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Cleveland Browns: Instant reactions to Week 15 loss

By Casey Kinnamon

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 15: Head coach Kliff Kingsbury of the Arizona Cardinals shakes hands with head coach Freddie Kitchens of the Cleveland Browns after the end of the game at State Farm Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. Cardinals won 38-24. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 15: Head coach Kliff Kingsbury of the Arizona Cardinals shakes hands with head coach Freddie Kitchens of the Cleveland Browns after the end of the game at State Farm Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. Cardinals won 38-24. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, ARIZONA – DECEMBER 15: Nick Chubb #24 of the Cleveland Browns leaps over Chris Jones #25 of the Arizona Cardinals while carrying the ball during the first half at State Farm Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – DECEMBER 15: Nick Chubb #24 of the Cleveland Browns leaps over Chris Jones #25 of the Arizona Cardinals while carrying the ball during the first half at State Farm Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) /

Freddie Kitchens is the only person that can stop Nick Chubb

It can’t be stated enough, Nick Chubb is the man. Leave it to the Browns to have the best running back in the league, give him more carries than anyone else in the league, and somehow he is still under-utilized. For whatever reason, Freddie Kitchens refuses to let Chubb be the constant focal point of the offense.

The two best drives for the Browns on the day had one thing in common. They were both Chubb heavy drives. The scoring drives (when the game was still competitive) saw Chubb go for 47 yards and 59 yards respectively. Chubb finished the day with only 17 carries for 127 yards and a touchdown.

Even with Chubb averaging seven and a half yards a carry, the Browns repeatedly fall in love with their passing game at the first sign of any competence. It’s the proverbial definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

Talent be damned, the Browns are a running team even if Freddie Kitchens does not want them to be. How it’s obvious to everybody but the head coach is a mystery that will most likely go unsolved. Maybe Kitchens should take a page out of his buddy Hue Jackson’s book and watch the tape.

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