When you think of Browns football, what comes to mind?
Brown and orange.
No logos.
0-16 seasons.
The Dawg Pound.
Jim Brown.
Snow.
Running football.
The Browns were at their best when they ran. And when that running was done by Jim Brown, the NFL was at its best. Consider that in Brown's first four years, the season was just 12 games, while in his last five it was just 14 games. And yet, in that time he averaged 1,368 yards per season, which is incredible. During his stellar career, the club reached the championship game three times, in 1957,'64 and 65.
So maybe, with a new star quarterback under center in Cleveland, it's time for the Browns to call an audible, and, you know, to get to back to basics. Run!
It's an old adage in football that the passing game is improved by the run. And yet, without a sufficient running attack, some teams default to constant passing. It stands to reason that more passing reps, can only make your passing game better, right? And perhaps that while a run-centric game opens up the passing lanes for a quarterback, fewer passes means fewer reps.
So what's the best approach for a young quarterback like Mayfield?
As Baker explains it, the run gives receivers more one-on-one chances, presumably because there's reduced focus on them in a run-heavy attack. This makes sense but I wonder if that means there's greater pressure on a quarterback to connect on those intermittent balls? Or are they so much easier to make that no matter how meager your run game, the throwing windows become much wider.
"Any time you can run the ball it sets up your throwing. That’s the attitude we want to have and also, with our division, you’ve got to be able to run the ball when they know you’re running it. So being able to do that and set up play-action. But it also gives our receivers one-on-one chances to make plays against one-on-one coverage. So if we keep running the ball, we’ll progress in the passing game."
Now the Browns have a good back in Carlos Hyde, but they also have a running QB - Tyrod Taylor. There's plenty of opportunity for this new version of the Dogs to try some old tricks.
Brown and orange.
No logos.
0-16 seasons.
The Dawg Pound.
Jim Brown.
Snow.
Running football.
The Browns were at their best when they ran. And when that running was done by Jim Brown, the NFL was at its best. Consider that in Brown's first four years, the season was just 12 games, while in his last five it was just 14 games. And yet, in that time he averaged 1,368 yards per season, which is incredible. During his stellar career, the club reached the championship game three times, in 1957,'64 and 65.
So maybe, with a new star quarterback under center in Cleveland, it's time for the Browns to call an audible, and, you know, to get to back to basics. Run!
It's an old adage in football that the passing game is improved by the run. And yet, without a sufficient running attack, some teams default to constant passing. It stands to reason that more passing reps, can only make your passing game better, right? And perhaps that while a run-centric game opens up the passing lanes for a quarterback, fewer passes means fewer reps.
So what's the best approach for a young quarterback like Mayfield?
As Baker explains it, the run gives receivers more one-on-one chances, presumably because there's reduced focus on them in a run-heavy attack. This makes sense but I wonder if that means there's greater pressure on a quarterback to connect on those intermittent balls? Or are they so much easier to make that no matter how meager your run game, the throwing windows become much wider.
"Any time you can run the ball it sets up your throwing. That’s the attitude we want to have and also, with our division, you’ve got to be able to run the ball when they know you’re running it. So being able to do that and set up play-action. But it also gives our receivers one-on-one chances to make plays against one-on-one coverage. So if we keep running the ball, we’ll progress in the passing game."
Now the Browns have a good back in Carlos Hyde, but they also have a running QB - Tyrod Taylor. There's plenty of opportunity for this new version of the Dogs to try some old tricks.
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