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CLEVELAND -- Although his team has yet to win, Browns coach Hue Jackson usually spends a moment or two rattling off good things he extracts from a loss.Theres always a silver lining.Not Monday. Not after a 35-10 shellacking by the Dallas Cowboys.There were no positives to take out of yesterday, Jackson said Monday on a conference call. Some we need to learn from but really no positives.The Browns (0-9) are beyond bad, and they appear to be getting worse.Theyve matched the worst start in team history and will need a win over Baltimore on Thursday night to avoid being the first 0-10 club in Clevelands 66-year history.The Browns have lost 12 in a row going back to last season, 19 of 20 and they are 3-27 in their past 30 games -- an unimaginable stretch of sorry football.If all that wasnt tough enough, Jackson, whose young team has been hit hard by injuries in his first season with Cleveland, theres little time to prepare for the Ravens.No rest for the weary.Ive never been 0-and-9 before, so you better believe its the toughest challenge Ive ever had, he said. But I am excited about the challenge and I truly believe that weve got a tough road ahead of us, but were looking forward to it.I mean, this is the Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns, Thursday night in Baltimore. So weve got to get up and get these guys ready to play, and they will be.That didnt seem to be the case on Sunday as the Cowboys (7-1) outmanned the Browns on both sides of the ball. Dallas put together one long touchdown drive after another, running up a 25-point lead after three quarters before pumping the brakes and coasting to their seventh straight win.According to STATS, the Browns became the first team in 52 years to allow at least 25 points in its first nine games, a stat which underscores how poorly Clevelands defense has played under coordinator Ray Horton.In a league where coordinators are routinely replaced during the season, it would seem Hortons job would be in jeopardy. The Browns are ranked 31st in total defense and 31st in points allowed.However, Jackson said hes sticking with Horton, who is in his second stint running Clevelands defense. To Jackson, there are plenty of other reasons why the Browns are stumbling, and he dismissed a question asking if Horton was in trouble.No, and I say that with no question, he said. I dont want to continue to get into those kinds of things, and that is probably the last question I will probably take on any of our staff members about their job because it is not about that at all in my opinion.It had to be troubling for Jackson not to be able to mention one good thing about Sundays game. After all, the Browns are nine games in, and while there were no illusions that this would be a long turnaround, the team seems be regressing.It is tough, Jackson said. But at the same time, there were no positives from yesterday, but there have been some positives so that has been the foundation. We take the positives that we can find and really build on those and make that something that we rally to.Our players are professionals, and they understand when they come in this building we come in here to work each and every day.Like Horton, rookie quarterback Cody Kessler is safe for now.Jackson isnt going to replace the third-round pick, who returned to the lineup after missing one game with a concussion.Kessler had some decent moments against the Cowboys, but struggled to get the ball downfield and Jackson conveyed some dissatisfaction in his performance.Kessler finished 19 of 27 for 203 yards, but he wasnt able to sustain drives in the second half when Cleveland managed just 28 total yards.The biggest disappointment for me as the leader of our offense is we havent been able to win, havent found a way to score one more point than the other team to win a game, Jackson said.Theres some things Im sure individually players have done well, but as an offensive team, its the quarterbacks job to get the team to win. 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There is the suggestion he maintains focus on delivering the offbreak and topspinner more accurately to the exclusion of the doosra, but SLCs high performance manager Simon Willis said the option of having the doosra cleared may be explored.Kaushals been working really hard over the last four weeks - since Ive been there, Willis said on Wednesday. Weve been working on a couple of little technical modificcations that we hope can help him.dddddddddddd Were convinced that his offspinner and his topspinner are in good shape. The only question is the doosra. Until we get that filmed - which actually were going to do a little this afternoon - and see where the doosra is at, its tough to tell.Willis has also spearheaded the launch of a Brain Centre at SLCs headquarters, for purposes of research and development. It is hoped the Brain Centre will provide data and statistical analysis to the national team, a centralised database on domestic players, and also match footage of domestic cricket, which can then aid selection and development of players, as well as monitoring of playing surfaces and umpiring.I believe this potentially is going to have a massive impact on Sri Lankan cricket for years to come. Aravinda de Silva - the cricket consultant - has backed this 100%, and a lot of time and investment is going in here. ' ' '