Dawgs By Nature
Cleveland’s 2024 season is deemed a waste.
Here is a summary of how the Cleveland Browns are viewed across mainstream media outlets in NFL Power Rankings heading into Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season.
CBS Sports - No. 23 (up 1 spot)
They simply have too many injuries to overcome this season. Now they have to stew in the mess that is the Deshaun Watson situation for a few years. Good luck.
ESPN - No. 27 (down 2 spots)
Non-QB MVP: Edge rusher Myles Garrett
The Browns’ defense has regressed from its elite standing last season, but Garrett, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, remains a dominant force. He’s on pace for 13 sacks, one shy of his 2023 total. Garrett went four straight games without recording a sack, but he still draws double-teams and opens one-on-one opportunities for his teammates. He ranks third in pass rush win rate as an edge defender (25.8%) despite facing double-teams on a league-high 27% of those plays.
NFL.com - No. 26 (up 1 spot)
When GM Andrew Berry did his annual bye-week fireside chat with the media last Wednesday, he faced some heat about the future of the team — and especially that of QB Deshaun Watson. But most of Berry’s answers were opaque, summed up when he responded to a question about whether the roster needs a teardown by saying, “That’s probably a better postseason discussion.” So the Browns will have to labor through the remainder of the season — with five of the last eight games on the road — with no publicly expressed vision of what exactly is at stake down the stretch. Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski both signed extensions in early June. Watson’s situation is impossible to forecast, and there’s no clear developmental QB on the roster currently. Even after trading away veterans on both sides of the ball, there are only so many young players who can make statements with their play and build toward 2025. We’re nearing a fascinating but potentially frightening offseason in Cleveland.
Sporting News - No. 29 (down 1 spot)
The Browns are playing out the string with Jameis Winston and were sellers ahead of their Week 10 bye. The defense needs to have a good finish, and the offense needs inspired play to ensure another year of Kevin Stefanski.
Yahoo Sports - No. 25 (no change)
Jameis Winston will remain the team’s starting quarterback, which makes some sense. Whatever infatuation the Browns have with Dorian Thompson-Robinson, he hasn’t played well enough to earn more starts.
Bleacher Report - No. 31 (down 1 spot)
Not much has gone right for the Cleveland Browns in 2024. The quarterback play has been mostly atrocious, whether it has been Deshaun Watson (who is out for the season with a torn Achilles) or Jameis Winston. The offensive line has been blasted by injuries. The defense has crumbled under the weight of no help from the other...
