WESTFIELD, Indiana -- Freddie Kitchens was pleased Thursday as he spoke with reporters because his message resonated.
Kitchens wasn't thrilled with how the Browns practiced Wednesday against the Colts. Cleveland didn't look like the lesser team by any means, but it went with the flow a little too much for Kitchens' liking. He wanted Thursday to be different, and boy was it ever.
"We just have a way that we are going to treat our practices. That is how we are going to practice. That doesn't ever change," Kitchens said. "It doesn't matter who we are going against. It doesn't matter if we are going against ourselves. I think we learned a lot about ourselves from the standpoint of that's how you have to approach it. You keep your tempo. Let everybody else adjust to yours, not the other way around.
"I think these guys are resilient from the standpoint of we can identify a problem and I think these guys work to fix it. We identified that problem last night, and they came out and fixed it."
The Browns left the field with smiles on their faces after a productive afternoon at the sprawling Grand Park Sports Campus. They hope to do the same Saturday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Here's what you might have missed from a busy couple of days in Indy.
Check out photos from the second day of joint practices with the Colts in Indianapolis by team photographer Matt Starkey
Wide receiver Jarvis Landry (80) and Guard Eric Kush (72) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Kicker Greg Joseph (17) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Cornerback Denzel Ward (21) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Punter Britton Colquitt (4) and Long snapper Charley Hughlett (47) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Guard Austin Corbett (63), Offensive guard Joel Bitonio (75) and Center JC Tretter (64) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Defensive end Chris Smith (50) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi (65) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Wide receiver Rashard Higgins (81) and Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Head Coach Freddie Kitchens and Peyton Manning during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Linebacker Christian Kirksey (58) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Wide receiver Rashard Higgins (81) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Defensive end Chris Smith (50) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Defensive tackle Carl Davis (94) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Linebacker Christian Kirksey (58) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Wide receiver Jaelen Strong (10) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Wide receiver Jarvis Landry (80) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Wide receiver Dorian Baker (19) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Wide receiver Jarvis Landry (80) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Safety Damarious Randall (23) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Linebacker Christian Kirksey (58) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Linebacker Mack Wilson (51) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Cornerback Greedy Williams (26) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Linebacker Christian Kirksey (58) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Linebacker Adarius Taylor (57) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Linebacker Mack Wilson (51) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Linebacker Christian Kirksey (58) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Running Back Kareem Hunt (27) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Punter Jamie Gillan (7) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Wide receiver Jaelen Strong (10) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Guard Austin Corbett (63) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Quarterback David Blough (9) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Tight end Stephen Carlson (89) and Tight end Demetrius Harris (88) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Adam Vinatieri andKicker Greg Joseph (17) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Safety J.T. Hassell (49) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Tight end Pharaoh Brown (86) and Guard Austin Corbett (63) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Defensive tackle Daniel Ekuale (96) during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
Head Coach Freddie Kitchens during the second joint practice with the Colts in Indianapolis.
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