PHIL DAWSON Ready to redeem himself

The Browns kicker said he's not worried about his recent struggles.
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BEREA -- Cleveland Browns kicker Phil Dawson knows he had an off day last Sunday against Jacksonville. But it's not like he's ready to give up.
"It was a tough week, but the beauty of this job is you get to come back seven days later," he said Friday as the Browns prepared for Sunday's home game against the Colts. "I'm confident in my preparation and I worked hard. I'm not going to say I worked any less or more hard, but I paid attention to detail and I'll do the best I can when I show up Sunday."
Dawson spent Thursday practicing at Cleveland Browns Stadium. He, snapper Ryan Kuehl and holder Chris Gardocki were driven there by special-teams coach Jerry Rosburg.
Dawson said it was a good idea to work there, because the Stadium field is perfect and the Berea practice fields are getting sloppy.
"You practice one way all week here, then you go down there and it's perfect," he said. "You need to go get one day a week where you can simulate game day."
Dawson -- and Gardocki -- have been automatic since they joined the Browns in 1999. Dawson started the season with an .815 percentage (44-for-54) and made 20-of-24 before the Jaguars game.
"Anytime you've been consistent in the past, people think it's automatic," Dawson said.
It's not, obviously. Colts kicker Mike Vanderjagt is the NFL's all-time leader in field-goal accuracy (.847), but he has missed eight kicks this season and is 6-of-12 from 40 to 49 yards, which is basically a coin flip.
"It was me, totally me," Dawson said of his struggles in Jacksonville. "I have no excuse. It was a bad game. I recognized that, I learned from it. Hopefully this week I'll have one of my best games.
"I'm looking forward to getting out there. I'm not going to be scared or tentative. I'm looking forward to it."
New routine
Davis said he changed today's routine so players would have a new feeling about playing at home.
How big was the change?
Instead of practicing in the morning, today's practice will be at 1 p.m. The team will head to the hotel from there. Apparently the schedule is more like the one the Browns follow for road games.
Notes
Dawson and Gardocki said they expect weather to be similar to the afternoon when the Browns played Carolina -- cold with winds in the 20 mile-per-hour range. ... Davis was asked who would win the Heisman Trophy. His response: "Probably somebody from Miami." ... The Browns practiced outside Thursday and Friday to prepare for the conditions.