CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have made a decision that left the Orange and Brown Talk podcast crew stunned: Rookie kicker Andre Szmyt will remain the team’s placekicker heading into Sunday’s crucial divisional matchup against the Baltimore Ravens, despite a disastrous debut that may have cost Cleveland their season opener.
“I just think this game is too important to go into it with the shaky kicker. I wouldn’t have done it. I wouldn’t have done it,” Browns beat reporter Mary Kay Cabot declared on Wednesday’s episode. “There’s no evidence that he can get this turned around for his next kick.”
The decision seems particularly puzzling given Szmyt’s performance against Cincinnati, where he missed two critical field goals — including a potential game-winner from just 36 yards. Wha