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  • No offense bro, but if he has seen it all and knows how to counter it, how come he has been traded so much? DH

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    No offense taken - good question - I guess it is because he has limited skills vs an elite qb that

    teams eventually get. Look at the teams he has been with -

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_McCown

    Note - some cool stuff about Josh - he occasionionally played slot reciever for Detroit !

    And, when he was with Miami...sorry Josh, but I laughed:

    Miami Dolphins[edit]

    On February 29, 2008, McCown signed a two-year contract with the Miami Dolphins.[8] Prior to training camp in July, McCown needed six stitches in his throwing hand's index finger. He suffered the injury holding firewood as his brother Luke chopped it.[9]

    Coming into the preseason, McCown was listed on the Dolphins depth chart as their starting quarterback over John Beck. Following the signing of free agent quarterback Chad Pennington,[10]McCown failed to appear in the team's final three preseason games. He was traded to the Carolina Panthers on August 29.[11]

  • @mike-h said:

    Waiting to hear how all the good plays Manziel made today weren't really good plays. I'll be back later

    Actually, I'll be the first to say they were good plays.

    You guys beat us fair and square today. We began the game extremely undisciplined, committing penalty after penalty. That led to two quick scores on your part, and we never were really in the contest again. But the real story was your defensive line, which imposed their will on our O-line and made what looked like a solid group last week into a bunch of stiffs. Mariota got hit enough for four NFL games back there. Seven sacks? 11 QB hits? All recipes for disaster. It's amazing he still got the two TD passes he did.

    And even Johnny Freaking Football managed to beat us, which was our plan all along. Make him actually beat us and he did. He did what he does best which is improvising and our D-line never really caught up with him when it really mattered...on the big play.

    So congrats and here's to a good season.

    @sevenfeet said:

    Actually, I'll be the first to say they were good plays.

    You guys beat us fair and square today. We began the game extremely undisciplined, committing penalty after penalty. That led to two quick scores on your part, and we never were really in the contest again. But the real story was your defensive line, which imposed their will on our O-line and made what looked like a solid group last week into a bunch of stiffs. Mariota got hit enough for four NFL games back there. Seven sacks? 11 QB hits? All recipes for disaster. It's amazing he still got the two TD passes he did.

    And even Johnny Freaking Football managed to beat us, which was our plan all along. Make him actually beat us and he did. He did what he does best which is improvising and our D-line never really caught up with him when it really mattered...on the big play.

    So congrats and here's to a good season.

    You should feel good knowing you got the best QB in this year's draft without having the first pick. He took a pounding and yet he brought his team back far enough to make the score too close for comfort for a little while. The coaching staff finally helped him when they decided to try to run the ball enough to get us out of pin your ears back mode.

  • Different opponent, different game plan. You did notice they didn't just play the Jets again,

    this week, right, Tiam?

    If the pistol sets didn't work, maybe the Browns just weren't ready to play, like the offense

    wasn't ready for certain things and matchups ...

    It has worked well in the past - like when the Browns played the steelers last year...

    "The Browns had great success picking up the pace on offense, and they also operated well out of β€œPistol” sets,"
    Maybe you should stop reaching for patting yourself on your back so much. You could get arthritis.

    @calfoxwc said:

    Different opponent, different game plan. You did notice they didn't just play the Jets again,

    this week, right, Tiam?

    If the pistol sets didn't work, maybe the Browns just weren't ready to play, like the offense

    wasn't ready for certain things and matchups ...

    It has worked well in the past - like when the Browns played the steelers last year...

    "The Browns had great success picking up the pace on offense, and they also operated well out of Pistol sets,"

    http://linemakers.sportingnews.com/article/4608796-saints-vs-browns-point-spread-pick-line-odds-betting-vegas-week-2-nfl

    Maybe you should stop reaching for patting yourself on your back so much. You could get arthritis.

    What in the flippity fuck? Does the word 'sarcasm' mean nothing to you?

  • I say you play Johnny so you know what you have in him. If he stinks it up over the course of the season, you know what you are facing in the draft. If he works out, you can use the picks on getting some talent around Johnny.

  • Well this has been fun for a day, but time to move on from the win and discuss Oakland and the return of our other JM. My guess is that if he clears protocol by tomorrow, then he gets his job back on Sunday. JF will prepare for the game as if he might be needed on very short notice since one concussion often quickly leads to the next with far less of a hit needed.

  • The fact that some of the most wait and see long time posters/mods here enjoyed the real Johnny Football...............................is exactly why I came to this board. Regardless of where it goes it is one hell of a carnival ride and when it all goes right you find yourself saying things like "amazing, holy shit, where'd that come from, didn't see that coming" etc. It brings the fun back into football for a fan base long on patience and short of having fun watching the game.

    Yeah, there might be a wrong turn here and there, but no one can ever take away the joy of watching that little fucker escape a sure hard hit sack and thrown a dagger into the heart of the opponent at the perfect time in the game. Glad you all got to feel it.

    I will never forget being at the Mo. game in 2012 with the Heisman on the line he went down with a knee injury just before halftime. The crowd went absolutely silent while he was down and then started the chant in unison, "Johnny, Johnny, Johnny" until he got up and slowly limped off the field. He returned with a knee brace and put on a show of TD's like I have never experienced "live" before.

    Now on to the next game.

  • Sure, but you are so engrossed in your ego, your

    "sarcasm" is tough to pick up on.

    I'm no football experte', and I really appreciate honest, smart

    answers like Tour above, and other guys, like Flugels, etc,

    do.

    You do too much attempted self-glorifying - it clouds up your "sarcasm".

    You seem to know a good bit - to no avail on the board, imho.

  • @miktoxic said:

    dude. we beat the titans at home. love what the kid did yesterday but it's like betting on a hot horse....cool your jets (loss) before we anoint him king shit.

    i'd still draft QB #1 next year.

    Ah, the reverse jinx-that should be good for a win over Oakland. Keep it going mik. πŸ˜‰

    @texasag1969 said:

    Ah, the reverse jinx-that should be good for a win over Oakland. Keep it going mik. πŸ˜‰

    jinx on double jinx infinity.

    now what?

  • BTW, it occured to me, that Bernie Kosar was a great fan of being aggressive

    on offense.

    He would take the first series, and throw a bomb just to let the defense

    know that it's "all on the table".

    That was a great move - it set the stage for the rest of the half vs Tenn.

  • The fact that some of the most wait and see long time posters/mods here enjoyed the real Johnny Football...............................is exactly why I came to this board. Regardless of where it goes it is one hell of a carnival ride and when it all goes right you find yourself saying things like "amazing, holy shit, where'd that come from, didn't see that coming" etc. It brings the fun back into football for a fan base long on patience and short of having fun watching the game.

    Yeah, there might be a wrong turn here and there, but no one can ever take away the joy of watching that little fucker escape a sure hard hit sack and thrown a dagger into the heart of the opponent at the perfect time in the game. Glad you all got to feel it.

    I will never forget being at the Mo. game in 2012 with the Heisman on the line he went down with a knee injury just before halftime. The crowd went absolutely silent while he was down and then started the chant in unison, "Johnny, Johnny, Johnny" until he got up and slowly limped off the field. He returned with a knee brace and put on a show of TD's like I have never experienced "live" before.

    Now on to the next game.

    @texasag1969 said:

    The fact that some of the most wait and see long time posters/mods here enjoyed the real Johnny Football...............................is exactly why I came to this board. Regardless of where it goes it is one hell of a carnival ride and when it all goes right you find yourself saying things like "amazing, holy shit, where'd that come from, didn't see that coming" etc. It brings the fun back into football for a fan base long on patience and short of having fun watching the game.

    Yeah, there might be a wrong turn here and there, but no one can ever take away the joy of watching that little fucker escape a sure hard hit sack and thrown a dagger into the heart of the opponent at the perfect time in the game. Glad you all got to feel it.

    I will never forget being at the Mo. game in 2012 with the Heisman on the line he went down with a knee injury just before halftime. The crowd went absolutely silent while he was down and then started the chant in unison, "Johnny, Johnny, Johnny" until he got up and slowly limped off the field. He returned with a knee brace and put on a show of TD's like I have never experienced "live" before.

    Now on to the next game.

    Well, we should require that you stay here for the next 49 years....as I have for the last 49....and sit quietly and learn and pay your dues.....before we should accept you into the fold.

    But we won't be quite that harsh on allowing you to build up equity.

    How long do you think you should wait?

  • @texasag1969 said:

    Ah, the reverse jinx-that should be good for a win over Oakland. Keep it going mik. πŸ˜‰

    jinx on double jinx infinity.

    now what?

    @miktoxic said:

    jinx on double jinx infinity.

    now what?

    Triple dog dare?

  • Johnny's ass looks a lot better after yesterdays win.

  • @texasag1969 said:

    The fact that some of the most wait and see long time posters/mods here enjoyed the real Johnny Football...............................is exactly why I came to this board. Regardless of where it goes it is one hell of a carnival ride and when it all goes right you find yourself saying things like "amazing, holy shit, where'd that come from, didn't see that coming" etc. It brings the fun back into football for a fan base long on patience and short of having fun watching the game.

    Yeah, there might be a wrong turn here and there, but no one can ever take away the joy of watching that little fucker escape a sure hard hit sack and thrown a dagger into the heart of the opponent at the perfect time in the game. Glad you all got to feel it.

    I will never forget being at the Mo. game in 2012 with the Heisman on the line he went down with a knee injury just before halftime. The crowd went absolutely silent while he was down and then started the chant in unison, "Johnny, Johnny, Johnny" until he got up and slowly limped off the field. He returned with a knee brace and put on a show of TD's like I have never experienced "live" before.

    Now on to the next game.

    Well, we should require that you stay here for the next 49 years....as I have for the last 49....and sit quietly and learn and pay your dues.....before we should accept you into the fold.

    But we won't be quite that harsh on allowing you to build up equity.

    How long do you think you should wait?

    @the-gipper said:

    Well, we should require that you stay here for the next 49 years....as I have for the last 49....and sit quietly and learn and pay your dues.....before we should accept you into the fold.

    But we won't be quite that harsh on allowing you to build up equity.

    How long do you think you should wait?

    What is the record (not counting Methuselah) for the longest living human being? I'm willing to accommodate. πŸ˜›

    PS-I waited from age 10 in 1957 when we got our first Heisman until 2012 when we got our second. So at least old dog does not have to learn a new trick. πŸ˜†

  • So, this is kind of a fun battle. Carr is the QB who could have been, while Manziel is the QB who might just be.

    There were many here that were absolutely in love with Carr...I was not one of those people. He absolutely blew me away last year, but it seems like he's coming down a bit this year.Carr won 2014 hands down, but their 2015's are a little closer. As it stands now, Carr has the upper hand ever so slightly, mostly due to the fact the Oakland has been airing the ball out over the last two games (30 att. per game vs. Johnny's 20 att. per game).

    Honestly, people are shitting over missing out on Bridgewater, but Carr is physically the quintessential QB and we wouldn't have had to trade up to get him. I was anti-Carr, but he's showing that he might be a pretty good NFL QB. After last week, I have high hopes for Manziel as well, but I'll temper them for a few more weeks.

    Regardless, it's kind of cool to see the stats between the two laid out visually.

    http://bit.ly/ManzielCarr

    As a side note, I've been using this tool for my daily fantasy leagues. There's some holes in it for sure, but it's a decent little tool to help with roster decisions. It's also free as shit.

  • Sure, but you are so engrossed in your ego, your

    "sarcasm" is tough to pick up on.

    I'm no football experte', and I really appreciate honest, smart

    answers like Tour above, and other guys, like Flugels, etc,

    do.

    You do too much attempted self-glorifying - it clouds up your "sarcasm".

    You seem to know a good bit - to no avail on the board, imho.

    @calfoxwc said:

    Sure, but you are so engrossed in your ego, your

    "sarcasm" is tough to pick up on.

    I'm no football experte', and I really appreciate honest, smart

    answers like Tour above, and other guys, like Flugels, etc,

    do.

    You do too much attempted self-glorifying - it clouds up your "sarcasm".

    You seem to know a good bit - to no avail on the board, imho.

    I'd encourage you to put me on ignore.

  • Beat the Raiders by offensive ball control when we have it to keep him from getting into any rhythm with his team. The more extended the drives we have the better off we will be in keeping him in check. And if the D can do a repeat of making life miserable, he may do some of those happy feet throws. I'd like to see a repeat of Sunday regardless of who runs our show at QB.

    This game is key to a very good season if we can continue along that path were the D is sure the O will help when given the opportunity and vice versa. It's what makes all great teams win.

  • I recall very few that were in love with Carr here. PoeticG being the biggest advocate.

    Stats aside, I think Carr, Teddy, and Bortles all have a decent chance of becoming quality franchise guys for awhile. Hopefully Manziel fits in too, but we haven't seen enough yet.

  • JFF gonna rock this league. Carr sucks.

  • No offense bro, but if he has seen it all and knows how to counter it, how come he has been traded so much? DH

    ******************************************

    No offense taken - good question - I guess it is because he has limited skills vs an elite qb that

    teams eventually get. Look at the teams he has been with -

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_McCown

    Note - some cool stuff about Josh - he occasionionally played slot reciever for Detroit !

    And, when he was with Miami...sorry Josh, but I laughed:

    Miami Dolphins[edit]

    On February 29, 2008, McCown signed a two-year contract with the Miami Dolphins.[8] Prior to training camp in July, McCown needed six stitches in his throwing hand's index finger. He suffered the injury holding firewood as his brother Luke chopped it.[9]

    Coming into the preseason, McCown was listed on the Dolphins depth chart as their starting quarterback over John Beck. Following the signing of free agent quarterback Chad Pennington,[10]McCown failed to appear in the team's final three preseason games. He was traded to the Carolina Panthers on August 29.[11]

    @calfoxwc said:

    And, when he was with Miami...sorry Josh, but I laughed:

    Miami Dolphins: Prior to training camp in July, McCown needed six stitches in his throwing hand's index finger. He suffered the injury holding firewood as his brother.

    Trust me cal... laughing at that does not make you a bad person.

    However, stifling laughter might mean you're a saint...

  • So do you feel more comfortable with Josh or Johnny playing next week?