The What We are Doing Right Post

TypicalBrowns50

If the browns beat the chargers then we will know they are a contender. Chargers are good. We still don’t know how high this teams ceiling is. It really depends on Baker.

hoorta

@typicalbrowns50 said:

If the browns beat the chargers then we will know they are a contender. Chargers are good. We still don’t know how high this teams ceiling is. It really depends on Baker.

Chargers and Cardinals games will tell us a lot. We historically play like crap on the left coast. Media has fallen in love with Arizona. NFL.com rated them #1 in the latest power rankings.

mjp28

@nero said:

But then, is mine wrong? I'm honestly curious.

I believe that your interpretation is better than his as my old college English Lit teacher would say it is "awkward".

SdBacker80

@typicalbrowns50 said:

If the browns beat the chargers then we will know they are a contender. Chargers are good. We still don’t know how high this teams ceiling is. It really depends on Baker.

Prior to Monday The Chargers gave up 133 yards on the ground to Washington, 198 to Dallas and 186 to the Chiefs. They’ve suddenly fixed this after Raider game? And now the Chargers get a some pulling guards and Chubb and Hunt.

We need OBJ deep and NJoku down the seam to keep their safeties honest and if we can hit on those plays this week. They can’t beat us straight up without safety help in dealing with our run game.

I’m calling first play play action Deep to OBJ.

Dutch Oven

It isn't 2017 any more.

This team is a quality franchise now. With that, comes higher expectations.

This team is a Super Bowl contender TODAY. With this, comes critique of key players who might be holding the team back from the ultimate goal.

gumby73

Browns rush the ball average ranks 1st with 177.0 yards per game.. this is 32 yards higher per game than last season..

Browns rush against defense ranks 3rd allowing 66.5 yards per game..this is 42 yards less per game than last season..

The Browns rank 2nd behind only Carolina in Opponents average Time of Possession, allowing teams 25:39 per game.. Improving by a additional 4 minute drive upon last season..

Browns rank 2nd in opponents yards per play at 4.5 just behind Bills at 4.0... Browns rank 3rd in Sacking opponents and opponents 1st downs allowed per game with 15

The Carolinian ?

Unsympathetic

Necro'd this thread to talk about something we're doing [mostly] right: Drafting the last couple of years.

CBS analyzes 2021 first-round picks

Newsome is no JaMarr Chase, but he's not far behind.

hx214

@unsympathetic said:

Newsome is no JaMarr Chase, but he's not far behind.

Ya, and this JOK kid looks pretty good too!

SdBacker80

The offensive line is playing well and it has been really banged up most of the year. If not for Baker holding the ball too long on some pass plays it would look brilliant.

JOK looks like a player before he got hurt.

Malik McDowell has been great in most games.

Our biggest weakness in the beginning of the season (kicker) Has been great.

Greedy has exceeded my expectations.

I thought Newsome would have some rookie type games. He hasn’t been picked on like I expected.

calfoxwc

Newsome at cb is playing great - doesn't play like a rookie. Not even in his first game.

I am also freaking amazed that Baker can throw as well as he has been, with a big injury and

a brace on. But he has been floating a few. I thought Case Keenum should have started the squealer game.

Baker hasn't been perfect, I care but I understand. The only throw that rankles me, is the failure to throw underneath

on the right side to Felton. But, if I figure the squealer fans were outraged when barfsonhislegger never throw to a wide open guy in the end zone, who was frantically waving his hands, but nope.

It happens. I suppose, having Landry playing hurt doesn't help, having Peoples-Jones out of the game hurt doesn't help, having pouty whiny sissy obj dropping passes and not having his head in games this year doesn't help, and having Hance having a tough time with jj quatt. Once "quatt" blew past Hance without Hance getting a hand on him. Caught Hance offbalance with a move.

But back to Baker - come on. He was 20 for 31. Might have been 27 of 31 if not for catchable DROPPED passes.

Baker wasn't perfect. But the loss isn't all on him. Wills played a good game, but still probably has his ankle all taped up bigtime. Not has mobile has he had been. I did cringe when Stefanski called a run by Chubb to the wide left. not a good choice. I don't believe Stefanski makes the same mistakes twice, so we'll see. I still think our OC should call plays the next game, to shake things up vs the bengals defense.

mjp28

@nero said:

But then, is mine wrong? I'm honestly curious.

I've been thinking about this again and I think the original one is correct depending on the context. I originally thought Nero's take on it is also correct. After checking around maybe this helps to decide the question.

"Is it an assertive or interrogative sentence? If interrogative then the first one is correct. Since in question sentence we put auxiliary before noun or pronoun so,’are' before you is correct. Interrogative sentence ends with a question mark. What you are doing is incorrect way of writing a question sentence.Therefore 1st one is interrogative and should end with question mark and the second one is assertive sentence".

Oh and to answer the original question we are contenders baby ! And we have contender's problems -not- just worrying about who's on the clock.

GO BROWNS, just win......baby !