Zone Coverage

The Browns came out of the bye and hung tough with the Saints for three quarters before a complete collapse in the fourth. Scott Petrak recaps another bleak loss for the Browns, which saw Dawand Jones go down with a season-ending injury and Dustin Hopkins have problems making kicks, with Dave Chudowsky of WKYC-TV. But they can't dwell on it too much, as the Browns have a short week and face the Steelers at Huntington Bank Field on Thursday night.

The Browns are coming out of the bye, Jameis Winston will continue to be the Browns' starting quarterback and offensive lineman Jedrick Wills is making business decisions. Scott Petrak talks with Dave Chudowsky of WKYC-TV on these and other topics in the latest edition of the Zone Coverage podcast.

Well, the Browns limped into the bye with a 27-10 loss to the Chargers. Scott Petrak talks with WKYC-TV's Dave Chudowsky -- who channels his inner Admiral Ackbar from "Star Wars" -- about the loss, which wasn't as close as the score would indicate, and Andrew Berry's annual bye week news conference that didn't say much -- but did introduce the concept of a "thought partner."

Scott Petrak and Dave Chudowsky of WKYC-TV -- like Browns fans everywhere -- are mourning the loss of broadcaster Jim Donovan, and can 't help but wonder if there was a little intervention from beyond as the Browns snapped a five-game skid with a win over the Ravens. Scott and Chud talk about the changes that occurred in that game and what they mean going forward, and look ahead to this Sunday's matchup at home against the Chargers.

It's been an eventful few days for the Browns. The Haslams announced their intent to move off the lakefront to a new dome in Brook Park, Nick Chubb returned and Deshaun Watson is done for the year with a ruptured Achilles tendon. Oh, and the Browns lost to the Bengals, and with the Ravens coming to town, it doesn't look like things will get better soon. Scott Petrak talks about as much of this as he can handle with Dave Chudowsky of WKYC-TV.

Nick Chubb could return this week. And that's the extent of the good news. Beat writer Scott Petrak talks with Dave Chudowsky of WKYC-TV about the Browns' loss to the Eagles -- another game against a bad team where the Browns couldn't get out of their own way -- Kevin Stefanski's insistence that Deshaun Watson is the way forward, and this week's battle for the bottom of the AFC North with the Bengals.

The Browns got absolutely demolished on Sunday by the Washington Commanders, and it doesn't appear to beat writer Scott Petrak that things will get better in the foreseeable future. This leads to some existential questions. Who should be playing quarterback? Who should be calling plays? Scott talks about these and other issues with Dave Chudowsky of WKYC-TV.

Stick a fork in the Browns because they are done, says Dave Chudowsky of WKYC-TV. Beat writer Scott Petrak isn't quite as down on them, but there's a lot to be concerned about, as evidenced by their 20-16 loss Sunday to the Raiders. Scott and Dave break down that loss, discuss Nick Chubb's health status, and ponder this weekend's game against a resurgent Washington team.

So things did not go as planned for the Browns on Sunday. After a great beginning, the Giants roared back for a 21-15 win that wasn't a close as the score would lead you to believe. Scott Petrak breaks down the game with Dave Chudowsky of WKYC-TV and talks about bad news on the injury front, why Deshaun Watson isn't doing great, and how dire the upcoming three-game road swing is for the team.

The Browns got themselves into bad situations Sunday, but got themselves out of them in an 18-13 win over the Jaguars. Scott Petrak talks with Dave Chudowsky of WKYC-TV about the bright spots of the game (Deshaun Watson looked better! Jerry Jeudy! The defense), question marks (Deshaun Watson ... still? Omari Cooper?) and preview next week's game at home against the Giants.