Cleveland Browns Film Room: Week 6 Field Goal Protection

Each week this season, we’ll take a seat in our very own WFNY Browns film room and break down a little tape from the previous week.  Do enjoy. I spent some time going over all 4 of the Browns’ field goal attempts from last Sunday. You probably don’t need reminded that 2 of these kicks were successful, and 2 were blocked. Both of the unsuccessful kicks were blocked by Red Bryant, a 6’4″ 323 pound DE for Seattle. Before we look at the pictures, let me say a couple of things. Red Bryant is bigger than 6’4″ 323. And for a guy that size, he has some impressive agility. Here’s the formation for the first block. You actually can’t see Bryant (#97) because he is lined up in a three point stance in front of LB David Hawthorne (#57). The Seahawks lined up three big defensive ends in a row and had Hawthorne behind them. They also targeted the left side of the Browns’ line. Pontbriand is the snapper, and Oniel Cousins is playing left guard ...