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  • @hoorta said:

    I'll put this to you- where do the Browns fall short of having a truly dominating D? You alluded to coaching- I have a hard time buying that.

    I'll take a shot at this one... ILB and FS. Dominating defenses always have dominating players at these two positions... (Lewis/Reed, Wagner/Thomas, Farrior/Foote/Polumalu)... Who do we have?? Jackson - a mediocre LB, and Tashaun Gipson...?

    These are the two positions on D where I am looking to upgrade if I'm Pettine and the FO...

    Compare our D to Seattle's... you'll find that our D-line is better, talent-wise. Our secondary is only missing a FS comparable to E.Thomas (only?? right). Our LBs are comparable, but if we run a 3-4 we will need 2 ILBs to fill in spots that can match Wagner/Smith play...

    If we add players at those 2 positions, and can't be at least "close to dominant" then it is certainly on the coaches...

    @thenew23 said:

    I'll take a shot at this one... ILB and FS. Dominating defenses always have dominating players at these two positions... (Lewis/Reed, Wagner/Thomas, Farrior/Foote/Polumalu)... Who do we have?? Jackson - a mediocre LB, and Tashaun Gipson...?

    These are the two positions on D where I am looking to upgrade if I'm Pettine and the FO...

    Compare our D to Seattle's... you'll find that our D-line is better, talent-wise. Our secondary is only missing a FS comparable to E.Thomas (only?? right). Our LBs are comparable, but if we run a 3-4 we will need 2 ILBs to fill in spots that can match Wagner/Smith play...

    If we add players at those 2 positions, and can't be at least "close to dominant" then it is certainly on the coaches...

    Seattles LB's arent theyre strength but I agree..DQ...as much as I love his heart is average at best.

  • @hoorta said:

    I'll put this to you- where do the Browns fall short of having a truly dominating D? You alluded to coaching- I have a hard time buying that.

    I'll take a shot at this one... ILB and FS. Dominating defenses always have dominating players at these two positions... (Lewis/Reed, Wagner/Thomas, Farrior/Foote/Polumalu)... Who do we have?? Jackson - a mediocre LB, and Tashaun Gipson...?

    These are the two positions on D where I am looking to upgrade if I'm Pettine and the FO...

    Compare our D to Seattle's... you'll find that our D-line is better, talent-wise. Our secondary is only missing a FS comparable to E.Thomas (only?? right). Our LBs are comparable, but if we run a 3-4 we will need 2 ILBs to fill in spots that can match Wagner/Smith play...

    If we add players at those 2 positions, and can't be at least "close to dominant" then it is certainly on the coaches...

    @thenew23 said:

    I'll take a shot at this one... ILB and FS. Dominating defenses always have dominating players at these two positions... (Lewis/Reed, Wagner/Thomas, Farrior/Foote/Polumalu)... Who do we have?? Jackson - a mediocre LB, and Tashaun Gipson...?

    These are the two positions on D where I am looking to upgrade if I'm Pettine and the FO...

    Compare our D to Seattle's... you'll find that our D-line is better, talent-wise. Our secondary is only missing a FS comparable to E.Thomas (only?? right). Our LBs are comparable, but if we run a 3-4 we will need 2 ILBs to fill in spots that can match Wagner/Smith play...

    If we add players at those 2 positions, and can't be at least "close to dominant" then it is certainly on the coaches...

    I forgot to mention. On the other side of a dominant defense, is always an "efficient" offense. Take that for whatever it's worth.

  • This game kinda makes me wish we waited for Quinn.

    @osiris said:

    This game kinda makes me wish we waited for Quinn.

    Didn't fit our profile.

    Jimmy preached "patience" when he took over ... then fired his first coach in 11 months.

    Then he preached "patience" while he took a month to replace him ... then grabbed 4-12 Buffalo's DC instead of waiting two more weeks for the DC of best team in the land.

    Because if we waited two weeks we would have lost out on all those assistants we have hired ... all of Pettine's buddies and that unemployed Kenny Loggins guy.

    Zombo

    --Think of the splash we'd be be making today if we were hiring Dan Quinn ... again, doesn't fit our profile ... but it would be nice to be cool for a day.

  • And Quinn was interested.... weird.

  • It's ok, we'll get him next year.

  • It's ok, we'll get him next year.

    @gftchris said:

    It's ok, we'll get him next year.

    Nice.

    Zombo

  • It's ok, we'll get him next year.

    @gftchris said:

    It's ok, we'll get him next year.

    They will have to wait until after the superbowl again

  • @osiris said:

    This game kinda makes me wish we waited for Quinn.

    Didn't fit our profile.

    Jimmy preached "patience" when he took over ... then fired his first coach in 11 months.

    Then he preached "patience" while he took a month to replace him ... then grabbed 4-12 Buffalo's DC instead of waiting two more weeks for the DC of best team in the land.

    Because if we waited two weeks we would have lost out on all those assistants we have hired ... all of Pettine's buddies and that unemployed Kenny Loggins guy.

    Zombo

    --Think of the splash we'd be be making today if we were hiring Dan Quinn ... again, doesn't fit our profile ... but it would be nice to be cool for a day.

    Zombo said:

    Then he preached "patience" while he took a month to replace him ... then grabbed 4-12 Buffalo's DC instead of waiting two more weeks for the DC of best team in the land.

    And he preached "proven winner," then chose the guy from the losing team instead of the guy who has now won a Super Bowl.

  • I like Quinn.

    But you realize that is Carroll's defense, right?

  • @hoorta said:

    I'll put this to you- where do the Browns fall short of having a truly dominating D? You alluded to coaching- I have a hard time buying that.

    I'll take a shot at this one... ILB and FS. Dominating defenses always have dominating players at these two positions... (Lewis/Reed, Wagner/Thomas, Farrior/Foote/Polumalu)... Who do we have?? Jackson - a mediocre LB, and Tashaun Gipson...?

    These are the two positions on D where I am looking to upgrade if I'm Pettine and the FO...

    Compare our D to Seattle's... you'll find that our D-line is better, talent-wise. Our secondary is only missing a FS comparable to E.Thomas (only?? right). Our LBs are comparable, but if we run a 3-4 we will need 2 ILBs to fill in spots that can match Wagner/Smith play...

    If we add players at those 2 positions, and can't be at least "close to dominant" then it is certainly on the coaches...

    Yup... but I am sure Quinn helped some...

    @thenew23 said:

    I'll take a shot at this one... ILB and FS. Dominating defenses always have dominating players at these two positions... (Lewis/Reed, Wagner/Thomas, Farrior/Foote/Polumalu)... Who do we have?? Jackson - a mediocre LB, and Tashaun Gipson...?

    These are the two positions on D where I am looking to upgrade if I'm Pettine and the FO...

    Compare our D to Seattle's... you'll find that our D-line is better, talent-wise. Our secondary is only missing a FS comparable to E.Thomas (only?? right). Our LBs are comparable, but if we run a 3-4 we will need 2 ILBs to fill in spots that can match Wagner/Smith play...

    If we add players at those 2 positions, and can't be at least "close to dominant" then it is certainly on the coaches...

    I think it just may be that easy, 23.... but for it to be, I think we have to go back to the 4-3.

    Totally agree on the ILBs, but we also do not have a true, 3-down , 3-4 OLB on the roster. Go back to the 4-3 and both Sheard and Kruger go back to being pass pressure generating DEs while Mingo becomes a full time OLB on one side and DW returns to being the same on the other side.

    @nickers said:

    As to Mik calling Wilson a "game Manager" is the dumbest thing he's ever posted...

    Pour one for me as well then, cause I thought game manager was the perfect description of Wilson's performance.

    Other than the Wheezy like backhand ball he threw early while his adrenaline was undoubtedly off the charts, I am hard pressed to recall a single pass that a Denver defender had any shot at touching let alone intercepting. That is taking care of the ball...

    The problem is folks like you seem to think the term is some kind of insult... when in fact it is anything but... at least it is when I say it.

    And do you really want to cite Aikman as a source? Your choice, but remember the time when Troy said Wilson passed up "a shot" downfield when he scrambled right? Another time when Troy wondered aloud why Wilson eschewed a shot at a "wide open" WR down the left sideline "maybe because he did not think he had enough arm to get the ball to him"? Both, my friend, are instances of what I would call "game management."

    @gftchris said:

    It's ok, we'll get him next year.

    LMAO...