Browns week 2 unofficial depth chart and changing that lasting image

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Posted By: County Sports Network September 15, 2021

Browns week 2 unofficial depth chart and changing that lasting image

By STEVE KING

I don’t know about you, but I have a lasting image of every athletic event I watch.

It’s a moment or a play or something that, as I go forward, I will always remember — always come back to — when I think about that game or event.

And my lasting image of Sunday’s 33-29 season-opening loss to the Kansas City Chiefs was Browns running Nick Chubb sitting on the bench and scowling after his big second-half fumble.

With the Browns ahead by a score and pretty much in control of the game, Chubb and the Browns were running at will on the Chiefs. They had no answer at all for him, as he was gaining yards in chunks. Unless something catastrophic happened, the Browns were going to pound their way down the field for another touchdown to go up by two scores. And if they did, then I think the Chiefs were finished, for the Browns would have matched them score for score the rest of the way and won by two touchdowns, or more.

Then “something catastrophic” did indeed happen — the turning point of the game without any question — and Chubb lost the ball to the Chiefs. Kansas City breathed a sigh of relief and, with a new lease on life, started in earnest to fight its way back, eventually taking the lead for the first time at 33-29 and then holding on for dear life on Cleveland’s last-ditch offensive series.

When it was all said and done, the Chiefs realized they had gotten lucky and dodged a bullet, and the Browns realized they had let the game slip through their fingers, just like the ball out of Chubb’s hands.

Chubb, who is my favorite player on the team, is the consummate Brown — smart, tough, talented and dedicated. He will remember what happened — how bad it felt — and learn from it. When the Browns and Chiefs meet again this year — and I’m almost certain they will, this time, of course, in the playoffs — he will use that as an incentive to hold onto the ball a little better and carry Cleveland to a win.

And when he does, the image of him on the bench will be that of a smiling player — or as much as this no-nonsense guy is going to smile.

But his teammates, the coaches and Browns fans will be smiling broadly.

You can bet on it.

Post game notes, reactions and much more

Unofficial depth chart for the Browns’ Week 2 game Sunday against the Houston Texans at FirstEnergy Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. and the game can be seen on CBS.

Offense

Position1st2nd3rd4th
WRJarvis LandryDonovan Peoples-Jones
LTJedrick Wills Jr.James Hudson III
LGJoel BitonioMichael Dunn*
CJC TretterNick Harris
RGWyatt TellerBlake Hance
RTJack ConklinChris Hubbard
TEAustin HooperDavid NjokuHarrison Bryant
WROdell Beckham Jr.Rashard HigginsAnthony Schwartz
QBBaker MayfieldCase Keenum
RBNick ChubbKareem HuntD’Ernest JohnsonDemetric Felton
FBAndy Janovich

Defense

Position1st2nd3rd
LDEMyles GarrettTakkarist McKinley
LDTMalik JacksonJordan Elliott
RDTMalik McDowellAndrew BillingsTommy Togiai
RDEJadeveon ClowneyJoe Jackson
WILLMack Wilson Sr.Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
MIKEAnthony Walker Jr.Malcolm Smith
SAMSione TakitakiTony Fields II
LCBDenzel WardTroy HillA.J. Green
RCBGreg Newsome IIGreedy Williams
SSRonnie Harrison Jr.Grant DelpitM.J. Stewart Jr.
FSJohn Johnson IIIRichard LeCounte III

Special Teams

Position1st2nd
PJamie Gillan
KChase McLaughlin
HJamie Gillan
KRDemetric FeltonDonovan Peoples-Jones
PRDonovan Peoples-JonesDemetric Felton
LSCharley Hughlett
Key dates ahead Sunday: Week 2 vs. Houston, 1 p.m.Sept. 26: Week 3 vs. Chicago, 1 p.m.Oct. 3: Week 4 at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Oct. 10: Week 5 at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m.Nov. 2: NFL trade deadline, 4 p.m.

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