Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (10/23/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Hue Jackson: Not shifting blame for Browns’ woes to Todd Haley” (ESPN) - “Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson on Sunday said he would jump in ‘head first, all hands, feet and everything’ to help the team’s offense.”
• “Hue Jackson talked, and created his own problems with Todd Haley” (Pluto) - “They start too slow. They don’t do a good job protecting quarterback Baker Mayfield. They aren’t scoring enough points.”
• “Browns will take more overtime games if it means more wins, but would rather execute better in regulation” (Browns.com) - “The Browns are close to breaking a record, though not one they strived for. They’d like to avoid it, actually.”
• “Despite the chaos, faith in Baker, Browns not shaken” (WFNY) - “Looking down the line, with three games against playoff teams,6 it’s make or break for the Browns. 2-4-1 is not a record you want previous to this stretch, but teams have done more with worse.”
• “Should helmet hit on Baker Mayfield have been a penalty? ” (WFNY) - “Regardless of the call on the field on that fourth-quarter run, Jackson was not happy with how the Browns protected Mayfield, as he was sacked another five times for 29 lost yards.”

NFL:

• “Injuries: Sony Michel (knee) avoids serious injury” (NFL.com) - “Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch (groin) was placed on injured reserve Monday, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported.”
• “Cowboys get Amari Cooper from Raiders for 1st-round pick” (AP) - “Cooper has been held under 30 yards receiving in 13 of his past 26 games. Cooper has 3,183 yards and 19 touchdowns in three-plus seasons.”
• “Patrick Peterson seeks trade from Arizona Cardinals, but Steve Wilks says team won’t deal CB” (USA TODAY) - “With the NFL’s Oct. 30 trade deadline closing in, one of the league’s prized defenders is seeking for a fresh start with a new team.”