OBJ

how good is the browns oline? seems to me the rams d has to get to mayfield and often.

isn’t grob the left tackle? would he be going against ad?

zn wrote:

Reportedly the entire Browns OL is a mess.

excellent.

Browns’ Odell Beckham Jr. praises Rams’ Aaron Donald before Week 3 matchup

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/browns-odell-beckham-jr-praises-rams-aaron-donald-before-week-3-matchup/o3eiv0tnza91iioaa8jtrmjq

There is a consensus among Browns players and coaches ahead of Sunday’s matchup that Rams’ Aaron Donald is as good as it gets in the NFL.

“He’s probably the best player in the league, he’s been since he came out and was drafted, it’s just been that way,” Odell Beckham Jr. told reporters Wednesday. “If he’s not the best player in the league, [he’s] one of the most disruptive players I’ve ever seen.”

Donald has made five Pro Bowls and won two Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year awards since being drafted by the Rams in the first round of the 2014 draft. During that span he has 59 1/2 sacks, 98 tackles for loss and 151 quarterback hits.

There is no disputing his success on the field, and for the Browns, the offensive line players know they have their hands full.

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Donald does only have two tackles this season, but both are for losses. He has two quarterback hits and his team is 2-0. He might not be making a statement to win a Defensive Player of the Year award yet, but he has been more than effective for a very good team already.

The Browns absolutely have their hands full and in a spot where they have struggled this year. After trading guard Kevin Zeitler to the Giants this offseason, the line has struggled to find consistency early in the year.

Quarterback Baker Mayfield has been sacked eight times in two games, which is tied for the third most in the league, and his performance has suffered as a result. His 38.7 QBR is 21st in the league behind quarterbacks like Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew. When Mayfield was sacked less than twice a game as a rookie, his QBR was 53.2.

Cleveland will have to account for a man Bitonio also calls “the best player in the league.” Coach Freddie Kitchens also drove home that fact in his press conference on Wednesday.

“Everybody knows this is a big challenge this week,” Kitchens said. “(Donald) is probably the most premier defensive player in the NFL.”

InvaderRam wrote:

zn wrote:

Reportedly the entire Browns OL is a mess.

excellent.

The Browns DLine & secondary scares me a bit. Their LBs, not too much. Our OLine has not played well either.