Browns focus on improvement

11.02.2009

The Browns plan to use the bye week for evaluation and improvement - both individually and collectively.

Speaking Monday afternoon, head coach Eric Mangini said he and his staff will analyze every phase of the team this week before deciding on the best way to improve going forward. Mangini said deciding on a starting quarterback would be a part of that process.

Mangini said he'll also open the door to his office to any player who would like an evaluation of his play or the chance to discuss the best way to get further playing time as the season progresses.

"We'll use the bye week as a staff to go through phase by phase, analyze it through the self scout, look at self scout tapes and put together a plan for each day of practice," Mangini said. "We'll emphasize the things we do well, emphasize the things we don't do well and go about making corrections and adjustments."

He said he's always used the bye week to take time with individual players as well.

"It's important to be able to go through, phase by phase, and evaluate," Mangini said. "You're not gameplanning a specific opponent. You're analyzing your team. I've always felt the bye week is a very productive time.

"I'll look at all those things this week. In yesterday's game I think we had opportunities. We turned it over too many times. We didn't play well enough on special teams."