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Five observations from a beatdown

Tip your cap to Mangini, but lack of focus by Patriots as much to blame as anything

Updated: November 8, 2010, 3:33 PM ET
By Tedy Bruschi | ESPNBoston.com

Five observations from the Patriots' 34-14 loss to the Browns on Sunday at Cleveland Browns Stadium:

1. Relating to Rob Gronkowski and his tough day. The fair-catch mishap on the first kickoff is a sign of a rookie not understanding the situation. When you're an upback on the kickoff return team, on that wing, if the ball is coming to you and you make a fair-catch signal, that tells everyone else that you've got it. They all expect you to catch it because you've made the fair-catch ...

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BROWNS 34, PATRIOTS 14


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