G Joel Bitonio (11.10.22)
On what it would mean to the Browns OL if RB Nick Chubb won the rushing title this year, given Chubb said it would be a nice team stat more so than it meaning anything from an individual standpoint:
“It is a cool stat, but we really just want to win games. If that means Nick wins the rushing title, that is a bonus. We want to do everything we can to win as many games as possible. It is part of it, but honestly, we go out there and we haven’t really talked about it yet. We are just trying to win as many games as possible.”
On if the Browns felt early in the Bengals game that they were clicking on offense:
“It took a little while to get going. We had a turnover. We had a couple of tough plays. Once we got rolling a little bit and got up at halftime – our defense was playing lights out the first half – the second half we got rolling pretty good. It took a little bit, but it was good once we got rolling.’
On the Browns playing six of their final nine games of the season on the road:
“It is part of the game. We have had kind of a home stretch to start the year. It is good we got the bye week because we have been working on our silent counts and doing all of that type of stuff that is part of the O line, but it is really on communication. A lot of it is maybe not vocal if it is really, really loud in there. We have played a lot of road games here so I think we will be ready. We played Baltimore, and that was pretty loud. We know we are going to have some big challenges on the road coming up. Just non-verbal communication, make sure we are on the same page and make sure the silent count is working well, all of those things.”
On if there are discussions this week about the Browns looking to control the clock on offense due to the Dolphins offense’s explosiveness:
“We don’t really mention the specifics of it. We want our defense to play really well, and we want to play really well on offense. I think if you start talking too much about it… Maybe the coaches have a great understanding of what is going on. For us, it is, ‘Let’s execute the plays that are called. I don’t think we go in there and, ‘Let’s run the clock down every play.’ Just play the game and kind of see how it goes. If it ends up being something where we need to run the ball a little bit more, I am sure the coaches will adjust that. It is never like a huge gameplan thing that the players get. We get the plays, we get an understanding of what is going on and we know they are a great offense so we are going to have to bring our A game, for sure.”
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