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Browns S Ronnie Hickman said they ran more zone coverage yesterday than did last year but didn't blame that for the struggles. Said they need to better executing whatever the plan is.
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- 5d Daniel Oyefusi (X) Browns S Ronnie Hickman said it did feel like the defense ran more zone coverage Sunday than last season but when asked why, he said he didn’t know (“I don’t call the plays”). “I think it's definitely a little bit of acclimating to it. … There was a different play style or play calling compared to last year. But like I said earlier, I think most of it came down to just executing the plays that we know we can make as a defense and just playing our style of football that we know how to play.”
- 5d Scott Petrak (X) Browns S Ronnie Hickman said they ran more zone coverage yesterday than did last year but didn't blame that for the struggles. Said they need to better executing whatever the plan is.
- Emmanuel McNeil-Warren played 14 defensive snaps in Week 1. 10 as a deep safety, three in the box and one as a slot corner in man coverage. Steps right into the role that Rayshawn Jenkins vacated. · Quoting Daniel Oyefusi: The Browns have been coy about rookie safety Emmanuel McNeil Warren's role -- he didn't play a single snap in the preseason with Grant Delpit and Ronnie Hickman -- but last season could offer a template. Cleveland played 239 snaps with Delpit, Hickman and Rayshawn Jenkins (now in Pittsburgh). On those snaps, Hickman (218) and Jenkins (138) primarily lined up at safety, while Delpit was typically closer to the LOS as a slot corner (118).
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4th Trevor Lawrence TD. Browns pass rush got him rolling to his left, but Lawrence launched a crazy off-platform pass to Jakobi Meyers in the back of the end zone. Ronnie Hickman was the closest defender but couldn't get his head around to track the ball in time.
Cleveland down 31-0 early in the third.
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- 6d Daniel Oyefusi (X) Next Gen Stats has this down as Cover 6, but Hickman is kind of in no man's land before Lawrence leaves the pocket. Regardless, that's two big passing TDs in some 2-deep zone looks that the Browns did not run a lot of under Jim Schwartz. https://t.co/WCIHw1tL8I · Quoting Daniel Oyefusi: 4th Trevor Lawrence TD. Browns pass rush got him rolling to his left, but Lawrence launched a crazy off-platform pass to Jakobi Meyers in the back of the end zone. Ronnie Hickman was the closest defender but couldn't get his head around to track the ball in time. Cleveland down 31-0 early in the third.
- 6d Daniel Oyefusi (X) 4th Trevor Lawrence TD. Browns pass rush got him rolling to his left, but Lawrence launched a crazy off-platform pass to Jakobi Meyers in the back of the end zone. Ronnie Hickman was the closest defender but couldn't get his head around to track the ball in time. Cleveland down 31-0 early in the third.
- The Browns have been coy about rookie safety Emmanuel McNeil Warren's role -- he didn't play a single snap in the preseason with Grant Delpit and Ronnie Hickman -- but last season could offer a template. Cleveland played 239 snaps with Delpit, Hickman and Rayshawn Jenkins (now in Pittsburgh). On those snaps, Hickman (218) and Jenkins (138) primarily lined up at safety, while Delpit was typically closer to the LOS as a slot corner (118). · Quoting Daniel Oyefusi: The Browns' defense enters Week 1 as a bit of an unknown -- without Myles Garrett and DC Jim Schwartz. What to expect: 🏈 Same attacking front 🏈 Changes in the secondary 🏈 A rookie with a big role