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Just as much as the rest of the season depends on the Browns finding a way to create chunk yards through the air, defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz needs to find a way to right the ship. After back-to-back weeks of getting gashed on the ground and through the air, teams are figuring out how to take advantage of the aggressive approach of Schwartz.
It does not help that Myles Garrett is playing hurt and that his Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward has been sidelined for the past two weeks. But offensive coordinators are finding ways to gap out the defensive linemen who are asked to penetrate upfield, and the linebackers (particularly Anthony Walker Jr.) have not been great at getting lateral to correct.
Doug Pederson, Trevor Lawrence, and Travis Etienne are next up, so the job does not get easier for Schwartz. Can he prove capable of making adjustments down the stretch as the Browns have five games to prove their worth?
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