3 Issues Cleveland Browns need to clear up during the bye
The Cleveland Browns are heading into their bye week finding themselves on the wrong side of .500. In a season marred by mistakes and inconsistency, the Browns need to do some self-scouting. We take a look at three of the main issues the Browns have to fix during their bye week.
The Cleveland Browns enter the bye week with a record of 2-4 and have the New England Patriots waiting for them when they return. With a myriad of issues standing between them and winning football, the Browns have a week to get everything sorted out. There are two questions that must be asked, are the issues fixable, and is a week enough time?
The answer to the first question is, yes; the issues are fixable. The Browns have the talent in place to get to where they are trying to go. However, the Browns and only the Browns have the ability to turn their fortunes around. The majority of their issues are self-inflicted therefore they can only be self-corrected.
The answer to the second question is, only time will tell. Having only a week to solve reoccurring issues is not ideal, but it’s definitely better than attempting to solve them during a game week. It all comes down to how they allot their time.
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The bye week is generally when teams get the chance to do a deep self-scout. It’s time to separate the ego from the equation, be honest with themselves, and properly diagnose the reality of the situation. It sounds easy to do, but it’s the farthest thing from it.
Players and coaches are filled with pride, it’s part of their competitive nature. It’s not easy to accept blame, or even place it for that matter. But when it comes to fixing the situation it comes down the coach assessing the situation and deciding the course of action.
Coaches always believe they know the answers to how to go about playing winning football. That belief in their philosophies and schemes are what got them to ascend to the position they are in now. A coach admitting that they have been going about a facet of their profession in a wrong manner is a rarity.
Coaching isn’t just X’s and O’s it’s also being a leader of men. That characteristic takes supreme confidence in oneself, and with that confidence comes self-assurance. The X-factor for a coach is how well he takes input from others around him. The Browns have to trust that the men leading this team can look past their own egos to address the roots of their problems.
If Freddie Kitchens and his staff can do that, then they will have a shot at fixing those problems. If they can’t do that, well then this season could be summed up with the definition of insanity.
Now let’s take a look at three of the main issues that Browns need to address during their bye week.