Up until last week this season was looking ugly. And even at 1-2 there isn't a whole lot of buzz surrounding the Cleveland Browns. But in the midst of all of the drama surrounding the team, this defense has been almost championship caliber. Ranking out as the 7th overall defense in the NFL coming into week four, the defense is coming off a six sack effort versus Christian Ponder and the Minnesota Vikings. These are incredible numbers considering that the Browns are by far the worst team in the NFL converting third downs, which mean that 75% of the time that the offense faces third down the defense is quickly back on the field.
While Joe Haden, Paul Kruger, Phil Taylor, Desmond Bryant, and Barkevious Mingo have all showed up in big ways at every opportunity, Buster Skrine appeared to be a liability. Until last week. Skrine was an important player in the win, completing several stand out defensive plays, that were paramount in keeping points off of the board. If Skrine could continue his good play, it would a great thing for the Browns who are still trying to develop guys like Leon McFadden into a NFL caliber talent. And if at 24 years old, Skrine could be in the future of the Browns secondary it would eliminate the need of pursuing talent at that position for the foreseeable future.
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