Week 5 Browns at Chargers Pregame Discussion

[Flanker7]

Same thing for me. Slow their running game and get pressure on Baker and he is like Carr but he will run more.

The Browns have a much better OL than the Raiders and Chiefs. I agree with you and everyone here on trying to slow down the run game and putting pressure on Mayfield early. I don't think our DL will win too often in the trenches but win enough to get Baker's feet happy to allow our DB's to dictate the plays. But I am confident Staley will have good game plans to exploit the Browns' weaknesses which aren't many.

This is the biggest test yet in my opinion. Win this one and at Baltimore and the Chargers will be the team to beat in the NFL.

[Bolts4ever213]

The Browns, the team the media loves to push to be good. They are a solid team with so much talent. We will have to play a smart solid game. One week at a time. We’ve seen some great game plans the past few weeks. I don’t see that changing, while our players are getting better with each other. I think we win a close game

[sonorajim]

Build a lead, keep building. Clev can't come from behind with 80 yd drives on the ground.

[sonorajim]

Chargers have beaten what appear to be better opponents.
LAC opponents W10- L6.
Cle opponents W6 - L10.
That is proof of nothing but it looks like we should be favored.

[Guest]

We need Chris Jones back. Stop the run and double/triple team Garrett. Baker can get hot on you if you give him all day. Browns are all around a well built team and really target us where we are weak(run defense). We're just gonna need to score early and often and have them try and keep up with us score for score.

True, we need Justin Jones back, but he is on IR, so we are not likely to see him until around Halloween, Murray either.

[Guest]

Maybe I'm over-confident, but I think the Browns are going to be less of a problem than the Cowboys, Chiefs and Raiders. Mayfield has limitations as a QB, and Staley sure was prepared to shut down the Raiders' run game last night with the return of Jacobs. My confidence in Staley to prepare this team for each week's opponent grows exponentially after every game.

Their defense has done well statistically overall, but they gave up 33 in a loss to the Chiefs at Arrowhead in a revenge game for them in which they were highly motivated and we beat the Chiefs there. Also, they have played against two 1-3 teams while we have played against two 3-1 teams, so we have definitely played against stronger opposition.

I think the Browns are good, but we are a little bit better.

[like54ninjas]

True, we need Justin Jones back, but he is on IR, so we are not likely to see him until around Halloween, Murray either.

After the bye.

[Guest]

After the bye.

Yep. They set it up that way to make sure that those two are right for the final 11 games of the season instead of battling ongoing nagging injuries. Hopefully, the strategy will pay off for us.

[RTPbolt]

I think we get to see Staleys genius against the run teams this Sunday. If I had time id look at last year with the Rams to see how he performed again that type of team. I think his disguise approach allows is to stack the box as well as put the chrome dome up when they show pass. Staley has repeatedly shown he wins chess matches if our guys execute and keep penalties to a minimum.

Keeping the Staley Faith. He is going to stump Mayfield into June…bad? Yes

[dmac_bolt]

Chargers have beaten what appear to be better opponents.
LAC opponents W10- L6.
Cle opponents W6 - L10.
That is proof of nothing but it looks like we should be favored.

I was going to post similar. I don’t take this game as a layup at all, it will be a dog fight. But I like our odds. Cleveland’s 3-1 is not as impressive as our 3-1.

They specifically beat
- Texans 1-3
- Bears 2-2
- Vikings 1-3
They lost to KC, giving up 33 pts

Their wins are against teams that are 4-8. The only reason Bears have 2 wins is because there are other horrible teams (Lions). Bears and Texans have horrible offenses. I’m not sure wtf Vikings are yet.

Their defense has to go against our best player in Justin Fucking Herbert, I will always bet on him against their D. Staley will dial up a plan to stop their rushing drives before they score too many TDs. Thats my theory to the win anyway … we will see.

[The Intellectual Assassin]

This really is a tough one to call. I think we match up similarly in a lot of key positions and will come down to who does not commit a lot of penalties and who takes advantage of certain areas. Looking forward to it.

[JupiterBolt]

I’m very curious to see how the game plan plays out with this one. We absolutely can’t have the same gameplay from the Dallas game. I love how the coaching scheme is different each week.