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Browns place Hunt, JOK on injured reserve

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The Cleveland Browns have officially placed both players on injured reserve.

As expected, the Cleveland Browns have placed Kareem Hunt and Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah on injured reserve. Both players suffered injuries in the loss to Arizona and both are expected to miss significant time.

With Hunt on injured reserve and Nick Chubb missing Thursday’s game against Denver, the team will turn to D’Ernest Johnson as their starting running back. The injuries are certainly piling up for a team that is 3-3 and watching their playoff hopes start to slip away.

Baker Mayfield has complete labrum tear

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The left shoulder labrum of the Cleveland Browns quarterback is completely torn.  

Some developments in the saga that is the left shoulder labrum of Baker Mayfield. According to Mayfield the labrum has been completely torn since the initial injury in Week 2.

Baker Mayfield would also add that “other stuff was frayed within it”.

In regards to his status for Thursday, Baker Mayfield said “I get to say whether I’m able to play or not.”

Considering the nature and severity of his injury it may not be the best decision to be playing in his current state. This is not a contest for how tough of a human he is, this is not only about the current state of the Browns as a whole, but Baker Mayfield’s future as an NFL quarterback. Perhaps Mayfield should rethink trying to play through this injury.

Nick Chubb out Thursday vs. Denver

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The Cleveland Browns will be without their starting running against the Denver Broncos.

For the second straight week Nick Chubb will not be playing. Chubb missed last week’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals due to a calf injury the week prior. With Kareem Hunt also out for a significant amount of time it will be D’Ernest Johnson receiving his first career start for the Browns.

Johnson has 198 rushing yards on 40 career attempts in 38 career games so he has some big shoes to fill with Nick Chubb absent.

Cardinals did not respect Browns passing attack

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The Arizona Cardinals clearly did not respect Baker Mayfield and the passing attack of the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Nothing says we dare you to beat us through the air more than what the Arizona Cardinals did Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. Arizona came out in a 6-2 front which does make running the ball more difficult, but dares the offense to throw the ball.

This speaks volumes about how teams view Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield. Mayfield did complete 19 of 28 pass attempts for 234 yards with two touchdowns and one interception, but 57 yards came on the Hail Mary touchdown to Donovan Peoples-Jones at the end of the first half. It was a struggle throughout the game for Mayfield to complete passes, routinely not seeing guys running wide open and missing throws.

So far this season Baker Mayfield is 18th in passing yards (1,474), 25th in passing touchdowns (6), 13th in completion percentage (67.1%), 18th in passing for first downs (69), 16th in rating (97.8), 26th in QBR (41.5), and has been sacked the second-most times (18). If other teams apply a similar strategy when facing the Browns more often than not it will be successful. Mayfield is not able to make opposing teams pay when they dare him to throw and until that changes it will continue to be a problem.

Browns: Hunt, JOK out multiple weeks

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The Cleveland Browns will be without both players for a considerable amount of time.

Kareem Hunt and Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah suffered injuries in the Cleveland Browns loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Head coach Kevin Stefanski stated Monday that both players are expected to be out multiple weeks. Hunt has what is described as a signifiant calf injury and Owusu-Koramoah has a significant ankle injury. Hunt is likely to land on injured reserve.

Injuries continue to pile up for the Browns and winning games is becoming increasingly difficult. Cleveland faces the Broncos Thursday night and coming away with a win could be a difficult task.

Browns embarrassed by Cardinals in 37-14 loss

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The Cleveland Browns were outplayed from start to finish by the Arizona Cardinals in a lopsided 37-14 loss.

For the first time in the Kevin Stefanski-era the Cleveland Browns have lost two straight games. The Arizona Cardinals came to town and absolutely dominated Cleveland for the entire game. At no point in the game did the team look something resembling a competitive team. There are real issues across the board for this team and they surfaced on Sunday.

While the Browns were missing several key components on the roster (Jedrick Wills, Jack Conklin, Jarvis Landry, and Nick Chubb were all out), there were miscues on both sides of the ball. Cleveland’s defense did their best matador impression allowing the Cardinals to run right past them and move down the field with ease. Multiple times throughout the contest Cardinals receivers were not covered allowing for an easy completion for Kyler Murray. If the Cardinals were not making big plays, the Browns defense was committing dumb penalties that gave Arizona a first down.

This was the second straight week where the defense were flagged for things they should not have been, (this is the fault of the player not the official), and failing to make a stop when given the chance to do so. This Browns defensive unit is bad, plain and simple. The performances against the Texans, Bears, and Vikings were the exceptions not the rule. When facing Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert, and now Murray they have simply buckled under pressure.

Meanwhile Baker Mayfield had a remarkably forgettable performance. Outside of the Hail Mary touchdown to Donovan Peoples-Jones, Mayfield was 18-27 for 177 yards, averaging 6.6 yards per attempt. Entering Monday, those 177 yards would rank as the fourth-fewest yards total among all quarterbacks with 15 or more attempts.

This was a game where the Cleveland Browns needed Mayfield to step up and show he is the quarterback everyone hopes he can be. In predictable fashion and in what has become a trend this season, Mayfield failed to lead his team when they needed him most. Time and time again Mayfield missed open receivers, held the ball too long, and made wrong decision after wrong decision. Right now the game is too fast for Mayfield and he is not able to keep up.

Now at 3-3. the Browns with a short week as they take on the Denver Broncos Thursday night. Considering the long list of injured players combined with poor performances on the both sides of the ball as of late, 3-4 is a real possibility for this team. Things have to change on both sides of the ball in order to avoid losing their third straight game in order to keep any playoff hopes alive. As of right now this is an average team that does not belong in the playoffs and perhaps that is where things end up at the end of the season, missing the playoffs.

Browns: Wills, Conklin expected to miss Week 6

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The Cleveland Browns are expected to be without both starting tackles against the undefeated Arizona Cardinals.

Two key members of the Cleveland Browns offensive line are not expected to play Sunday when the team takes on the Arizona Cardinals, Jedrick Wills and Jack Conklin. This is according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

The Browns lost both tackles during the loss to Los Angeles last week and turned to Blake Hance and James Hudson in their absence.

The Cleveland Browns are already without Nick Chubb and Jarvis Landry. Injuries are really piling up for Cleveland and at some point it could be too much to overcome.

 

Jarvis Landry to miss Week 6 vs Arizona

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The Cleveland Browns will have to wait at least more one more game before wide receiver Jarvis Landry is activated from IR.

According to reports, Jarvis Landry will not be activated by Saturday’s 4 p.m. deadline and will miss Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. This comes after being designated to return from injured reserve on October 15.

This will be the fourth straight game missed by Jarvis Landry and the first that the Browns will also be without Nick Chubb. Chubb was ruled out Friday after not practicing all week. Not having Chubb was going to be hard enough for the Browns to score points. Now that Landry is also going to miss the game after there was some hope he could return just makes things much more difficult. Cleveland’s rushing offense will have to avoid the drop in production that they experienced last season while Chubb was out and Kareem Hunt started in his place.

Additionally, Baker Mayfield will not have an easy time in the passing game as the player who drives the offense, Chubb, will not be active. If Mayfield wants to quiet the critics of his performance and show that he can be the guy in Cleveland, Week 6 is the perfect opportunity to do just that.

Nick Chubb ruled out vs Cardinals

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The Cleveland Browns have ruled out the running back for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals.

When the Cleveland Browns take the field Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals they will be doing so without one of their best players, Nick Chubb. After not practicing all week the Browns running back was ruled out due to a calf injury.

Things are going to be difficult for the Browns offense without the NFL’s second leading rusher, only being Derrick Henry. While Kareem Hunt will get start in his absence, the two backs are two different styles of runners with different strengths.

Last season when the Browns were without Nick Chubb they struggled to run the ball consistently. From Week 5 thought Week 8 last season the Browns averaged just 95.5 yards per game. In games that Chubb appeared in (including his six carries for 43 yards in Week 4), Cleveland averaged 166 yards on the ground in those contests. It is also worth noting that in the two losses that came during that stretch the offense managed to score 13 points total.

Nick Chubb is a very integral part of the Cleveland offense and is what makes it go week in and week out. Without Chubb it could be a difficult day for the Browns to move the ball consistently.

 

Jarvis Landry designated to return from IR

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The Cleveland Browns have designated the wide receiver to return from injured reserve after missing the previous three games.

An integral part of the Cleveland Browns passing game could be returning sooner rather than later. Jarvis Landry has been designated to return from injured reserve after suffering a MCL sprain in Week 2. The team will still have to activate Landry to the active roster and they have 21 days to do so.

While Jarvis Landry is not the most talented wide receiver on the team (that title belongs to Odell Beckham Jr.), he is the most important. Landry is a safety blanket for Baker Mayfield who has been inconsistent during Landry’s absence. Perhaps Mayfield is able to improve his performance once Landry returns to the lineup.