Tuesday, October 16, 2001
Browns try to recover from defeat
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The Associated Press
BEREA, Ohio — Every film session, practice and game is a learning experience for the young Cleveland Browns.
This week's lesson plan: How to regroup from Sunday's 24-14 loss in Cincinnati that ended a three-game winning streak.
“Losing magnifies shortcomings and mistakes,” coach Butch Davis said Monday. “It also gives you a focus point of areas to practice in order to get better. We didn't do any of the things that had given us a chance to win the first four games.
“The loss was disappointing, but not discouraging.”
The Browns (3-2) had three fumbles, nine penalties and numerous missed tackles, and Bengals running back Corey Dillon tore through a defense that had allowed only three touchdowns.
“We're not happy, but we're not going in the tank,” safety Earl Little said. “We're focused on the task ahead.”
The upcoming task will be the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens, who are 3-2 after Sunday's 31-23 loss to Green Bay.
“I'm sure Baltimore is going to come out strong,” safety Percy Ellsworth said. “What makes them tough is defense, defense and defense. Their defense controls the tempo.”
That's bad news for a Browns offense that reverted to the inconsistency it showed the last two seasons. The Browns gained just 40 yards on 19 rushing plays and went 2-for-11 on third down.
Ellsworth said the entire defense also must improve.
“The problem is all 11 on the running game,” he said. “You can't just talk about the line or the linebackers. The secondary has to come up and help.”
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