I’m really tired of a soft zone-2 coverage. I know man-to-man can expose weaknesses in the secondary, and we have plenty, but there seems to be some real zone issues when it comes to passing off receivers to each other.
I have no delusions on coming back here, but let’s put a few good offensive drives together and another defensive stop, and I think we’ll all go into Hate Week feeling good.
DA looks terrible today. He doesn’t have any time back there, but still. You would at least expect him to Brett Favre it and throw really hard in to coverage.
Well, we need Pool back badly. Stallworth and Cribbs are likely help, too. Anderson’s been hurt by drops, but he needs to show he can make the consistent adjustments like on this drive or on the TD drive.
I’m more worried with his reaction to pressure, trying to force bad throws. I know he’s really only had one reliable option all game (wake the hell up, Braylon!) but he can’t always look to KW when he’s in trouble.
If it weren’t for Patrick and Olbermann, and I swear I’m not proud of this fact, I think I might have watched Hole In The Wall tonight. Like I said, I’m not proud of that, but I think I would have done it.
YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY WINNING HARD-NOSED FOOTBALL? YOU PLAY FOOTBALL LIKE ED GENERRO PLAYED FOOTBALL. A guy who gave his life for this football team. He was a 140-pound halfback, and HE PLAYED LIKE A DAMN WILDMAN! NO! LIKE A DAMN RAMPAGING BEAST! And that’s the way you got to do it! YOU GO OUT THERE! YOU TEAR THEIR FRIGGIN’ HEADS OFF, AND YOU S*** DOWN THEIR NECKS! Let us pray.
Long year just like it has been a long 40 years as a fan. Goodness, I can’t recall a Browns team when the “D” took the field, I could say " Hey we are going to get the ball back on a 3 in out" This team is no different. Same crap, all talk. And NO discipline and that is on Romeo.
God Iove this team, but truth hurts. They are overated and not that good.
Oh and Phil signed Romeo to an extention, nice job.
So give up, keep your defeatist attitude about the Browns, and cheer for a team that is winning.
The Browns are the Browns, and I will cheer for them and hope that they can win regardless if they are 15-0 or 0-15. After 40 years I will feel the same way, unlike you.
Losing one game to arguably the most talented roster in the NFL doesn’t mean this team “isn’t that good”.
As a fan, the only impact you can actually have on a game is in helping create a die-hard, loyal atmosphere. Calling for heads, panicking, talking about how it will always be the same losing atmosphere in Cleveland, and overreacting negatively take that small chance you have to help the team and bury it.
You know I root for this team hard and I love the orange helmet like the majority of the fans.
However when you see repeated mistakes year after year after year the crap gets old. You look at the Steelers, who we all can’t stand, they win year after year. They treat the draft like life and death, and they don’t bring in overpriced overated players. They are consistent and good.
Thats fine if you want to sit back and cheer for them when they go 2-14 or 9-7. I choose not to. I see this franchise one of the gems in the NFL, being run poorly from top to bottom, and it is tough to take.
If you think this team the way this roster is consituted, is going to make the playoffs or even go 8-8 then you are watching this team with blinders on.
My biggest beef with this team is Romeo. He is a coordinator not a head coach. The day Bill Cowher left Pittsburgh, was the day the Browns should of made him the highest paid coach in NFL history.
I understand where your coming from, and I respect that. I look at this team differently. How many teams in the NFL have not gone to the Super Bowl? Houston, Jacksonville ( expansion) Arizona/ST.Louis Cardinals, Saints and our Beloved Browns. Pretty sad.
As a Cowboys fan, I was worried about this game when I saw the schedule. There are a lot of similarities between the two teams, especially on offense. Clearly, there was no chemistry between Edwards and Anderson, but I think that will come as the season wears on. If Edwards catches that deep ball early, this is a much closer game than it turned out.
So I think many of you are getting down on them too soon. Brady looks like he is done, the Chargers lost a tight one and don’t look like they can stop the run, Indy is beatable and the Jags offense is not potent. You have several new players up front on defense and young guys in the secondary. And I saw a different defensive front seven in the second half than in the first. Lots can happen in 15 games, especially if you stay healthier than the other AFC contenders.
I think your big game is next week against Pittsburgh and, from my vantage point, you match up much better with them than you do Dallas. In fact, I’m picking Cleveland to win.
Thanks for the kind words of encouragement. The fact is, this is probably the toughest game on our schedule and with our additions we’re definitely not in “mid season” form yet (though, the same could be said of the Cowboys, scary thought). Either way, we were just beaten handily by a better football team.
I don’t think the talent gap between the two teams is quite as wide as today’s one sided contest, but regardless of that Dallas looks like the class of the NFC, at the very least.
You guys were clearly the better team today, and deserved the win.
A lot of fans in Cleveland just look for reasons to feel sorry for themselves and be negative. The tradition of not winning championships adds to that tendency. Even when the Cavs make the playoffs or even the NBA finals fans are calling for coaches and GMs heads and sometimes can’t enjoy the fact that their team is growing or improving because they are convinced they will never win the big one.
Lou Holtz-“I f you don’t make a total commitment to whatever you’re doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking. It’s tough enough getting that boat to shore with everybody rowing, let alone when a guy stands up and starts putting his jacket on.”
better than what we saw in the pre-season. There effort was better, maybe but they were clearly outmanned. I just hope they can turn it around next week. They better be prepared to play hard from the opening gun and not wait for the D-line to generate a rush until the second half. You know the the Stilllers will score a ton if BR has all day to throw.
The Cowboys fan that posted earlier (classy post BTW) brught up a good point regarding most of the “elite” teams of the AFC. Out of the Chargers, Colts, Jags, Pats and Steelers only the Steelers really looked to be firing on all cylinders.
Granted, if we don’t drastically improve our play it won’t matter how bad the Colts or Chargers play because we will be 5 – 11 and out of the playoff race by mid season but 4 out of the 5 “elite” teams played mediocre tawful football yesterday and one lost their QB for the year. Gives us som hope if we can turn it around
While it was a nice thing to say, it is far, far better to end strong (provided you don’t start so poorly that it doesn’t matter anymore), than to start strong.
Super Bowl XL wasn’t won by the best team in the NFL in 2005 (not saying they weren’t, just making a point), it was won by a team that had a strong tailwind and one hell of a roll in the playoffs. They are clearly firing on all cylinders, but only time and fate will tell whether that will translate into a late-season letdown or a dominant, season-long performance.
You guys have some holes to fill, but I can’t believe in a Cleveland team, no matter the roster, until Romeo is up and gone. He is a loser, and I mean that in the scoreboard way, not the smells like cheese way.
Hey, fresh thread
maybe we an get a fresh game
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
484 comments in that first thread. Cool.
Chris Pokorny - September 7, 2008
21-7 deficit at halftime. Not cool.
Chris Pokorny - September 7, 2008
imagine how many if we were winning
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
For real, honest question because perhaps my knowledge of the Cowboys isn’t as great as it should be:
The Cowboys OL…are they seriously this good?
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
Yes.
course, helps when they get away with obvious holds.
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
They have three Pro Bowlers I believe, so yes, they are that good. Maybe not against a line as good as the Giants, but against ours, yes.
Chris Pokorny - September 7, 2008
We should really attack their right side.
Don’t let romo roll to the right, their left side is better than their right side.
Wimbley should rush the passer every down and we should move him everywhere.
rufio - September 7, 2008
Anybody have an update on Donte Stallworth? Steve Sanders wasn’t even given a look in the first half.
Chris Pokorny - September 7, 2008
only that he pulled a groin in warmups
rufio - September 7, 2008
Time for the second half…COME ON DEFENSE!
Chris Pokorny - September 7, 2008
we need a turnover, we need a turnover, we need a turnover
kwoog - September 7, 2008
Romeo says we’ll send extra people at Romo.
Chris Pokorny - September 7, 2008
5 is enough. should never rush just 3.
kwoog - September 7, 2008
ugh. and a flag too.
rufio - September 7, 2008
Thank you baby Jesus.
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
No wonder TO was so open.
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
Offensive pass interference on Owens…definitely a pushoff there.
Chris Pokorny - September 7, 2008
Only after our CB put an arm on him
brutus149 - September 8, 2008
Nice! Hope romo felt Rogers on that one
kwoog - September 7, 2008
Apparently, Aikman has forgotten the sack that was called back on the penalty.
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
I noticed that, too.
JulioBernazard - September 7, 2008
Andra Davis can actually make tackles up there?
rufio - September 7, 2008
Wow. Signs of a defense!
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
okay, 3rd and long… what’s tucker gonna call?
kwoog - September 7, 2008
Yes!
rufio - September 7, 2008
NIIIIICE!
kwoog - September 7, 2008
PRESSURE!!!
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
WAY TO GO D.
Much much better! (Thanks TO)
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
How ’bout that? We stopped them again. Go figure.
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
Alright offense….we need a TD to get back in the game.
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
D-Fense!
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
Good field position. Let’s use it.
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
Lookin' good
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
go for the homerun right here?
kwoog - September 7, 2008
Hell yes.
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
I would love to have Cribbs for some trickery.
rufio - September 7, 2008
Derrick has to be sensational or there’s no chance!
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
I came downstairs to a better computer and smaller TV. Hopefully it will change our luck.
If we win I promise to watch next week’s game down here, too!
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
Hey, it’s first down! Let’s hand it off to Jamal Lewis. They’ll never see that one coming.
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
They might see it coming but they won’t stop it, either.
rufio - September 7, 2008
He got 5 yards. Can’t compaing about that.
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
He's moving the pile better
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
Steptoe replaces Sanders as the #2 WR now…
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
We go for it here, right?
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
That was a pathetic use of that field position.
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
shitty throw, dammit dammit dammit
kwoog - September 7, 2008
that was terrible.
rufio - September 7, 2008
HORRIBLE 3rd down call.
JulioBernazard - September 7, 2008
Wow. That was a lame series with good field position.
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
are we challenging that? I don’t have audio.
rufio - September 7, 2008
I doubt it.
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
no sense in it.
JulioBernazard - September 7, 2008
Good lord, what a waste of opportunity
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
i hate that we didn’t take a shot downfield there…
kwoog - September 7, 2008
should have passed on 2nd. but its easy for me to say in hindsight.
rufio - September 7, 2008
Isn’t that DAL’s second 3-and-out?
JulioBernazard - September 7, 2008
Yes.
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
Joe Suck.
JulioBernazard - September 7, 2008
Shaun with a nice tackle.
rufio - September 7, 2008
That’s what we need! Knock him down!!
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
I like seeing Romo wincing.
rufio - September 7, 2008
man, cleveland fans cheering romo’s slow getting up… i admit i love it.
kwoog - September 7, 2008
Yeah baby, Romosexual is down!!
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
Three white shirts on Romo there.
Let’s do that every time.
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
man, we are gettin WAY better pressure this half
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
What’s up with Browns D-Linemen losing their helmets?
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
How did Shaun Smith lose his helmet early in the play without their being anything illegal in the play?
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
We’ll never see a replay – that might show the Dallas O-line doing something illegal and Joe Buck would spontaneously combust.
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
Yet that was a hand to the face penalty on McDonald? Eh.
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
Oh there was plemty illegal. But this is Dallas, the stripes are blind to their transgressions
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
plenty*
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
Dude, we’re playing bad. Stop trying to blame the refs.
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
This
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
Not blaming them for our crap play
but the disparity between calls annoys me.
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
hmm
Dallas, 8 penalties, 57 yds
Cleveland, 5 penalties, 25 yds
exposition - September 7, 2008
Yep. I hate it when fans always blame officials and accuse them of be biased.
Especially when, like you showed, the facts are against them.
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
Who was chasing Romo sans helmet?
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
nobody in the middle of the field
kwoog - September 7, 2008
they are picking on Mike Adams.
rufio - September 7, 2008
Nice play by Davis!
rufio - September 7, 2008
mcdonald again
kwoog - September 7, 2008
That is suck a weak ass call. Soft.
rufio - September 7, 2008
Man, that’s the second hand-to-the-face penalty on McDonald.
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
Refs gotta protect TO.
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
Stupid penalty
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
big down
kwoog - September 7, 2008
We need to work on open field tackles.
rufio - September 7, 2008
Need to work on a lot of stuff
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
FUCK, sean jones wiffs
kwoog - September 7, 2008
Why is Rogers not in there for that play!?
rufio - September 7, 2008
engaged? Is that what we call holding these days, Troy?
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
pathetic
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
predictable
kwoog - September 7, 2008
No!
rufio - September 7, 2008
Dammit.
No tackling.
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
I quit
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
Put the pads on for practice tomorrow.
rufio - September 7, 2008
+1
kwoog - September 7, 2008
big
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
big
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
need help
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
On the plus side, with Dan Patrick joining NBC, Patrick and Olbermann will be back together tonight. There’s that going for us… which is nice.
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
Rec.
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
Loveb Patrick & Oberman!!
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
no thank you
n/t
Grockcubs - September 7, 2008
At least we appear to have injured Romo
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
I agree. Patrick & oberman...2gether again!!!! Wooo Hoooo!!!!!!!!
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
What happened I missed it.
rufio - September 7, 2008
the game for all intents and purposes ended
kwoog - September 7, 2008
Cowboys get ball.
Cowboys score a touchdown.
Do the details really matter?
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
Correction:
Cowboys get ball
Cowboys score touchdown.
Braylon Edwards drops the ball
Punt
Repeat.
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
I stand very corrected.
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
Time for some offense
Guage80 - September 7, 2008
Look a lot worse than last year. OMFG! Anyone seen this before?
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
We look probably as good as the first game last year, no?
rufio - September 7, 2008
Ooof!
exposition - September 7, 2008
soooo...we should trade DA to Seattle?
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
way better then last year
Guage80 - September 7, 2008
Yeah. 1st game. Anderson has lost the “magic”
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
And by “magic” you mean, the magic of not having 2 of the top 3 actual WRs active and having Braylon drop fairly easy balls.
brutus149 - September 8, 2008
Gradyforpresident - September 7, 2008
A “very unattractive” bandage? Really? Ugh…
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
That’s some quality football reporting.
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
Maybe we can have somebody draw some smiley faces on it to improve its aesthetic value.
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
gotta love that in-depth analysis from the sideline
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
Actually, the “D” is the prob
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
Brady. Brady. Brady. (just kidding…)
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
this feels like it’s gonna get ugly
kwoog - September 7, 2008
That would require this already NOT being ugly.
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
good point. 7-7 felt pretty good… way back when.
kwoog - September 7, 2008
Is there anyone on this team that can cover Witten?
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
Yeah, B R A D Y ! ! ! !
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
No one can cover any ONE!!
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
Eric Wright just covered someone.
rufio - September 7, 2008
You lie!
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
I’m really tired of a soft zone-2 coverage. I know man-to-man can expose weaknesses in the secondary, and we have plenty, but there seems to be some real zone issues when it comes to passing off receivers to each other.
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
Not to mention the tackling issues
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
omfg
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
the real issue is Mike Adams sucks.
rufio - September 7, 2008
SHIT!! Almost Picked!!
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
If he jumps forward and not vertically, that is pick 6.
rufio - September 7, 2008
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
Number 71.
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
I didn't see it, but you ARE allowed to grab the jersey within the shoulder pads.
rufio - September 7, 2008
these guys can man cover, just let ’em play
kwoog - September 7, 2008
Wright with the pick, but runs it out from 8 yds deep in the end zone…
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
A turnover!
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
OK….there’s the miricle we needed!!!
wcwudz - September 7, 2008
Eric Wright!
rufio - September 7, 2008
PICK!
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
Making *uck and Aikman STFU = nice!
JulioBernazard - September 7, 2008
Suck that, Aikman. It look like someone’s out there now, bitch?
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
Lewis!
rufio - September 7, 2008
Nice run by Jamal.
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
Lewis, baby! doin it himself!
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
And Steptoe even throwin a block
rufio - September 7, 2008
I have no delusions on coming back here, but let’s put a few good offensive drives together and another defensive stop, and I think we’ll all go into Hate Week feeling good.
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
Just make it respectable.
rufio - September 7, 2008
hold on us of course
Gradyforpresident - September 7, 2008
Ooh, facemask. Something different!
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
Zebras keepin us guessing
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
One step forward, two steps back: Cleveland Browns football.
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
Catch the ball.
rufio - September 7, 2008
Run like hell, Horse Balls
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
DA looks terrible today. He doesn’t have any time back there, but still. You would at least expect him to Brett Favre it and throw really hard in to coverage.
rufio - September 7, 2008
In his defense, he’s not really getting a lot of help out there either.
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
that’s our first completion since winslow’s TD? jesus, really???
kwoog - September 7, 2008
several drops, though
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
true
kwoog - September 7, 2008
Steptoe caught the ball!!!
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
Steptoe redeems himself
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
There we go.
rufio - September 7, 2008
Hmm..passing game maybe getting back on track?
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
Sanders with a catch.
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
Love that route combo.
rufio - September 7, 2008
Sanders sighting!
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
I'm liking where this is going
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
Well, we need Pool back badly. Stallworth and Cribbs are likely help, too. Anderson’s been hurt by drops, but he needs to show he can make the consistent adjustments like on this drive or on the TD drive.
exposition - September 7, 2008
Do our QBs have the freedom to audible?
rufio - September 7, 2008
I’m more worried with his reaction to pressure, trying to force bad throws. I know he’s really only had one reliable option all game (wake the hell up, Braylon!) but he can’t always look to KW when he’s in trouble.
exposition - September 7, 2008
He’s like dark matter!
exposition - September 7, 2008
They didn’t in previous years under Romeo’s other coordinators.
brutus149 - September 8, 2008
stallworth being out has hurt a lot, i think. not enough to put us in it, but we’ve had one WR all game.
kwoog - September 7, 2008
Who has Edwards in the fantasy league?
rufio - September 7, 2008
GET. THE. FRICKIN’. PLAYS. IN!
JulioBernazard - September 7, 2008
If Jackson or McGinest goes helmet-to-helmet with Romo like that, wonder if it gets called?
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
wasn’t helmet-to-helmet: Henry’s hand hit DA"s helmet.
JulioBernazard - September 7, 2008
wake up, RAC and C.H.U.D.!
JulioBernazard - September 7, 2008
How is that hit by Henry to Anderson’s head NOT a penalty? I know he slid late, but you can’t hit the ballcarrier in the head.
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
sliding means you can’t touch them at all.
kwoog - September 7, 2008
The slide was late, but I agree, the QB getting hit in the head needs to be called all the time or none of the time.
rufio - September 7, 2008
Braylon, for the love of God…
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
I wonder if he thinks acting in the offseason was still a good idea.
rufio - September 7, 2008
Braylon had a great start to the preseason. Honestly, I think this is just rust from the preseason he missed, but its still frustrating.
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
This team is not disciplined at all.
JulioBernazard - September 7, 2008
Heads up play by Syndric
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
Should we put Brady in for mop-up duty?
rufio - September 7, 2008
No.
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
Boooo!
Go for it!!!!
exposition - September 7, 2008
The FG Unit?!?! Thanks Romeo! I started Phil Dawson this week and he’d only gotten me one point so far!
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
Field Goal?!?!?!?!
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
this call by romeo is inexcusable. let him hear it, fans.
kwoog - September 7, 2008
boo-birds taking a dump on this play-calling
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
Wow. Let’s kick the field goal and give up on the game. Does this staff believe we have a chance to win this game?
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
Grow a pair, RAC.
JulioBernazard - September 7, 2008
Jesus, Romeo. Why not just wave a white flag?
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
Odds that call makes TMQ this week? 100%
exposition - September 7, 2008
Maybe Romeo has Dawson on his fantasy team and need the points.
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
RAC is the worst game manager I’ve ever seen at any level of football.
kwoog - September 7, 2008
wow
Romeo that was the dumbest shit ever!
Joe_D - September 7, 2008
Phil’s leg strength seems significantly improved this year.
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
*silver lining
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
I bet Tony Grossi still gets at least 10 emails asking why we don’t keep someone exclusively for kickoffs.
rufio - September 7, 2008
KJC-Gore is tearing it up. Unless the Colts score a gagillion points and none of them go to Marvin Harrison, you got me beat.
rufio - September 7, 2008
My team is kicking butt — thanks Marion Barber!
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
You mean “thanks Browns D”?
rufio - September 7, 2008
yeah
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
absotlutely the most ridiculous call ever.
down by 21, 10+ minutes to go and you kick a freaking field goal.
now cowboys are just gona eat teh clock….
ugh just put brady in let him play…probably the smartest thing romeo could do all day
dawgonfan - September 7, 2008
If it weren’t for Patrick and Olbermann, and I swear I’m not proud of this fact, I think I might have watched Hole In The Wall tonight. Like I said, I’m not proud of that, but I think I would have done it.
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
I wouldn’t watch that stupid show if you paid me to. Well, it would have to be, like, a hundred dollars.
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
Looks like it would be sweet if it were all highlights, but they will probably really slow it down and make it boring.
rufio - September 7, 2008
I've seen the japanese version. gets old fast
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
I would think that it would. However, the first few times could be humorous, perhaps.
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
Did Wimbley get hurt?
rufio - September 7, 2008
Maybe the rules are that Dallas can’t get called for holding until our defensive line gets called for holding first. Because they’re Dallas.
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
Quit whining about the calls. The referees aren’t favoring Dallas.
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
Dallas: 80 penalty yards
Cleveland: 55 penalty yards
Yeah, looks real biased towards Dallas.
Buckeye Brad - September 7, 2008
No Mercy; Fire Crennel!
Enough!
ploni - September 7, 2008
Shut up.
rufio - September 7, 2008
lol
Enough, indeed.
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
Quit falling down, Browns D. Chop your feet!
rufio - September 7, 2008
this just looks awful
Gradyforpresident - September 7, 2008
+1
rufio - September 7, 2008
YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY WINNING HARD-NOSED FOOTBALL? YOU PLAY FOOTBALL LIKE ED GENERRO PLAYED FOOTBALL. A guy who gave his life for this football team. He was a 140-pound halfback, and HE PLAYED LIKE A DAMN WILDMAN! NO! LIKE A DAMN RAMPAGING BEAST! And that’s the way you got to do it! YOU GO OUT THERE! YOU TEAR THEIR FRIGGIN’ HEADS OFF, AND YOU S*** DOWN THEIR NECKS! Let us pray.
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
“I’m for Generro’s, but then, what do I know? I’m a bear. I suck the heads off of fish.”
Anybody get that line? I’m betting no…
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
Kiss Kiss bang bang, right?
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
Yes. Thank you! There is hope for our culture after all. One of my absolute favorite movies.
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
Uh, I’m retired. I invented dice when I was a kid. How about you do?
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
If you need me, I’ll be over there talking to Native American Joe Pesci.
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
Talking monkey, yeah, yeah. Came here from the future, ugly sucker, only says “ficus”.
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
we get shit calls
but remember the first quarter…all dallas penalties.
i would love for us to play some f-in defense
dawgonfan - September 7, 2008
We just let the Cowboys convert First and 30.
Wait for it.
wait for it.
On 2 plays.
woodsmeister - September 7, 2008
In our defense…
It was First and 28.
Big difference.
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
Has anyone seen Corey Williams at all today? Are we sure he’s actually playing?
exposition - September 7, 2008
he’s there. theoretically.
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
So he’s like dark matter?
exposition - September 7, 2008
Or like a tachyon
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
i was gonna say this
kwoog - September 7, 2008
I saw him do something good in the 1st quarter.
rufio - September 7, 2008
And I retract my statement about the right side of Dallas’ Oline, I thought Davis was on the left.
rufio - September 7, 2008
in no ones defense our defense sucks. we are letting them run all over us
dawgonfan - September 7, 2008
god i hate the cowboys
kwoog - September 7, 2008
you and me both.
im so sincerly sad
dawgonfan - September 7, 2008
That’s a good timeout by Dallas.
Really allows them to….
To…
Fuck you, Dallas.
DisplacedBuckeye - September 7, 2008
rec
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
theyll go for it and cleveland wont stop them THEN im crying.
dawgonfan - September 7, 2008
good prognostication
JulioBernazard - September 7, 2008
fuck that shit. i hate dallas.
and romeo
dawgonfan - September 7, 2008
Gotta beat Pittsburgh next week. I think they can beat Cincy and Baltimore, but I don’t think they want to start 0-2.
Fundamentals - September 7, 2008
Giants did last year, and we all know how that worked out.
rufio - September 7, 2008
The G-men actually had a defense and were 2 deep at RB.
brutus149 - September 8, 2008
But it didn’t look like it during week 2. Or week 3 even.
Our backup RBs have proven capable to team up and fill in, and there has been plenty of discussion on that. The D needs to get worked out, absolutely.
All I am saying is things can look a lot different week 1 vs 16-19 weeks later.
rufio - September 8, 2008
yea…screw this.
see you all next week
where the fun in the division agains.
im glad i found a decent blog to express my depression of our team.
dawgonfan - September 7, 2008
BTW
Thanks, Chris, for all your hard work.
exposition - September 7, 2008
i hope romeo/tucker chew out Jackson for about an hour. i know they want, but i can hope.
kwoog - September 7, 2008
jesus, “won’t”
kwoog - September 7, 2008
how long would you chew out Edwards for?
JulioBernazard - September 7, 2008
same, he did have as bad a game as possible.
kwoog - September 7, 2008
Well, that sucked.
Fuck you Dallas
BringBackKosar - September 7, 2008
that sucked.
vegasbrown - September 7, 2008
Get use to it
Long year just like it has been a long 40 years as a fan. Goodness, I can’t recall a Browns team when the “D” took the field, I could say " Hey we are going to get the ball back on a 3 in out" This team is no different. Same crap, all talk. And NO discipline and that is on Romeo.
God Iove this team, but truth hurts. They are overated and not that good.
Oh and Phil signed Romeo to an extention, nice job.
Grockcubs - September 7, 2008
Go comment on Bud Shaw's articles.
rufio - September 7, 2008
Truth sucks sometimes.
If you think this team will make the playoffs your kidding yourself. And with Romeo running the ship, this team will not improve.
Grockcubs - September 8, 2008
So give up, keep your defeatist attitude about the Browns, and cheer for a team that is winning.
The Browns are the Browns, and I will cheer for them and hope that they can win regardless if they are 15-0 or 0-15. After 40 years I will feel the same way, unlike you.
Losing one game to arguably the most talented roster in the NFL doesn’t mean this team “isn’t that good”.
As a fan, the only impact you can actually have on a game is in helping create a die-hard, loyal atmosphere. Calling for heads, panicking, talking about how it will always be the same losing atmosphere in Cleveland, and overreacting negatively take that small chance you have to help the team and bury it.
rufio - September 8, 2008
You know I root for this team hard and I love the orange helmet like the majority of the fans.
However when you see repeated mistakes year after year after year the crap gets old. You look at the Steelers, who we all can’t stand, they win year after year. They treat the draft like life and death, and they don’t bring in overpriced overated players. They are consistent and good.
Thats fine if you want to sit back and cheer for them when they go 2-14 or 9-7. I choose not to. I see this franchise one of the gems in the NFL, being run poorly from top to bottom, and it is tough to take.
If you think this team the way this roster is consituted, is going to make the playoffs or even go 8-8 then you are watching this team with blinders on.
My biggest beef with this team is Romeo. He is a coordinator not a head coach. The day Bill Cowher left Pittsburgh, was the day the Browns should of made him the highest paid coach in NFL history.
I understand where your coming from, and I respect that. I look at this team differently. How many teams in the NFL have not gone to the Super Bowl? Houston, Jacksonville ( expansion) Arizona/ST.Louis Cardinals, Saints and our Beloved Browns. Pretty sad.
Grockcubs - September 9, 2008
Frankly...
As a Cowboys fan, I was worried about this game when I saw the schedule. There are a lot of similarities between the two teams, especially on offense. Clearly, there was no chemistry between Edwards and Anderson, but I think that will come as the season wears on. If Edwards catches that deep ball early, this is a much closer game than it turned out.
So I think many of you are getting down on them too soon. Brady looks like he is done, the Chargers lost a tight one and don’t look like they can stop the run, Indy is beatable and the Jags offense is not potent. You have several new players up front on defense and young guys in the secondary. And I saw a different defensive front seven in the second half than in the first. Lots can happen in 15 games, especially if you stay healthier than the other AFC contenders.
I think your big game is next week against Pittsburgh and, from my vantage point, you match up much better with them than you do Dallas. In fact, I’m picking Cleveland to win.
5Blings - September 7, 2008
Thanks for the kind words of encouragement. The fact is, this is probably the toughest game on our schedule and with our additions we’re definitely not in “mid season” form yet (though, the same could be said of the Cowboys, scary thought). Either way, we were just beaten handily by a better football team.
I don’t think the talent gap between the two teams is quite as wide as today’s one sided contest, but regardless of that Dallas looks like the class of the NFC, at the very least.
kwoog - September 7, 2008
Thanks for being a classy fan.
You guys were clearly the better team today, and deserved the win.
A lot of fans in Cleveland just look for reasons to feel sorry for themselves and be negative. The tradition of not winning championships adds to that tendency. Even when the Cavs make the playoffs or even the NBA finals fans are calling for coaches and GMs heads and sometimes can’t enjoy the fact that their team is growing or improving because they are convinced they will never win the big one.
You are right, lots can happen.
rufio - September 7, 2008
Gotta Have Faith
Lou Holtz-“I f you don’t make a total commitment to whatever you’re doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking. It’s tough enough getting that boat to shore with everybody rowing, let alone when a guy stands up and starts putting his jacket on.”
DaytonOHadman - September 7, 2008
I did not see anything
better than what we saw in the pre-season. There effort was better, maybe but they were clearly outmanned. I just hope they can turn it around next week. They better be prepared to play hard from the opening gun and not wait for the D-line to generate a rush until the second half. You know the the Stilllers will score a ton if BR has all day to throw.
Juannieboy - September 7, 2008
just beat the Steelers next week
no shame in losing to eventual SB champs, no shame at all.
Terry - September 7, 2008
but aren’t we the eventual SB champs?
JulioBernazard - September 7, 2008
LOL at least you have your sense of humor
Terry - September 8, 2008
Go preen on your own blog.
woodsmeister - September 8, 2008
The Cowboys fan that posted earlier (classy post BTW) brught up a good point regarding most of the “elite” teams of the AFC. Out of the Chargers, Colts, Jags, Pats and Steelers only the Steelers really looked to be firing on all cylinders.
Granted, if we don’t drastically improve our play it won’t matter how bad the Colts or Chargers play because we will be 5 – 11 and out of the playoff race by mid season but 4 out of the 5 “elite” teams played mediocre tawful football yesterday and one lost their QB for the year. Gives us som hope if we can turn it around
mgtbfb - September 8, 2008
The only bad thing about Brady potentially being done for the season is that he won’t be there to beat the steelers.
Vince Young also appears hurt…but I am not sure if that hurts or helps Tennessee’s chances.
rufio - September 8, 2008
Brady out for year…. That may be the end for my fantasy team in the DBN league.
kjc - September 8, 2008
While it was a nice thing to say, it is far, far better to end strong (provided you don’t start so poorly that it doesn’t matter anymore), than to start strong.
Super Bowl XL wasn’t won by the best team in the NFL in 2005 (not saying they weren’t, just making a point), it was won by a team that had a strong tailwind and one hell of a roll in the playoffs. They are clearly firing on all cylinders, but only time and fate will tell whether that will translate into a late-season letdown or a dominant, season-long performance.
You guys have some holes to fill, but I can’t believe in a Cleveland team, no matter the roster, until Romeo is up and gone. He is a loser, and I mean that in the scoreboard way, not the smells like cheese way.
BostonWahoo - September 9, 2008
But he probably smells like cheese, too.
BostonWahoo - September 9, 2008
Little note: Review of the game coming a little later today.
Chris Pokorny - September 9, 2008
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