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Josh Keatley

Browns fall to Bears 21-20: A few key takeaways

The Cleveland Browns dropped to 1-2 in the 2022 preseason with another 21-20 loss, but this time to the Chicago Bears. While the Browns had a few highlights, most of them occurred in the second half as the bottom of the roster turned their play up a notch to earn a roster spot.

For the Browns, some of the same issues we have been seeing continued, but overall there were enough positives to allow me to sleep soundly throughout the night.

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In the end, the Chicago Bears outlasted Cleveland, but we did finally get a look at Jacoby Brissett

A few key takeaways for the Browns from Sunday:

Alex Wright is the real deal

Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

I was somewhat skeptical of the selection of Alex Wright as I did not perceive him to be a ready-made day one contributor, but the dude has proven me wrong. Wright has consistently shown why the Browns selected him and he looks like a day one player.

What is wrong with Anthony Schwartz?

Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Anthony Schwartz has had a terrible preseason and has dropped more passes than he has caught. I don’t think he is going to get cut, because they invested too high of a draft pick in him and the receiving corps is so thin, but he is not a reliable weapon and seems to be getting worse.

Jacoby Brissett didn't light the world on fire

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This was the first time we saw Jacoby Brissett throw for the Cleveland Browns in live action and he was a tad underwhelming in completing 13 of 23 passes for 109 yards and an interception. I for one am not worried, but there were too many tweets discussing a potential quarterback competition to ignore. Joshua Dobbs has looked good all preseason, but to me, it seems like this staff is fairly confident in Brissett.

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