Saturday Dawg Chow (10/5): Scouting the Commanders, tackling issues, former Browns shine and more!

The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Saturday Dawg Chow.

The Cleveland Browns find themselves in a tough situation heading into Week 5 of the NFL season.

The offense continues to struggle to find its rhythm, which has left the Browns are the only team without 300 yards of offense in a single game this season. The defense has forgotten how to tackle, which is kind of important in the NFL, and has lost its mojo from last season.

To rub some salt into the wound for Browns fans, a national TV audience watched on Thursday night as former Cleveland quarterback Baker Mayfield threw three touchdown passes for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers - giving him 11 on the season, or as many as Cleveland quarterback Deshaun has since the start of the 2023 season. The nation also saw former Cleveland wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge score the game-winning touchdown in overtime for the Atlanta Falcons - no drops in a key spot for him!

It has been one of those weeks, and Sunday’s tilt against the Washington Commanders, who are riding high on a three-game winning streak, could only add to the discomfort.

Winning cures a lot of ills, and if the Browns can pull it together they can pick up a much-needed victory on Sunday.

That is tomorrow’s problem, however, so let’s kick off today with the Saturday edition of the Daily Dawg Chow!

Dawgs By Nature:

• Browns vs. Commanders: Scouting the Washington Commanders with our Q&A with Hogs Haven (Chris Pokorny) - This Sunday, the Cleveland Browns remain on the road as they take on the Washington Commanders. To help preview a few topics from the Commanders’ perspective, we reached out to Andrew York from Hogs Haven and exchanged five questions with him.
• Browns injuries: Rule out 5 for Commanders, 5 questionable; Nick Chubb update (Jared Mueller) - Against the Washington Commanders, things need to change for HC Kevin Stefanski and the Cleveland Browns, but injuries will not be one of them. Stefanski provided updates after practice on Friday on what to expect for Cleveland.
• Davante Adams hints at a trade to the AFC North (Jared Mueller) - Rumors are that Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams is focused on playing with his two former quarterbacks, but the star receiver put another team on the rumor front with a post on social media.
• Browns vs Commanders: 3 big changes Cleveland needs to make to win in Week 5 (Curtiss Brown) - Here are three changes that head coach Kevin Stefanski and defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz need to make for the Cleveland Browns to beat the Washington Commanders.
• Browns vs. Commanders: Week 5 Need to Know (Thomas Moore) - The Cleveland Browns are back on the road Sunday as they take on the Washington Commanders. This is a matchup of teams trending in opposite directions as the Browns have lost two consecutive games while dealing with injuries, a...