Woeful line, QB play holding back Browns' offense

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CLEVELAND -- The Browns' vision of a grandeur new-look offense -- a spread-out approach that highlighted quarterback Deshaun Watson's dual-threat ability -- has failed to come to fruition through three games.

Instead of a modern offense that would complement an elite defense, the Browns have fielded an impotent unit that has been met with boos from their home crowd and rivaled some of the worst offenses that have taken the field since the franchise returned to Cleveland.

The Browns are averaging 3.8 yards per play, the second-worst mark in the NFL and the franchise's third worst through the first three games of a season since returning to Cleveland in 1999, per…