Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (11/16/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Freddie Kitchens’ impact on Browns offense ‘reflects in the numbers’” (Browns.com) - “In the three weeks before Kitchens took over, the Browns offense was in a tailspin. The unit cracked 20 points just once and averaged just 286 yards per game.”
• “Baker’s boys: Mayfield has Browns believing dark days over” (AP) - “But as Cleveland hit its bye week, and with six games left in another season going nowhere, optimism abounds around a franchise that has had little to celebrate over the past 25 years.”
• “John Dorsey says he’d consider a female head coach for the Browns” (PFT) - “On one hand, it’s great that Dorsey would publicly articulate a move that not long ago would have been inconceivable.”
• “John Dorsey: Cleveland Browns’ coaching vacancy ‘very attractive’ despite persistent struggles” (WKYC) - “Cleveland Browns general manager John Dorsey made a strong first sales pitch for the team’s head-coaching vacancy.”

NFL:

• “Injuries: Marvin Jones (knee) not practicing Thursday” (NFL.com) - “The Detroit Lions could be thin at wide receiver come Sunday. Marvin Jones Jr. did not practice for the second straight day this week while dealing with a bone bruise in his knee.”
• “Joe Flacco sits out practice but Lamar Jackson could have other competition to start for Ravens” (CBS) - “The Baltimore Ravens are coming off their bye week having lost three games in a row, dropping their record to 4-5.”
• “Sean McVay: Rams could use some plays ‘stolen’ from Chiefs” (ESPN) - “Sean McVay is always looking for a new wrinkle to add to the Los Angeles Rams’ offense. This season, the Kansas City Chiefs (9-1) have provided plenty of content.”
• “Which Players Will Most Likely Be Franchise-Tagged in 2019?” (MMQB) - “There have been more defensive players than offensive tagged in recent years (2015 being the only recent exception in the past five years).”