The Official Browns at Eagles Game Thread Oct 12th
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@jrb12711 & @usfbrown@ well written. Of course, everybody here has solid posts as well.
It's crazy how the Browns have this hold on us all. You may or may not have read some of my posts, I go back a long way into fandom (1972 1st game at the stadium, age 9).
Right now, the team stinks, again. I personally feel like a fool for ante-ing up $2304 for my 2 season tickets. I'll be there next week, etc but with the Browns structure, they want the season ticket money in March for 2025....nope, I'm out, bye bye to the tickets I've held since 1979.
They will always be my favorite team by a mile. It's strictly a one-way relationship. The Browns' owners have been taking advantage of a rabid & damaged fan base far too long.
Adding the new stadium stuff to the mix, it's even more frustrating ( and it really is just scratching the surface). A new palace for an owner who wants to win, but doesn't know how...yikes.
Bob, I go back even farther than you. My first football memory was "the greatest game ever played" Colts- Giants OT Championship game in 1958. That was back in the days when you'd gather around the black & white tv Sunday afternoon to catch the Browns after Gene Carrol's amatuer hour. That was when the Browns were consistently great. Yeah- I can say I was at the very first Monday Night Football game, Red Right 88, and the double overtime playoff win against the Jets. But this current Clown Show has pushed me to the brink.
Regarding season tickets... You must be up in the nosebleeds. My two season tickets (Section 111) are almost double yours. Honestly, I don't know how much longer I'll be able to afford them. The Front Office had better not dare to raise the prices again come spring 2025.
BTW, I took a quick look at NFL Ticket Exchange.... And it's not exactly rocket science to find out a LOT of folks in the 100 Field level are dumping their tickets at below face value. That includes me. It may get to the point I'll actually have to drive up for the games and use them if those tickets won't move at a bargain below face value price.
Oh, and if Haslam manages to get his Dome, I'll financially be out of there. New shiny dome = massive increase in ticket prices. It won't be a tough decision either, that amount of cash will be up in a new car payment range. If the season goes as I expect it to (in the toilet) I'll probably ask my three nephews (they all have great jobs) if they're interested in taking over the financial burden.
Bob, I go back even farther than you.
Regarding season tickets... You must be up in the nosebleeds. My two season tickets (Section 111) are almost double yours.
Oh, and if Haslam manages to get his Dome, I'll financially be out of there.
Yeah, I'm in the 1st row of the upper deck, 20 yard line. Upper deck is obviously less expensive, which is ok. Sadly, I've seen lots of bad football like you & many others.
I agree, the new stadium will price many out. Plus, it needs to be downtown but I get the feeling it won't be.
I get Haslam " getting the ball rolling" on a new stadium, but in this economy it's going to be a tough sell. Sure, there's many Browns addicts like us out there, but financially you have to draw the line somewhere. I held on with reservations, because I really thought we were close to a Super Bowl- now it looks light years away, again.
One last thought ...to Haslam's credit, he didn't raise tickets for many years. But the last 5-6 years, he's increased it since the Browns became decent.
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ESPN is singing the praises of Watson the Great.
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ESPN is singing the praises of Watson the Great.
ESPN is singing the praises of Watson the Great.
Watson only suited up for 3 seasons in Houston and sat out the 4th. The only thing that stood out to me in that article was "The 3 Time Pro Bowl QB." He comes to Cleveland looking like he's never played QB in the NFL before. More specifically, this organization helped him become the next PJ Walker. BTW, Houston's QB CJ Stroud was Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2023 punctuated with beating the Browns in the playoffs. That's their next 1st round QB succeeding already.
Why does Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold blend in with stench in Carolina only to succeed with Tampa and Minnesota? The organizations employing them have a lot to do with their ability to succeed or fail.
The Browns moved Heaven and Earth to go after Watson; but they have yet to understand what it was about him that made this deal so necessary for their organization. It's year number 3 in Project Wing-it and fling it. Every week we hear different commentators talking about how long it takes for plays to setup (even the short passes).
If you're old enough to have seen Lindy Infante Coordinating the Offense here in 1986 - he absolutely tapped every strength that Bernie Kosar had with the offense he installed. The year before, the Browns were 8-8 with both Mack and Byner rushing for over 1000 yards apiece. When Infante got here in 86 - he thought to himself I don't want to hide a QB like this behind handing off all game. I want to dictate with my QB's vision, smarts and accuracy against all these teams chomping at the bits to blitz my cement shoe'd QB.
We had 2 very reliable guys on 3rd downs WR Brian Brennan (55 receptions) and RB Herman Fontenot (47 receptions) that were almost used specifically to exploit vacated zones/transitions via the blitz. Brennan used to make a ton of catches over the middle in the hook zones while Fontenot would exploit the flats and grey area between the flats and hook zones. Keep in mind, Ozzie Newsome was the TE that could really enhance the matchup problems the opposing defenses. The OL didn't false start or hold every other play. Again, keep in mind, this was a brand new offense installed for a 2nd year QB. End result? 12-4 regular season record that gave this team 2 playoff games at home. The RBs combined for 118 receptions or so. In other words, handoffs were often replaced by short swing passes to the RBs.
Best part of all? It was very FUCKING ORGANIZED around the franchise QB's skillsets in just 1 year by the newly employed OC. Man, I miss that!
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I'm happy for Amari Cooper - he's a star, and should have a qb that can accurately deliver him the ball.
Seems that Cooper had had it with passes from watson that were uncatchable, especially on deep throws. Josh Allen will have a field day with him added to the offense.
Meanwhile, stefanski isn't good enough coach to lead the Browns out of this mire.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/kevin-stefanski-faces-mounting-criticism/ar-AA1snvgc?ei=26
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I keep coming back to one point... Why would I come back knowing they're gonna keep trotting D4 out there knowing the results and the stigma of losing will remain... Stockholm Syndrome has to end somewhere... If they intend on keeping him next year... I may as well find something else to do with my Sundays until this ass is off the team and they hit reset... It's becoming that bad.
YEP. I don't know how the Baker haters who blamed everything on him, will still ignore the disaster that watson is, on and OFF the field. Until the worst trade in NFL history gets fixed, it's just a sad day for all of us who have had Super Bowl hopes for so many years.
Stefanski isn't a leader, and the haslams, depodoofus needs to GO. Another hopeless season. I think watson and stefanski are dragging this team down.
YEP. I don't know how the Baker haters who blamed everything on him, will still ignore the disaster that watson is,
The last time I saw Baker playing QB for this Owner, FO and Coaching Staff - he threw 4 INTs on Christmas Day in Green Bay; and their fans thought he gave better gifts than Santa Claus. As someone that actually wanted us to DRAFT Baker (unlike you) - I'm happy he's on a team today where success continues to be possible for him. Haslam, his FO and Coaching Staff are now making Watson look worse than Baker looked in their IDEA of NFL Offense. I call their offense in Cleveland today "Noah Fence!"
Anyway, Baker first went to Carolina but blended in with stench and got benched right? That wasn't his ideal match. Then he went to the Defending SB Champs (Rams) and looked like he could offer the right team the right stuff. Speaking of going to a recent Super Bowl Champion - next stop was the TB Bucs that had both starting WRs (Evans & Godwin) frequenting Pro Bowls before even Brady got there let alone Baker. Anyway, they have a more intelligent Ownership, FO and Coaching staff with a good team on both sides of the ball to enable a GOOD QB to win and look good doing so.
Why all this? If Cheesecakes stayed in Cleveland - they would have ruined him. As bad as Watson is here - he led Houston to the playoffs in each of his 1st 2 seasons there and made 2 Pro Bowls in the 3 seasons he suited up there. The 1 year they didn't make the playoffs, he had one of the highest passer ratings out of 32 teams. As we've all seen, he looks nothing like the QB he was in Houston. Moving forward, it's going to be tough to get excited about any new QB coming to Cleveland until the competence at the top of this franchise improves considerably. I'll be very pleasantly surprised if they actually know what it is about the QB that makes him a gotta-have franchise QB.
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YEP. I don't know how the Baker haters who blamed everything on him, will still ignore the disaster that watson is,
The last time I saw Baker playing QB for this Owner, FO and Coaching Staff - he threw 4 INTs on Christmas Day in Green Bay; and their fans thought he gave better gifts than Santa Claus. As someone that actually wanted us to DRAFT Baker (unlike you) - I'm happy he's on a team today where success continues to be possible for him. Haslam, his FO and Coaching Staff are now making Watson look worse than Baker looked in their IDEA of NFL Offense. I call their offense in Cleveland today "Noah Fence!"
Anyway, Baker first went to Carolina but blended in with stench and got benched right? That wasn't his ideal match. Then he went to the Defending SB Champs (Rams) and looked like he could offer the right team the right stuff. Speaking of going to a recent Super Bowl Champion - next stop was the TB Bucs that had both starting WRs (Evans & Godwin) frequenting Pro Bowls before even Brady got there let alone Baker. Anyway, they have a more intelligent Ownership, FO and Coaching staff with a good team on both sides of the ball to enable a GOOD QB to win and look good doing so.
Why all this? If Cheesecakes stayed in Cleveland - they would have ruined him. As bad as Watson is here - he led Houston to the playoffs in each of his 1st 2 seasons there and made 2 Pro Bowls in the 3 seasons he suited up there. The 1 year they didn't make the playoffs, he had one of the highest passer ratings out of 32 teams. As we've all seen, he looks nothing like the QB he was in Houston. Moving forward, it's going to be tough to get excited about any new QB coming to Cleveland until the competence at the top of this franchise improves considerably. I'll be very pleasantly surprised if they actually know what it is about the QB that makes him a gotta-have franchise QB.
The last time I saw Baker playing QB for this Owner, FO and Coaching Staff - he threw 4 INTs on Christmas Day in Green Bay; and their fans thought he gave better gifts than Santa Claus. As someone that actually wanted us to DRAFT Baker (unlike you) - I'm happy he's on a team today where success continues to be possible for him. Haslam, his FO and Coaching Staff are now making Watson look worse than Baker looked in their IDEA of NFL Offense. I call their offense in Cleveland today "Noah Fence!"
Anyway, Baker first went to Carolina but blended in with stench and got benched right? That wasn't his ideal match. Then he went to the Defending SB Champs (Rams) and looked like he could offer the right team the right stuff. Speaking of going to a recent Super Bowl Champion - next stop was the TB Bucs that had both starting WRs (Evans & Godwin) frequenting Pro Bowls before even Brady got there let alone Baker. Anyway, they have a more intelligent Ownership, FO and Coaching staff with a good team on both sides of the ball to enable a GOOD QB to win and look good doing so.
Why all this? If Cheesecakes stayed in Cleveland - they would have ruined him. As bad as Watson is here - he led Houston to the playoffs in each of his 1st 2 seasons there and made 2 Pro Bowls in the 3 seasons he suited up there. The 1 year they didn't make the playoffs, he had one of the highest passer ratings out of 32 teams. As we've all seen, he looks nothing like the QB he was in Houston. Moving forward, it's going to be tough to get excited about any new QB coming to Cleveland until the competence at the top of this franchise improves considerably. I'll be very pleasantly surprised if they actually know what it is about the QB that makes him a gotta-have franchise QB.
Funny you brought up the infamous Christmas Day four interception day by Baker, I have a funny story related to that...
So my buddy who has season tickets is an IT guy, and he works with a guy who worked for the Browns during that time period. Apparently it was a well-known (and well laughed at) story in the headquarters in Berea that the night before that game Baker was up until 5 am playing the video game Call of Duty. ?
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The last time I saw Baker playing QB for this Owner, FO and Coaching Staff - he threw 4 INTs on Christmas Day in Green Bay; and their fans thought he gave better gifts than Santa Claus. As someone that actually wanted us to DRAFT Baker (unlike you) - I'm happy he's on a team today where success continues to be possible for him. Haslam, his FO and Coaching Staff are now making Watson look worse than Baker looked in their IDEA of NFL Offense. I call their offense in Cleveland today "Noah Fence!"
Anyway, Baker first went to Carolina but blended in with stench and got benched right? That wasn't his ideal match. Then he went to the Defending SB Champs (Rams) and looked like he could offer the right team the right stuff. Speaking of going to a recent Super Bowl Champion - next stop was the TB Bucs that had both starting WRs (Evans & Godwin) frequenting Pro Bowls before even Brady got there let alone Baker. Anyway, they have a more intelligent Ownership, FO and Coaching staff with a good team on both sides of the ball to enable a GOOD QB to win and look good doing so.
Why all this? If Cheesecakes stayed in Cleveland - they would have ruined him. As bad as Watson is here - he led Houston to the playoffs in each of his 1st 2 seasons there and made 2 Pro Bowls in the 3 seasons he suited up there. The 1 year they didn't make the playoffs, he had one of the highest passer ratings out of 32 teams. As we've all seen, he looks nothing like the QB he was in Houston. Moving forward, it's going to be tough to get excited about any new QB coming to Cleveland until the competence at the top of this franchise improves considerably. I'll be very pleasantly surprised if they actually know what it is about the QB that makes him a gotta-have franchise QB.
Funny you brought up the infamous Christmas Day four interception day by Baker, I have a funny story related to that...
So my buddy who has season tickets is an IT guy, and he works with a guy who worked for the Browns during that time period. Apparently it was a well-known (and well laughed at) story in the headquarters in Berea that the night before that game Baker was up until 5 am playing the video game Call of Duty. ?
Funny you brought up the infamous Christmas Day four interception day by Baker, I have a funny story related to that...
So my buddy who has season tickets is an IT guy, and he works with a guy who worked for the Browns during that time period. Apparently it was a well-known (and well laughed at) story in the headquarters in Berea that the night before that game Baker was up until 5 am playing the video game Call of Duty. ?
Wow! Yeah, he was pretty inconsistent with the maturity required to get everyone buying into his leadership. I was still amazed I didn't read 1 player that said they would miss him here. Lucky for him, he gets it now and it's working well. Living in the Tampa vicinity, I can tell you they are a GREAT organization. Top to bottom, they blow away Jimmy's business.
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Funny you brought up the infamous Christmas Day four interception day by Baker, I have a funny story related to that...
So my buddy who has season tickets is an IT guy, and he works with a guy who worked for the Browns during that time period. Apparently it was a well-known (and well laughed at) story in the headquarters in Berea that the night before that game Baker was up until 5 am playing the video game Call of Duty. ?
Wow! Yeah, he was pretty inconsistent with the maturity required to get everyone buying into his leadership. I was still amazed I didn't read 1 player that said they would miss him here. Lucky for him, he gets it now and it's working well. Living in the Tampa vicinity, I can tell you they are a GREAT organization. Top to bottom, they blow away Jimmy's business.
Living in the Tampa vicinity, I can tell you they are a GREAT organization. Top to bottom, they blow away Jimmy's business.
Well we get a back to back comparison on how bad each loses against King Henry & his court.??
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Well we get a back to back comparison on how bad each loses against King Henry & his court.??
? I'm still not going to complain about getting Nick Chubb (at 5.3 yards per carry for his career) with the 2nd of TWO 2nd round picks. There's easier things to complain about.
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Well we get a back to back comparison on how bad each loses against King Henry & his court.??
? I'm still not going to complain about getting Nick Chubb (at 5.3 yards per carry for his career) with the 2nd of TWO 2nd round picks. There's easier things to complain about.
? I'm still not going to complain about getting Nick Chubb (at 5.3 yards per carry for his career) with the 2nd of TWO 2nd round picks. The easier things to complain about.
Yeah, they got it right that year, but think of what the Browns coulda been all long with the King who seems to cause injuries, not get them. Plus the best stiff-arm ever seen including the late, great JB. I think that guy last night was not only avoiding injury on the TD, but at a minimum a stiff-arm embarrassment. Whiff was a smart choice.?
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? I'm still not going to complain about getting Nick Chubb (at 5.3 yards per carry for his career) with the 2nd of TWO 2nd round picks. The easier things to complain about.
Yeah, they got it right that year, but think of what the Browns coulda been all long with the King who seems to cause injuries, not get them. Plus the best stiff-arm ever seen including the late, great JB. I think that guy last night was not only avoiding injury on the TD, but at a minimum a stiff-arm embarrassment. Whiff was a smart choice.?
Yeah, they got it right that year, but think of what the Browns coulda been all long with the King who seems to cause injuries, not get them. Plus the best stiff-arm ever seen including the late, great JB. I think that guy last night was not only avoiding injury on the TD, but at a minimum a stiff-arm embarrassment. Whiff was a smart choice.?
No doubt about it Aggies! Coulda has a favorite home in Cleveland.
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