BEREA, Ohio — Jarvis Landry is adamant the Browns must get Odell Beckham Jr. the ball more and that the Browns may not be as good as they thought they were and must all pick it up a notch.

"I’m not calling plays or designing anything,’’ said Landry on Thursday. “But at the end of the day, obviously he’s a key part of our offense whether the ball’s in his hands or not. The way that it’s been going, we haven’t really been making enough plays without him touching the ball.

“So we've definitely got to find a way to include him even more in the offense and be intentional with it. It doesn't matter if the defense knows it. We've got to be intentional with getting him the ball. Getting playmakers the ball, period."

Beckham has caught only two passes in each of the past two week, for a total of 47 yards. He has one TD catch in five games, the 89-yard catch-and-run vs. the Jets — one of the Browns’ two victories.

“Panic button is not the thing,’’ he said. “Our focus has to be on we may not be as good as we thought we were and we need to find ways to play to our potential. We just haven’t been playing to our potential.’’

Asked to elaborate on his remark that the Browns may not be as good as they thought they were, he said, “Yeah, well, what I’m saying is we haven’t been playing to our potential. We haven’t been the disciplined football team that we would like to be. We haven’t been making enough plays, whether we’ve been put in position or not.’’

He stressed that, “our playmakers haven’t really been given a lot of opportunities to make plays. We’re 2-3 and easily a couple of those games, our record again could be flipped or 4-1.’’

Asked later if he had any good third-and-19 plays in reference to all the third-and-longs in San Fran, he said pointedly, "Yeah. Maybe. Throw it to 13, 80. One of those guys.''

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Pressed further on why it’s been so tough to get Beckham the ball — he had only one game in 59 in New York where he caught only two passes — Landry pointed again to the play calling, which he did about half a dozen times. He didn’t name names, but Freddie Kitchens calls the plays.

“I don't call plays, right?’’ he said. “So I just say just from my perspective we just have to be intentional. We have to just deliberately get him the ball. Get all of our playmakers the ball. Guys that are going to make plays for us, just get them the ball."

Landry acknowledged that perhaps an open Beckham is missed in the progression.

“Yeah, I’m sure,’’ he said. “I’m sure, but at the end of the day, as a receiver a lot of our success doesn’t come solely from us. A lot comes from being able to protect the quarterback, being able to get the snap, being able to drop back and read it. So you just can’t pinpoint one thing whether it’s the calls or the progression. We need to find a way to get better at it.”

He said everyone has to help out a struggling Mayfield.

“Continue to just talk to him, continue to be in my right spots, making sure that everybody’s in their right spots, continue to make sure that he’s comfortable with the game plan and everything that’s going in,’’ he said. “Trying to think where he needs to be and be where he needs us to be. It’s a tough position to play, especially in this league, but everybody’s got to find ways to help him out and obviously be there for him.

“We’ve got to be able to be there for our brother and just keep moving on and making plays.”

Landry, a four-time Pro Bowler, says he shares his thoughts with Kitchens on a regular basis.

“I try to be as transparent about the things that I see on the field as often as possible,’’ he said. “Whether it’s film study throughout the week that I’ve seen or something during the game that I see and just try to talk to them about it. At the end of the day I can only give my suggestion — I’m not the one calling the plays. I can only give my suggestion, other guys can only give their suggestion about what they’re seeing, about what’s going on.’’

He said he’s sure Kitchens and offensive coordinator Todd Monken are collaborating to try to get the offense on track.

He also stressed, "we’ve just got to stick together. Even though it’s early, it’s definitely a point in our season where we have to hit the ground running, we have to get going right now. No more peaks and valleys.''

He admitted it’s been tough to be a beacon of light when the ultra-talented Browns are getting blown out.

"At times it’s tough, there’s a struggle,'' he said. "I’m human, just like anybody else. One of those guys that hates losing more than I love winning. And it’s tough, but at the end of the day, you know as a leader guys look to see how you react, how you respond and I try to keep a level head and stay neutral throughout the whole process, understanding the potential that we do have.''

He added, "our leaders in here just have to find ways to make that happen and pull guys together so we can eventually play to our potential.''

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