I Like Weiner
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Look I don't consider myself a football expert, not even close. When my Dad and I watched the browns game yesterday (it got national coverage somehow), I correctly predicted what the browns were going to run based on the formations about 70% of the time. On the other side of the coin, I accurately called what Dallas was going to run (especially in the 2nd half) about 80% of the time. This isn't in any way an "oh look how smart I am" more so than "holy Jesus how is it that obvious?". I mean seriously, if a casual football fan can sit on his couch and do that, imagine what an NFL coordinator can and should do.
Dallas clearly adjusted to what we were doing in the second half, and the browns did the exact opposite. Tony Romo at one point in the 3rd quarter throw 6 straight slant/curl routes that were WIDE open. Couple that with 10 defensive flags for first downs (which was still just God awful officiating) and you're not going to win a football game, plain and simple.
Honestly, the fact that we're so close in these games gives me a lot of confidence we have talent on the field. Everyone needs to calm the hell down and realize that. Haslam didn't buy this team to sit around and rake in cash. He'll clean house and get a guy who actually knows football.
Look I don't consider myself a football expert, not even close. When my Dad and I watched the browns game yesterday (it got national coverage somehow), I correctly predicted what the browns were going to run based on the formations about 70% of the time. On the other side of the coin, I accurately called what Dallas was going to run (especially in the 2nd half) about 80% of the time. This isn't in any way an "oh look how smart I am" more so than "holy Jesus how is it that obvious?". I mean seriously, if a casual football fan can sit on his couch and do that, imagine what an NFL coordinator can and should do.
Dallas clearly adjusted to what we were doing in the second half, and the browns did the exact opposite. Tony Romo at one point in the 3rd quarter throw 6 straight slant/curl routes that were WIDE open. Couple that with 10 defensive flags for first downs (which was still just God awful officiating) and you're not going to win a football game, plain and simple.
Honestly, the fact that we're so close in these games gives me a lot of confidence we have talent on the field. Everyone needs to calm the hell down and realize that. Haslam didn't buy this team to sit around and rake in cash. He'll clean house and get a guy who actually knows football.
It's not that they weren't adjusting to the routes, it's that we had to play with a cushion because yesterday we didn't have a corner that was good enough to even be on a practice squad somewhere.
"Rather give up the short pass than the deep touchdown" is all well and good once or twice, but when they can string together five or more "short" passes for a 50+ yard drive...it's time to fix something.
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Look I don't consider myself a football expert, not even close. When my Dad and I watched the browns game yesterday (it got national coverage somehow), I correctly predicted what the browns were going to run based on the formations about 70% of the time. On the other side of the coin, I accurately called what Dallas was going to run (especially in the 2nd half) about 80% of the time. This isn't in any way an "oh look how smart I am" more so than "holy Jesus how is it that obvious?". I mean seriously, if a casual football fan can sit on his couch and do that, imagine what an NFL coordinator can and should do.
Dallas clearly adjusted to what we were doing in the second half, and the browns did the exact opposite. Tony Romo at one point in the 3rd quarter throw 6 straight slant/curl routes that were WIDE open. Couple that with 10 defensive flags for first downs (which was still just God awful officiating) and you're not going to win a football game, plain and simple.
Honestly, the fact that we're so close in these games gives me a lot of confidence we have talent on the field. Everyone needs to calm the hell down and realize that. Haslam didn't buy this team to sit around and rake in cash. He'll clean house and get a guy who actually knows football.
It's not that they weren't adjusting to the routes, it's that we had to play with a cushion because yesterday we didn't have a corner that was good enough to even be on a practice squad somewhere.
"Rather give up the short pass than the deep touchdown" is all well and good once or twice, but when they can string together five or more "short" passes for a 50+ yard drive...it's time to fix something.
It's not that they weren't adjusting to the routes, it's that we had to play with a cushion because yesterday we didn't have a corner that was good enough to even be on a practice squad somewhere.
"Rather give up the short pass than the deep touchdown" is all well and good once or twice, but when they can string together five or more "short" passes for a 50+ yard drive...it's time to fix something.
That's true. I mean I understand why the cushion was there to start, but it clearly wasn't working. The one thing I hate in football more than anything else is getting beat by the same play over and over again. I'd rather those rag tag guys get beat then watch Tony throw the same damn pass to the same person 5 times in a row. Just another Browns loss where we act like a 10-13 point lead is a 30 point lead.
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3rd and goal at the one. Why not fake a handoff to TR and have Weeden run the ball in? Dallas jammed the middle both 3rd and 4th downs. Weeden could have walked into the endzone.
3rd and goal at the one. Why not fake a handoff to TR and have Weeden run the ball in? Dallas jammed the middle both 3rd and 4th downs. Weeden could have walked into the endzone.
That's the only way Luck scored on us....Helps build confidence I bet too...
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i don't know if i'd take another qb next year. it's just funny to see a lot of fans here say "what do you expect from a rookie QB" when that's what they expected from mccoy. and when he didn't perform they blasted him. not the same with weeden. yet who had a better rookie record with the same number of games under his belt at this point of the season and had little to no weapons compared to weeden.
just sayin.
YOU ARE SO AGRAVATING WITH YOU BLIND ASS LOVE FOR McCOY!
The kid sucked..... Just stop bringing McCoy up everytime you post...please!
YOU ARE SO AGRAVATING WITH YOU BLIND ASS LOVE FOR McCOY!
The kid sucked..... Just stop bringing McCoy up everytime you post...please!
dude it's a relevant example of what i was trying to make as a point.
i don't have LOVE for mccoy. i was talking about how the 2 qbs will be treated differently and the one was lied to by the FO and coaching staff. just pointing out the facts.
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Weeden is what he is. Not big but not small. Strong arm but not very accurate. Makes rookie decisions. I think his ceiling is a bit higher than what he has shown this year but he is a Jason Campbell not a Matt Ryan
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I don't know about you guys but I'm down to see if Colt can jump start this offense. With Colt rolling and scrambling around and the Big Wideouts outside with Trent causing havoc in the flats and up the gut... Just seems way more interesting to my tastes than watching Weeden do the same thing EVERY game and constantly losing, losing and losing on top of more losing... I just can't take it anymore... Colt - Colt - Colt!! With Colt running the show we'd be 8 - 2 period. NO EXCUSES.
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I don't know about you guys but I'm down to see if Colt can jump start this offense. With Colt rolling and scrambling around and the Big Wideouts outside with Trent causing havoc in the flats and up the gut... Just seems way more interesting to my tastes than watching Weeden do the same thing EVERY game and constantly losing, losing and losing on top of more losing... I just can't take it anymore... Colt - Colt - Colt!! With Colt running the show we'd be 8 - 2 period. NO EXCUSES.
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I don't know about you guys but I'm down to see if Colt can jump start this offense. With Colt rolling and scrambling around and the Big Wideouts outside with Trent causing havoc in the flats and up the gut... Just seems way more interesting to my tastes than watching Weeden do the same thing EVERY game and constantly losing, losing and losing on top of more losing... I just can't take it anymore... Colt - Colt - Colt!! With Colt running the show we'd be 8 - 2 period. NO EXCUSES.
I don't know about you guys but I'm down to see if Colt can jump start this offense. With Colt rolling and scrambling around and the Big Wideouts outside with Trent causing havoc in the flats and up the gut... Just seems way more interesting to my tastes than watching Weeden do the same thing EVERY game and constantly losing, losing and losing on top of more losing... I just can't take it anymore... Colt - Colt - Colt!! With Colt running the show we'd be 8 - 2 period. NO EXCUSES.
With Shur-loss calling the plays, I doubt the Browns would be 8-2 if Aaron Rodgers was the qb. The only way McCoy is getting on the field this year is if Weeden gets hurt.
PS I'm just as tired of watching Richardson dance around and get nailed for no gain. Superman he isn't- plenty of one man open field tackles on your hero. ORDINARY stats 17th in yards, and a blazing 31st in YPA. Yawn. Let me know when he starts playing like the 3rd overall pick.
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There were definitely a few passes that Weeden completely missed on, and quite a few completions where he was helped out by his
receivers. That being said I think the bad throws that were hauled in probably balance out the times he's hit receivers right in
the freaking hands, and they couldn't hold on to the ball. This was the first of Brandon's games I've seen from start to finish,
I was struck by the amount of time he had to make a decision. I would agree that with that much time it was frustrating to watch him
have a very average game, because the kid has all the ability in the world throwing the football. Weeden isn't far from being a solid
NFL quarterback, he seems to be an unfortunate prisoner of an unimaginative offense. What is clear is that there isn't a better option
on the horizon as Matt Barkley looks very average, and Collin Klein literally can't hit the broad side of a barn. If someone wants to
pin their hopes on Colt McCoy, good luck. The Browns didn't need someone scrambling around extending plays, Brandon should have shredded
Dallas with as much time as he had back there. He just needed to be more accurate, and he wasn't. Obviously with those corners in the
Cleveland secondary you've got to finish your drives with touchdowns every chance you get on offense. The most alarming thing about this
team is it's lifeless head coach. That is one guy that looks completely out of place, and out of his element. Before giving up on Weeden
I'd like to see what he could do with a solid coaching staff giving him a chance to succeed.
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We are 0-5 without Haden now... Weeden is the best QB we've had since re-entry, hands down he deserves another season without idiots calling for his head after every sub-par performance....Pony Boy McCoy is awful and anyone who thinks he is starter quality in this league needs to find a new sport to follow because you sure as hell dont know football.
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