How bad was the Cleveland Browns offense in 2019?

The Cleveland Browns offense was below average this year, hard to believe. How? Looking at the numbers it doesn’t make sense to me. Let’s see if it does to you.

Nick Chubb finished second in rushing, barely. 500 more yards, 106 more carries, no increase in touchdowns in 2019. Nick Chubb had an amazing season for the Cleveland Browns this year. He stayed quiet, did his job and worked hard.

The running game only got better when Kareem Hunt joined the team. I look forward to what John Dorsey will do during the offseason with this one-two punch. I hope to see Hunt signed for a couple years and keep this tandem rolling for the Browns.

Odell Beckham Jr 17 fewer yards, two fewer touchdowns, nine more targets, three fewer catches, and 23 fewer yards per game. Talk about ups and downs. Looking at the 2019 season for OBJ, he had reason to be upset.

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Every fan knew what kind of player they were getting when the trade was made, he wants to win, he wants to produce, and looking at previous seasons, he can absolutely produce. Looking at only his numbers alone, you can without a doubt say that there needs to be a change in how they run the offense and who should be running what routes.

Jarvis Landry 198 more yards, two more receptions, two more touchdowns, and 12.4 more yards per game. Well, what do these stats have in common? They’re all going up, improving, trending upward. You can’t say the same for Baker or OBJ.

Jarvis was supposed to be the number two guy this year. Some people thought he would be forgotten about, clearly, he and Baker have that chemistry and trust playing together. Jarvis played more of the slot guy this year, could that have played a role? Sure. However, even though OBJ and Jarvis have seemingly such different seasons, I argue that position doesn’t matter because the differences in yards per reception was .1 yards.

Baker Mayfield had two more total turnovers than last year, sacked 15 more times, completion percentage down four percent, 50 more passing attempts, 100 more passing yards, five fewer passing touchdowns, seven more interceptions, one less fumble, three fewer fumbles lost, and three rushing touchdowns.

Wow. That sucks right? In the grand scheme of it all, when you boil it all down, Baker Mayfield had two less total touchdowns and only four more turnovers in 2019 than he did in 2018.

I know, I know, they ended up having a worse record this year, compared to last year. Numbers don’t lie. I agree with that statement, but what I disagree with is the fact that this was all on Baker. That Baker is to blame for the failure of this season.

The defense played a scheme that does not fit the way this defense is built, specifically the secondary. Denying that fact is ludicrous.

Baker Mayfield was sacked four or more times in five games. The Browns won none of those games and only lost by one score in one of those games. Might have some correlation there. Baker Mayfield was sacked two or more times in nine games, and the Cleveland Browns only won two of those games.

Why wasn’t this more of a concern then? 2-7 in over half of your season and your quarterback is on his back too often. In the two wins during these sack filled games, Baker was passing at or above his average passing percentage for the year. On top of it all, five of these games happened on week eight and after.

In the other seven games, Baker was sacked only once or not at all and the team won four of those games Keep your quarterback off his backside and the offense can produce.

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It’s frustrating Browns fans, but there is still so much upside to this team. Don’t give up on this talented team.

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