Brother you got it all wrong! I am a lifelong Browns fan who had 2 uncles that played for the team. But after years of loss & frustration with ownership, terrible draft picks, 14-years of rebuilding I prefer to maintain a neutral following for the team, not trying to bring anyone down, simply offering some perspective.
NFL Regular season thread.
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Brother you got it all wrong! I am a lifelong Browns fan who had 2 uncles that played for the team. But after years of loss & frustration with ownership, terrible draft picks, 14-years of rebuilding I prefer to maintain a neutral following for the team, not trying to bring anyone down, simply offering some perspective.
Agentskull
BoM Feb 14
Last night was a really exciting game for a change and a good win for the city of Cleveland and their long suffering fans. My grades below, not that anyone cares.
Quarterback: First 5 Minutes, B+. Hoyer was exciting to watch and really moved the offense with good tempo, but must learn how to slide.
Final 55 Minutes C+. Weeden was sufficient, but still looks like a college QB locking on to one receiver, holding the ball too long and waiting till they get out of their break. Hoyer excelled at throwing to receivers before they got open.
Running Back: C. McGahee was a workhorse, but only managed 72-yards on 26 carries. He is neither a power runner or a breakaway threat any longer. They really miss the power running game Richardson provided in the red zone.
Offensive Line: C. They gave both QBs a lot of time to throw, but struggled in run blocking.
Defense: C. The D put Buffalo in the hole on most 1st & 2nd downs only to give up many 3rd and long conversions. They were lucky to face an untested rookie in the second half, as Manual would have probably made a game of it.
Special Teams: B. Their return games was exciting to watch. Benjamin was channeling his inner Gerald "The Ice Cube" McNeil, but the coverage team got out of their lanes a lot.
Quarterback: First 5 Minutes, B+. Hoyer was exciting to watch and really moved the offense with good tempo, but must learn how to slide.
Final 55 Minutes C+. Weeden was sufficient, but still looks like a college QB locking on to one receiver, holding the ball too long and waiting till they get out of their break. Hoyer excelled at throwing to receivers before they got open.
Running Back: C. McGahee was a workhorse, but only managed 72-yards on 26 carries. He is neither a power runner or a breakaway threat any longer. They really miss the power running game Richardson provided in the red zone.
Offensive Line: C. They gave both QBs a lot of time to throw, but struggled in run blocking.
Defense: C. The D put Buffalo in the hole on most 1st & 2nd downs only to give up many 3rd and long conversions. They were lucky to face an untested rookie in the second half, as Manual would have probably made a game of it.
Special Teams: B. Their return games was exciting to watch. Benjamin was channeling his inner Gerald "The Ice Cube" McNeil, but the coverage team got out of their lanes a lot.
So far so good. Cam Hayward had a good game. Nice change from Ziggy Hood. And what a surprise, Ryan Clark can catch....just not all the time.
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They had 2nd and 1 near the end zone and did not use Peterson at all WTF?!
Yes he is. That was a great game.
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The hawks need to play better, seems like they lost the drive.
thejavaman
BoM December 2012
Stillers 23-20. You hear that, Cody?
