Rookie WRs Highlight Surging Cleveland Browns Offense<\/p>\n
The quarterback position has been at the forefront of every conversation regarding the Cleveland Browns for so long that the amount of young talent currently found on the roster has been overshadowed. After Thursday’s victory and Deshaun Watson playing well for three straight games, everyone else is going to get far more attention. <\/p>\n
General manager Andrew Berry drafted wide receivers KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston 15 selections apart from one another. They’ve already showed they’re high-end targets in their first year. So much so, Jerry Jeudy has become an afterthought.<\/p>\n
Concepcion and Boston combined for 153 yards Thursday as Cleveland’s top two receivers. Concepcion provides significant juice to create after the catch, while Boston, who led all rookies in receiving yardage entering Week 4, is a legitimate big-bodied target as an X-receiver. <\/p>\n
Watson may be playing better than expected, but he’s getting a lot of help from two talented, young pass-catchers. <\/p>\n
Injury Derails Mason Graham’s Ascent to Superstardom <\/p>\n
Last year’s fifth overall draft pick had been nearly unblockable during the first three weeks of play. Unfortunately, he left Thursday’s contest after getting his left leg rolled up and didn’t return. <\/p>\n
Graham’s potential loss for any period of time will revamp Cleveland’s defensive front. With Myles Garrett no longer in the lineup, the second-year interior tackle has been a consistently disruptive presence. Maliek Collins and Mike Hall Jr. both made plays throughout the night, but Graham had performed at an elite level to start the campaign. <\/p>\n
Any absence will also place a brighter spotlight on Jared Verse, who has yet to record a sack and failed to settle in as the squad’s defensive tone-setter. <\/p>\n
Aaron Rodgers Needs Help From His WRs<\/p>\n
The wide receivers’ inability to create easy throws for 42-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been common theme through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first four games. Almost everything in their passing game has been difficult to generate, because the team’s targets lack explosive traits. <\/p>\n
Outside of DK Metcalf, whom opponents are keying to limit his options, the Steelers are searching for anyone to make a play. Pittsburgh’s offense had the same problem last season. General manager Omar Khan added veteran Michael Pittman Jr. and drafted Germie Bernard to rectify the situation. Those two produced a combined 26 yards against Cleveland. <\/p>\n