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What is going on with Higgins I just read in game day he would not take the field against Seattle? I dont get all the news here in NYC. What is going on with him is he hurt or do we have a bad coach? He was one of my favorite players last year.

Nobody seems to know ... rumors of him being in the doghouse, but he still dresses but isn’t played much

Look for him to play today.

I have no idea of the reliability of this, but here's what I found on the topic.

Rashard Higgins drama confirms Cleveland Browns locker room problems

Rashard Higgins refusing to play against the Seattle Seahawks confirmed the Cleveland Browns have a leadership issue in the locker room.

The playing time of Cleveland Browns wide receiver Rashard Higgins over the past three games has been confusing. After having a breakout season in 2018, Higgins was expected to help bring the offense out of its slump after returning from injury.

Instead, Higgins has only played 28 offensive snaps the past three games, including zero snaps against the Seattle Seahawks during Week 6, his first game active after missing four games with a knee injury.

Higgins and Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens would not answer questions as to why the wide receiver did not play against the Seahawks, creating a sense there was a problem between the two parties.

On Friday, Jason Lloyd of The Athletic reported Higgins did not play against the Seahawks because he refused to play when asked to enter the game (subscription required). Higgins said after the game he did not know why he was not put into the game.

The Browns coaching staff clearly was expecting Higgins to be on the field against the Seahawks. Otherwise, they would not have activated him for the game and instead would have let him miss another game.

This drama with Higgins is just another arrow pointing at the direction of the Browns having issues in the locker room. There does not appear to be much leadership from both the coaching staff and the players themselves because situations like this do not normally happen.

The concern with Kitchens would be if he would demand the respect from his players as the head coach. But as the season drags on and the Browns still resemble an undisciplined team who can not execute, it is clear Kitchens is not doing enough to get what he wants out of the players.

Higgins telling his own head coach that he will not enter a game despite being dressed and apparently part of the game plan is mind-numbing. A coach clearly is not showing enough leadership if his own players are saying they won’t enter games when called upon.

But the issue does not just fall onto Kitchens. It is now a broader issue because there does not seem to be too much leadership in the locker room itself. With the Browns struggling, the players should be demanding the most out of each other. But what they are getting is players who don’t want to play in games despite being ready to play.

Baker Mayfield has already said in press conferences he needs to be doing more as a leader of the team. But it is also a problem when the veteran leadership is not there. Young players will respect the veterans because they’ve been through the grind of the NFL. However, if the younger players are doing what they want without being held accountable by others, it can ruin an entire locker room.

It is becoming fairly clear that Cleveland’s performance is not the only problem for the organization. Without good leadership, a roster of great talent can be rendered useless. And that seems to be the biggest problem with the Cleveland Browns right now.

https://dawgpounddaily.com/2019/11/08/ra...-room-problems/

Of course in today's press we can't get the facts of what happened without a bunch of editorializing to go along with it, but I didn't write it.

I suppose it’s possible Higgins was showing his butt, but the question would then be why? He’s had a reputation of being pretty easy going and a hard worker. On top of that, it doesn’t make sense that a guy who had a break out year and a reputation of having a good relationship with his QB would willfully refuse to take the field. I suppose if he felt like they cleared him of his injury to soon and he got some bad advice from his agent to sit out an extra week is possible? Or maybe he asked for a trade behind the scenes we don’t know about yet and tried to gain some leverage?

Or is it more likely a new coaching staff is mishandling it’s players?

I don’t know. It just seems too strange.

Childish BS in Berea. Play football, play your football players and Shut up!

If this can't be accomplished then turn it over to and sign some grown up men who are capable of playing, leading and running this thing.

1 catch, 1 TD.

Supposedly Higgins and Freddie have a beef with each other, and this is why Higgins doesnt play. Its in an article on The Athletic, which is behind a paywall/must install app.

But, thats what it is.

Maybe this game winning TD will solve their beef.

Higgins 1 Target 1 Catch 1 TD

Let me see. That averages out to about. . . .

He might be our second best receiver after Landry

Higgins is a weapon. He doesn't do anything at an All-Pro level, but he does everything really well. I hate that there was some nonsense in the background, and hope he is back in the team's plans ..... because he always seems to come up with a big play, or a big block leading to a big play for someone else.

j/c

Higgins is more reliable than Callaway and seems to be more consistent (plus is better in the red zone)

Here is the article.

https://theathletic.com/1360796/2019/11/...source=boxscore

Love Jimmy D

Who is the guy sitting there that doesnt seem to care?

If this were coming from a New York news agency, I wouldn't listen to it, / wouldn't trust it.

Doesn't sound much like what Higgans has done in the past,
Browns head coach didn't make an issue of it,

Is this a continuation of the knee injury.

Jimmy is always turning and screaming at Diek when he makes the call. Diek is always, well, sometimes he needs someone to check his pulse lol.

I hope whatever the issue is, it gets resolved, as I want Higgins signed long-term.

He bust his behind from day 1, despite the MANY critics who didn't have any confidence in his ability.

If there is a rift between Freddie and Wood, then I'm honestly surprised Baker hasn't talked more about it. Either Baker is learning (see Duke Johnson situation), or there is not much to comment on anyway.

Really hoping to see Landry, OBJ, Wood, and Callaway ALL active on Thursday. Cmon Freddie.

Yeah, he’s probably either got dementia or is numb to this franchise

You have to wonder what Callaway did .. FK alluded to it being a disciplinary thing

He probably FedEx'd himself a pallet of edibles to Berea after their time in Denver.

The inner workings of this team seem so weird.

Two up and coming players, Higgins and Avery...one cant see the field, the other is traded. Callaway, who is a complete knucklehead, continues to get chance after chance. Chad Thomas gets chance after chance. Some guy named Hodge is getting redzone snaps. Our LT is benched then starting again.

This team is so weird.

Doug Dieken, Browns left tackle, 1971 - 1984.

He cares.

Doug has worked for the Browns for 49 years. Talk about seniority

I know who he is. Havent seen him in years. Someone should check him for a pulse.

Can he fog a mirror? Burning question. I would never doubt the Dieken. Jimmy Donovan might have left him deaf by now.

Thumbs up for a greatcall on this win! AT HOME!

That looks more like a painting than an actual picture...awesome! And the picture of Kareem Hunt (#12 in the gallery I think) during the national anthem...Looks like a tear-stain on his cheek. The man was very thankful to be on the field it seems.

Here's another view. I like the support from everybody.

Except the coach.

Soo.. Higgins?

He better get major playing time this week.

20 something personnel package should be our go to heading to the last half of the season.

Would love to especially see Chubb, Hunt, Landry, OBJ, and Higgins more often than not.

Sweet graphs ... I like stuff like that as it gives us a more broad perspective

All I know for sure about Hunt is that he runs hard and fast and did you see the block he put on a defender to spring Chubb for a nice gain?

his blocking was something that surprised me as well ... of course, we’re going to get his best effort in all regards for the next 7 weeks, so hopefully we can continue to find ways to maximize him

As of right now, our two most reliable WR are Jarvis and Higgs.

OBJ has been a let down if you ask me. Drops everything.