In the midst of controversy over the Cleveland Browns’ legendary collapse in Week 2, head coach Kevin Stefanski is focusing on a very specific facet of his defense for the team’s next matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers. It would seem that the coach thinks that confusion on defensive substitutions played a role in the meltdown against the New York Jets, and he told reporters on Monday that they will be a key point of emphasis in practice this week.
“What we have done is you practice substitutions in practice,” Stefanski explained. “There are ways to not let the defense or offense know which group is going in next so you make them lock in on those type of things. We practiced in the crowd noise defensively knowing that we are going to have to be using signals. You do practice those type of things, and that is really your operation.
