Josh Dobbs to the bench, Kyler Murray or Clayton Tune to start against Cleveland Browns

Everyone saw what was happening and most have seen enough.

Yet, after the game Jonathan Gannon did the right thing and didn’t make a rash or emotional decision about his quarterback situation, he said Josh Dobbs would start next week against the Cleveland Browns.

Gannon on Monday spoke to the media and changed course, after being able to go back and watch the tape and see that a lot of the mistakes, especially with the game in the balance were mistakes by Josh Dobbs.

That allowed him to course correct on Monday for the Arizona Cardinals

Gannon also emphasized that it is Kyler Murray if he can go, and Clayton Tune if he cannot.

There was plenty of blame to go around yesterday, but two plays by Dobbs when the game remained close really changed the course of the game.

Dobbs threw his first interception just before the half that led to the Ravens taking a 14-7 lead.

Then, his next interception, one of the poorer throws he has made on the season, basically ended things for the Cardinals.

Now, it is either Clayton Tune, or the return of Kyler Murray.

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The Cleveland Browns now sport a 4-3 record after a disappointing 24-20 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. The offense struggled to take care of the football, which has become a recurring theme (league-leading 17 giveaways). The defense, meanwhile, allowed four plays of 20+ yards, 0.065 EPA per play, and a 46.4 percent success rate.

Just as I did last year, I will give a brief review of the top and bottom-graded players on offense, defense, and special teams from Pro Football Focus (“PFF”) and snap counts on both sides of the football.

*Note that all statistics were sourced from Sports Info Solutions, rbsdm.com, and PFF unless otherwise noted.*

Expected points added (“EPA”) via Inside the Pylon: “Expected Points Added (EPA) is a football statistic that seeks to measure the value of individual plays in terms of points. This is done by calculating the Expected Points (EP) of the down, distance, and field position situation at the start of a play and contrasting it with the situation at the end of the play. A three-yard gain on first-and-10 is pretty different than a three-yard gain on third-and-two, something not usually captured in conventional statistics. The Expected Points framework helps translate raw gains into value.”

 

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It was a disastrous start by the Cleveland Browns’ defense, allowing 17 points in the first quarter. They nearly pitched a shutout the rest of the way, though, and the offense overcame some turnovers to control the clock and battle back for a 20-17 lead at the two-minute warning. With the game just about in control, though, on the play to try to seal it, P.J. Walker was intercepted, and then Seattle marched down the field for a touchdown and the 24-20 victory. Let’s get to the full game recap.

The Browns received the ball first and went three-and-out; after having a 3rd-and-2 situation, they tried to run it with RB Jerome Ford, but was hit for a loss of a yard. P Corey Bojorquez came on to punt, and after an illegal block in the back, Seattle began their opening drive at the 20 yard line.

Seattle converted their first third-down situation when QB Geno Smith hit WR Tyler Lockett for 13 yards, and then the next play saw RB Kenneth Walker shoot right up the middle for 45 yards, untouched, down to the 16 yard line.