When the Browns suspended offensive line coach Andy Moeller indefinitely six days before their regular-season opener, two-time Pro Bowl center Alex Mack conceded, “It’s going to be tough.”
But no one could have known the Browns’ highly touted offensive line would struggle to the extent it did during Sunday’s season-opening 31-10 loss to the New York Jets.
The performance qualifies as the biggest disappointment for the Browns in Week 1, and they certainly left New Jersey with a long list of letdowns.
Finishing runner-up was a secondary not shy about labeling itself one of the league’s top two or three units.