Wyatt Teller starts at right guard as well as Greg Robinson back at LT for the Browns vs. Broncos - cleveland.com
https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2019/11...vs-broncos.htmlDENVER, Colo. — If five offensive linemen are like five fingers on a glove as they say, the Browns’ glove has been darned an awful lot in the past couple of weeks.
Greg Robinson was back at left tackle against the Broncos Sunday after being benched the week before in New England in favor of Justin McCray, and Wyatt Teller started in place of Eric Kush after replacing him for nine snaps in New England.
Robinson and Teller practiced with the first team at those spots throughout the week.
Teller (6-4, 214) was acquired in a trade with the Bills on Aug. 29 for fifth- and sixth-round picks in 2020. The Browns also got a 2021 seventh-rounder in the deal.
With McCray starting at left tackle last week during a 27-13 loss to the Patriots, the Browns surrendered five sacks. But McCray earned a worse pass-blocking grade for that game by profootballfocus.com (38.3) than Robinson did in any of his 14 starts for the Browns at the position.
Robinson was determined to get his starting job back when benched before the Patriots game.
“There’s a strong possibility,’’ he said then. “I’ve been getting a lot of reps with the ones just to make sure I’m not caught off guard, and I respect that from the coaches. Regardless of what’s going on, they still allow me to get the opportunity to get those reps and get familiar with the game plan outside of the meeting room."
McCray also earned an overall grade of 50.4 in Week 8 to land at No. 106 in pff.com’s tackle rankings. He surrendered one sack, four pressures and committed one of the Browns’ four false-start penalties.
Kush was the No. 74-ranked guard with a 45.8 grade according to pff.com, surrendering 18 pressures and committing four penalties. The writing was on the wall last week that the Browns were ready to give Teller a start when they alternated him with Kush. In his nine snaps, Teller earned a grade of 53.2 for a No. 11 ranking among NFL guards.
“I’m just working hard and hoping to get an opportunity soon,’’ he told cleveland.com recently.
The Browns expect to have another lineup change on offense. Tight end Steve Carlson, promoted from the practice squad this week with Pharaoh Brown inactive with a concussion, could be on the field for the first snap, possibly along with fellow tight end Demetrius Harris.
Other inactives for the Browns are receivers Taywan Taylor and Damion Ratley, safety Eric Murray (knee surgery), safety Damarious Randall (hamstring), cornerback Robert Jackson and tackle Kendall Lamm.
Jermaine Whitehead will start at safety in place of Randall.
In other Browns roster news, receivers Odell Beckham Jr. (groin) and Jarvis Landry (shoulder) are both active despite being limited all week.
