The Good, Bad, and Fugly; Preseason Game 1

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(08-08-2025, 04:40 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Too bad the OL had the penalty on the one Tahj run, I thought he was about to really get going. Glad you thought Kris Jenkins looked
solid, I saw one good run stop but that was it and thought he got owned a few times. True on Jalen Rivers, he struggled.

(08-08-2025, 06:40 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: TY for the experts weighing in. It looks like we had comminication and other errors on the big run. The good news is this is fixable. I also saw Zac said they decided to play vanilla to not give up that they will be doing week 1. He said as a result he knew it would create 1 on 1 situations and our guys lost too many 1 on 1's.

I took that as Golden has a plan and is working on that plan in practice so hopefully that means week 1 the Browns have no idea what defense Golden will call on any given play.

As for Zac's comments it seemed the same guys were getting beat 1 on 1 and that was Turner and Ivey the worst, otheres as well. I was disappointed with the defense and backup offense overall, but it is a long year so may take time to see improvements.

I thought Jenkins played very well, other said no, what did I miss?

Kris Jenkins showed up as a gap control run defender. He also did get a pressure but he never really affected rhe QB because the OL recovered easily after an initial loss when Jenkins slanted. As a gap control run defender he controlled the point of attack, flowed down the line with good lateral agility when needed, discarded blocks, and got his hands on the ball carrier.

Kris Jenkins Jr. played 14 total snaps on Defense…he was impactful on 7 of them ? pic.twitter.com/6fl8mjNN8K

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