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The Browns Will Never Win With Holmgren

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  • BadNewsBrownsB BadNewsBrowns

    Holmgren's philosophy will never work here in Cleveland.

    Bill Walsh designed the WCO to play to Montana's strengths.

    Colt McCoy is no Joe Montana, to win in the AFC North you need a QB with an arm to throw through the winter winds coming off the lake. It's not 70 degrees here year round like in San Fran.

    It's not 1988 anymore either, this classic WCO they run is old and outdated,it simply doesn't work anymore.

    Their version of 4-3 defense does not win in the AFC North.

    Weather is the great neutralizer of speed. Playing a 4-3 defense based on undersized speed rushing defensive ends in Cleveland is just flat out dumb. Just ask the Colts how it worked out for them in the winter months,can't blame it all on Manning.

    Bring back AFC North football and get this California douchbag out of here.

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    BadNewsBrownsB BadNewsBrowns wrote on last edited by
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    @badnewsbrowns said:

    Weather is the great neutralizer of speed. Playing a 4-3 defense based on undersized speed rushing defensive ends in Cleveland is just flat out dumb. Just ask the Colts how it worked out for them in the winter months,can't blame it all on Manning.

    "All Truth Passes Through Three stages. First, It Is Ridiculed, Second It Is Violently Opposed, And Third, It Is Accepted As Self-Evident" ~Arthur Schopenhauer
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      Harry BuffaloH Harry Buffalo wrote on last edited by
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      Same goes for strength. Everyone gets weaker and slower in the cold. The only thing cold truly effects are people who didn't grow up playing football in the cold.

      Ruining threads since 1897.
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        nickersN nickers wrote on last edited by
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        The WCO worked here too...When Paul Brown authored it...It worked in San Fran,Green Bay and Seattle

        Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~
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        • Harry BuffaloH Harry Buffalo

          Same goes for strength. Everyone gets weaker and slower in the cold. The only thing cold truly effects are people who didn't grow up playing football in the cold.

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          hoortaH hoorta wrote on last edited by
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          @harry-buffalo said:

          Same goes for strength. Everyone gets weaker and slower in the cold. The only thing cold truly effects are people who didn't grow up playing football in the cold.

          For the record Favre grew up in Gulfport Mississippi. 🙂

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            @harry-buffalo said:

            Same goes for strength. Everyone gets weaker and slower in the cold. The only thing cold truly effects are people who didn't grow up playing football in the cold.

            For the record Favre grew up in Gulfport Mississippi. 🙂

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            Harry BuffaloH Harry Buffalo wrote on last edited by
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            @hoorta said:

            For the record Favre grew up in Gulfport Mississippi. 🙂

            And people adjust over time. If McCoy sticks around I don't expect him to keep wearing the Ninja mask he has been wearing in December.

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            • BadNewsBrownsB BadNewsBrowns

              Holmgren's philosophy will never work here in Cleveland.

              Bill Walsh designed the WCO to play to Montana's strengths.

              Colt McCoy is no Joe Montana, to win in the AFC North you need a QB with an arm to throw through the winter winds coming off the lake. It's not 70 degrees here year round like in San Fran.

              It's not 1988 anymore either, this classic WCO they run is old and outdated,it simply doesn't work anymore.

              Their version of 4-3 defense does not win in the AFC North.

              Weather is the great neutralizer of speed. Playing a 4-3 defense based on undersized speed rushing defensive ends in Cleveland is just flat out dumb. Just ask the Colts how it worked out for them in the winter months,can't blame it all on Manning.

              Bring back AFC North football and get this California douchbag out of here.

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              B BigBrownsFan wrote on last edited by
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              @badnewsbrowns said:

              Holmgren's philosophy will never work here in Cleveland.

              Bill Walsh designed the WCO to play to Montana's strengths.

              Colt McCoy is no Joe Montana, to win in the AFC North you need a QB with an arm to throw through the winter winds coming off the lake. It's not 70 degrees here year round like in San Fran.

              Yes because it was never windy in San Francisco

              Yet another dope drinking a case of Epic Fail

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                chocoC choco wrote on last edited by
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                awesome thread bro!

                come back when ya stop whining like a girl.

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                • BadNewsBrownsB BadNewsBrowns

                  My point is even with the right players, all things being equal talent wise across the division Holmgren's style won't win.

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                  b86bB b86b wrote on last edited by
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                  @badnewsbrowns said:

                  My point is even with the right players, all things being equal talent wise across the division Holmgren's style won't win.

                  I think Holmgren's style might win, but Shurmurs won't. He has no creativity or innovation at all, it seems we are the most vanilla team in the league on both sides of the ball.

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                    @badnewsbrowns said:

                    My point is even with the right players, all things being equal talent wise across the division Holmgren's style won't win.

                    I think Holmgren's style might win, but Shurmurs won't. He has no creativity or innovation at all, it seems we are the most vanilla team in the league on both sides of the ball.

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                    C CGI_Ram wrote on last edited by
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                    @b86b said:

                    I think Holmgren's style might win, but Shurmurs won't. He has no creativity or innovation at all, it seems we are the most vanilla team in the league on both sides of the ball.

                    I got to say, as a Rams fan, this sounds so much like our board when he was with us. I made these signatures back then and thought I'd share them with you guys;

                    SHURMURS.jpg

                    spagsandshurmurre.jpg

                    shurmsig.jpg

                    shurmpassyRRF3.jpg

                    shurmurobvious.jpg

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                      BadNewsBrownsB BadNewsBrowns wrote on last edited by
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                      haha Shurmur is Brick from Anchorman.

                      "All Truth Passes Through Three stages. First, It Is Ridiculed, Second It Is Violently Opposed, And Third, It Is Accepted As Self-Evident" ~Arthur Schopenhauer
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                        @b86b said:

                        I think Holmgren's style might win, but Shurmurs won't. He has no creativity or innovation at all, it seems we are the most vanilla team in the league on both sides of the ball.

                        I got to say, as a Rams fan, this sounds so much like our board when he was with us. I made these signatures back then and thought I'd share them with you guys;

                        SHURMURS.jpg

                        spagsandshurmurre.jpg

                        shurmsig.jpg

                        shurmpassyRRF3.jpg

                        shurmurobvious.jpg

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                        b86bB b86b wrote on last edited by
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                        @cgi_ram said:

                        I got to say, as a Rams fan, this sounds so much like our board when he was with us. I made these signatures back then and thought I'd share them with you guys;

                        SHURMURS.jpg

                        spagsandshurmurre.jpg

                        shurmsig.jpg

                        shurmpassyRRF3.jpg

                        shurmurobvious.jpg

                        That shit is priceless!!!!

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                          @b86b said:

                          I think Holmgren's style might win, but Shurmurs won't. He has no creativity or innovation at all, it seems we are the most vanilla team in the league on both sides of the ball.

                          I got to say, as a Rams fan, this sounds so much like our board when he was with us. I made these signatures back then and thought I'd share them with you guys;

                          SHURMURS.jpg

                          spagsandshurmurre.jpg

                          shurmsig.jpg

                          shurmpassyRRF3.jpg

                          shurmurobvious.jpg

                          Bills-n-Browns-Fan B
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                          B Bills-n-Browns-Fan wrote on last edited by
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                          @cgi_ram said:

                          I got to say, as a Rams fan, this sounds so much like our board when he was with us. I made these signatures back then and thought I'd share them with you guys;

                          SHURMURS.jpg

                          spagsandshurmurre.jpg

                          shurmsig.jpg

                          shurmpassyRRF3.jpg

                          shurmurobvious.jpg

                          Oh man, that is so hilarious.

                          Proud fan of the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns.
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                          • BadNewsBrownsB BadNewsBrowns

                            It worked in Green Bay almost 20 years ago.

                            In Green Bay Holmgren was just the coach.

                            With a hall of fame QB and hall of fame defensive end any system will work.

                            And similar climates different competition, the Packers were not facing the Steelers and Ravens for 25% of their schedule. The NFC central was pretty weak in the 90's Tampa,Chicago,Detroit were cakewalks, you could argue Green Bay underachieved only winning one Superbowl

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                            The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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                            @badnewsbrowns said:

                            It worked in Green Bay almost 20 years ago.

                            In Green Bay Holmgren was just the coach.

                            With a hall of fame QB and hall of fame defensive end any system will work.

                            Then what you are actually saying is that it is not the system, but the personell?

                            And similar climates different competition, the Packers were not facing the Steelers and Ravens for 25% of their schedule.

                            Then what the Browns need is better defensive players. Better LBs, better DBs, better DL. It doesn't matter whether they play 3-4 or 4-3. It matters if you have killers on your team...and a coach that can do the job....like LeBeau. Jauron is pretty good. Him running the 4-3 is the least of our worries.

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                              The west coast offense was built in Cincinnati... Just for the record.

                              -jj

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                              The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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                              @jason-j said:

                              The west coast offense was built in Cincinnati... Just for the record.

                              -jj

                              Actually, for the record, it was built in Cleveland. The WCO is essentially the same system that Paul Brown and Otto Graham ran for years.

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                                BadNewsBrownsB BadNewsBrowns wrote on last edited by BadNewsBrowns
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                                I also said all things being equal I believe we would be at a disadvantage, so no I don't think it's the players not the system.

                                I don't think you can compare Otto Graham Browns to today's game.

                                Historically,say the past 25 years our division has been won by physical line play,tough defense and vertical passing.

                                We seem to be going with finesse line play and horizontal passing.

                                I just don't like the idea of relying on speed rushing ends in a 4-3. If we should ever play a critical game in the late months of the year and it's snowy/raining our speed rushing ends are useless.

                                Maybe it's a little premature to worry about that.

                                "All Truth Passes Through Three stages. First, It Is Ridiculed, Second It Is Violently Opposed, And Third, It Is Accepted As Self-Evident" ~Arthur Schopenhauer
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                                • BadNewsBrownsB BadNewsBrowns

                                  I also said all things being equal I believe we would be at a disadvantage, so no I don't think it's the players not the system.

                                  I don't think you can compare Otto Graham Browns to today's game.

                                  Historically,say the past 25 years our division has been won by physical line play,tough defense and vertical passing.

                                  We seem to be going with finesse line play and horizontal passing.

                                  I just don't like the idea of relying on speed rushing ends in a 4-3. If we should ever play a critical game in the late months of the year and it's snowy/raining our speed rushing ends are useless.

                                  Maybe it's a little premature to worry about that.

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                                  The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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                                  @badnewsbrowns said:

                                  I also said all things being equal I believe we would be at a disadvantage, so no I don't think it's the players not the system.

                                  I don't think you can compare Otto Graham Browns to today's game.

                                  Historically,say the past 25 years our division has been won by physical line play,tough defense and vertical passing.

                                  We seem to be going with finesse line play and horizontal passing.

                                  I just don't like the idea of relying on speed rushing ends in a 4-3. If we should ever play a critical game in the late months of the year and it's snowy/raining our speed rushing ends are useless.

                                  Maybe it's a little premature to worry about that.

                                  Why would speed rushing ends be more useless than speed rushing LBs in the 3-4?

                                  I don't know if it is a little premature to worry about that, but it may be a little absurd to worry about that.

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                                    BadNewsBrownsB BadNewsBrowns wrote on last edited by
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                                    Because a 3-4 is mostly based on blitzing a random linebacker/s and getting mismatches.

                                    A 4-3 end is always going against a tackle,and is undersized relying on his speed. derp.

                                    "All Truth Passes Through Three stages. First, It Is Ridiculed, Second It Is Violently Opposed, And Third, It Is Accepted As Self-Evident" ~Arthur Schopenhauer
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