Daily Dawg Chow (10/18/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• What Cleveland Browns fans have to say to Bucs fans (Tampa Bay Times) - “There will be hundreds, thousands of Browns fans at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday when Cleveland visits Tampa Bay in the regular season for the first time since 2010. The Bucs are still struggling to return to the postseason for the first time since 2007. Poor them. Browns fans can only smile softly.”
• Baker Mayfield aims to rebound from ‘the worst loss I’ve ever had’ (Cleveland.com) - “That’s the worst loss that I’ve ever had,’’ Mayfield said Wednesday as he prepared to face the 2-3 Bucs on Sunday in Tampa. “You have to push forward and just have to do your job, and you’ll find out what this team is made of.’’
• Doug Dieken: Nick Chubb is still adjusting to NFL pass blocking because he didn’t have to do it in college (92.3 The Fan) - “Cleveland Browns radio analyst Doug Dieken joined Ken Carman and Anthony Lima to talk Browns vs. Buccaneers and what the team can do to get back on track down in Tampa Bay this Sunday.”
• Tyrod Taylor frustrated by role with Browns, is ‘very confident’ he’s still a winning quarterback (The Sporting News) - “Taylor has completed 48.8 percent of his passes and thrown two touchdowns along with two interceptions in three games this season.”
• Film Room: How Tyrell Williams Got Loose in the Browns Secondary (24/7 Sports) - “The Cleveland Browns pass defense has been a bright spot in 2018. Outside of Week 3’s debacle against Oakland, the pass defense has been quality enough to win just about every game on the schedule. After Week 5, the Browns defense had the second overall best pass coverage number in the NFL.”

NFL:

• Fan Index: The Packers have the best fans in the NFL (USA Today) - “Pro Football Fan Index voters have spoken, and the Green Bay Packers have the best fanbase in the NFL. The Packers received 14 percent of all votes to beat the Cleveland Browns in an incredibly tight race.”
• NFL odds, picks for Week 7: Advanced computer model loving Chiefs, Eagles (CBS) - “The 2018 NFL season has provided the highest scoring average we’ve seen thus far in the history of the league and Week 7 is expected to produce more of the same according to the latest NFL odds.”
• Predicting the NFL’s next record-breakers: Who will top Drew Brees? (ESPN) - “Just as Manning took the title from Favre and Brees topped Manning, though, we know that we’re going to see another ceremony for another passing yardage record-holder in the future.”
• Top 10 contract pushes: Melvin Gordon’s makin’ paper (NFL.com) - “Striking gold in the free-agent market can accelerate -- or even eliminate -- the rebuilding process for NFL franchises.”