Let's look at teams with a Franchise QB in 2011 versus those that don't. Based on records and minor amateur analysis.
NFC W-L QB (Franchise?)
*Green Bay 15-1 Aaron Rodgers (YES!)
*New Orleans 13-3 Drew Brees (YES!)
*San Francisco 13-3 Alex Smith (Eh? leaning toward no)
*NY Giants 10-6 Eli Manning (Yes)
*Atlanta 10-6 Matt Ryan (Yes)
*Detroit 10-6 Matt Stafford (Yes)
Arizona 8-8 Kevin Kolb (No/not yet)
Chicago 8-8 Jay Cutler (Yes)
Philadelphia 8-8 Michael Vick (Eh? I guess)
Dallas 8-8 Tony Romo (Yes, but fading)
Seattle 7-9 Tavaris Jackson (NO)
Carolina 6-10 Cam Newton (Maybe...i'm sorry but its too early to say yes, I don't care how well he played this year)
Washington 5-11 Grossman/Beck (NO)
Tampa Bay 4-12 Josh Freeman (probably not, but maybe)
Minnesota 3-13 Christian Ponder (maybe, too early to tell but not as good as Newton)
St. Louis 2-14 Sam Bradford (Yes)
AFC
*New England 13-3 Tom Brady (YES!)
*Baltimore 12-4 Joe Flacco (Eh...sorry, I'm not buying it)
*Pittsburgh 12-4 Big Ben (Yes...reluctantly)
*Houston 10-6 Matt Schaub (Yes)
*Cincinnati 9-7 Andy Dalton (Too early to tell, but looks promising)
Tennessee 9-7 Hasselbeck/Locker (good so far, but we don't know about Locker yet)
*Denver 8-8 Tim Tebow (No)
NY Jets 8-8 Mark Sanchez (i'm not buying it)
San Diego 8-8 Phillip Rivers (Yes)
Oakland 8-8 Carson Palmer (yes, for the next 4 years or so)
Kansas City 7-9 Matt Cassel (eh?)
Miami 6-10 Chad Henne (no)
Buffalo 6-10 Ryan Fitzpatrick (impressive start, but no)
Jacksonville 5-11 Blaine Gabbert (too early to tell, but not a great start)
Cleveland 4-12 Colt McCoy (unfortunately its not looking good)
Indianapolis 2-14 Peyton Manning (if healthy, yes of course)
* denotes playoff team.
So on a quick look, less than half the teams in the league have their 'franchise' Quarterback. So I guess my first impression of those results is that it's not as easy to get your 'franchise' QB as it might seem. But, 12 of the 14 were first round picks, so you probably do have to draft your guy in the first round. Sure, there are good QBs who were not first rounders, but the evidence is that your best chance for success to do it that way.
The Browns are 1-1 on drafting a QB in the first round. I say that Couch was a success because he was good and I believe would have been good on a better team if he wasn't getting his brain beaten in every sunday. Brady Quinn was clearly a failed pick. But we've only done it twice since 1999, so maybe it is time for another 1st round quarterback. The problem is, I'm nervous about RG3. His style could be the next Cam Newton, but it could also be the next Vince Young.
Again, I would rather go another year with Colt and draft talent around him. This way you have a good team established when you can pluck a 1st round pick and drop them in a good situations. On the contrary, there are a lot of QBs in this year's draft that have 1st round talent, and maybe its worth a look at one of them since I can't think of one QB who is going to come out next year. (oh yea, Matt Barkley, but he'll be the first pick overall and we better not be in that position next year)
Enough for now.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Browns Playbook
Which two of the following three scenarios best represents the 2011 Cleveland Browns?
Scenario #1:
McCoy and Cribbs line up next to each other in the shotgun. Ogbanaya lines up in the slot.
Houston tries to read the play.
Is it a QB run?
Is it a HB run?
Is it a direct snap to Cribbs?
Is it a HB pass to Ogbanaya?
Is it a HB or QB draw?
Fuck, Greg Little just went in motion into the backfield...What the hell?
McCoy, TD Pass to Norwood.
Scenario #2:
McCoy lines up in the I-Formation.
Houston doesn't need to read the play.
Gets sacked.
Scenario #3:
McCoy lines up in the i-Formation.
Houston doesn't need to read the play.
Ogbanyaya up the middle for 1 yard.
Scenario #1:
McCoy and Cribbs line up next to each other in the shotgun. Ogbanaya lines up in the slot.
Houston tries to read the play.
Is it a QB run?
Is it a HB run?
Is it a direct snap to Cribbs?
Is it a HB pass to Ogbanaya?
Is it a HB or QB draw?
Fuck, Greg Little just went in motion into the backfield...What the hell?
McCoy, TD Pass to Norwood.
Scenario #2:
McCoy lines up in the I-Formation.
Houston doesn't need to read the play.
Gets sacked.
Scenario #3:
McCoy lines up in the i-Formation.
Houston doesn't need to read the play.
Ogbanyaya up the middle for 1 yard.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Browns Lost to Titans
I was at this game, and man was it frustrating. But honestly, it seems like in this game they were just experimenting on Offense. I don't know WHAT the defense was doing, but the Offense was just trying things. It seemed like they were testing out plays in a live environment as opposed to running plays they had a good idea would work. On 4th and 1, is that the time to try the mis-direction toss to Smith? The guy who has had two carries so far this season? Was this game their test to see how well Hardesty would do if given plenty of opportunities?
It never felt like they were really trying to win it, but rather testing themselves out. Again though, I don't know what that defense was doing. T.J. Ward is better than letting a TE get 10 yards ahead of him for a wide open endzone toss. Usama Young is better than trying to tackle a TE when a simple shove out of bounds would've sufficed. Joe Haden didn't seem to do much, but maybe that's because QBs are already throwing to the opposite side of the field.
BUT.. on the other hand, Colt McCoy set both the completions and attempts record for a Browns QB. That's nice.
Revised Season Prediction: 6-10. Possibly tied for last with Pittsburgh??
It never felt like they were really trying to win it, but rather testing themselves out. Again though, I don't know what that defense was doing. T.J. Ward is better than letting a TE get 10 yards ahead of him for a wide open endzone toss. Usama Young is better than trying to tackle a TE when a simple shove out of bounds would've sufficed. Joe Haden didn't seem to do much, but maybe that's because QBs are already throwing to the opposite side of the field.
BUT.. on the other hand, Colt McCoy set both the completions and attempts record for a Browns QB. That's nice.
Revised Season Prediction: 6-10. Possibly tied for last with Pittsburgh??
Monday, September 12, 2011
Browns Lose to Bengals
So...alright, this one sucked. Bad. This one was really bad, because for once everyone in the world was calling it for the Browns. We're actually the more experienced team for once in the match-up. We have the more experienced QB for once. Our RB didn't get out of jail five days ago. Our WR is a Cleveland hero, not a rookie. Our defense is healthy for once...
On Offense, we start the game like a first year expansion team, as usual. But then things start to turn around a little. Colt starts making some nice throws. Hillis never really gets going. Then, back to the expansion team.
On Defense, we start the game like a first year expansion team, as usual. But then things REALLY start to turn around. Joe Haden is all over anything thrown his way. We're making tackles, we're kind of stopping the run. We're getting pressure on Dalton to the point where we knock him out of the game.
Then, Cinci gets off an illegal snap (they substituted, the referee should've been standing over the ball until Cleveland was ready) and Bruce Gradkowski of all people hits a wide open AJ Green for his first touchdown. Awesome. Great job, guys.
Then...we can't do anything. Then we force a three and out. Then...we can't do anything. And the Cinci Defense isn't Superbowl caliber.. Based on this game, here's my predictions for the rest of the season:
vs. Indy:
Peyton Manning is out. Kerry Collins is in. The Colts are TERRIBLE without Manning. I predict that Kerry Collins pulls off some late game heroics and beats the Browns 21-20.
vs. Miami:
I know nothing about Miami, except that Reggie Bush will have over 200 yards rushing in this game. Colt will be picked off three times (all tipped passes). Miami wins 35-28.
vs. Titans:
We should easily be able to beat the Titans, so we won't. Titans win 5-3.
vs. Oakland:
Our first win of the season. 35-7.
vs. Seattle:
Our second win of the season. 42-14.
vs. SF:
Our third win of the season. 17-14.
vs. Houston:
We lose this one. This one might be 35-0.
vs. The Rams:
Not sure about this one. I feel like we can win it, but they wont. Or maybe they will. Final score 17-14, not sure which team has which score.
vs. Jax:
Is Luke McGown still the QB there? Browns win, 14-3.
vs. Cinci:
Browns obviously will look for revenge. They'll get it. Cinci is horrible. By now, Dalton will be on IR and Cedric Benson will be back in jail. 35-14 Cleveland.
vs. Baltimore:
Oh god.
vs. Pittsburgh:
Pittsburgh wins 3-0.
vs. Arizona:
Arizona wins 35-0.
vs. Baltimore:
Oh god.
vs. Pittsburgh:
Pittsburgh wins 13-10.
Final Record: 5-11. As usual.
On Offense, we start the game like a first year expansion team, as usual. But then things start to turn around a little. Colt starts making some nice throws. Hillis never really gets going. Then, back to the expansion team.
On Defense, we start the game like a first year expansion team, as usual. But then things REALLY start to turn around. Joe Haden is all over anything thrown his way. We're making tackles, we're kind of stopping the run. We're getting pressure on Dalton to the point where we knock him out of the game.
Then, Cinci gets off an illegal snap (they substituted, the referee should've been standing over the ball until Cleveland was ready) and Bruce Gradkowski of all people hits a wide open AJ Green for his first touchdown. Awesome. Great job, guys.
Then...we can't do anything. Then we force a three and out. Then...we can't do anything. And the Cinci Defense isn't Superbowl caliber.. Based on this game, here's my predictions for the rest of the season:
vs. Indy:
Peyton Manning is out. Kerry Collins is in. The Colts are TERRIBLE without Manning. I predict that Kerry Collins pulls off some late game heroics and beats the Browns 21-20.
vs. Miami:
I know nothing about Miami, except that Reggie Bush will have over 200 yards rushing in this game. Colt will be picked off three times (all tipped passes). Miami wins 35-28.
vs. Titans:
We should easily be able to beat the Titans, so we won't. Titans win 5-3.
vs. Oakland:
Our first win of the season. 35-7.
vs. Seattle:
Our second win of the season. 42-14.
vs. SF:
Our third win of the season. 17-14.
vs. Houston:
We lose this one. This one might be 35-0.
vs. The Rams:
Not sure about this one. I feel like we can win it, but they wont. Or maybe they will. Final score 17-14, not sure which team has which score.
vs. Jax:
Is Luke McGown still the QB there? Browns win, 14-3.
vs. Cinci:
Browns obviously will look for revenge. They'll get it. Cinci is horrible. By now, Dalton will be on IR and Cedric Benson will be back in jail. 35-14 Cleveland.
vs. Baltimore:
Oh god.
vs. Pittsburgh:
Pittsburgh wins 3-0.
vs. Arizona:
Arizona wins 35-0.
vs. Baltimore:
Oh god.
vs. Pittsburgh:
Pittsburgh wins 13-10.
Final Record: 5-11. As usual.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Cleveland Updates
How do you fix the Cavs? I don't know. Somebody's gotta do something though. Who do they even trade for? There's no one. In the NBA, the values of the Contracts have to match (or be really close) for that current year. So Gerald Wallace makes $10 million this year. We can't trade Jamario Moon and Anthony Parker for Wallace because the amounts don't match. However, we have this thing called a Trade Exception. We've got $14.5 million from the LeBron fiasco which we can just add into any trade. So we could trade Moon ($3 million) and use the other $7 million out of LeBron's Trade Exception and then the numbers match and we could make that trade. But again, who do we try and get? The only answer to this is go the route of the Celtics:
We trade the poo-poo platter to New Orleans and bring in Chris Paul. (KG) We draft an awesome player with (hopefully) our #1 pick. Trade THAT player for somebody who can shoot threes like they're nothing consistently. (Allen) Then hope to God that our second round pick is actually good. (Rondo?) Team those guys up with Mo Williams (Pierce) and hopefully they're on the right track.
The Browns: For the first time since Chris Palmer we have an offensive minded head coach. This season should finally be different. No more "keep the game close" which leads to losses. If they're trying - if they're firing the ball down field, running to the outside, running trick plays..doing ANYTHING other than running the ball up the middle two times then passing for no gain and punting, I'll be happy. This could finally be the end of the Run-Run-Pass-Punt offense.
Dear Jets, Packers, and Bears,
The Prevent Defense does not work against the Steelers. The only way to beat the Steelers is to Blitz them. If I see ANY of you teams blitz Shitberger all game, then STOP on their final drive, I swear I'll destroy somebody. The Steelers are going to beat the Jets by 3 points with a Shitberger game winning drive, then they'll beat the NFC by 3 points (or less) with a Shitberger game winning drive. And on both of the game winning drives, the defense will blitz 3 people on every play. Then Mike Wallace will catch the game winning touchdown and everyone will say how great a QB Ben Roethlisberger is. I can almost guarantee this.
Get ready Browns fans for another Pittsburgh Super Bowl victory.
Holmgren, draft a Receiver, or a Right Tackle. If that's not possible draft a murderous Defensive End. Mangini turned around the Jets. Then Rex Ryan came in there, said "f that" and sent all of Mangini's "quality human beings" over to the Browns to do us a world of good, and he stocked up on criminals, assholes, and whiny pieces of trash. Look at them now. AFC championship two years in a row.
Good things could be ahead for the Browns. Better things are probably ahead for the Steelers. And the Jets. And the Ravens. And Tampa Bay. And Kansas City.
"F it" -the Dude.
We trade the poo-poo platter to New Orleans and bring in Chris Paul. (KG) We draft an awesome player with (hopefully) our #1 pick. Trade THAT player for somebody who can shoot threes like they're nothing consistently. (Allen) Then hope to God that our second round pick is actually good. (Rondo?) Team those guys up with Mo Williams (Pierce) and hopefully they're on the right track.
The Browns: For the first time since Chris Palmer we have an offensive minded head coach. This season should finally be different. No more "keep the game close" which leads to losses. If they're trying - if they're firing the ball down field, running to the outside, running trick plays..doing ANYTHING other than running the ball up the middle two times then passing for no gain and punting, I'll be happy. This could finally be the end of the Run-Run-Pass-Punt offense.
Dear Jets, Packers, and Bears,
The Prevent Defense does not work against the Steelers. The only way to beat the Steelers is to Blitz them. If I see ANY of you teams blitz Shitberger all game, then STOP on their final drive, I swear I'll destroy somebody. The Steelers are going to beat the Jets by 3 points with a Shitberger game winning drive, then they'll beat the NFC by 3 points (or less) with a Shitberger game winning drive. And on both of the game winning drives, the defense will blitz 3 people on every play. Then Mike Wallace will catch the game winning touchdown and everyone will say how great a QB Ben Roethlisberger is. I can almost guarantee this.
Get ready Browns fans for another Pittsburgh Super Bowl victory.
Holmgren, draft a Receiver, or a Right Tackle. If that's not possible draft a murderous Defensive End. Mangini turned around the Jets. Then Rex Ryan came in there, said "f that" and sent all of Mangini's "quality human beings" over to the Browns to do us a world of good, and he stocked up on criminals, assholes, and whiny pieces of trash. Look at them now. AFC championship two years in a row.
Good things could be ahead for the Browns. Better things are probably ahead for the Steelers. And the Jets. And the Ravens. And Tampa Bay. And Kansas City.
"F it" -the Dude.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Browns Getting it Done?
So that's two games in a row where the Browns completely dominated their opponent. And both opponents are supposed "Superbowl Contenders" and one of them was in fact the current Superbowl Champion. But that's old news - the Browns beat the Superbowl champ every year. Can they do it again against the Jets? I say they can.
Peyton Hillis is running like a beast. He was the top RB in fantasy this week. Unfortunately, John St Clair is on his way back to the lineup.. So the Browns will be back to having a pillar at Right Tackle for anyone to just run around. That's never good. We'll just have to send Hillis to the left instead.
And you know Mangini wants to destroy the Jets. Two weeks in a row, two vendetta games. Mangini can do it. I know we're only one game in, but I'd get satisfaction knowing that Cleveland swept the AFC East.
Halfway through the season, 3rd place in the AFC North.. Room to improve.. Let's see if the Steelers can handle the Patriots the way the Browns did. I don't think they can do it. And not even because Belichick is going to be in Pissed Off, F You mode..
And the Cavs. Tied for first place in the Central. Good start in my opinion. Way too early to mean anything, but 3-3 is a lot better than the commonly predicted 0-6.
Also, how about your Cowboys, LeBron!! F you.
Peyton Hillis is running like a beast. He was the top RB in fantasy this week. Unfortunately, John St Clair is on his way back to the lineup.. So the Browns will be back to having a pillar at Right Tackle for anyone to just run around. That's never good. We'll just have to send Hillis to the left instead.
And you know Mangini wants to destroy the Jets. Two weeks in a row, two vendetta games. Mangini can do it. I know we're only one game in, but I'd get satisfaction knowing that Cleveland swept the AFC East.
Halfway through the season, 3rd place in the AFC North.. Room to improve.. Let's see if the Steelers can handle the Patriots the way the Browns did. I don't think they can do it. And not even because Belichick is going to be in Pissed Off, F You mode..
And the Cavs. Tied for first place in the Central. Good start in my opinion. Way too early to mean anything, but 3-3 is a lot better than the commonly predicted 0-6.
Also, how about your Cowboys, LeBron!! F you.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Steelers Fans are Pathetic
Well, our friend Larry's not, because he's somehow a dedicated fan.. Let's talk about the other Steelers fans. Larry's getting married, so for his bachelor party we took him to Pittsburgh on Saturday, we went to the casinos and bars then crashed at our hotel for about 4 hours, then got up to tailgate for the Browns @ Steelers game.
He had a blast, so that's great. But, again - I want to talk about the "fans" we observed. First off, every Steelers fan looks the same. The guys all have a crew cut and a goatee, and the females all look like bar skanks. All of them. And the ones that didn't? They were secretly Browns fans. Back to the ones who had the goatees. Half of them that we met were from Ohio. Steelers fans are fair-weather fans, and they're not die-hards. They just jump on the bandwagon of a winning team.
"Browns are going down!!" was the most creative insult thrown our way, even after people were starting to get hammered... Or were they starting to get hammered? I ask this because people didn't start filing into the parking lots until 11:30am!! You can't get a spot in the Muni Lot downtown after 7:15am!!! And with the exception of about 10 groups, this lot was DEAD until about 11:30 when it started to fill up!? How pathetic is that?
If Pittsburgh's record was 3-13, they'd have half the fans they have right now. But Cleveland's record can be 3-13 all it wants and we're all still here and loyal, we're just angrier.
Then, in a pleasant surprise, Colt McCoy looked pretty good. We'll keep this realistic though, considering Brady Quinn looked really good against Denver in his first game as a Browns starter.
James Harrison is also my new least favorite player in the NFL. The day Harrison goes down with a career ending injury, or gets paralyzed, or better yet, killed on the field, I'm throwing a party. And no, that's not too harsh. We should send Sam Aiken out there to step on his throat with his cleat when he's on the bottom of a pile. Maybe Billy Yates could rip out one of his eyes during a fumble pileup? There's no place in football or life for someone who says "I WANT to hurt other people."
Also, the parking lot attendants were RETARDED. These were the dumbest people alive. They blocked cars in and filled the lot to the absolute max. Fasig had to get out, find me a path through the mess of cars, and ultimately we got out with no casualties.
He had a blast, so that's great. But, again - I want to talk about the "fans" we observed. First off, every Steelers fan looks the same. The guys all have a crew cut and a goatee, and the females all look like bar skanks. All of them. And the ones that didn't? They were secretly Browns fans. Back to the ones who had the goatees. Half of them that we met were from Ohio. Steelers fans are fair-weather fans, and they're not die-hards. They just jump on the bandwagon of a winning team.
"Browns are going down!!" was the most creative insult thrown our way, even after people were starting to get hammered... Or were they starting to get hammered? I ask this because people didn't start filing into the parking lots until 11:30am!! You can't get a spot in the Muni Lot downtown after 7:15am!!! And with the exception of about 10 groups, this lot was DEAD until about 11:30 when it started to fill up!? How pathetic is that?
If Pittsburgh's record was 3-13, they'd have half the fans they have right now. But Cleveland's record can be 3-13 all it wants and we're all still here and loyal, we're just angrier.
Then, in a pleasant surprise, Colt McCoy looked pretty good. We'll keep this realistic though, considering Brady Quinn looked really good against Denver in his first game as a Browns starter.
James Harrison is also my new least favorite player in the NFL. The day Harrison goes down with a career ending injury, or gets paralyzed, or better yet, killed on the field, I'm throwing a party. And no, that's not too harsh. We should send Sam Aiken out there to step on his throat with his cleat when he's on the bottom of a pile. Maybe Billy Yates could rip out one of his eyes during a fumble pileup? There's no place in football or life for someone who says "I WANT to hurt other people."
Also, the parking lot attendants were RETARDED. These were the dumbest people alive. They blocked cars in and filled the lot to the absolute max. Fasig had to get out, find me a path through the mess of cars, and ultimately we got out with no casualties.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Browns vs Bengals
There we go.
However, this team could be 4-0 right now. We've been in it each game and only had a couple breaks here and there. This game against the Bengals went our way. It's definitely good to have a division win. It's good to have a win at home. Hillis looks like Harrison did at the end of last season. He looked like a monster. He's already done more than Brady Quinn ever did.. and probably ever will do.
Our cornerbacks got torched again, but Cincinatti kept trying to run. It seems like teams can't run against the Browns. We'll find that out for sure when we play the Steelers. Also - I'm pretty sure that Palmer's second fumble could've been the tuck rule, but that's okay.
Also - TJ Ward's hit on Shipley was clean. Ward turned sideways to brace for the impact and didn't lead with his helmet in any way. Was Ward supposed to get out of the way and let Shipley catch the ball? Was Ward supposed to know that Eric Wright was going to tip the ball successfully? I don't get it. Yes, we don't want receivers getting killed out there, but what is Ward supposed to do in that situation? Duck and tackle at the waist so Shipley can catch the ball high and score? Don't get it. Good job Ward. Maybe Receivers will start thinking, "Where's TJ Ward at???" while they're about to catch the ball and they'll drop the pass.
However, this team could be 4-0 right now. We've been in it each game and only had a couple breaks here and there. This game against the Bengals went our way. It's definitely good to have a division win. It's good to have a win at home. Hillis looks like Harrison did at the end of last season. He looked like a monster. He's already done more than Brady Quinn ever did.. and probably ever will do.
Our cornerbacks got torched again, but Cincinatti kept trying to run. It seems like teams can't run against the Browns. We'll find that out for sure when we play the Steelers. Also - I'm pretty sure that Palmer's second fumble could've been the tuck rule, but that's okay.
Also - TJ Ward's hit on Shipley was clean. Ward turned sideways to brace for the impact and didn't lead with his helmet in any way. Was Ward supposed to get out of the way and let Shipley catch the ball? Was Ward supposed to know that Eric Wright was going to tip the ball successfully? I don't get it. Yes, we don't want receivers getting killed out there, but what is Ward supposed to do in that situation? Duck and tackle at the waist so Shipley can catch the ball high and score? Don't get it. Good job Ward. Maybe Receivers will start thinking, "Where's TJ Ward at???" while they're about to catch the ball and they'll drop the pass.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Misc. Football Stats
The Browns have more Touchdowns the rest of the AFC North, but are in last place with no wins. The Browns have 4 touchdowns and are 0-2. The Steelers have 2 touchdowns and are 2-0.
Phil Dawson is 0-2 so far on field goals, but made all four extra points.
The Colts are in Last Place in the AFC South.
The Chiefs are in First Place in the AFC West.
Kansas City is farther South than Indianapolis.
The Superbowl Contending Cowboys are 0-2 and have been outperformed by The Browns.
The Superbowl Contending Vikings are 0-2 and have been outperformed by The Browns.
The NFC West is on pace for everyone to finish 6-10. We could finally have a 6-10 team in the playoffs.
New England has seven touchdowns. They're in third place. Miami has three touchdowns. They're in first place.
The Browns are currently calling The Eagles about Kevin Kolb.
Phil Dawson is 0-2 so far on field goals, but made all four extra points.
The Colts are in Last Place in the AFC South.
The Chiefs are in First Place in the AFC West.
Kansas City is farther South than Indianapolis.
The Superbowl Contending Cowboys are 0-2 and have been outperformed by The Browns.
The Superbowl Contending Vikings are 0-2 and have been outperformed by The Browns.
The NFC West is on pace for everyone to finish 6-10. We could finally have a 6-10 team in the playoffs.
New England has seven touchdowns. They're in third place. Miami has three touchdowns. They're in first place.
The Browns are currently calling The Eagles about Kevin Kolb.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Browns, take 2
So we've got the Chiefs this week and Seneca Wallace is in at QB. The Chiefs looked decent against San Diego, but I don't recall them doing much of anything on Offense. Their defense looked to be giving San Diego problems. If they were giving San Diego problems, I can only imagine the Browns will be completely lost out there on offense. Our defense could continue to hold up (They really only gave up two big plays last week. One of them was with Tampa Bay starting at Cleveland's 1 Yard line.)
They've gotta keep an eye on Jaamal Charles. Dude is fast.
They've gotta let Jerome Harrison run it more. Harrison said he wants the ball 90% of the game, and I have to agree with that.
Short and sweet with the preview for this week, mainly because I have no idea what to expect. Nor does anyone.
They've gotta keep an eye on Jaamal Charles. Dude is fast.
They've gotta let Jerome Harrison run it more. Harrison said he wants the ball 90% of the game, and I have to agree with that.
Short and sweet with the preview for this week, mainly because I have no idea what to expect. Nor does anyone.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Catching Up
Browns vs. Lions
Jake Delhomme continues to impress in the pre-season. The obvious statement is that if this continues to the regular season, Mike Holmgren is a genius. If Jake Delhomme is impressive this year, hopefully he starts next year, and the year after that, and it turns into a Brett Favre situation, where when we finally kick him out, Colt McCoy walks onto the field and starts throwing Touchdowns. At least until we play against the Delhomme-led Vikings, who will then be replacing Brett Favre.
Browns vs Bears
Colt McCoy gets the stage tonight. Hopefully he has more than Jake Allen and Alex Smith to work with on the receiving end. And with Montario Hardesty in there, maybe he can show us something. Colt has been unimpressive so far, but he's had no help. When your first option is Jake Allen and the second is Carlton Mitchell, what can you expect? We might get a better idea of what he can do.
Wanna see something funny?
Rank Player Comp Att % TD INT
1 Jake Delhomme 38 48 79.2 2 0
2 Tom Brady 33 42 78.6 4 0
3 Aaron Rodgers 41 53 77.4 6 0
We have the most accurate passer of the Preseason.
Jim Brown. Whatever. Mike said enough. I'll reiterate. You've been an advisor to Randy Lerner. Unless he's never listened to a word you said, I think you've done a terrible job advising him. Were you part of the Couch over McNabb decision? Gerrard Warren over Ladanian Tomlinson? Courtney Brown over anyone? Whatever. Now the kids just know you as the Sphinx guy from "Mars Attacks!"
Madden 11 officially sucks. I figured for sure that Backbreaker would at least give it a little bit of a kick in the ass, but no. Each year, all the same problems remain, all the same stupid things remain. Every year, they come up with some new marketing term. Last year it was, "If you see it on Sunday, you'll see it in Madden." This year, it's "Locomotion", and "More Time on the Field."
I don't have time for "More Time on the Field." Why? Because I don't want to set up any schemes. I want to pick my play (I know where the plays I like are, at least I did until you changed all the playbooks around) and go. I don't want to set up a section of plays I want available on third and short. I don't care. FIX IMPORTANT THINGS FIRST, then waste time on crap like this.
For the third year in a row, if a player gets hurt, you can put him on IR. BUT, in Madden, this doesn't free up a roster spot. Three years in a row, putting a player on IR does NOT free up a roster spot. Three years in a row, a measly running back can block the DT coming in at full speed with no problem. Three years in a row, the swat and tackle DB animations merge. Five years in a row, suction blocking - A defender running at full speed would NEVER do a 180 to engage in a block with a lineman who was BEHIND him. NEVER. For the third year in a row, they've changed the pre-snap controls. It now takes longer to define a hot route. It used to take one step to move your D-Line to the left, it now takes three steps. The game is pathetic. The same five tackles happen over and over, and they're the same tackles from the last three years.
After playing about a week of Madden, I went back to Backbreaker, and WOW, I appreciate this game even more now. The multiple person tackles, all unique, never the same tackle twice. The giant pile of bodies at the line of scrimmage, not just players sucked into blocking animations. When something negative happens in Backbreaker, I feel like it's because I made a mistake, not because the computer cheated me out of a play. I'll post some video comparisons so more people can see how completely superior Backbreaker is in terms of gameplay.
Alright, back to work.
Jake Delhomme continues to impress in the pre-season. The obvious statement is that if this continues to the regular season, Mike Holmgren is a genius. If Jake Delhomme is impressive this year, hopefully he starts next year, and the year after that, and it turns into a Brett Favre situation, where when we finally kick him out, Colt McCoy walks onto the field and starts throwing Touchdowns. At least until we play against the Delhomme-led Vikings, who will then be replacing Brett Favre.
Browns vs Bears
Colt McCoy gets the stage tonight. Hopefully he has more than Jake Allen and Alex Smith to work with on the receiving end. And with Montario Hardesty in there, maybe he can show us something. Colt has been unimpressive so far, but he's had no help. When your first option is Jake Allen and the second is Carlton Mitchell, what can you expect? We might get a better idea of what he can do.
Wanna see something funny?
Rank Player Comp Att % TD INT
1 Jake Delhomme 38 48 79.2 2 0
2 Tom Brady 33 42 78.6 4 0
3 Aaron Rodgers 41 53 77.4 6 0
We have the most accurate passer of the Preseason.
Jim Brown. Whatever. Mike said enough. I'll reiterate. You've been an advisor to Randy Lerner. Unless he's never listened to a word you said, I think you've done a terrible job advising him. Were you part of the Couch over McNabb decision? Gerrard Warren over Ladanian Tomlinson? Courtney Brown over anyone? Whatever. Now the kids just know you as the Sphinx guy from "Mars Attacks!"
Madden 11 officially sucks. I figured for sure that Backbreaker would at least give it a little bit of a kick in the ass, but no. Each year, all the same problems remain, all the same stupid things remain. Every year, they come up with some new marketing term. Last year it was, "If you see it on Sunday, you'll see it in Madden." This year, it's "Locomotion", and "More Time on the Field."
I don't have time for "More Time on the Field." Why? Because I don't want to set up any schemes. I want to pick my play (I know where the plays I like are, at least I did until you changed all the playbooks around) and go. I don't want to set up a section of plays I want available on third and short. I don't care. FIX IMPORTANT THINGS FIRST, then waste time on crap like this.
For the third year in a row, if a player gets hurt, you can put him on IR. BUT, in Madden, this doesn't free up a roster spot. Three years in a row, putting a player on IR does NOT free up a roster spot. Three years in a row, a measly running back can block the DT coming in at full speed with no problem. Three years in a row, the swat and tackle DB animations merge. Five years in a row, suction blocking - A defender running at full speed would NEVER do a 180 to engage in a block with a lineman who was BEHIND him. NEVER. For the third year in a row, they've changed the pre-snap controls. It now takes longer to define a hot route. It used to take one step to move your D-Line to the left, it now takes three steps. The game is pathetic. The same five tackles happen over and over, and they're the same tackles from the last three years.
After playing about a week of Madden, I went back to Backbreaker, and WOW, I appreciate this game even more now. The multiple person tackles, all unique, never the same tackle twice. The giant pile of bodies at the line of scrimmage, not just players sucked into blocking animations. When something negative happens in Backbreaker, I feel like it's because I made a mistake, not because the computer cheated me out of a play. I'll post some video comparisons so more people can see how completely superior Backbreaker is in terms of gameplay.
Alright, back to work.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Browns vs Packers
Yeah.. I'm going to say the Browns looked awesome. Jake Delhomme passed like a freaking genius against a Super Bowl-Ready team. With what looked like no effort at all, our first team marched right down the throats of the Packers and Harrison capped it off with a rushing TD.
Then.... Aaron Rodgers passed like a freaking genius against our.. mediocre at best team. With no effort at all, he marched right down our throats and scored TDs.
So yeah, we're definitely in the right direction now, but work is needed. Thank god we have Phil to get us out of jams. Colt didn't look great, but that's ok. He's learning. He's not playing this year, or maybe next year, so there's no rush for him to be great. Hopefully Delhomme continues looking like this and McCoy can become OUR Aaron Rodgers..
Seneca Wallace also looked good, but he only had four completions yet two of them were the TDs, so we need to see more of him in Game 2.
The receivers looked great - Brian Robiskie. Dude's ready. Massaquoi was catching everything.. Moore looks good. Cribbs didn't do anything as a reciever and didn't return anything, but we can assume he'll still be an OK receiver and the best kick returner in the league. Harrison looked fine, Hillis looked awesome. Vickers crushed AJ Hawk on that first Harrison TD run. Davis was fine. Chris Jennings.... He's the odd man out this season. Practice squad? CFL?
And its great to see the Browns win the first game of the football year. I can't remember the last time that happened.
Then.... Aaron Rodgers passed like a freaking genius against our.. mediocre at best team. With no effort at all, he marched right down our throats and scored TDs.
So yeah, we're definitely in the right direction now, but work is needed. Thank god we have Phil to get us out of jams. Colt didn't look great, but that's ok. He's learning. He's not playing this year, or maybe next year, so there's no rush for him to be great. Hopefully Delhomme continues looking like this and McCoy can become OUR Aaron Rodgers..
Seneca Wallace also looked good, but he only had four completions yet two of them were the TDs, so we need to see more of him in Game 2.
The receivers looked great - Brian Robiskie. Dude's ready. Massaquoi was catching everything.. Moore looks good. Cribbs didn't do anything as a reciever and didn't return anything, but we can assume he'll still be an OK receiver and the best kick returner in the league. Harrison looked fine, Hillis looked awesome. Vickers crushed AJ Hawk on that first Harrison TD run. Davis was fine. Chris Jennings.... He's the odd man out this season. Practice squad? CFL?
And its great to see the Browns win the first game of the football year. I can't remember the last time that happened.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Cavs / Browns
Is Ramon Sessions any good? If so, he's our new point guard and Mo Williams is playing Shooting Guard. Delonte's gone, which is a shame, but only because I was looking forward to some "Gloria! Gloria!" chants from the crowd. Apparently Sessions and Williams played together on the Bucks and became friends, so that's always good.
We also sent Sebastian Telfair to the Timberwolves and got back some really really tall guy. But I think he's just really tall - no clue if he's any good.
So as of this second, we're going into the season with this lineup:
Sessions/Gibson
Williams/Eyenga/Green
Nobody/Eyenga/Moon
Hickson/Jamison
Varejao/Tall Guy From TWolves
I really hope Eyenga is good. He has some killer highlight reels out there, and wasn't bad in the Summer League. Enough about the Cavs, let's get some simple Browns news going.
We signed Hardesty.. Four years. I don't think I've ever seen this guy in a game before, but he should have no problem impressing us as a Browns RB.
We've got McCoy for Four years. Is he our guy of the future? Can't wait to find out. He absolutely kicked ass in Texas and has the best name ever for a QB. Sounds like an action hero. "Colt McCoy" Yes? Well either way, hopefully he sits for a year or two, learns from January Jake, and comes in like Aaron Rodgers.
Jerome Harrison. Hopefully he picks right up where he left off.
Josh Cribbs and Seneca Wallace split in the backfield, no QB. There's a confusing as hell formation waiting to happen.
Massaquoi, Cribbs, Robiskie, Engram, Stucky at WR.. That'll work. No one needs to be double-covered though.. Could be trouble. But if January Jake is on, they'll be fine.
Watson at tight end - I still remember him saving a Pick Six by sprinting downfield and taking out that Cornerback at about the 2 yard line. Watson is a good player like that.
Same O-Line, Same Fullback.. To be honest I'm looking forward to this season. 7-8 wins sounds about right to me.
We also sent Sebastian Telfair to the Timberwolves and got back some really really tall guy. But I think he's just really tall - no clue if he's any good.
So as of this second, we're going into the season with this lineup:
Sessions/Gibson
Williams/Eyenga/Green
Nobody/Eyenga/Moon
Hickson/Jamison
Varejao/Tall Guy From TWolves
I really hope Eyenga is good. He has some killer highlight reels out there, and wasn't bad in the Summer League. Enough about the Cavs, let's get some simple Browns news going.
We signed Hardesty.. Four years. I don't think I've ever seen this guy in a game before, but he should have no problem impressing us as a Browns RB.
We've got McCoy for Four years. Is he our guy of the future? Can't wait to find out. He absolutely kicked ass in Texas and has the best name ever for a QB. Sounds like an action hero. "Colt McCoy" Yes? Well either way, hopefully he sits for a year or two, learns from January Jake, and comes in like Aaron Rodgers.
Jerome Harrison. Hopefully he picks right up where he left off.
Josh Cribbs and Seneca Wallace split in the backfield, no QB. There's a confusing as hell formation waiting to happen.
Massaquoi, Cribbs, Robiskie, Engram, Stucky at WR.. That'll work. No one needs to be double-covered though.. Could be trouble. But if January Jake is on, they'll be fine.
Watson at tight end - I still remember him saving a Pick Six by sprinting downfield and taking out that Cornerback at about the 2 yard line. Watson is a good player like that.
Same O-Line, Same Fullback.. To be honest I'm looking forward to this season. 7-8 wins sounds about right to me.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Lay off the Browns WRs
Stop telling me the Wide Receivers are the weakest part of the Browns team. I'm tired of hearing it. I'm not suggesting their good, I'm suggesting they're a completely overrated part of a football team.
Sure, every team wants the WRs that have freakish physical abilities; but those players also come with freakish attitudes. More importantly, the team the wins the Super Bowl every single year, does not always have the best WRs in the game. In fact, its almost always the complete opposite.
Look at past Super Bowl winning teams. The New England Patriots had absolute nobodies as their WRs, and won three times! The Saints had good ones, not great ones. Who did the Ravens have in 2000?? The Steelers have had good (not great; although Ward borders on great) WRs, the Giants had 1 good (not great) WR and a couple average ones. Sure, the Colts had great WRs and so did the Rams. But come one, it really is the exception more than the rule.
My point is, we can win 8 games this year with me as a WR if the rest of the team is improved. WRs are very dependent on the QB anyways, so the real focus here should be the QBs or more probably the defense. Defense has proven to win championships far more than the prima donnas known as Wide Receivers.
Sure, every team wants the WRs that have freakish physical abilities; but those players also come with freakish attitudes. More importantly, the team the wins the Super Bowl every single year, does not always have the best WRs in the game. In fact, its almost always the complete opposite.
Look at past Super Bowl winning teams. The New England Patriots had absolute nobodies as their WRs, and won three times! The Saints had good ones, not great ones. Who did the Ravens have in 2000?? The Steelers have had good (not great; although Ward borders on great) WRs, the Giants had 1 good (not great) WR and a couple average ones. Sure, the Colts had great WRs and so did the Rams. But come one, it really is the exception more than the rule.
My point is, we can win 8 games this year with me as a WR if the rest of the team is improved. WRs are very dependent on the QB anyways, so the real focus here should be the QBs or more probably the defense. Defense has proven to win championships far more than the prima donnas known as Wide Receivers.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Draft Day 2...mocks
Good news: every mock draft out there today has the Browns taking McCoy in the 2nd round. I was unsure he would last that long until Clausen started to fall out of the first round. Now, I feel confident he'll be a Brown.
But I'm not sure why nobody has Minnesota picking Jimmy Clausen. Isn't that why they traded with Detroit? They saw Clausen was going to fall out of the first round because Indy and New Orleans were not going to pick a QB, and STL had Bradford. So Minnesota saw that they could move back, pick up another pick late, and still get Clausen. Don't they have to draft a QB? Favre is only a filler for one more year, then Claussen could fill right in on a good team and be successful. Minnesota can then trade away Sage Rosenfels and/or Jackson. All this makes perfect sense to me...but I guess I'm not an 'expert'.
Today should be a good day for the draft. I bet there's a lot of trades early because there are still some big time players on the board. I would love to see the Browns trade back into the 2nd round to grab either Taylor Mays, Golden Tate, or Toby Gerhart supposing none of them are taken after the Browns 38th pick. Gerhart's got a chip on his shoulder and I want to see him unleash it on the AFC North.
But I'm not sure why nobody has Minnesota picking Jimmy Clausen. Isn't that why they traded with Detroit? They saw Clausen was going to fall out of the first round because Indy and New Orleans were not going to pick a QB, and STL had Bradford. So Minnesota saw that they could move back, pick up another pick late, and still get Clausen. Don't they have to draft a QB? Favre is only a filler for one more year, then Claussen could fill right in on a good team and be successful. Minnesota can then trade away Sage Rosenfels and/or Jackson. All this makes perfect sense to me...but I guess I'm not an 'expert'.
Today should be a good day for the draft. I bet there's a lot of trades early because there are still some big time players on the board. I would love to see the Browns trade back into the 2nd round to grab either Taylor Mays, Golden Tate, or Toby Gerhart supposing none of them are taken after the Browns 38th pick. Gerhart's got a chip on his shoulder and I want to see him unleash it on the AFC North.
Friday, April 2, 2010
More on Browns Trade
First let me say that I also support this trade. We are improving the CB position without hoping a draft pick works out. We can still draft for the secondary and let them learn from Sheldon Brown, a good player. It also makes you wonder how early they'll decide to pick a QB now that they've upgraded the secondary.
But, I have a problem with this statement: "Hall was a seventh-round pick of the Browns in 2008 out of Division II St. Augustine's. He played in 14 games last season, mostly on special teams, and had 10 tackles. Hall never evolved into the fearsome pass-rusher that the Browns' previous regime hoped he would become." - Mary Kay Cabot (cleveland.com)
Alex Hall was a 7th Round pick. There is no way they really expected him to be a 'fearsome' pass-rusher. First of all, he's only been in the league for 2 years and should have played more last year, but just didn't fit Rob Ryan's scheme. Hall showed lots of potential in 2008 at the end of the year; but Mary Kay must have forgotten that part. I think it's way too soon to make a statement like she did.
I'm not saying he'll make the Pro-Bowl; but he's going to provide some great value for a 7th Round pick.
Again, I don't care that the Browns traded Hall; I just think its too soon to be writing him off like that. We traded value for value; it was a fair trade. Stop trying to make it sound like the Browns 'won' in this trade.
But, I have a problem with this statement: "Hall was a seventh-round pick of the Browns in 2008 out of Division II St. Augustine's. He played in 14 games last season, mostly on special teams, and had 10 tackles. Hall never evolved into the fearsome pass-rusher that the Browns' previous regime hoped he would become." - Mary Kay Cabot (cleveland.com)
Alex Hall was a 7th Round pick. There is no way they really expected him to be a 'fearsome' pass-rusher. First of all, he's only been in the league for 2 years and should have played more last year, but just didn't fit Rob Ryan's scheme. Hall showed lots of potential in 2008 at the end of the year; but Mary Kay must have forgotten that part. I think it's way too soon to make a statement like she did.
I'm not saying he'll make the Pro-Bowl; but he's going to provide some great value for a 7th Round pick.
Again, I don't care that the Browns traded Hall; I just think its too soon to be writing him off like that. We traded value for value; it was a fair trade. Stop trying to make it sound like the Browns 'won' in this trade.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Shaun Rogers Arrested
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/04/cleveland_browns_player_shaun.htmlApparently we haven't learned anything from Gilbert Arenas or Plaxico Burress. Leave the guns at home, and hire a body guard. Or, if you're as big as Rogers, just don't worry about it, nobody's going to mess with you.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Enough about the old QBs
The Broncos sent two draft picks and fullback Peyton Hillis to Cleveland for Brady Quinn and a free subscription of Men's Health magazine. - profootballtalk.com
I know that the thing to do in Cleveland is sit around a grill and talk about how good a player became with another team, or why we shouldn't have traded someone.
But really, how many times in the last ten years have the Browns gotten rid of someone that turned out to burn them? The fact is, in the last ten years, the Browns have had horrible talent and nobody went on to bigger and better things. So forget about Quinn and Anderson, and lets move forward with the hopes of trading away some more bad players.
The Indians are a completely different story..we won't go there.
So for now, I'll remain an optimist and say that our QB situation is a little better than last year. And as Dr. Leo Marvin said, "Baby Steps".
I know that the thing to do in Cleveland is sit around a grill and talk about how good a player became with another team, or why we shouldn't have traded someone.
But really, how many times in the last ten years have the Browns gotten rid of someone that turned out to burn them? The fact is, in the last ten years, the Browns have had horrible talent and nobody went on to bigger and better things. So forget about Quinn and Anderson, and lets move forward with the hopes of trading away some more bad players.
The Indians are a completely different story..we won't go there.
So for now, I'll remain an optimist and say that our QB situation is a little better than last year. And as Dr. Leo Marvin said, "Baby Steps".
Monday, March 22, 2010
Browns and Tebow
I still can't figure out this Kamerion Wimbley thing.. Holmgren put a 2nd round tender on Jason Trusnik, then traded away Wimbley for a 3rd round pick. ?? I can only assume that for whatever reason, they didn't want to pay Wimbley. I have no idea what he was making, but it looks like his contract was up next year and they were not going to resign him. That only means they wanted to get something in return for him instead of releasing him. But....why release him?? Wimbley, Fujita, Jackson, The Jets, King Kong, Roth.. We've got a lot of Linebackers, but why get rid of one of the top three? Are they really thinking that we don't need Wimbley anymore because we have King Kong Bernard and David Bowens..?
Tim Tebow or Colt McCoy in the third round. Tebow because I think he set every QB record possible and won every award possible and he has the power of God in him. (This won Kurt Warner a Superbowl. The same year we could have taken Kurt Warner in the expansion draft. We were set with Ty Detmer) McCoy because he has the most bad ass name in the history of QBs. It's exactly the opposite of Spergon Wynn. Tony Dungy and Jon Gruden think Tebow will make a fantastic QB. Tony Dungy and Jon Gruden have each won Superbowls. Dungy can also hopefully recognize a good QB when he sees one.
Tebow had four ridiculously good years at Florida. Kiper thinks Tebow will only be as good as Pat White.. Tebow had much higher numbers than White did. He had much much higher numbers than Troy Smith.. He has way better numbers than Jamarcus Russell. Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy each have broken arms. Then there's Jimmy Clausen who has worse numbers than ANY of these players, and his teams had worse records. Yet he's one of the top two QBs. I don't get this. Clausen's numbers are also worse than Quinn's numbers.
Mel Kiper doesn't think Tebow will be a good QB. There's a reason you cant find any Kiper Top 25 List Archives easily. The first one I found was 2005. Look at these future superstars: WR Mike Williams, RB Cadillac Williams, DE Erasmus James, RB Ronnie Brown, NT Dan Cody, RB Cedric Benson, CB Antrel Rolle, LB Derrick Johnson, WR Braylon Edwards, WR Mark Clayton.
So.. In 2005 Kiper went 1 & 1/2 for 10. That's 15%. Fail. 1 = Ronnie Brown, 1/2 = Antrel Rolle.
Now, so you can see how good Kiper is at evaluating talent, note the absence of Shawne Merriman, DeMarcus Ware, Aaron Rodgers, Roddy White, Heath Miller, Frank Gore, Justin Tuck, Kirk Morrison, Ellis Hobbs, Marion Barber III, and JOSH CRIBBS. Although to be fair, nobody saw Cribbs coming. We'll also give him the benefit of the doubt and say he correctly left off Derek Anderson and Charlie Frye.
There's a reason Kiper's Top 25 lists are NOT archived.
Holmgren is also making sure to get Tebow in here for a workout sooner or later, and his track record = Montana, Favre, and Hasselbeck, so he also seems to know what he's doing.
I forgot where I was going with any of this, but I think the Browns need their new Superman on defense with the first pick, Maybe someone for the right side of the O-Line with the second, and then hopefully the rest of the league is retarded so we can grab Tebow with our first Third Round pick. And if some other franchise outsmarts that plan, maybe McCoy will be available.
Either way, let's get ready for a year of Jake Delhomme. I'm actually excited. It just feels overall like Amateur hour is over.
Let's hope we're not in for this:
Tim Tebow or Colt McCoy in the third round. Tebow because I think he set every QB record possible and won every award possible and he has the power of God in him. (This won Kurt Warner a Superbowl. The same year we could have taken Kurt Warner in the expansion draft. We were set with Ty Detmer) McCoy because he has the most bad ass name in the history of QBs. It's exactly the opposite of Spergon Wynn. Tony Dungy and Jon Gruden think Tebow will make a fantastic QB. Tony Dungy and Jon Gruden have each won Superbowls. Dungy can also hopefully recognize a good QB when he sees one.
Tebow had four ridiculously good years at Florida. Kiper thinks Tebow will only be as good as Pat White.. Tebow had much higher numbers than White did. He had much much higher numbers than Troy Smith.. He has way better numbers than Jamarcus Russell. Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy each have broken arms. Then there's Jimmy Clausen who has worse numbers than ANY of these players, and his teams had worse records. Yet he's one of the top two QBs. I don't get this. Clausen's numbers are also worse than Quinn's numbers.
Mel Kiper doesn't think Tebow will be a good QB. There's a reason you cant find any Kiper Top 25 List Archives easily. The first one I found was 2005. Look at these future superstars: WR Mike Williams, RB Cadillac Williams, DE Erasmus James, RB Ronnie Brown, NT Dan Cody, RB Cedric Benson, CB Antrel Rolle, LB Derrick Johnson, WR Braylon Edwards, WR Mark Clayton.
So.. In 2005 Kiper went 1 & 1/2 for 10. That's 15%. Fail. 1 = Ronnie Brown, 1/2 = Antrel Rolle.
Now, so you can see how good Kiper is at evaluating talent, note the absence of Shawne Merriman, DeMarcus Ware, Aaron Rodgers, Roddy White, Heath Miller, Frank Gore, Justin Tuck, Kirk Morrison, Ellis Hobbs, Marion Barber III, and JOSH CRIBBS. Although to be fair, nobody saw Cribbs coming. We'll also give him the benefit of the doubt and say he correctly left off Derek Anderson and Charlie Frye.
There's a reason Kiper's Top 25 lists are NOT archived.
Holmgren is also making sure to get Tebow in here for a workout sooner or later, and his track record = Montana, Favre, and Hasselbeck, so he also seems to know what he's doing.
I forgot where I was going with any of this, but I think the Browns need their new Superman on defense with the first pick, Maybe someone for the right side of the O-Line with the second, and then hopefully the rest of the league is retarded so we can grab Tebow with our first Third Round pick. And if some other franchise outsmarts that plan, maybe McCoy will be available.
Either way, let's get ready for a year of Jake Delhomme. I'm actually excited. It just feels overall like Amateur hour is over.
Let's hope we're not in for this:
Cleveland Title
I might be the only one in Cleveland that feels this way, but probably not.
I'll be exceptionally happy if the Cavs win the Championship this year; however, I do believe that the celebration will be milder than if the Browns or even Indians won a title first. It will be a huge celebration, and I'll probably be involved. But I just think the history is deeper with the other franchises and it would mean a lot more to the city if one of the other franchises won first.
Now, that being said. I also came to the realization that our situation could be like Boston. Boston is a baseball town, always has been, always will be. (slight Bret Hart reference) Boston won many titles in basketball and a few in football before the Red Sox won the World Series in '04. But the celebration in '04 was much bigger than the Celtics or Patriots had. The Red Sox meant more to the city and their sports psyche than did the other teams.
So even if the Cavs win this year (and I hope they do), the celebration should not take away from the celebration if the Browns or Indians ever win a title in my lifetime.
I'll be exceptionally happy if the Cavs win the Championship this year; however, I do believe that the celebration will be milder than if the Browns or even Indians won a title first. It will be a huge celebration, and I'll probably be involved. But I just think the history is deeper with the other franchises and it would mean a lot more to the city if one of the other franchises won first.
Now, that being said. I also came to the realization that our situation could be like Boston. Boston is a baseball town, always has been, always will be. (slight Bret Hart reference) Boston won many titles in basketball and a few in football before the Red Sox won the World Series in '04. But the celebration in '04 was much bigger than the Celtics or Patriots had. The Red Sox meant more to the city and their sports psyche than did the other teams.
So even if the Cavs win this year (and I hope they do), the celebration should not take away from the celebration if the Browns or Indians ever win a title in my lifetime.
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