in an embarrassing 31-29 loss<\/a> to the two-win Titans (2-11) and their rookie QB, Cam Ward.<\/p>\nFollowing the game, Sanders caught up on the field with Ward, last year’s No. 1 pick who pressed him on his plans for the upcoming offseason.<\/p>\n
Unlike Ward, Sanders can’t afford to think that far ahead.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my life here. So we on two different spectrums right now,\u201d Sanders said. \u201dI got to focus on playing my best and being the best player I can for the team. And obviously the situations are different. I know he puts his all into these games and these final four games, but it\u2019s just a little bit different because you don\u2019t know what could happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just go here, enjoy my day, work hard, do everything I can. If I\u2019m here, I\u2019m here. If I\u2019m not, I\u2019m not. It\u2019s nothing in my control. I try to control what I can control \u2014 going out there, making the right reads. Going out there, doing the right things, being the person I am and things will fall how they\u2019re supposed to.\u201d<\/p>\n
Things rarely go as planned in Cleveland, but Sanders is giving the Browns some hope in another rotten season.<\/p>\n
He’s shown significant improvement each game, whether connecting on a downfield throw or firing the ball out of bounds to avoid a sack.<\/p>\n
That’s not to say he’s been perfect.<\/p>\n
In the third quarter last week, Sanders, who since college has had a bad habit of holding the ball too long, tried to create something out of nothing. It cost him.<\/p>\n
Scrambling to buy time after the protection broke down, Sanders forced a pass down the middle that was easily intercepted by the Titans. The turnover set up Tennessee’s go-ahead score and set the stage for the Titan’s win.<\/p>\n
It was another tough lesson for Sanders, who said changing his ways isn’t problematic.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot hard. It just took a little explaining,” he said, flashing a knowing smile. “It\u2019s a negative thing to happen for me to just slow down. I look at everything and I understand, OK, this is what I was trying to do, and in this situation, this that\u2019s what you should do.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd sometimes it go your way, then they\u2019ll be like, \u2018that was lit\u2019 and sometimes it don\u2019t. So you got to limit those that wasn\u2019t the best risk in certain situations, certain times of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
This week presents another tough test for Sanders, who will face a Chicago defense leading the league with 18 interceptions.<\/p>\n
Stefanski, whose future could hinge on how the Browns play in December, has been pleased with his QB’s steady progress.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn terms of a light turning on, those type of things, I just think he\u2019s committed to getting better every single week,\u201d he said. “And that\u2019s what you want.\u201d<\/p>\n
Notes: The temperature could be in the single digits in Chicago. Sanders is doing all he can not to think about the icy weather. \u201cOne thing you don\u2019t want to be is mentally defeated before you get there,\u201d he said. \u201cWhatever comes with however it feels out there just comes with it.\u201d … Several starters missed practice, including CB Denzel Ward (calf), S Grant Delpit (illness), DT Mason Graham (rib), TE David Njoku (knee) and WR Cedric Tillman (concussion). Stefanski ruled out RG Wyatt Teller (calf) for Sunday.<\/p>\n
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