Daily Dawg Tags: Looking at the struggles of Cleveland Browns left tackles
By Dan Justik
The Daily Dawg Tags brings you all the Cleveland Browns news you need to know, including a peak at the struggles of the left tackles.
The Cleveland Browns have struggled throwing the ball in 2019, and some of the blame goes towards the offensive line. Although they aren’t responsible for every pressure allowed, they have allowed a few too many.
Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens has placed some of the offensive line struggles on left tackle Greg Robinson, who started the first six games of the season. Kitchens decided to bench Robinson after the bye week, as Justin McCray took over the starting left tackle duties against the Patriots.
Although he was put into a tough situation going up against a nearly unstoppable Patriots defense, McCray had plenty of issues in New England. McCray struggled in pass protection and also run blocking, but did have some good moments when asked to run block.
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Today’s featured article compares the play of the Browns left tackles this season and what Cleveland could decide to do the rest of the season.
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"Against the Patriots, McCray allowed five pressures, one sack and committed one penalty (false start). He had the worst offensive grade (32.3) and pass-blocking grade (22.8) on the team, according to PFF. His run-blocking grade (49.2) was only ahead of Eric Kush (44.4) among the linemen"
For not being a prototypical NFL offensive tackle, McCray struggling against the Patriots was not surprising. But what is surprising is the Browns decided to bench Robinson for a player who likely would not be an upgrade at the position, especially considering Robinson has not been terrible in 2019.
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