Analyzing the Snap Counts in Browns vs. Bengals (Offense)

It's time to take a look at how many snaps the players on the Cleveland Browns played on offense in the team's 34-27 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Was Trent Richardson more active? Did Jordan Cameron see the field more often? And, did Alex Smith lead the team in reps at tight end like he did in the opener? Find out after the jump.

Offensive Line
Joe Thomas	Jason Pinkston	Alex Mack	Shawn Lauvao	Mitchell Schwartz
100% 67/67 plays	100% 67/67 plays	100% 67/67 plays	100% 67/67 plays	100% 67/67 plays

Thoughts: For the second week in a row, the Browns only had seven offensive linemen active, and all of the starters played every snap.

Running Back / Fullback
Trent Richardson	Chris Ogbonnaya	Owen Marecic	Montario Hardesty
72% 48/67 plays	30% 20/67 plays	22% 15/67 plays	0% 0/67 plays

Trent Richardson: 19 carries, 109 yards, 5.7 average, 1 touchdown. 4 catches, 36 yards, 1 touchdown (5 targets).
Chris Ogbonnaya: 6 catches, 73 yards, 1 fumble (6 targets).
Owen Marecic: 0 catches (1 target).

Thoughts: There is no doubt that Trent Richardson was a beast in this game...and he still has plenty of room for improvement! It's apparent that this guy can play, so now the long-term question is, "can he hold up for an entire season?" Richardson played five more snaps than he did in Week 1. The big change was that Brandon Jackson, who played in 31% of the snaps in Week 1, was inactive. Instead, Chris Ogbonnaya was active and became the third-down back. He caught a lot of passes but did have a key fumble. We're all done with Owen Marecic, aren't we? With how little he plays on offense, and the fact that he doesn't seem like a special teams beast, losing him is not going to cripple this team by any means.

Wide Receiver
Mohamed Massaquoi	Greg Little	Josh Gordon	Travis Benjamin	Joshua Cribbs
88% 59/67 plays	85% 57/67 plays	51% 34/67 plays	27% 18/67 plays	6% 4/67 plays

Mohamed Massaquoi: 5 catches, 90 yards (7 targets).
Greg Little: 5 catches, 57 yards, 1 touchdown (7 targets).
Josh Gordon: 1 catch, 5 yards (3 targets).
Joshua Cribbs: 1 catch, 4 yards (2 targets).
Travis Benjamin: 2 carries, 15 yards.

Thoughts: The distribution of playing time is pretty much the same as it was a Week ago. Josh Gordon saw nine less snaps, but that was because Cleveland went with a tight end more often. Little stepped up his game after not recording a catch a week ago, ans Massaquoi looks like the team's best receiver right now. Everything he is doing is so crisp, and he's showing some nice speed down the field too. Benjamin was not targeted on any passes in Week 2 after being targeted six times in Week 1.

Tight End
Benjamin Watson	Alex Smith	Jordan Cameron
84% 56/67 plays	28% 19/67 plays	7% 5/67 plays

Alex Smith: 3 catches, 30 yards (4 targets).
Benjamin Watson: 1 catch, 27 yards (1 target).
Jordan Cameron: No stats registered.

Thoughts: During the game, I kept thinking, "why is Alex Smith getting more reps than Ben Watson?" Boy, was I off. Smith was still targeted a high percentage of the time he was in the game, but Watson dominated the reps at 84% of the plays. Jordan Cameron must be pinned as a red zone thread only, just like Evan Moore was a season ago.

Quarterback
Brandon Weeden
100% 67/67 plays

Brandon Weeden: 26-of-37 for 322 yards, 2 touchdowns. 2 carries, 6 yards.

Thoughts: I especially liked what Weeden did in the second half, checking down to his running backs after first looking down the field. He was 17-of-22 in the second half and erased most of the accuracy issues he had against Philadelphia.

History of Snap Counts on Offense:

-Week 1: Philadelphia vs. Cleveland