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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Well, there's that.
The Browns needed a win to chase away demons of recent season collapses. Under the Megablog's "Need to Win" scale, an inability to handle the two-win Jaguars at home would rival any stinker that we've seen since the team returned in 1999.
Well, we couldn't have imagined exactly how the Browns would hand it over Sunday.
So welcome to today's Megablog coverage of Jaguars 32, Browns 28, otherwise known as "well, not having avoided total embarrassment (except for Josh Gordon), we need to order the 2014 draft preview a little ahead of schedule."
We had our full array of cleveland.com and Plain Dealer reporters and columnists spread throughout the stadium. There's a lot of absorb from the loss, so feel free to ponder the twists and turns in our diary. There's also our sampling of opinion from around the league -- because the NFL world had been waiting for this matchup for months ... or maybe not.
Feel free to comment below, or open a tab to keep track of the conversation in our pregame, halftime and postgame coverage.
5:29 p.m.: Summing it up with a sense of humor...
5:24 p.m.: Gordon said he wasn't concussed from his third-quarter hit.
"It's definitely frustrating. I'm a young player and I'm definitely getting dealt a rough hand early in my career, but how I handle it will help me later on. ... I just want us to win here, for us and Cleveland."
Asked if he feels he has to do it all, he praises the offensive line and the quarterback's decisions -- "I'm really the third echelon."
5:19 p.m.: Terry Pluto has some pointed comments for the Browns' supposed "strength."
"Now, a word about the Browns defense. Actually, let's not hear another word from the Browns defense.
"Last week, safety T.J. Ward complained about the offense making turnovers. That was followed by a barrage of stats from coordinator Ray Horton about how his defense is one the best in the NFL. Well, try explaining this...
"Explain how the defense couldn't stop Chad Henne from putting together a 9-play, 80-yard winning touchdown drive. Explain how Cecil Shorts -- the kid from Collinwood and Mount Union -- beat emerging star Joe Haden for a 20-yard touchdown pass with 40 seconds left. Explain how the defense was victimized for not one, but two drives of 80 yards by the team ranked dead last in offense this season.
"Forget the talk of an excellent defense. A decent defense doesn't allow Henne to march down the field in front of the Browns fans and score at the end of the game."
5:14 p.m.: Jordan Cameron, asked if he's stunned by the last three weeks, gives a long-winded answer that ends with having to be "mentally tough" as a team.
"We can't turn the ball over. We just can't do that," he said.
5:08 p.m.: Chris Ogbonnaya says the Browns are showing they can overcome adversity by getting the late lead, but need to be able to finish the game off.
"We as a team need to keep trying to come together and gel," he said. "Things are going to happen during the course of a game. ... We've been in plenty of close games, but we haven't finished them off the way we want to finish them."
5 p.m.: Brandon Weeden did not speak after the game that included 370 passing yards, three touchdowns, two interceptions, a fumble lost and a safety after a bad snap.
The team announced that he suffered a concussion.
4:52 p.m.: From Branson Wright on today's outcome: "Last week, safety T.J. Ward made comments [he was right] about the amount of mistakes made by the offense that basically puts the defense in a hole. But that same defense wasn't exactly stellar against a two-win Jags team. In fact, the Jags completed an 80-yard drive for the winning score with 40 seconds left."
4:48 p.m.: Prepare the asterisks and exclamation points when quoting the Browns today.
4:44 p.m.: From NFL.com on Gordon's big day: "It's daunting to imagine what Gordon might become if a franchise passer ever emerges from the rubble in C-Town."
4:38 p.m.: Chud says the second-quarter collapse "was critical ... it really changed the complexion of the game." Asked why be so aggressive late in the half, he said he thought there was a chance for a field goal late in the half. "I felt like we were in a position to get something there. We had timeouts."
Gordon was evaluated and cleared after leaving the game with what was termed a head injury. Chud defends Weeden kicking the ball out of the end zone for a safety, saying it prevented a worse result. He says backup Alex Tanney didn't have "enough time at task" to play.
4:35 p.m.: Rob Chudzinski: Disappointing, frustrating loss. ... This was a team loss, everybody is accountable, every area of the team could have been better today."
"I'm fully committed to getting this thing turned around and getting on the right track."
Final: Jaguars 32, Browns 28
4:17 p.m.: Whittaker takes a touchback.
With three timeouts, Weeden's first down pass is well behind Bess at the 21. "They've got to stop thinking and just go to Gordon," says Donovan.
Browns do just that, but Weeden's pass is just beyond his fingertips at the Jacksonville 35. Weeden to Little for five yards. On fourth-and-5, Weeden to Bess for 13 yards to the 38. First timeout with 17 seconds left.
Weeden, flushed, throws another backhanded flip to Ogbonnaya, which hits the turf. With 12 seconds left, Jaguars called for offside. Ball moves to the 43, and Weeden has the arm to reach the endzone.
On second down, Weeden to Bess for 10 yards for a first down at the Jacksonville with six seconds left. After a timeout, Bess called for a false start.
Final play: From the Browns 47, Weeden throws for the endzone and a quintet of defensive backs have Gordon fenced off and the ball drops harmlessly.
Jaguars 32, Browns 28; 0:40 left in fourth quarter
4:08 p.m.: MJD gets five yards on third-and-1 for a first down at the 21. Browns don't have a cornerback covering the receiver on the right, but Henne hits Sanders on the left for a gain of one. On second-and-9, Bryant gets pressure on Henne, and his pass sails over the leaping McFadden on the right side. On third-and-9, Shorts beats Joe Haden badly on the left side for the touchdown. Haden reacted to a move inside and was far behind Shorts in the endzone. Excellent throw by Henne.
Who does T.J. Ward blame for this?
Browns 28, Jaguars 25; 2:00 left in fourth quarter
4 p.m.: After a touchback, flushed right, Henne's pass for Sanders at the 30 broken up by Skrine. Desmond Bryant offside on second down -- officials call Paul Kruger -- and on second-and-5, Henne's looping pass to Sanders beats Gipson and Sanders is out of bounds at the 50.
Henne hits Shorts, who breaks Haden's tackle/strip attempt for 16 yards to the 34. Already in long field-goal range, Henne flips to Jones-Drew in the left flat for four yards. On second-and-6, MJD's sweep left gets five.
Chris Owens down after helping on the tackle with an apparent right leg injury. Official timeout with 2:02 left. Clock eventually started and it's the two-minute warning.
Browns 28, Jaguars 25; 3:55 left in fourth quarter
3:53 p.m.: Browns start at their own 5 after a blocking penalty on Johnson Bademosi. Weeden throws from his endzone, finds Gordon at the 22, who spins around Winston Guy then outruns Gratz and Cyprien for a 95-yard touchdown.
Four minutes after Chicago's Alshon Jeffrey becomes the first NFL receiver ever with two 200-yard games, Gordon becomes the second -- and the first with consecutive games over 200.
Jaguars 25, Browns 21; 4:14 left in fourth quarter
3:48 p.m.: Sanders returns the free kick 24 yards to the Browns 43. Jones-Drew up the middle for three yards. Phil Taylor grabs Jones-Drew by the facemask for 15 yards and it's first down at the Browns 26.
D'Qwell Jackson trying to encourage his teammates, but no one else in the stadium is applauding. Henne to Lewis for a first down at the 12 against Haden. MJD for two. Clock ticks under six minutes. On second-and-8, Browns send six and Sheard stops Jones-Drew for no gain. On third down, Henne to Sanders gets nothing with Eubanks and Owens closing quickly.
Scobee's 25-yard field goal is good.
Jaguars 22, Browns 21; 7:42 left in fourth quarter
3:42 p.m.: Alex Mack's first-down snap sails over Weeden's head. At the goal line, Weeden kicks it through the end zone.
Not exactly predictable, but not exactly a surprise, either, don't you think?
3:39 p.m.: Henne starts this series 11-for-23 for 79 yards -- yes, worse than Weeden. His first down pass is spiked back into the end zone by D'Qwell Jackson. Chased by Desmond Bryant, Henne nearly connects with TE Clay Harbor down the right sidelines at the 40, but the ball bounces off Harbor's hands. On third down, Todman beats Jackson to the inside and catches Henne's pass for 12 yards and a first down.
Henne on a bubble screen to Shorts gets seven yards with blocking by Sanders on Haden. Bubble to the left to Shorts gets another seven yards to the Browns 40. Jones-Drew gets three over the right side on first down. With clock now under 9:30, Henne hits Sanders against Eubanks for an easy pitch and catch for a first down at the Browns 49.
False start on the Jags' Austin Pasztor. On first-and-15, delayed handoff to Jones-Drew gets the five yards back. Mingo's spin move sends him untouched to Henne, hitting him just enough to deny a completion to Shorts. On third-and-10, Henne dances then fires the ball into Jones-Drew's feet at the 46.
Anger's punt is fair caught by Bess at the 14 with 7:47 left.
3:30 p.m.: Pitch right to Whittaker goes nowhere on first down. "We need some of the good Brandon now," says Doug Dieken on radio.
Weeden to Gordon gets six yards with a nice stop by linebacker Russell Allen. On thrid-and-3, Ogbonnaya takes a draw for seven yards and a first down at the Browns 44. Browns play action on first down, and Weeden rolls right before hitting McGahee for nine yards. McGahee up the middle for two yards and a first down.
Bootleg play action doesn't fool Tyson Alualu, who forces Weeden to throw the ball away. Lauvao flagged for a false start. On second-and-15 from the Browns 49, Weeden's throw to Ogbonnaya is knocked down by Sen'Derrick Marks. On third down, Jags blitz and Weeden's throw for Cameron at the 20 is too long.
Lanning's punt is fair caught by Sanders at the 15 with 11:34 remaining.
Browns 21, Jaguars 20; end of third quarter
3:22 p.m.: Gordon back on the bench as the series starts. Whittaker loses a yard on the right side, and Gordon rejoins the huddle. Gordon runs a short curl and gets 10 yards at the 29. On third-and-1, McGahee "sniffs it out," says Donovan on a three-yard run for a first down as the quarter ends.
3:18 p.m.: Given good field position by the missed kick, Jones-Drew gets six on first down to the 49. MJD gets two more on second down. On third-and-2 at the Browns 49, Jacksonville uses two tight ends and tries a fade to Jones-Drew in the left flat, but it's dropped as Ward closes in.
Anger's punt is a touchback with 1:27 left in quarter.
3:15 p.m.: McGahee gets seven running to the weak side -- left on this occasion -- of the line. He gets good blocks from Shaun Lauvao and Alex Mack for a first down at the 46. Gary Barnidge goes in motion and makes a great kickout block as McGahee gets nine to the Jacksonville 45. A fourth straight carry is good for a first down up the middle to the 41.
Ogbonnaya and Whittaker in the backfield. Weeden hits Ogbonnaya circling out of the backfield for four. Empty backfield and Weeden gets four on a flip to Cameron at the 32. On third-and-2, Ogbonnaya drives up the middle for the first down just shy of the 30.
McGahee returns. Weeden can't find anyone on first down, scrambles forward and gets five yards after taking a hit from Babin. McGahee loses a yard on a delayed handoff. On third-and-6 without Gordon available, Browns empty backfield and Jacksonville send five and Posluszny sacks Weeden at the 35. Cundiff's 53-yard field goal is long enough, but just wide right.
3:06 p.m.: Starting at the 20, Henne throws low to Lewis at the 30. On second down, Ward lined up as essentially a middle linebacker, shot a gap and knocked down Jones-Drew for a four-yard loss to the 16. On third-and-14, Shorts drops a first-down throw at the 35 -- Haden was three yards beaten.
Anger's punt caught by Poyer at the Browns 25 and returns 11 yards to the 36.
3:01 p.m.: With a five-yard help, Cundiff blasts the ball nearly into the stands.
Browns 21, Jaguars 20; 9:44 left in third quarter
2:58 p.m.: If the Browns want to sell concessions beyond ... oh, the next 10 minutes, they need to score on this drive. A couple of good McGahee runs gets the ball to the 35, and Weeden hits Gordon crossing over the middle to the Jacksonville 40. On second down, Weeden tries Gordon deep, but the ball is broken up by Alan Ball as it's a little behind Gordon.
A third-down pass to Little is incomplete, but linebacker Geno Hayes is flagged for holding and Browns get a first down at the 35. Gordon can't quite corral the ball on a big hit at the 10, but Winston Guy is called for a hit to the head. Browns first down at the 20.
Whittaker gets two on a sweep left. On second-and-8 (Gordon is still on the sidelines), Weeden hits Cameron for a first down at the Jacksonville 8. Ogbonnaya spins at the line of scrimmage and gets four yards to the 4. Weeden against a blitz squeezes the ball between two Jaguar defenders to Little, who makes a nice catch against his body for the touchdown.
Gordon congratulates Little on the sideline, and then jogs to the Browns locker room.
Jaguars jump the count, Browns elect to accept the penalty on the kickoff. Cundiff gets the PAT as the Browns retake the lead.
2:49 p.m.: Bud Shaw points out that the Browns must take some of the blame for Weeden's mistakes.
"Chud coached the last three minutes of the half like he had Tom Brady at quarterback. Or at least Brian Hoyer. Even after the interceptions, Weeden came back throwing. Three things can happen when Weeden throws the ball and two of them are bad."
2:47 p.m.: From Terry Pluto after the brutal finish to the second quarter ...
"If the Browns had a quarterback alternative, they may go to him. But can you put in Alex Tanney after only two full practices and he's never played in an NFL game. After watching Weeden collapse, you have to think about it.
"If only the Browns had brought in another quarterback during the bye week, they would have an alternative."
Jaguars 20, Browns 14; halftime
2:34 p.m.: After a touchback, Whittaker runs right to the 25. Weeden hits Gordon for 14 yards to the 39. Browns call a timeout with 24 seconds remaining.
Dumpoff to Whittaker gets a yard as he gets out of bounds with 18 seconds left. Davone Bess' first catch of the game is good to the 45. On third-and-5, Weeden is stripped by Jason Babin and the ball is returned to the 17 by Marks.
With five seconds left, Scobee drills a field goal from 36 yards.
"I don't know if they can bring Brandon Weeden back out in the second half," exclaims play-by-play voice Jim Donovan.
Jaguars 17, Browns 14; 0:52 left in second quarter
2:29 p.m.: Weeden looks for Little on the right sideline at the 31, and Gratz easily intercepts and returns to the 28. With 1:14 remaining, McFadden sniffs out the screen to MJD and Henne fires it into the ground. Henne goes long for Mike Brown, but he's well too long and Chris Owens is in good coverage.
On third-and-10, Jones-Drew gets two yards to set up the Josh Scobee field goal. Browns call timeout with 52 seconds remaining. From 44 yards, nails the field goal as the Browns struggle through another brutal final minutes of a first half.
Browns 14, Jaguars 14; 1:19 left in second quarter
2:24 p.m.: Jones-Drew gets three over left tackle, with Darius Eubanks making the stop. On third-and-1, Browns blitz six, but Jones-Drew takes the flip sweep right and tosses the ball to Marcedes Lewis for an easy touchdown.
Browns 14, Jaguars 7; 2:00 left in first half
2:20 p.m.: Weeden tries to find Cameron -- who lined up in the left slot -- but misses badly at the 40 and Johnathan Cyprien intercepts and returns to the Browns 17.
Now the Jags have a chance to tie it up before halftime.
Jones-Drew gets six yards over right guard, and Jacksonville elects to let the clock run to two minutes.
2:18 p.m.: On first down, Henne's pass is spiked away at the line of scrimmage by Barkevious Mingo, who then stops Jones-Drew for two yards on a run over left tackle. On third-and-8, Henne dumps off to Jones-Drew, who is stopped for no gain by cousin T.J. Ward.
Browns use first timeout of the half at 2:58 to save more time for the offense.
Anger's punt is caught by Poyer at the 19, who goes nowhere trying to go wide left.
2:14 p.m.: Ogbonnaya gets three on a sweep left out of the shotgun. Circle route to Ogbonnaya on second down good for nine yards for a first down at the 27. Weeden's pass to Cameron is behind the tight end and broken up by Paul Posluszny. Weeden on second down flushed left and does another backhanded flip toward Ogbonnaya that falls incomplete.
Weeden to Cameron gets five yards, but not nearly enough for a first down. Lanning's short 36-yard punt caught at the 32 by Sanders.
2:09 p.m.: On third-and-13, Jacksonville's screen to Todman has just Gipson in the way for a potential big play, but Todman drops the ball. Anger's 35-yard punt is a fair-catch by Bess at the 15.
2:07 p.m.: Henne patiently waits and finds Sanders for a first down at the 42. Nice quick stop by Owens on a Jones-Drew carry over left tackle for less than a yard's gain. Jabaal Sheard overruns Todman inside, and the back gets around the corner for 12 yards to the Browns 47.
Billy Winn breaks clean and stops Todman for a three-yard loss. Henne incomplete as Browns blitz Mingo and Skrine. Denard Robinson enters, but the play call is slow to arrive and the Jags call their second timeout with 5:57 left in the half.
2:02 p.m.: From the 20, Jones-Drew gets three up over the left side. Jacksonville still in the no-huddle, Buster Skrine blows up the blocking and MJD loses three on the same sweep to the left. On third-and-10, Browns send seven, but Henne hangs in and finds Sanders against Chris Owens for 11 yards and a first down.
Shorts drops a quick bubble screen on first down. They try it again, and Haden misses a tackle as Shorts get seven. On third-and-3, Jacksonville calls timeout, its first, with 8:06 left in quarter.
1:57 p.m.: After a 28-yard kickoff return by Todman to the 23, Henne underthrows Cecil Shorts on the left sideline and Joe Haden intercepts at the Browns 48, and returns the ball to the Jax 46
Whittaker stopped at the line of scrimmage by Cyprien. Weeden is stripped by Sen'Derrick Marks, but Whittaker recovers the ball at the Browns 45.
Third-and-18 pass to Little is too high at midfield. Opportunity lost as Lanning's punt bounces at the 6 into the endzone for a touchback.
Browns 14, Jaguars 7; 12:03 left in second quarter
1:51 p.m.: Jags enter second quarter with a 121-93 edge in total yards.
Weeden overthrows Gordon, who gets a hit from Winston Guy. On third-and-4, Gordon snatches a high throw at the Browns 48 for 20 yards.
Someone else has to be a target, no? Not yet, as Gordon gets four yards on the right sideline. On second-and-7, Weeden finally looks for Jordan Cameron and finds him against Johnathan Cyprien at the Jax 21. Weeden getting lots of time from his offensive line.
Cameron called for a false start for a five-yard penalty. Weeden drills Little in the chest at the 15 against triple-coverage, but the ball bounces away. Whittaker gets five yards over right guard. On third-and-10, Weeden perfectly loops a throw to Gordon at the goalline, who grabs it over Will Blackmon for the touchdown. Play reviewed, but the catch is good as Gordon was able to get two feet down after wrestling the ball away from Blackmon. Referee Bill Levy confirms the call.
Gordon already has 111 yards in just 18 minutes of the game.
1:53 p.m.: Yes, we know, it's the Jaguars. But Weeden has started 7-of-10 for 142 yards and a touchdown.
Browns 7, Jaguars 7; end of first quarter
1:39 p.m.: A nice broken-field run by McGahee for eight yards on first down. Now at the 16, McGahee gets five feet over right guard, needing one more foot for a first down.
Browns go heavy -- eight guys on the line of scrimmage -- and McGahee breaks an arm tackle to get a first down at the 23. Inside the last minute of the quarter, Weeden flips over the middle to McGahee for six yards. Clock runs out.
1:37 p.m.: Henne on a bootleg right loses a yard when he slides to avoid Ahtyba Rubin. Presumably that's a sack. On second-and-11, Jones-Drew shakes past Buster Skrine and is 10 yards downfield before he's touched at the 40 for a first down. MJD for four off right tackle, stopped by a lunging Phil Taylor.
Sanders motions in on a possible reverse, then goes 180 degrees back to the right flat and grabs a Henne pass for 11 yards. Jags, going fast, flagged for illegal substitution, but Browns have 12 men on the field, so it offsets.
On first down at the Browns 49, Todman sweeps right and gets seven to the 42. Browns getting no penetration at all from the front seven. Browns rush just three men and Henne throws the ball away on second down. On third-and-3 at the 42, Leon McFadden enters the defensive backfield for the Browns. Sheard sacks Henne on a four-man rush as the secondary has good coverage.
Anger's punt is fair caught by Davone Bess at the Browns 7.
1:29 p.m.: Weeden to Gordon (against Gratz again) good for 22 as Gordon tiptoes up the right sideline. Fozzy Whittaker gets four off left end as free safety Josh Evans needs help to get off the field.
Ogbonnaya gets nothing up the middle. On third-and-6 at the 46, Weeden in a shotgun looks for Gordon, who has the ball slip through his arms with better coverage from Gratz.
Spencer Lanning's punt just 32 yards and fair caught by Sanders. Browns called for illegal formation, so the five yards allows the Jags to start at their 27.
1:24 p.m.: Touchback and CBS goes to commercial.
Browns 7, Jaguars 7; 7:04 left in first quarter
1:20 p.m.: Todman returns the kickoff to the 20, with MarQueis Gray in on the tackle.
Henne finds Mike Brown for 7 against Buster Skrine. Jones-Drew -- frankly not looking that much quicker than McGahee -- gets two on a delayed handoff up the middle. On third-and-1, Ace Sanders at 5-7, takes a jet sweep flip and gets a first down at the 33.
Henne to Sanders coming out of the backfield gets eight in the left flat. Todman gets four yards and a first down to the 46. Jaguars playing at a quick tempo. Jones-Drew gets a huge hole over the right side and gains 19 to the Browns 36. MJD was eight yards downfield before being touched.
Henne looks deep for Clay Harbor, is far too long, but T.J. Ward is called for illegal contact. Another big hole on the defensive line as Todman gets 13 on a cutback to the right to the Browns 18. Henne finds Harbor behind Gipson and Mingo for an 18-yard TD completion.
The Browns defense was barely existent on that drive.
Browns 7, Jaguars 0; 10:51 left in first quarter
1:12 p.m.: Brandon Weeden stands tall in the pocket on first down, takes a big hit as he lets the ball go but finds Josh Gordon for 42 yards at the 5. Cornerback Dwayne Gratz, at 5-11, is at a serious disadvantage against the 6-3 Gordon.
Chris Ogbonnaya gets to the 1 and Willis McGahee leans over the middle for the score.
1:08 p.m.: It's got to be said ... the Jaguars' helmet looks like someone vandalized it with spray paint.
First play is a flip by Henne to TE Clay Harbor, who fumbles as he hits the ground. It looks like D'Qwell Jackson is in good position to recover, but the ball is pulled away by backup TE Danny Noble. Gain is eight yards. Screen to Mercedes Lewis gets a first down at the 31, but the defense stiffens -- a big hit by Tashaun Gipson on Maurice Jones-Drew caused an incompletion on second down.
Jordan Poyer takes Bryan Anger's punt at the 15 and storms up the left sideline before being tripped up at the Jacksonville 47. Nice field position as the Browns prepare to start their first possession.
1:03 p.m.: Jaguars choose heads, lose the coin toss and take the ball. Kickoff arrives with 42 degrees and partly cloudy on the waterfront.
Billy Cundiff's kickoff sails over the head of the Jags' Jordan Todman and we're underway.
12:52 p.m.: The Browns radio network at least is being quite honest in predicting today's game ... there's a lot of nervous talk about the team being flat after the disappointments of the last two weeks.
Meanwhile, hasn't anyone offered permanent housing for CBS's Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots? Cleveland has become a second home for the broadcast crew.
12:43 p.m.: There figure to be a lot of Browns fans disguised as orange seats when kickoff rolls around in 20 minutes. The ticket office, for a change, isn't able to generate revenue from visiting fans from Cincinnati or Pittsburgh eager to cheer on their team.
12:39 p.m.: Sad news from Cincinnati, where Mary Brown, the wife of legendary Browns coach (and Bengals creator) Paul Brown passed away Saturday at age 84.
Said the Bengals in a statement released to Cincinnati.com: "The Bengals (Saturday) learned with sadness of the passing of Mary Brown, second wife of the late Paul Brown, the Bengals' founder and first coach. The club extends its sincere condolences to Mary's family and to all others who have been touched by her passing."
12:36 p.m.: If the Browns have disappeared from the national NFL discussion about sleeper postseason teams, they continue to get more and more love for their early-season trade of Trent Richardson to Indianapolis for a first-round pick in May.
From Yahoo's Shutdown Corner: "Many NFL observers believed Cleveland had given up on its season. Some thought Cleveland dealt away its best player to solidify a high draft pick in 2014. Meanwhile, Indianapolis supposedly acquired the final player needed to catapult its team to the Super Bowl.
"Cleveland, we apologize. Richardson has been an absolute bust since he arrived in Indianapolis, and as a result of his futility, he no longer will start for the Colts."
From Pro Football Talk: "Ian Rapoport, who reported previously that the Colts would still make the trade for Trent, explained that a Colts source called it a “bottom-line business,” and that a change needed to be made.
"That statement would have been true 17 days ago, when the Colts stubbornly insisted they’d still make the deal. Since then, the Colts barely beat Tennessee, got blown out by the Cardinals, and absorbed a Twitter-style tongue-lashing from owner Jim Irsay.
"It’s hard not to wonder whether the Richardson benching and other current and possible changes come from Irsay, whose patience seems to be wearing thin."
12:30 p.m.: Here's today's inactives.
Jaguars: WR Stephen Burton, RB Justin Forsett
Browns: QB Jason Campbell, LB Tank Carder, LB Craig Robertson, OL Martin Wallace, OL Garrett Gilkey, OL Reid Fragel, DL Ishmaa’ily Kitchen. Darius Eubanks will be starting alongside D'Qwell Jackson at inside linebacker in the place of Robertson.
Meanwhile, columnist Bud Shaw offers perhaps an unexpected benefit from the loss to the Steelers -- the full 60-minute performance of Josh Gordon.
"For a guy who constantly dodges sniper shots from people who don’t think he plays hard enough, Gordon should’ve benefited from last week’s game. First, the coaches sent the message they expect him to compete for 60 minutes. Secondly, he saw what his potential can be when he does.
"Well, we think he saw it. We’ll see how he comes out today with a 1,000-yard receiving season sure to fall (he has 988) and Braylon Edwards’ single-season record within comfortable reach over the next few games."
