How do you deal with a big loss this season?
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The KC loss last year really bothered me…I thought we pissed away a great opportunity…and you can’t expect to just easily make amends the next season…and guess what we didn’t come close.
We had a lot of frustrating games this season. More than I normally recall and way too many where we should have won. I thought this was our year so I think it made it worse. I have recalibrated my expectations though-we don’t have a QB that can get us to the SB.
I don’t take it that seriously but I’m 41…I thought we’d have one by now.
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The KC loss last year really bothered me…I thought we pissed away a great opportunity…and you can’t expect to just easily make amends the next season…and guess what we didn’t come close.
We had a lot of frustrating games this season. More than I normally recall and way too many where we should have won. I thought this was our year so I think it made it worse. I have recalibrated my expectations though-we don’t have a QB that can get us to the SB.
I don’t take it that seriously but I’m 41…I thought we’d have one by now.
.....We had a lot of frustrating games this season. More than I normally recall and way too many where we should have won. I thought this was our year so I think it made it worse. I have recalibrated my expectations though-we don’t have a QB that can get us to the SB.
I don’t take it that seriously but I’m 41…I thought we’d have one by now.
"Recalibrated my expectations" that's one way to look at things you wonder if they still have enough key parts for a deep playoff run. OL, RBs, DL ??
Was Mayfield's biggest problem the timing and severity of his injuries or something else ? That should become apparent before too long next season.
I'm 71 now so I'm not betting the farm on every game now.
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I read this thread as Baker dealing with a bad loss.. mental state is a key part of the QB position that doesn't get talked about enough IMHO.
One thing that worries me about Baker is this past year demonstrated that he does not have the confidence of Joe Burrow. Can't just blame it on the shoulder and act as if no problems exist..
Even in the AFC title game, this was a bigger factor to me than has been mentioned in most places. Once Mahomes made the admittedly terrible clock management error of not throwing into the end zone [threw short, guy got tackled, clock ran out, no points from being inside the 10]... He got shook. Second half of the title game PM made basically zero good decisions.. even with physical talent and a history of doing well, his mental state was out to lunch. Mahomes wouldn't take the checkdown, would hold on too long and try to play heroball when it absolutely wasn't what was needed.. and so that loss was basically all because Mahomes lost his confidence.
This offseason Baker had better get to a sports psychologist -- because he WILL have bad moments/games, and if he's going to actually be successful he can't be angry/down on himself/doubting his teammates-scheme-coaches etc. The team needs to see the mental state from Baker that gets called swagger..
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WOKE as in there are black performers at this halftime show? ?
Did Eminem change his skin pigment?... I wasn't aware...
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WOKE as in there are black performers at this halftime show? ?
Did Eminem change his skin pigment?... I wasn't aware...
Did Eminem change his skin pigment?... I wasn't aware...
I keep forgetting there's a photo of you with random black people, nickers.
So, obviously, you aren't a racist.
My deepest apologies.
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WOKE as in there are black performers at this halftime show? ?
With of course the half-time show being a group of dudes who have been non-repentant on using racial, gay, and ethnic slurs over 2+ decades of music. This includes a guy (Eminem) that people have been trying to 'cancel' for some time now. But yeah, so woke. The media is destroying lives, man.
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I keep forgetting there's a photo of you with random black people, nickers.
So, obviously, you aren't a racist.
My deepest apologies.
They are not random black people... They are very close friends of mine who I respect and care about... We are like brothers... Yeah.. Their skin might be dark.. But they are a great group of hard workin dudes... We all bleed the same..
Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~ -
How do I deal with a big loss?
Liquor
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My fandom started in the late 80's early 90's so I didn't get to enjoy them when they were winning all those championships. And it wasn't long before I got to see them move to Baltimore. Then there of course was the painful years from rebirth up until now. To be honest, I've had one foot out the door for a while now waiting to see if something was going to happen but if this stuff Hue Jackson says is true, that may be the last straw.
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As a long time Browns fans, this team has had major losing seasons. Year after year we as fans support, and cheer for this team to be a great team as it once was, so long ago. It could not get any worse after losing all 16 games several seasons ago. But this team is looking good. After the 2020 season, and making it to the playoffs, all NFL sports anchors and reports were all cheering for the Browns. And then the start of the 2021 season. WOW, what energy, high expectations, predictions of this team going to the top. We had the offensive power and even more power on our defense. And what happened? This team struggled and just could not get a win to save their season. All of the NFL was surprised to see this team fall from grace in one season. Now its the off season and we as fans have to start over, hoping and pulling for this team to get back to their full potential and win this division. I will be cheering and hoping for a much better up coming season. And if this 2022 season becomes a losing season., then its back to saying the same old Browns, losers once again, division bottom dwellers.
As a long time Browns fans, this team has had major losing seasons. Year after year we as fans support, and cheer for this team to be a great team as it once was, so long ago. It could not get any worse after losing all 16 games several seasons ago. But this team is looking good. After the 2020 season, and making it to the playoffs, all NFL sports anchors and reports were all cheering for the Browns. And then the start of the 2021 season. WOW, what energy, high expectations, predictions of this team going to the top. We had the offensive power and even more power on our defense. And what happened? This team struggled and just could not get a win to save their season. All of the NFL was surprised to see this team fall from grace in one season. Now its the off season and we as fans have to start over, hoping and pulling for this team to get back to their full potential and win this division. I will be cheering and hoping for a much better up coming season. And if this 2022 season becomes a losing season., then its back to saying the same old Browns, losers once again, division bottom dwellers.
I don't think so. Perhaps only mildly surprised. These are the Browns we are talking about.
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I have a feeling that if the Bengals - THE FUCKING CINCINNATI BENGALS - win the Super Bowl Sunday the world is going to see a lot of Browns fans really questioning everything they know about life.
I mean, the Bengals practice in some field next to their stadium because they are too cheap to have a legit training facility. In 2021, they still don't have an indoor facility of their own to practice in.
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I have a feeling that if the Bengals - THE FUCKING CINCINNATI BENGALS - win the Super Bowl Sunday the world is going to see a lot of Browns fans really questioning everything they know about life.
I mean, the Bengals practice in some field next to their stadium because they are too cheap to have a legit training facility. In 2021, they still don't have an indoor facility of their own to practice in.
In 2021, they still don't have....
...but they have Joe Burrow........and we don't.
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In 2021, they still don't have....
...but they have Joe Burrow........and we don't.
...but they have Joe Burrow........and we don't.
Very true.
It's just that the Bengals are such a bottom-of-the-barrel, thrift shop operation.
And they are knocking on the door of winning a Super Bowl before the Browns.
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Life is wonderful - too many aspects of life to be very Thankful for to be all in a slump over football.
I watched most games of the Browns, but I'm fine with watching them on record if we want to go fishing or camping, or helping a friend, etc.
Rooting for the Browns is fun, when they win, and when they don't, it's interesting to try to figure out why.
Recording is great ! It's a bit like doing a mock draft. Probably every pick will be wrong - it's fine - it's fun to try to figure it all out.
Being wrong on every pick, lol, doesn't affect real life. Nobody likes their team to lose- but one day...?... it will be sweeter to get to the superbowl and win it - because of all the disappointment.
Next draft - major additions to the WR position - I wonder if Landry wants to move on like objerk did.
"just wait til next year"
Life is wonderful - too many aspects of life to be very Thankful for to be all in a slump over football.
I watched most games of the Browns, but I'm fine with watching them on record if we want to go fishing or camping, or helping a friend, etc.
Rooting for the Browns is fun, when they win, and when they don't, it's interesting to try to figure out why.
Recording is great ! It's a bit like doing a mock draft. Probably every pick will be wrong - it's fine - it's fun to try to figure it all out.
Being wrong on every pick, lol, doesn't affect real life. Nobody likes their team to lose- but one day...?... it will be sweeter to get to the superbowl and win it - because of all the disappointment.
Next draft - major additions to the WR position - I wonder if Landry wants to move on like objerk did.
"just wait til next year"
Amen to all that. I record Browns (if I can get them) and Aggie games. I've been dealing with Aggie disappointments since the day Bear Bryant confirmed he was going to Bama. We were number 1 in the country with Heisman winner John David Crow, Jack Pardee and Charlie Krueger and proceeded to lose our last 2 regular season games and a boll game by a total of 6 points. Now I learned the lesson of Heartbreak Hotel Hell when I was then 10 years old. ?
So I record and watch the ones that won't break my football lovin' heart. LOL!! I ain't gonna be nobody's Charlie Brown doomed to have the ball yanked every time I want to kick it. ??
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If the bungholes win, we will be the only team in the division not to have won a SB, let alone play in one.
I don't foresee a Browns SB in the near future either.
I was told by a Squeeler fan why not root for the bungles, both teams came from the same daddy.
I was told by a Squeeler fan why not root for the bungles, both teams came from the same daddy.
But the Rams also started out in the CLE.
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But the Rams also started out in the CLE.
Yes. Completely forgot about that.
What's also funny is that 3 of the 4 teams that never appeared in the Super Bowl... DET, HOU, and JAX, those cities all have at least hosted one.
Talk about never even smelling a SB.
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I have a feeling that if the Bengals - THE FUCKING CINCINNATI BENGALS - win the Super Bowl Sunday the world is going to see a lot of Browns fans really questioning everything they know about life.
I mean, the Bengals practice in some field next to their stadium because they are too cheap to have a legit training facility. In 2021, they still don't have an indoor facility of their own to practice in.
I have a feeling that if the Bengals - THE FUCKING CINCINNATI BENGALS - win the Super Bowl Sunday the world is going to see a lot of Browns fans really questioning everything they know about life.
I mean, the Bengals practice in some field next to their stadium because they are too cheap to have a legit training facility. In 2021, they still don't have an indoor facility of their own to practice in.
Yes, Mike Brown does live on the cheap... However, I'm hearing the real brains of the operation- Mike's daughter Katie Blackburn- does know a thing or two about football, and already has a big say in what goes on in Bungle Land.
Very true.
It's just that the Bengals are such a bottom-of-the-barrel, thrift shop operation.
And they are knocking on the door of winning a Super Bowl before the Browns.
LOL, I've always said I'd rather be lucky than good. Count on them being bad enough, the QB needy Bengals to get the #1 overall no brainer pick to take Joe Burrow. Too bad there wasn't a stiff like Akilli Smith there for them to screw up on instead. Oh, I remember their previous luck outs... Their FGs doinking off goalposts and going in, and the other team's doinking out. Or having the sunny southern California Chargers having to play them in the Freezer Bowl with an air temperature of -9, and wind chill -58. I have friends who were at that game, the plumbing in the rest rooms froze- I'll let you imagine what sort of mess that created.
I'm getting pretty nauseated with Bengal fans crying, it's been 34 years... Wah, wah. Cry me a river. Try 58. I've said a bunch of times, you need to be Social Security age to remember 1964. I'll be at a Super Bowl party with a bunch of Bengal fans in attendance, and I'm thinking of getting a Browns jersey with #64, and on the nameplate "And Counting"...
Finally.. Should the Browns ever make the Super Bowl, forget about ever getting a face value ticket to the game (unless there's a lottery for a few hundred tickets). The owner of my wine shop has had season tickets to the Bengals from day one- 1969.. 50 yard line seats, two rows behind the Bengals bench.... And wasn't deemed worthy enough to get a pair of Super Bowl tickets. FWIW, if you're a big enough fan, the Bungles were offering plane & game tickets, three nights in a LA hotel, and tailgate party... for $10,000.
PS- From my perspective, unfortunately the game can't end in a tie... But whoever wins isn't going to make me happy.
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Life is wonderful - too many aspects of life to be very Thankful for to be all in a slump over football.
I watched most games of the Browns, but I'm fine with watching them on record if we want to go fishing or camping, or helping a friend, etc.
Rooting for the Browns is fun, when they win, and when they don't, it's interesting to try to figure out why.
Recording is great ! It's a bit like doing a mock draft. Probably every pick will be wrong - it's fine - it's fun to try to figure it all out.
Being wrong on every pick, lol, doesn't affect real life. Nobody likes their team to lose- but one day...?... it will be sweeter to get to the superbowl and win it - because of all the disappointment.
Next draft - major additions to the WR position - I wonder if Landry wants to move on like objerk did.
"just wait til next year"
Life is wonderful - too many aspects of life to be very Thankful for to be all in a slump over football.
I watched most games of the Browns, but I'm fine with watching them on record if we want to go fishing or camping, or helping a friend, etc.
Rooting for the Browns is fun, when they win, and when they don't, it's interesting to try to figure out why.
Recording is great ! It's a bit like doing a mock draft. Probably every pick will be wrong - it's fine - it's fun to try to figure it all out.
Being wrong on every pick, lol, doesn't affect real life. Nobody likes their team to lose- but one day...?... it will be sweeter to get to the superbowl and win it - because of all the disappointment.
Next draft - major additions to the WR position - I wonder if Landry wants to move on like objerk did.
"just wait til next year"
Having said that, I really am rooting for the Bengals to win completely. I will be happy for them, and happy to not have objerk-desired commercials bragging about himself 24/7 for a few weeks after. lol
GO BENGALS ! (sqealers and ratbirds won't be happy. YES !)
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Life is wonderful - too many aspects of life to be very Thankful for to be all in a slump over football.
I watched most games of the Browns, but I'm fine with watching them on record if we want to go fishing or camping, or helping a friend, etc.
Rooting for the Browns is fun, when they win, and when they don't, it's interesting to try to figure out why.
Recording is great ! It's a bit like doing a mock draft. Probably every pick will be wrong - it's fine - it's fun to try to figure it all out.
Being wrong on every pick, lol, doesn't affect real life. Nobody likes their team to lose- but one day...?... it will be sweeter to get to the superbowl and win it - because of all the disappointment.
Next draft - major additions to the WR position - I wonder if Landry wants to move on like objerk did.
"just wait til next year"
Having said that, I really am rooting for the Bengals to win completely. I will be happy for them, and happy to not have objerk-desired commercials bragging about himself 24/7 for a few weeks after. lol
GO BENGALS ! (sqealers and ratbirds won't be happy. YES !)
Having said that, I really am rooting for the Bengals to win completely. I will be happy for them, and happy to not have objerk-desired commercials bragging about himself 24/7 for a few weeks after. lol
GO BENGALS ! (sqealers and ratbirds won't be happy. YES !)
And for me it's either one since if OBJ wins, that means Von Miller gets another ring and a for certain spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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