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Preseason Opener Thursday Night!

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  • The GipperT The Gipper

    This has been one of my complaints for years, especially the last few: It seems that this team's coaches NEVER have this team ready to play when the season starts.....and I blame it partially on the failure of the starters on this team from seeing enough live actions reps. I mean, BW3 last year was unprepared to start that Philly game (or, more properly....Pat Shurmur was unprepared)

    Put the QB and WR in these preseason games long enough to actually learn to play together.

    I know you to evaluate the guys that are going to be #s 45-53 on this roster......but how about paying a little more attention to the guys that are going to be #s 1-22?

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    listercatL listercat wrote on last edited by
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    @the-gipper said:

    This has been one of my complaints for years, especially the last few: It seems that this team's coaches NEVER have this team ready to play when the season starts.....and I blame it partially on the failure of the starters on this team from seeing enough live actions reps. I mean, BW3 last year was unprepared to start that Philly game (or, more properly....Pat Shurmur was unprepared)

    Put the QB and WR in these preseason games long enough to actually learn to play together.

    I know you to evaluate the guys that are going to be #s 45-53 on this roster......but how about paying a little more attention to the guys that are going to be #s 1-22?

    You hit the nail on the head with the Shurmer being unprepared statement...the whole situation with being an effective HC and preparing his team for a game was way over his head; so yes the blame goes to him and those that hired him...a complete waste of time for our franchise and very frustrating

    I like thus far the way this new HC and FO crew are going about their (our) business and the proof will be gametime; as such I am really looking forward to getting this underway

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      sisky fringoS sisky fringo wrote on last edited by sisky fringo
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      i also like the idea of Weeds deciphering opposing Ds from the booth perspective. send him up there w one of the coaches and take advantage of every available opportunity to improve.

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        The Browns, and for that matter the media and fans all have created a loser's culture. At one time in history, the Browns were a Bad Ass team and like Cowher's blitzburgh, played like men, not like todays effeminate millenial aged men.

        Rest the starters so they don't get hurt, eh? Yes, don't risk anything in life, and THEN, expect to win?

        If ever there WAS a time to play starters it is in preseason. Let them get conditioned, let them beat up on weaker players. Let them go into the season with momentum and confidence. Instead? Just play the guys sparingly and let them hit opening day, when it really gets vigorous, having very little playing time at a high intensity.Oh, yeah, this is great football strategy.

        I am happy to have Browns football back, but it seems to me Brownstown should be renamed to "I am skeert shitless town". A smart coach would have the veterans blasting on all four cylinders and motivating everyone to hit like a maa faaka. The funniest thing in all of the faggot-shyness is to realize that most injuries don't come on big viscious hits, but instead in the most routine of tasks. Not playing guys will only lead to more injuries.

        This is why the Browns remain one of the more injured teams. They play to not risk anything. This kind of strategy is sickening.

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

        The Browns, and for that matter the media and fans all have created a loser's culture. At one time in history, the Browns were a Bad Ass team and like Cowher's blitzburgh, played like men, not like todays effeminate millenial aged men.

        Rest the starters so they don't get hurt, eh? Yes, don't risk anything in life, and THEN, expect to win?

        If ever there WAS a time to play starters it is in preseason. Let them get conditioned, let them beat up on weaker players. Let them go into the season with momentum and confidence. Instead? Just play the guys sparingly and let them hit opening day, when it really gets vigorous, having very little playing time at a high intensity.Oh, yeah, this is great football strategy.

        I am happy to have Browns football back, but it seems to me Brownstown should be renamed to "I am skeert shitless town". A smart coach would have the veterans blasting on all four cylinders and motivating everyone to hit like a maa faaka. The funniest thing in all of the faggot-shyness is to realize that most injuries don't come on big viscious hits, but instead in the most routine of tasks. Not playing guys will only lead to more injuries.

        This is why the Browns remain one of the more injured teams. They play to not risk anything. This kind of strategy is sickening.

        I can understand playing your QB very little in preseason....if that QB is like a Brady/Manning/Rodgers/Brees etc. A guy that is a proven quality starter. You know that they are going to be fine when it counts.

        But a team with a new coach, new system, young...or at least inexperienced QB, needs to see game time to develop the rythm of the game and the timing with his receivers and get into the flow of an offense. Taking him out after 1 or 2 series...sitting him down for the entire 4th preseason game would be assinine. I hope Chud and Norv are not assinine in that way.

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        • miktoxicM miktoxic

          no one still answered the original question which was who do we play.

          and if you blame last year on pat shumur, why not put the ultimate blame on the fat fuck that hired him?

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

          no one still answered the original question which was who do we play.

          and if you blame last year on pat shumur, why not put the ultimate blame on the fat fuck that hired him?

          The Cleveland Rams......and sure, fat fuck gets the blame for hiring Shurmur....but Shurmur gets the blame for being a Retard. So, they get to share the wealth.

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            Z Zombo wrote on last edited by
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            I'm excited that it marks the beginning of a new era.

            The Cleveland browns franchise is still 73 games over .500 despite all the shit we have been shovelled since '95, that's how great this franchise was and this is the year we FINALLY begin to restore the glory.

            Fuck Modell, fuck the Lerners, the Browns are back this year. This will be a solid team that wins 7 or more games and next year we become perennial contenders again.

            In Chud we trust ... let's do this.

            Zombo

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            • PoeticGP PoeticG

              I'd let Weeden play the entire preseason, every snap. He's 30 years old, he either holds up and learns well enough to light it up this year or he can't make it through 4 preseason games and it's the next man up, time to man up coach. Make these guys man up for the city of Cleveland, it's time to put up or shut up.

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              Tim Couch Pulls OutT Tim Couch Pulls Out wrote on last edited by
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              @poeticg said:

              I'd let Weeden play the entire preseason, every snap. He's 30 years old, he either holds up and learns well enough to light it up this year or he can't make it through 4 preseason games and it's the next man up, time to man up coach. Make these guys man up for the city of Cleveland, it's time to put up or shut up.

              Shut up

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              • Booty LoafB Booty Loaf

                you're obviously on the internet. how can you not know or find out who they are playing?

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                miktoxicM miktoxic wrote on last edited by
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                @booty-loaf said:

                you're obviously on the internet. how can you not know or find out who they are playing?

                oh i could have IF I ACTUALLY GAVE A FUCK. (well actually wanted to know what team's defense will be responsible for knocking one of our starting OLmen out for the year, but other than that, thanks for your input!)

                i thought by the 12th post in the thread some 'johnny on the spot' would've thrown the answer up there.

                there's enough injuries in practice and 'preseason' (the shit that doesn't count in the end) that this whole nonsense needs to stop. if coaches can't get their players ready by busting their ass in practice, then they'll go out and get shellacked until they either step up or continue to get their asses kicked.

                you don't see it in high school or college do you? just another way of the NFL to make money.

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                  I'm excited that it marks the beginning of a new era.

                  The Cleveland browns franchise is still 73 games over .500 despite all the shit we have been shovelled since '95, that's how great this franchise was and this is the year we FINALLY begin to restore the glory.

                  Fuck Modell, fuck the Lerners, the Browns are back this year. This will be a solid team that wins 7 or more games and next year we become perennial contenders again.

                  In Chud we trust ... let's do this.

                  Zombo

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                  miktoxicM miktoxic wrote on last edited by
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                  Zombo said:

                  I'm excited that it marks the beginning of a new era.

                  The Cleveland browns franchise is still 73 games over .500 despite all the shit we have been shovelled since '95, that's how great this franchise was and this is the year we FINALLY begin to restore the glory.

                  Fuck Modell, fuck the Lerners, the Browns are back this year. This will be a solid team that wins 7 or more games and next year we become perennial contenders again.

                  In Chud we trust ... let's do this.

                  Zombo

                  at least we fielded a real team when modell was the owner.

                  stop the hate.

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                    Zombo said:

                    I'm excited that it marks the beginning of a new era.

                    The Cleveland browns franchise is still 73 games over .500 despite all the shit we have been shovelled since '95, that's how great this franchise was and this is the year we FINALLY begin to restore the glory.

                    Fuck Modell, fuck the Lerners, the Browns are back this year. This will be a solid team that wins 7 or more games and next year we become perennial contenders again.

                    In Chud we trust ... let's do this.

                    Zombo

                    at least we fielded a real team when modell was the owner.

                    stop the hate.

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                    Z Zombo wrote on last edited by
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                    @miktoxic said:

                    at least we fielded a real team when modell was the owner.

                    stop the hate.

                    We haven't fielded a real one since HE MOVED THEM and we sat picking our asses for THREE FUCKING YEARS ... hence the hate.

                    Fuck him.

                    Zombo

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                      slowburnS slowburn wrote on last edited by slowburn
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                      there's enough injuries in practice and 'preseason' (the shit that doesn't count in the end) that this whole nonsense needs to stop. if coaches can't get their players ready by busting their ass in practice, then they'll go out and get shellacked until they either step up or continue to get their asses kicked.

                      you don't see it in high school or college do you? just another way of the NFL to make money.

                      big time college programs do it by scheduling ridiculously easy opponents in the first two or three weeks of the season. Their preseason usually ends around the end of September.

                      I suspect the NFL has lobbied to trim the preseason to two games and extend the regular season with an eye on increasing their revenues by approx. 15%/season. Players union not onboard.....instead opting to protect the longevity of its members.

                      has anybody figured out who the Browns play tomorrow?

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                        jrb12711J jrb12711 wrote on last edited by
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                        Just reading Twitter that Trent Richardson and T.J. Ward won't play tomorrow against the Rams. I'm not going to link all the people who said but I believe it's come straight from the horse's mouth. Dion Lewis is getting the nod at RB, haven't seen who will replace Ward. I'm looking forward to seeing what Lewis does with the first teamers though.

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                          B beare wrote on last edited by
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                          has anyone heard how long chud plans on playing starters vs rams?

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                            has anyone heard how long chud plans on playing starters vs rams?

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                            JAFBFJ JAFBF wrote on last edited by
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                            @beare said:

                            has anyone heard how long chud plans on playing starters vs rams?

                            Approximately 1 Quarter:

                            http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2013/08/trent_richardson_tj_ward_ruled.html

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                              PoeticGP PoeticG wrote on last edited by
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                              We are playing the Rams. Wow. The Rams people, it's going to be a slaughter. The Browns 35, The Rams 10

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                                Booty LoafB Booty Loaf wrote on last edited by
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                                I expect weeden to have 210 yards and 3 td's by the end of his run in the 1st. I wanna see travis Benjamin streak down field every other play.

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                                  E EmporerGhoolie wrote on last edited by
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                                  A lot of talk and a ot of hope.

                                  Ah yes, preseason. This is where mental masturbation is at the season's high. Some of you really didn't have to and shouldn't have posted, because this is the same scenatio every year since 1999. Here is the generic, fill-in-the-blank nonsense.

                                  1. In _ _ _ _ _ _ we trust. Phil Sewage was your first bastardization of In God We Trust. Chud will soon draw your rage.
                                  2. The last guy sucked,
                                  3. This year we finally fielded a team
                                  4. Our O-line is finally solid

                                  On and on it goes, mental masturbation projecting that all the ills of last year, in one felled swoop have been fixed and FINALLY............ YES YES YES... FINALLY (jerk, jerk, jerk, can you hear the jerking off?)....... we are on teh glorious road to recovery.

                                  If you like 4 wins? Yeah, this is gonna be great.

                                  The Browns talent is no better than it was in 2013. There has been no addition of meaningful talent, only some shitheads who you guys BELIEVE are the fix, only based on the fact that the guys who you applauded last year,as " the fix", sucked when it was all said and done.

                                  There is no real uper echalon talent on this team. We don't really have anyone, save Joe Thomas (who still was a dumb pick and should have been traded to move up a few years ago). who would start for any of teh 2013 playoff teams. Weeden is going to get creamed.

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                                    We are playing the Rams. Wow. The Rams people, it's going to be a slaughter. The Browns 35, The Rams 10

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                                    miktoxicM miktoxic wrote on last edited by
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                                    @poeticg said:

                                    We are playing the Rams. Wow. The Rams people, it's going to be a slaughter. The Browns 35, The Rams 10

                                    doubt it.

                                    the rams are no slouch. a lot of people have them doing better than us this year.

                                    don't jinx us with your first preseason game pick.

                                    and booty loaf (???) you really stepped up with that 2nd post. man i'll take that bet all day long.

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                                      listercatL listercat wrote on last edited by
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                                      Some crisp play from the O without a doubt would put a smile one everyone's face in here this evening; however, considering the reports from camp thus far I am not that optomistic....either way NO INJURIES!

                                      Let the games begin!!!!

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                                        listercatL listercat wrote on last edited by
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                                        Will the Tavern be open?

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                                          Will the Tavern be open?

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                                          Booty LoafB Booty Loaf wrote on last edited by
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                                          @listercat said:

                                          Will the Tavern be open?

                                          no, it's specifically closed during Browns preseason games, sorry

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