{"id":96269,"date":"2024-02-26T04:25:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T04:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=96269"},"modified":"2024-02-26T04:26:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T04:26:56","slug":"browns-unlikely-to-make-big-move-to-give-deshaun-watson-more-weapons-kieu-linh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/browns-unlikely-to-make-big-move-to-give-deshaun-watson-more-weapons-kieu-linh\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns Unlikely to Make Big Move to Give Deshaun Watson More Weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0are unlikely to make a big splash this offseason to add to their receiving arsenal around\u00a0Deshaun Watson.<\/p>\n

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The wide receiver position was\u00a0expected to be a priority\u00a0this offseason for the Browns, who want to give Watson more to work with in the passing game. Watson also\u00a0publicly petitioned\u00a0for the team to sign\u00a0Tee Higgins, who ended up being franchised tagged by the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals.<\/p>\n

However, the team shook up its\u00a0offensive coaching staff\u00a0this offseason and wants to get the most out of the players they have under contract, per Terry Pluto of Cleveland.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very doubtful the Browns will make a big move (read expensive) for a receiver,\u201d\u00a0Pluto said on February 25. \u201cThey want to upgrade that area of the team, but they believe they have two Pro Bowlers in Amari Cooper and David Njoku. One of the parts of adding new coaches to the offense is to make better use of Njoku\u2019s pass-catching ability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Njoku is coming off his first Pro Bowl season. He led the Brown\u00a0with 81 receptions (81)\u00a0and notched career-highs in yardage (882) and touchdowns (6). Interestingly, Njoku came on strong with\u00a0Joe Flacco\u00a0as his quarterback.<\/p>\n

The same could be said for Cooper, who is as steady as they come. He was solid with Watson but had some massive showings catching passes from Flacco. That included an 11-reception game against the\u00a0Houston Texans where he went for a franchise single-game record 265 yards.<\/p>\n

Browns Want More Out of Elijah Moore<\/h2>\n

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The Browns may not make a big splash but they can add some depth. Veteran\u00a0Marquise Goodwin\u00a0was a good idea last offseason. However, the speedster never found his groove in Cleveland. He dealt with a\u00a0blood clot issue\u00a0in training camp and missed time with a concussion. Goodwin finished the year with just 4 catches for 67 yards. A veteran similar to Goodwin could come cheap and potentially make an impact.<\/p>\n

The key for the Browns will be getting more out of\u00a0Elijah Moore. The team\u00a0traded for Moore\u00a0last offseason and he was decent. That being said, Moore didn\u2019t function like a true No. 2 option behind Cooper. He finished with\u00a059 catches for 640 yards.<\/p>\n

Rookie\u00a0Cedric Tillman\u00a0is another piece the Browns feel confident in. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound third-round rookie didn\u2019t explode during his first season but showed progression. He finished with 21 catches for 224 yards.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Browns also want the new coaches to squeeze more out of Elijah Moore, making him a viable No. 2 behind Cooper,\u201d Pluto said. \u201cThey want to develop Cedric Tillman, who has the size and raw ability to be a solid receiver. I expect them to add a less expensive veteran receiver, and probably draft another receiver. But that could happen in the middle rounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Browns Feel Good About Deshaun Watson Despite Injuries<\/h2>\n

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Regardless of who is at wide receiver, the catalyst for the Browns has to be Watson. Through two seasons he\u2019s played in just 12 games and the results have been mixed. He\u2019s\u00a0passed for 2,217 yards, 14 touchdowns and 9 interceptions in those games.<\/p>\n

Watson is also coming off\u00a0season-ending shoulder surgery. He\u2019s expected to be\u00a0ready to roll for training camp. The Browns are confident he can still regain the Pro Bowl form he showed in Houston.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel good about Deshaun,\u201d Browns GM Andrew Berry said,\u00a0per Zac Jackson of The Athletic. \u201cI think the biggest thing is just him staying on the field, keeping (him) on the field. Each year, we really do try and do as much self-assessment as possible on every area of the operation. So in good years and bad years, (we) will probably always tinker somewhere to some degree with what we think is best. But in terms of just Deshaun in particular, we\u2019re excited. We just want to make sure he\u2019s healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n

In many ways, Flacco proved that the Browns have the pieces to be an explosive offense. From Week 13 on, Flacco led the\u00a0NFL\u00a0in passing yards (323.2 per game) and\u00a0added 13 touchdown passes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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