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Regardless of Starting QB, Browns Must Center Offense on Duke Johnson

November 7, 2015   ·     ·   Jump to comments

The Cleveland Browns offense has, for the most part, been the only consistently positive aspect of the 2015 iteration of this team. Granted, it's not the most adept at scoring points as evidenced by the 10 they managed (and zero in the second half) in Cleveland's Week 9 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. But, compared to the defense, the Browns offense seems on a better track.
There have been head-scratching moves made throughout the past nine weeks. One has been the use—or lack thereof—of rookie running back Duke Johnson, the versatile rushing and receiving weapon the Browns drafted in Round 3 back in May. 
Partially to blame is the Browns' seemingly unfocused use of their running backs. The disappointing Robert Turbin didn't get a single carry on Thursday night, with Isaiah Crowell doing the bulk of the Browns' running, with 10 carries for 38 yards. But nine of those carries came in the first half and only one in the second.
The same went for Johnson on T...

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