The Browns' five turnovers in a 30-6 loss at Chicago brought their season total to 23 and left them minus 11 in takeaway/giveaways.
Receiver/returner Joshua Cribbs said he and his teammates are trying to do too much.
"Guys are trying to bust their tails for the team and a lot of times we're doing too much," Cribbs said. "It happens because we're struggling. We've got guys who are like, 'We need a touchdown now' and they're trying to work extra hard to get it. They're trying to make an extra juke and the ball comes out. It's not really effort, I don't think it's technique. It's guys trying to go above and beyond the call of duty."
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Is that the problem, Joshua? And how many turnovers do you have? Trying to do too much?
How about just playing like professional football players. After all, you are paid to.
Now be nice. the "your getting paid to do a job" is getting tiring to hear. Anyone employed has a job to do and we alld o it on different levels. the pressure for them is much higher…whether they have been groomed or not it is still very high. We have all ben a job where a deadlline is needed and we rush….errors can and do happen same thing with Josh saying. Unless you can break down the film intricately hard to compare one to all. Josh role is more limited than say a RB or receiver. Not that I am accepting simple passes dropped etc. But when the pops due to extra effort pat them on the back for TRYING. Coaches have to put them in a position to succeed so they do not have to do that!
This team is uptight.Players feel they are still in preseason evaluation,and DA is not comfortable.
Mangini has the entire world on his shouders
Cooler heads need to prevail,Mangini needs to lighten up,the team needs a few days away
from all this and Cleveland needs some luck