Don’t look now, but three of the four starters on the Browns’ defensive line from 2020 are gone. In their stead, are some new guys.
And after the upcoming NFL draft, more new guys will be mixed into that recipe of the defense to rush the passer and stop the run. Which, those other guys didn’t do. Cleveland was ranked 30th against the run last year.
This included the third most rushing yards (2,374), fifth most rushing touchdowns (21) and also yards per carry (4.8), seventh most rushes for first downs (133), plus the second most runs of 20-yards or more (21).