RS12
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- It was clear that the Browns felt like Doug Free was the weak link in the offensive line by the way they put their best pass rusher, Emmanuel Ogbah, to his side. Ogbah was credited with four assisted tackles -- but more importantly, no pressures or sacks. I have to admit that I was concerned about Free’s ability to hold up against Ogbah due to his power and quickness, but that was not the case at all.
- I couldn’t tell on the coaches’ tape what happened with David Irving and Cameron Erving to get them kicked out of the game. Irving was rushing Kessler when Erving took a run at him, hitting him in the ribs and knocking both of them to the ground. Irving ended up on top of Erving, and there was a struggle -- but then the shot goes away from them as Kessler rolls to his left trying to throw the ball to Andrew Hawkins.
- It’s late in the second quarter. The Browns have three defenders to cover Cole Beasley and Dez Bryant. Beasley is out wide of Bryant and motions inside to stack behind Bryant in the formation. At the snap, Bryant breaks up the field with Beasley in tow. Tramon Williams is playing Beasley short with Joe Haden and Derrick Kindred just behind him. Bryant runs into the bracket of Haden and Kindred, while Williams turns his body outside to prevent Beasley from coming inside. The problem with this cover was that Beasley had no intention of coming inside and broke hard to his left, leaving Williams dead in his tracks. With a clean pocket, Prescott fires the ball to the outside to Beasley, with no Browns defender within 10 yards, for the touchdown. After the game, Tramon Williams said there was a miss communication on the play and that was why Beasley was so open.
- Rod Marinelli put his dime package on the field with Jeff Heath at safety. The Browns went with a bunch formation to the left with tight Gary Barnidge lined up inline on the right. Heath lined up across Barnidge, 12 yards deep, in man coverage. Knowing that the Cowboys are in that coverage, the Browns tried to run a pick with Andrew Hawkins and Terrelle Pryor across the field. Because Heath was at depth, they were unable to take him out of the play and he was able to easily clear and chase Barnidge across. Kessler went through with the play and tried to fit the ball to him, but Heath arrived at the exact same time as the ball to keep Barnidge two yards short of the first down, forcing a punt.
- The film showed that Brandon Carr played a tremendous game -- and with Morris Claiborne sidelined, this defense needed it. The best example of this was his coverage of Corey Coleman in the red zone, which was textbook. His ability to stay with Coleman and ride him into the sideline put him in position to knock the ball away with his right hand once Coleman extended his hands. It was perfect timing and awareness by Carr in a difficult situation to make a play.
