5 KEYS FOR SUNDAY

OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS I WILL BE GIVING YOU THE 5 KEYS TO THE GAME AGAINST THE STEELERS, 1 EACH DAY THAT IS. TODAY IS KEY #1: AVOID THE SLOW START. THE PAST TWO GAMES THE BROWNS, DESPITE WINNING, HAVE GOTTEN OFF TO SLOW STARTS. THE OFFENSE JUST HAS NOT BEEN THERE EARLY ON IN THESE GAMES AND HAS WAITED UNTIL THE SECOND HALF TO DO SOMETHING. THE WAY THE DEFENSE IS PLAYING NOW, IF THE BROWNS DO THE SAME THIS TIME AROUND AGAINST THE STEELERS AS THEY DID THE LAST AND TWO GAMES PRIOR TO THIS ONE, THE STEELERS WILL BURY US. BY AVOIDING THE SLOW START THE DEFENSE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP AND TURN UP THE TEMPO. MAYBE THEY CAN FORCE AN EARLY TURNOVER AND GIVE THE OFFENSE CONFIDENCE TO GRAB AN EARLY LEAD. ONE THING FOR SURE IS THE BROWNS ARE A FAR BETTER TEAM WHEN PLAYING WITH A LEAD. PUT THE PRESSURE ON THE STEELERS AND THEY WILL CRUMBLE.