With a Week 1 win in the bag, Cleveland Browns quarterback Jacoby Brissett is heading into the team’s second matchup with new goals in mind. No longer needed to press his abilities to make things happen to get the Browns in the win column, he told reporters at the team’s Wednesday press conference that he is changing his strategy slightly in Week 2.
Asked specifically about his inability to get in rhythm with tight end David Njoku, Brissett made it clear that he is still settling into his starting role. Though he didn’t intend to leave the star pass catcher out of the rotation against Carolina, he was more focused on more important aspects of the game than individual statistics.
“I think every game is different,” Brissett said. “David did a great job in the run game. Obviously, he probably did not get as many touches as he wanted – obviously, he did not get as many touches as he would want – but it is part of the game. It is no, ‘Hold up. Let’s force the ball to somebody.’ We had a couple of chances. I missed him on a couple, but it is the first game of the season. We have a long way to go. It is things that myself, him and us as an offense are working on to spread the ball around to as many people as we can.”
Time will tell if the Brissett-Njoku connection becomes as strong as the one that the tight end shared with Baker Mayfield in years past. Brissett may still need time to adjust to the weapons at his disposal, but has plenty of time left to hone his game. He should have a good shot at achieving a winning record in his stint with the Browns if he can keep making progress with every passing matchup.
