Cleveland Browns: 3 Players that will be key in Week 2
By Randy Gurzi
The Cleveland Browns will play the New York Jets on Monday Night Football in Week 2 and these three players will be key to avoiding a 0-2 start to the 2019 NFL Season
Monday Night Football kicked off on September 21, 1970, with a game between Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. In the league’s 100th anniversary season, these two teams will again face off on Monday night, but the fields will be reversed as this one is in New Jersey as opposed to the meeting in Cleveland back in 1970.
Each team enters this game with a mark of 0-1, although the Jets had a much better shot at winning in their opening contest. They dropped a one-point game to the Buffalo Bills and then canned their kicker who was a large part of that loss.
As for the Browns, they were hanging in with the Tennessee Titans until the fourth quarter when the bottom dropped out. Even though it was close in the first 45 minutes, they never seemed right in this game and they have to find a way to put the ugly loss behind them and not think about it again.
Looking forward to the Jets, we identify three players who will be key in trying to secure their first win of the season, starting with one non-player who does need to be discussed.
Honorable Mention: Freddie Kitchens
He may not be a player, which is why he doesn’t make the top three list but Freddie Kitchens needs to be on top of his game in this one. His debut as the boss on the sidelines didn’t go well at all, with the worst thing being the constant yellow flags being thrown.
Cleveland was penalized 18 times which gave the Titans 182 free yards on the day. There were a lot of reasons that the Browns dropped this one but none were bigger than the lack of discipline.
Kitchens understands this is a huge area of emphasis and Monday will show whether or not he did enough to drive home the importance of keeping your composure.