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Toilet Bowl '09: Browns vs. Lions

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  • but seriously...

    i don't know how....but i do think (i'd like to think?) we can beat Det.

  • Lions 34 Browns 10

  • Regardless of who wins the game, each team is going to come out of it saying "ehhhh we just beat the Browns/Lions, who cares"

    "

  • true.

    and

    "we just saved a bunch of money by not having the #1 draft pick"

  • no joke, my defense this week is playing new england this week in fantasy and i picked up the lions. it hurts me to do it but come on, you all know it was a good move.

  • I like this game for many reasons. We are testing ourselves versus a weak but promising team. Some things i will be looking out for.

    * Can Quinn move the chain forward now that our OL will buy him some time to throw the ball ?

    * Can the receivers and/or TE's get separation and catch the ball ?

    * Can any of our RB's not named JL get a 100 yard game ?

    * Are we going to see successful throws that are beyond 10 yards (not even 20) ?

    * Can we score a meaningful touchdown ?

    These 7 questions will truly tell us the state of our offense. Did I miss any points ?

  • no joke, my defense this week is playing new england this week in fantasy and i picked up the lions. it hurts me to do it but come on, you all know it was a good move.

    @clevelandfanforlife said:

    no joke, my defense this week is playing new england this week in fantasy and i picked up the lions. it hurts me to do it but come on, you all know it was a good move.

    OUCH! Can't say I blame you though considering the Browns ability to score this year.

    By looking at the stats and playmakers on both teams it seems Detroit has a slight edge but if the Browns D shows up and we don't have any pick - 6's (both big ifs!) against us I can see this ugly game ending in a 0-0 tie.

  • I like this game for many reasons. We are testing ourselves versus a weak but promising team. Some things i will be looking out for.

    * Can Quinn move the chain forward now that our OL will buy him some time to throw the ball ?

    * Can the receivers and/or TE's get separation and catch the ball ?

    * Can any of our RB's not named JL get a 100 yard game ?

    * Are we going to see successful throws that are beyond 10 yards (not even 20) ?

    * Can we score a meaningful touchdown ?

    These 7 questions will truly tell us the state of our offense. Did I miss any points ?

    @brownindian said:

    I like this game for many reasons. We are testing ourselves versus a weak but promising team. Some things i will be looking out for.

    * Can Quinn move the chain forward now that our OL will buy him some time to throw the ball ?

    * Can the receivers and/or TE's get separation and catch the ball ?

    * Can any of our RB's not named JL get a 100 yard game ?

    * Are we going to see successful throws that are beyond 10 yards (not even 20) ?

    * Can we score a meaningful touchdown ?

    These 7 questions will truly tell us the state of our offense. Did I miss any points ?

    didn't harrison have our last 100+ game? we need to be done with JL.

  • no joke, my defense this week is playing new england this week in fantasy and i picked up the lions. it hurts me to do it but come on, you all know it was a good move.

    @clevelandfanforlife said:

    no joke, my defense this week is playing new england this week in fantasy and i picked up the lions. it hurts me to do it but come on, you all know it was a good move.

    i've had detroits D as one of two D's for a while. They actually A- don't have HUGE blowouts all the time, and B- manage about 2-3 turnovers a game.

    they aren't a terrible play. I also am starting them in one of my leagues (over Colts..playing Ravens).

    also, my league figures return yards into team D (i dunno why), which makes Detroit a huge play. they get kicked-off to a lot.

  • 17-3.

    i like the games where we take the opening possesion and march down the field..... for a FG.

    so we think, "eh, okay...we might do allright."

    and then we do NOTHING offensively the rest of the game.

    @dj_illness said:

    17-3.

    i like the games where we take the opening possesion and march down the field..... for a FG.

    so we think, "eh, okay...we might do allright."

    and then we do NOTHING offensively the rest of the game.

    I've seen more of these games than I care to remember. The offense goes into hibernation until we are down 21-3. I wonder how many times this has happened in the past 3 years?

  • In all honesty, I cannot predict how this game will turn out. They've had a decently tough schedule themselves, outside of Seattle, Washington, and St. Louis. It's not as tough as ours was, but it's not a cupcake-athon, either. They have offensive playmakers, we do not. I think we can have a better defense performance though, if they play like they did last week. The only bright side I see is that this game SHOULD give Quinn a chance to actually drop back without being instantly pressured for once in his career. Hopefully that will give him some confidence.

  • even the Lions are gonna stack the box against us.......

  • Honestly, I'd rather watch a replay of one of those 1950's championship games between the Browns and Lions. You know, Otto Graham? Bobby Layne? Paul Brown? Dante Lavelli?

    Hard to believe these 2 teams played for all the marbles 4 times in the 1950's. 😒

  • I'm actually excited about watching this game. I'm picking Detroit 24-10. But I still think it's a more interesting game than some this week.

    Kickoff in a few!