Daily Dawg Tags: The Browns and bad defense

Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Tuesday, Nov. 8.

The Cleveland Browns defense is not only bad, it is historically bad.

The Browns are next to last in the league in yards allowed, points allowed and rushing yards allowed; 23rd in defending the pass and in takeaways; and 26th in sacks.

But don’t expect any changes to come down from head coach Hue Jackson.

“Ray is always searching for ways to do things differently and creatively. We understand that he has a lot of young guys over there and sometimes those things as you try them, they just do not work out the way you want them to,” Jackson said on Monday in trying to explain why defensive coordinator Ray Horton is so bad at his job. “I am not going to tell you guys that Ray has not tried to be creative because I know without question that he has, but sometimes, that does not bring success. Sometimes that can hurt you.

“I know everybody is concerned about the defense and what they are doing, but our staff is working extremely hard and the best they can. We are not getting the results that any of us want, and we are not going to run from that. We know things need to get better, but at the same time, I know that these guys are doing everything they can to try to help the players and try to put them in better situations.”

So to summarize: the Browns have a defense that can’t hold anyone under 30 points a game, but everyone is working hard. So there you go.

Cleveland Browns news:

Browns reach historical low on defense

Cleveland Browns: Grades from the Dallas defeat

Cameron Erving fighting back against the Cowboys

Hue Jackson backs Ray Horton (ohio.com)

Hue Jackson sticking with Cody Kessler vs. Baltimore (cleveland.com)

NFL news:

Oakland vs. Dallas: A dream Super Bowl (MMQB)

Going with Goff makes sense – except to the Rams (latimes.com)

Aaron Rodgers calls out teammates; says squirrel was more exciting (CBS Sports)

Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott’s accuser also alleged there was incident in Florida (USA Today)