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Cleveland Browns: 5 Burning questions entering 2019 training camp

By Cory Kinnan

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 09: Odell Beckham Jr.#13 of the New York Giants cheers before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at MetLife Stadium on September 9, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 09: Odell Beckham Jr.#13 of the New York Giants cheers before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at MetLife Stadium on September 9, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 01: Nevada offensive lineman Austin Corbett speaks to the media during NFL Combine press conferences at the Indiana Convention Center on March 1, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 01: Nevada offensive lineman Austin Corbett speaks to the media during NFL Combine press conferences at the Indiana Convention Center on March 1, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Should we be worried about the offensive line?

Over the back half of the 2018 season, the Browns surrendered the least amount of sacks and pressures. The interior offensive line of Zeitler, Pro Bowler Joel Bitonio, and center J.C. Tretter was ranked among the top interior trios in the entire league as well.

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Zeitler is now a Giant, and while Tretter and Bitonio remain solid, the Browns have not yet found a sustainable replacement for him and must worry about their tackles.

Last year’s 33rd overall pick Austin Corbett is slated to be the replacement for Zeitler, but struggled to even see all of the first team reps as a player with no starting experience Kyle Kalis has also been getting reps at the position. The Browns now must worry if Corbett will be the guy or if he is going to turn out to be a bust.

While left tackle filled in and was respectable at left tackle last year as a pass blocker, his grade as a run blocker remains low. He has been working out this offseason to get better and received a one-year, $7 million extension from the Browns for this year, but can the former second overall pick continue to be sustainable and shake off the “bust” label?

The right tackle position may be the most worrisome of all along the Browns’ offensive front as they paid Chris Hubbard big money last year to play the position, and he did a sub-par job at it. They also signed former Houston Texan Kendall Lamm to challenge Hubbard this offseason for the gig, but neither graded particularly well in 2018.

If the Browns want to see a flourishing offense this year, the answers of sustainability and starter at right guard must be answered. This could be the Achilles heel of the Browns in 2019.

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