THE ZORN ZONE | FIRST-YEAR COACH JIM ZORN'S TAKE ON THE BROWNS

Despite having a losing record to this point, the Browns are talented enough to be a playoff team, Zorn said. And they have done a good job of mixing up things defensively.

"They move around. They throw a lot of things at you. At any given time, you could see a secondary guy coming or a linebacker coming. They play good team football, and their offense came alive last week. Their quarterback threw very well, and they've got a cast of receivers that can do some damage. Our hands are full."

Even in Cleveland's 1-3 start, its secondary broke up many passes and performed well in stretches. Zorn is impressed with the play of the Browns' cornerbacks and safeties.

"They do a nice job of looking at the quarterback. They do a nice job of anticipating the quarterback and where he's looking, where he's throwing. They get good breaks on the ball. They're playing heads up. They're playing with confidence, and I think it really makes a difference for those young guys."

On offense, the Redskins must get into a good rhythm to counter the ability of the Cleveland's cornerbacks to play tight man-to-man coverage, Zorn said.

"We have to be exact with as tight a coverage as this group plays. It's much like the [Arizona] Cardinals, as far as their secondary playing man coverage. It's a very good football team and a very hot football team. A lot of teams at this point in the season have things to live up for. And much like the NFL overall design, there are some good teams. They're all good teams. We found that out last week" against St. Louis.