The Cleveland Browns’ momentum from the upset victory over the Baltimore Ravens all got here to a halt throughout Sunday’s crushing defeat to the Los Angeles Chargers which noticed the offense revert again to the turnover-prone sack fest that it was all yr previous to the Ravens sport.
Regardless of the offense struggling to hit double digits, the protection nonetheless had a number of vivid spots, most notably Isaiah McGuire who had a powerful Professional Soccer Focus grade in opposition to the Chargers.
PFF shared that McGuire posted a 78.9 grade, which was fourth amongst all edge defenders in Week 9.
Isaiah McGuire in Week 9:
78.9 PFF grade (4th amongst all EDGE defenders) pic.twitter.com/gBD29zRoEu
— PFF CLE Browns (@PFF_Browns) November 6, 2024
McGuire posted simply three tackles within the sport and didn’t report every other stats, however the spotlight of his day was the massive deal with he made on a punt return.
McGuire can have a chance to actually show himself and cement his standing as a constructing block of the longer term now that the workforce has traded edge rusher Za’Darius Smith to the Detroit Lions, opening up lots extra snaps for McGuire.
He’s in simply his second yr as a fourth-round select of Missouri, and after taking part in simply 4 video games as a rookie, he has suited up for eight video games this season.
Cleveland held the Chargers below 100 speeding yards on Sunday and sacked Justin Herbert six instances, so there was lots to love from the protection though it gave up 4 touchdowns.
The younger edge rusher has the remainder of this season to blossom, and he’ll be a enjoyable participant to look at down the stretch.
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