Breaking Down Brian Hoyer’s Recent Struggles Within the Browns Offense

November 19, 2014   ·   Will Burge   ·   Jump to comments

For a team like the Cleveland Browns to win games the quarterback must not only be efficient, but he must also make a few plays. The Browns were already at a talent deficiency to begin with and then were missing Pro Bowl wide receiver Josh Gordon and Pro Bowl center Alex Mack. While Sunday's loss wasn't all Brian Hoyer's fault he definitely let his team down.
Hoyer has been better than expected this season. Early in the year he climbed as high as fifth in the NFL in quarterback rating. Lately it has been a different story, however.
Hoyer is now 20th in the league in quarterback rating and tied for 21st in passing touchdowns. He is also dead-last in completion percentage among starting quarterbacks.
It is no secret that Hoyer needs a strong run game and thrives using the play-action pass. He does usually make good decisions with the ball, which makes up for the natural skills and ability he lacks.
Long story short: Hoyer thinks his way to victories and does not have ...

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