Can Myles Garrett and the Deshaun Watson-less Browns defense slow down Brock Purdy and the 49ers offense in Week 6?
"You have to take them out of downs where the option to run or pass is the same, and that's winning on first and second downs — forcing them into must-throws, forcing them into must-pass downs where they can't use their action game, they can't use their boot game, they can't use all their misdirections runs," Olsen said."You have to force them into passing downs. Now, having said that, Brock Purdy been fantastic on those downs, too.
Watson, who's in his first full season under center for the Browns, has underwhelmed thus far in 2023. Across the three games that he has played, Watson has totaled just 678 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, two interceptions and an 87.8 passer rating, while completing 63.7% of his passes. He has also rushed for 83 yards and one touchdown.
On the other side, San Francisco has been a well-oiled machine across the board. The Niners are top three in the NFL in total yards , points , total yards surrendered and points surrendered per game. Cleveland's defense is tasked with slowing down the likes of elite playmakers in Here's how you can create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow your favorite leagues, teams and players and receive a personalized newsletter in your inbox dailyBaker Mayfield, JuJu Smith-Schuster highlight free-agent studs and dudsBaker Mayfield, JuJu Smith-Schuster highlight free-agent studs and dudsFOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.COM™ & © 2023 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. All rights reserved.
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