Browns CB Brandon McDonald Woud Like to Apologize for His Dreadful Play of Late

After two demoralizing losses in five days, there's plenty of blame to go around the Browns locker room. And Jamal Lewis is doing his part to spread the word.

The Cleveland running back didn't address anyone by name, but I'm going to wager he was looking directly at cornerback Brandon McDonald when he made his comments to the media.

McDonald spent much of the last two weeks getting burned DeAngelo Hall-style, the only difference being that the Browns didn't promptly cut him after giving signing him to a $70 million contract. They'd probably like to, but he's currently their best option, which must give Crennel all sorts of nightmares.

Concerns about the secondary are nothing new; the team traded Leigh Bodden in the offseason, and while they got Shaun Rogers in return, the secondary was worse for it. Back in August I wrote that "the front office bolstered the defensive line, but unless the front seven can consistently stop the run and generate a pass rush, the secondary could be this unit's downfall."

Of course, that's about as prescient as saying "I predict Ben Roethlisberger will get sacked this week!" But it's still true. To his credit, McDonald apologized for being so god-awful:

The poster boy for the defensive woes the past two games is first-year starting cornerback Brandon McDonald, who apologized to the fans and his team after Thursday night's loss. McDonald blamed himself after giving up the 93-yard TD catch-and-run, the 11-yarder to Marshall with 1:14 remaining and a 34-yarder on the second drive that led to a TD. He also dropped two possible interceptions, one on the second play and one with 12:26 left and the game on the line. Against the Ravens, he gave up the 47-yard TD.

And in our latest entry for understatement of the season, Crennel offered this, presumably without laughing: "It probably wasn't his best game." You don't say.

The Browns head coach also said that the team has no plans to upgrade the position; they were interested in Hall but he's now in Washington, and general manager Phil Savage says he ain't signing Ty Law. Which means more McDonald for everybody.