The Biggest Concern Inside The Browns Declining Offense – 247 Sports

(Photo: Getty)The Browns’ offense has been a problem since their return from the bye in Week 10. Across the board, their rushing success and passing success have plummeted. The lack of success in the play-action game has been of particular interest to me considering this is where the offense is supposed to thrive.The wide zone system is predicated on establishing a running approach that entails defenses at all three levels covering sideline to sideline. When Kevin Stefanski arrived in Cleveland, the Browns brought him in to marry the run and pass and make it difficult for defenses to defend one phase without concern surrounding the other.“Ultimately, what you will hear me talk about a lot is the marriage of the run and the pass game. That is very important,” Stefanski said Tuesday. “I come at it from a different perspective. I played defensive back in college, and not well. When I played, I know what that feels like when you have a run that looks like that pass and a pass that looks like a run.”Stefanski continued. “I can tell you in putting our scheme together last year — it was very comforting when you had a player like Harrison
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