The Cleveland Browns have agreed to terms with veteran left tackle Greg Robinson on a one-year deal.
The Cleveland Browns are no longer in the market for a left tackle. Cleveland has agreed to terms with Greg Robinson on a one-year deal. Ian Rapoport had the report Monday afternoon.
This deal will keep Robinson in the city where he seemingly turned his career around. Until this season his career has been considered fairly underwhelming as he went from city to city attempting to prove he belongs in the NFL.
Greg Robinson came in to replace a struggling Desmond Harrison. Harrison played in the first eight games as a rookie and did not perform at an acceptable level. Harrison possesses the physical tools, but his execution on the field is far from what is needed from an NFL left tackle. Robinson stepped in, performed better than Harrison and cemented the Browns offensive line.
Per Pro Football Focus, Robinson allowed one sack and zero quarterback hits in his 311 pass blocking snaps last season. This is quite impressive considering his past and how the Browns offense looked up to this point. While some credit does belong to the quick decision-making of Baker Mayfield for his ability to avoid sacks and get the ball out quickly, Robinson also deserves credit for blocking admirably.
At worst Greg Robinson is a stop-gap until they find their a “franchise left tackle”. Perhaps Robinson may grow into at least a league average tackle, which is what he appeared to be last season. While it is extremely unlikely that he is a long-term solution, he can at least allow the Browns to focus on improving other areas in the short-term. If Robinson reverts back to his earlier form and struggles, the Browns will be able to just move on and go in another direction at the left tackle position.
