Losing is disappointing.
That is the short but telling answer that Cleveland Browns All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett gave to start his media availability on Sunday evening after his team was upended 34-10 by the Detroit Lions in week four. Garrett and the Browns now drop to 1-3 after the loss.
Cleveland hung around until the fourth quarter, keeping the Lions lead to just 10 points as they entered the home stretch, but the Lions were able to sneak across two touchdowns while the Browns offense fell flat to finish the game.
Although defense wasn’t Cleveland’s ultimate downfall as they limited Detroit’s potent run game relatively well, the 34 allowed points didn’t give them much of a chance to upset the Lions.
“We didn’t do well enough,” Garrett said of the defensive unit. “We pride ourselves on being better than we showed, and we are.”
Garrett himself was uncharacteristically quiet, registering just two tackles without any real impact plays. He did deliver two hits on Lions’ QB Jared Goff, but his difficulties breaking through were a big reason for the Browns’ defensive shortcomings on Sunday.
“There’s always more you can do,” Garrett said. “Find a way to be effective and productive. Today you can’t point a finger at anyone. You’ve just got to focus on yourself and how you can execute better.”
Browns’ Offense Remains Too Stagnant To Have Success
The Joe Flacco experience in Cleveland may be close to running it’s course as the Browns drop to 1-3 after Sunday’s loss to the Lions. Flacco was brought in as a veteran who head coach Kevin Stefanski thought could deliver responsible high-floor, low-ceiling play as rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders sat under him to learn, but Flacco’s play so far has left a lot to be desired.
The 40-year-old has completed well under 60 percent of his pass attempts, while he has a poor TD-INT ratio at 2-to-6. Among starters across the NFL, Flacco’s QBR of 60.3 is the worst in the league by a wide margin.
Obviously this isn’t a team that’s pushing for a playoff spot this season and you don’t want to thrust a rookie QB into a bad situation, but Flacco just flat out isn’t working for the Browns offense. It may be time for Stefanski to look down the depth chart and think about moving on from Flacco at this juncture in the season.
Browns’ Schedule Not Getting Easier
After taking on four teams who project to make the playoffs to start the season, Cleveland won’t get an breaks coming up. The Browns will take on Minnesota and Pittsburgh the next two weeks and still have games against Baltimore, Buffalo, San Francisco, Chicago and New England remaining.
According to Sharp Football Analysis, the Browns have the second most difficult schedule in the NFL this season, with the only team ahead of them being the New York Giants. For a team that is already off to a 1-3 start, it feels like Cleveland may have to push hard to even eclipse four wins.
Something’s got to change and soon if Cleveland wants to have any chance of salvaging this season.
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