Every Friday leading into a Sunday contest for the Cleveland Football Browns, WFNY provides a roundtable-like discussion featuring each writer and his feelings on what the Dawgs need to do in order to leave the contest victorious.  On the flip side of the coin, we aim to feature at least one voice from the opposing team who aims to provide a bit of a contrast; a devil’s advocate if you will.

This season, we will share some of our thoughts with the loyal readers of cleveland.com while inviting you all to continue the conversation with your fellow fans. 

Without further ado, this season’s Week 4 edition of The Browns Will Win If…

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Andrew: …They don’t let Chris Johnson finally start earning his new paycheck. I don’t like to read too much into stats after 3 games, especially this year when the Browns have faced Andy Dalton/Bruce Gradkowski, Kerry Collins, and Chad Henne, but the Browns have been pretty good against the pass. They’ve been disruptive with their pass rush and Joe Haden has played like an absolute superstar this year. But the Browns have not looked good against the run at all. Without Kenny Britt, logic dictates that the Titans will try to lean on Chris Johnson and try to get him going against a susceptible rush defense.

The Browns simply cannot let that happen. If the Titans can control the game on the ground, the Browns are in for a rough afternoon because the Titans defense has looked nothing short of great this year. On offense, I just want to see the Browns begin to figure out how to start getting positive yards on 1st down. Whether it’s playcalling or execution, the Browns have been unable to help themselves in later downs by netting positive yardage plays on 1st down. The Browns aren’t going to turn around their offensive woes in one week, but a good start would be better playcalling and execution on 1st down plays.

Kirk: …the offensive line has a statement game. With Peyton Hillis expected back and Montario Hardesty fresh off a solid performance last week, it’s time to get the run game jump-started. Right tackle has been a disappointment between Artis Hicks and Oniel Cousins; let’s hope Tony Pashos makes it to Sunday and is an upgrade there. I think we’ll continue to see a learning curve with Pinkston and Lauvao. The offensive line will need to be up for the challenge with a Titans’ D that ranks best in the NFL right now.

Defensively, it needs to be more of the same. I was downright stunned at the effectiveness of the Browns’ defense on that final drive after being on the field for a good portion of the game. With Kenny Britt out, Joe Haden can cover Nate Washington, and the safeties can concentrate more on making sure Chris Johnson doesn’t make Week 4 the one where he gets back on track. I expect the defensive line to continue to build momentum from their strong start, but they need to avoid costly penalties.

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Donnie Avery couldn’t make the St. Louis Rams this summer after coming back from major surgery. (Jeff Roberson/Associated Press)

The Tennessee Titans placed receiver Kenny Britt on injured reserve Wednesday and signed Donnie Avery to fill his spot on the roster.

Britt tore both his ACL and MCL in his right knee during last week’s 17-14 win over Denver. He will need surgery within the next two weeks to repair the damage, but the injury left Tennessee (2-1) with only four receivers. The Titans worked out a handful of receivers Tuesday and Wednesday before signing Avery.

“We played against him in pre-season, he played well against us that day, we know he is coming off the ACL and missed last year,” Titans coach Mike Munchak. “He has played in the league, has 100 catches or so, he had two good years his first years in the league, so we felt that he had the best opportunity to come in and help us this year.”

The five-foot-11 Avery was a second-round pick in 2008 out of Houston by St. Louis. He had 100 catches for 1,263 yards and eight touchdowns but missed the 2010 season after tearing his right ACL against New England on Aug. 26. The Rams cut him Sept. 3.

Munchak said another benefit is that Avery can talk to Britt as the receiver works through surgery and his rehabilitation.

“The best thing to do is to talk to someone else who has been through it, and we ended up bringing in someone who has been through it,” Munchak said.

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