An analytical look at the Cleveland Browns linebacker group

With the new Cleveland Browns front office relying on analytics, here’s an analytical look at the Browns linebacker group.

A new NFL season is slowly approaching and the Cleveland Browns are poised to bring the city of Cleveland its first winning season since 2007. With last year’s disappointing performance behind them, the Browns made some improvements on both sides of the ball this offseason. The team looks as good on paper as any other team in the NFL. The only question is: “Will this new coaching staff and front office be able to bring success to this organization who is desperate for a winner?”

A new general manager in Andrew Berry hopes to bring an analytical approach to the game in the front office while new head coach Kevin Stefanski brings in new schemes on both sides of the ball. These two showed synergy during free agency and the draft process and if it continues, we should expect some success on the football field come game day.

Keeping in tradition with the new “nerdy” front office built on analytics, let’s take an analytical look at each of the Browns positions to take a more in-depth look to see how successful these players were last season and make predictions on success for this next season. Also, some suggestions on where there need to be improvements. This will range each position on the team with the exception of kickers and punters.

One position group of the Browns is particularly young and doesn’t have much experience with the exception of one newly added veteran is the linebacker group. Former Brown Joe Schobert left the team in free agency and has left a big hole to fill in the Browns defense. Let’s take a look at this young linebacker corps and see who will see the field and potentially make an impact or who needs more time to develop their craft.