Last week, the Browns failed to provide enough of a surge for Travis Prentice to score in three cracks from the 1-yard line against the Cincinnati Bengals. I think any time you've got a line, you're talking about a work in progress all the time,'' right guard Everett Lindsay said. Pyne was lost for the season with a knee injury in Week 2. The line also has had to adjust to injuries to running back Errict Rhett and quarterback Tim Couch. For instance, Rhett hit the line of scrimmage quickly and looked for a crease on the fly, Lindsay said.
Prentice prefers to wait until a hole develops.
This week, Browns coach Chris Palmer questioned Prentice's decisiveness with the ball. Sometimes you get thinking too much and try to make more out of the play than there is there, as opposed to saying, 'Hey, I've got the ball. Behind the Browns' line, holes sometimes never materialize. The Browns have taken some heat for not doing more to upgrade the line through the draft. Cleveland didn't take an offensive lineman in 1999 and waited until selecting Brad Bedell in the sixth round this year.