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[clyde]

I think the Browns really,really need a North Coast offense....and probably a qb.This point a quarter deal just ain't gonna duh it.



At least they are good at field goal blocks.

I just wish it was the other teams field goals getting blocked.

Even Cribbs is muffing.












blech!

[clyde]

I'll be darned..the Browns got another field goal block,unfortunately.... it again came when they were the kicking team.



Good thing they occupied the ball for 42.5 minutes.

Bad thing they only scored 6 points.

Better thing, Seattle only scored 3.



Life is stranger than fiction.

[horseofcourse]

The Browns continue to play bad teams playing their backup quarterbacks. Got a win in that one. I think Colt McCoy's ceiling is being a really good NFL backup QB. Unfortunately he's starting for this NFL team. We've already won way too many games in the Suck for Luck contest. We still play Jax, St Louis, Cincy, and Arizona. Should win 2 of those 4 and our third straight 5-11 season is in the bag!! Our best offensive player yesterday was that guy we signed off the street from Houston's practice squad and was our backup rb.

Letting Mangini go in one year we went from having about the best special team's in football to the worst this year. Kickoff TD and fake field goal TD against Oakland last week and a punt return TD this week (phantom penalty called it back) and two blocked field goals this week. We are so bad, our best player since our return in 1999 is Phil Dawson...he's our kicker. Our best player last year was that Hodges...he's a punter. Shame he tore his achilles this year. WE're really, really bad.

[clyde]

Fine work.


Seattle got out of the No Huddle early because of their No Quarterback.The Browns, of course, run the Why Huddle? offense because it doesn't matter.How can you possess the ball for almost 43 minutes and score only 2 field goals??I mean, it has to be intentional..this is not a normal thing.They don't like touchdowns because they create jealousy---I guess.


How about our No Kick Coverage team? You're right--they have tacklephobia.

And having 2 of 4 field goals tries blocked in one game has to be an inside job.You can't practice being that bad.

What I really enjoy are all those 5 yard pass routes.Although I should point out they did try several bombs by sending a receiver about 12 yards down field,but couldn't connect.



Right again about finding our best running back on the street.Maybe that's the answer.Scouts on the street.Hopefully some teams will cut some wide outs and maybe a QB or two.The Browns realize you build through other teams practice squads.





yay

[horseofcourse]

My favorite win this year was not even playing a backup, it was against the 4th best retired QB option...Kerry Collins. I figure at the time he rated behind these other retirees...Carson Palmer, Brett Favre, and Kurt Warner. If only INdy had played one of the top 3 retirees we may have lost that one. ( we played one half against Cincy's backup and lost when we let him throw a TD while we were still in the huddle, we played the mentioned retiree, 3 quarters against Oakland's backup, one of the worst ever and lost on two special team TDs, and against Seattle's backup, one of the worst games any NFL QB has ever played, and I saw Spergon Wynn play!!)

The only two starting QBs we had to play against for a full game?? The great Chad Henne and 6 years past his prime Matt Hasselbeck.

[clyde]

Really,the team's wheels are falling off.Hillis disgruntled,Cribbs disgruntled ,the defense plotting the death of the offense,the 49ers plotting the death of the defense ....and a HC who thinks everything is peachy keen.


Big mistake in the coaching switch.

If you're going to do something right, at least don't do it wrong.

I'm going back to playing the game with just me on late Sundays when the snow comes.

[horseofcourse]

at San Fran, then at Houston...the two toughies in our first 11. I think we lose by a combined 50 points or more these next two. We then get St Louis, Jax and Cincy. 4 of our last 5 are against Pittsbugh and Baltimore. Those are 4 30 point plus losses.

[clyde]

Oh stop looking through rose colored glasses.

[clyde]

With Hillis due back, look for the Browns to run the Robust Tee and run off tackle all day.



Take the 9.

[clyde]

What am I saying!?





Our field goal kicking team's front line is known as the 7 Blocks of Weathered Shale.











or













The 7 Blocks of Granny.

















or






























The 7 Fucl<in' Blockheads Who Couldn't Block a Hat.

[horseofcourse]

I looked at the scoreboard and see the old Browns were channelling the new Browns and decided to play like them last night!

[clyde]

Maybe it's good they play the Ravens twice.

[clyde]

This can't be good news...the Browns practice this week,all tackling dummies were wearing red jerseys.

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by clyde

This can't be good news...the Browns practice this week,all tackling dummies were wearing red jerseys.

More bad news...the 49ers wear red jerseys at home.

[clyde]

Oh boy.

[clyde]

Glenville.......41
John Hay......14



but:



Walsh Jesuit.......35
Cathedral Latin....14


My other fave Cleveland shool:


Collinwood.......6
Lincoln West....36




Boy, they're really good too.

[clyde]

Oh my God.




























thud

[clyde]

I am so very happy Ohio State beat those Swissconsin cheese fucl<ers.



The thing is, much like almost every team that has their foe held in check all game long.....Ohio State drops 8 into coverage to ensure the qb has all day to throw.Touchdowns are almost a guarantee....that they take about 20 seconds to happen is almost as much of a guarantee.


It happens so much that you wonder if coaching staffs are'unt congress and the sponsors are'unt big financial concerns.



Show some guts and rush 4 to 5.......God, you still have 6 or 7 to cover 5 guys!

[horseofcourse]

I think the Browns have enough talent and ability to be the first team at any level to score negative points today.

[horseofcourse]

crap...I forgot we still had the best player in new Browns history to kick a 50 plus yard field goal. It only took 23 or so colt mccoy 3 yard passes to set it up.