 Eric Mangini knew he was coming into a messy situation, but he could not believe that the Cleveland Browns would have this many problems in the 2009 NFL season. The Browns are 1-4 and the bottom feeders in the AFC North. The team manages to score only 11 points a game. The defense improved a little bit with the six New York Jets that followed the coach into town, but one cannot ask a defense to perform like a top ten unit when the offense rarely stays on the field long enough to give them a decent rest. The only win of the season came in Week 5 over the equally troubled Buffalo Bills in a pathetic 6-3 football game. Neither Brady Quinn nor Derek Anderson can do much with the offense. Each QB has a terrible quarterback rating, has thrown more interceptions than touchdowns, and is averaging less than six yards a passing attempt. Jamal Lewis and Jerome Harrison have been pretty good running the football considering that they are facing eight and nine man fronts. The front office sent under producing receiver Braylon Edwards to the Jets, which has left the team with a single decent pair of hands, rookie Mohamed Massaquoi. The defense has been able to get some pressure on the opposing quarterback, but have not been able to force enough turnovers to overcome their own quarterback's tendency to shoot themselves in the foot. Cleveland has turned the ball over 12 times and managed to force just 7 of their own. The season schedule ahead looks pretty bleak. However, if the team can figure out what to do at quarterback then suddenly this team could be late season spoilers at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
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