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Cleveland Browns: 3-Step blueprint to Week 10 victory over Bills

By Martin McConnell

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - SEPTEMBER 16: Greedy Williams #26 of the Cleveland Browns reacts after breaking up a pass in the second quarter against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on September 16, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - SEPTEMBER 16: Greedy Williams #26 of the Cleveland Browns reacts after breaking up a pass in the second quarter against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on September 16, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images) /
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FOXBOROUGH, MA – OCTOBER 27: Head coach Freddie Kitchens of the Cleveland Browns looks on in the first half against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on October 27, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images) /

Stop Trying to Outsmart Everyone

Freddie Kitchens, please. This slide comes as a cry out to you from all of the Dawg Pound. Please stop trying to outsmart everyone else. Quite frankly, you are only outsmarting yourself at this point. Trying to get “too cute” has doomed Cleveland, and an offensive attack based solely on subverting expectations is an offense with hardly any identity at all.

We are halfway through the season, and both your quarterback Baker Mayfield and your fanbase have greatly suffered from your offensive game plan. The entire offensive unit seems disjointed, from the offensive line, to the weapon-laden backfield which drew endless praise from analysts throughout the offseason.

In order to keep this season from becoming a total disaster, you must get back to basics. In both the pass and the run game, simpler concepts would be much appreciated. What ever happened to the 2018 philosophy of putting playmakers like Rashard Higgins in open space, so they can do what they do best and make plays. And of course, when game-planning for Buffalo’s vaunted defense, you must take advantage of their weakest links.

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