BROWNS Quarterback issue not the only concern

Kelly Holcomb will start Friday against Green Bay.
BEREA (AP) -- Cleveland Browns coach Butch Davis has a lot more to worry about than choosing a starting quarterback.
The Browns opened their first preseason game by giving up a 15-play, 72-yard touchdown drive, then failed to run or catch the ball with their first-team offense.
Suddenly, choosing between two quarterbacks who both proved capable of leading the team last season doesn't seem like the Browns' biggest concern.
"There's bigger issues than who this quarterback is going to be as far as the success of this football team," Davis said Monday. "We've got to find out who the two guards are going to be. We've got to find out who the middle linebacker is going to be. There are other positions that I'm a lot more concerned about than who's going to be the quarterback."
Neither Kelly Holcomb nor Tim Couch asserted himself as the Browns were beaten 10-6 at Tennessee in the exhibition opener.
"Whoever wins the quarterback job is going to be a damn good football player and we know that the guy behind him is going to be a damn good player," Davis said. "There's some other areas of this team that we've got to make some improvement these next three weeks."
Another chance
The quarterbacks have one more opportunity to distinguish themselves Friday against Green Bay before Davis decides who will be the starter. He said the decision will be made by Aug. 23. Holcomb will get the start against the Packers after Couch started against the Titans.
"We feel comfortable with both guys. Whoever the guy is, we'll live with it," wide receiver Kevin Johnson said.
The Browns can't live with some of the miscues they had against the Titans. Even the reliable Johnson fumbled at the goal line.
"We made some mistakes obviously, but overall it wasn't as bad as you think it was," Johnson said. "There were definitely opportunities there you could make some plays. We missed some opportunities, but the plays are there. We're not too upset."
Other players were equally unconcerned with Saturday's error-filled outing, which included plenty of dropped passes and some missed tackles.
"We've got three games left [in the] preseason and we'll be fine," said running back William Green, who rushed six times for 11 yards.
Coming around
The offensive line had a difficult time opening holes for Green and protecting Couch. While rookie Jeff Faine seems to have settled in at center, there's a competition at guard between Barry Stokes, who started last season, and second-year player Melvin Fowler.
"We're one or two blocks away from really exploding," Faine said. "I think it's coming around. I'm pretty sure it will be here by the regular season -- maybe this week."
Defensively, the Browns failed to slow down Steve McNair and Eddie George on the first series. But linebacker Kevin Bentley saw improvement from their scrimmage against Buffalo.
"We missed a few tackles across the board -- missed a few sacks because we let the guy get out of our hands," Bentley said. "But overall I thought we did a good job.
"I thought we played hard. I thought we executed for the most part. We swarmed the ball."
Davis said Monday's practice was focused on the things the team did poorly Saturday, such as following through when attacking the quarterback. Lineman Kenard Lang missed a sack when McNair slipped through his hands.