receiver is one of the biggest needs on the roster.

Cleveland is paying far too much money to Landry for that to be the case. He’s being paid like a No.1 target, but the hope is they can get a legitimate No. 1 in order to help Landry be more successful.

It should be the other way around. He should be the one taking attention away so that the rest of the receivers are playing better than expected.