Cleveland's Unlikely Hero
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McCown is the AFC Player of the Week.
If you are looking for some laughs, go back and read the first couple pages of this thread:
Zombo said:
McCown is the AFC Player of the Week.
If you are looking for some laughs, go back and read the first couple pages of this thread:
AFC player of the week???.....Well, Ill be......Good for McCown....!!!
And add this thread too.....a week ago, almost 80% of the voters wanted Josh on the bench ......smh.....
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Did whoever who bashed McCown with "mcclown" ever fess up and sing the "I'm so sorry" song?
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Zombo said:
McCown is the AFC Player of the Week.
If you are looking for some laughs, go back and read the first couple pages of this thread:
AFC player of the week???.....Well, Ill be......Good for McCown....!!!
And add this thread too.....a week ago, almost 80% of the voters wanted Josh on the bench ......smh.....
And add this thread too.....a week ago, almost 80% of the voters wanted Josh on the bench ......smh.....
And all it took was a 400-yard game on top of twin 300's to quiet the noise...
For the ultimate trip down memory lane try this 12-pager...
http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=32149&hl=mccown
"When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196 -
And add this thread too.....a week ago, almost 80% of the voters wanted Josh on the bench ......smh.....
And all it took was a 400-yard game on top of twin 300's to quiet the noise...
For the ultimate trip down memory lane try this 12-pager...
http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=32149&hl=mccown
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That thread with the poll was terribly worded. I believe it said who do you want to be the QB long-term. McCown is the man.
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Great signing by the team...Hope he plays the rest of the season because that means we're winning and in the hunt.
Great signing by the team...Hope he plays the rest of the season because that means we're winning and in the hunt.
Ya know- I was seriously bashing McCown- have to eat that batch of Crow. He's been playing really well- considering the pass blocking has been far from ideal, and an ineffective running game on top of it.
Aaron Rodgers he's not. The next few weeks will tell where this team is going. I saw some serious improvement in the offense the second half of the Ravens game. But the realist in me says that was against a Ratbird defense that was decimated with injuries. (saw they brought in a couple new CBs, and put another on IR) I'll jump on the McCown bandwagon should we have a similar performance against Denver this Sunday- we haven't beaten the Donkeys in like forever.
One thing for sure- McCown is a team first, class guy.
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Great signing by the team...Hope he plays the rest of the season because that means we're winning and in the hunt.
Ya know- I was seriously bashing McCown- have to eat that batch of Crow. He's been playing really well- considering the pass blocking has been far from ideal, and an ineffective running game on top of it.
Aaron Rodgers he's not. The next few weeks will tell where this team is going. I saw some serious improvement in the offense the second half of the Ravens game. But the realist in me says that was against a Ratbird defense that was decimated with injuries. (saw they brought in a couple new CBs, and put another on IR) I'll jump on the McCown bandwagon should we have a similar performance against Denver this Sunday- we haven't beaten the Donkeys in like forever.
One thing for sure- McCown is a team first, class guy.
"When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196 -
These two jerseys are on their way to the PFHOF in Canton.
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These two jerseys are on their way to the PFHOF in Canton.
These two jerseys are on their way to the PFHOF in Canton.
Seriously? For team, regular-season records?
"When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196 -
These two jerseys are on their way to the PFHOF in Canton.
Seriously? For team, regular-season records?
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I would never call a football player a 'hero'.
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Hoyer and Benjamin have jerseys in Canton too from the Tennessee comeback last year.
The reason McCown and Barnidge are going to Canton:
"McCown was the first player in NFL history to throw for more than 450 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions while also rushing for a touchdown. He also produced the greatest three game stretch in team history. He has thrown for 1,154 yards and six touchdowns in the past three games.
Barnidge also recorded some team history. He is the first tight end since Ozzie Newsome in 1983 to have touchdown receptions in three straight games for the Browns."
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McCown is a class act, no question about it. I don't want to be a downer, but I'm expecting him to have a clunker of a game against the Broncos. Their defense is literally THAT good, and he simply can't sustain his production. I guess I shouldn't say "can't", but I believe it to be extremely unlikely. I mean, I find it hard to believe we signed free agent gold that other teams didn't want. McCown had a terrible, TERRIBLE year with the Bucs, no doubt about it. But when you look back at it, the Bucs lost their offensive coordinator right before the season started, and apparently he was asked to be the coordinator AND the quarterback of a team with no offensive line. Difficult for anyone, that much is true.
The problem I have is that when McCown DOES have a poor game, and everybody in the NFL does, what will our defense be able to do to keep us in the game? There is so much pressure on our offense to carry the load because they know our defense won't be able to keep the score low. We don't force turnovers, we don't sack the quarterback, and we don't force enough FG's. We also give up a TON of chunk plays, and nobody knows why other than "we don't execute."
The other side of the coin is that McCown is getting into a groove, and our offensive coordinator is finding ways to get everyone involved. We aren't depending on any one player, and that makes it difficult for a defense. Would I prefer to be a smash mouth running team? Sure, that's my dream offense, but we realize that doesn't work for us, and we're going to use the pass to set up the run later in the game. We'll have to figure out consistent ways to mitigate their immense pass rush, and I would expect a healthy dose of Crow and Duke in the passing game. Both have demonstrated an incredible knack for catching the ball and accelerating down field. I also look for a trick play this game. Not sure what kind...but something deep in the playbook that we've been saving. I haven't seen a reverse this year, and we have several guys that can execute it.
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McCown is a class act, no question about it. I don't want to be a downer, but I'm expecting him to have a clunker of a game against the Broncos. Their defense is literally THAT good, and he simply can't sustain his production. I guess I shouldn't say "can't", but I believe it to be extremely unlikely. I mean, I find it hard to believe we signed free agent gold that other teams didn't want. McCown had a terrible, TERRIBLE year with the Bucs, no doubt about it. But when you look back at it, the Bucs lost their offensive coordinator right before the season started, and apparently he was asked to be the coordinator AND the quarterback of a team with no offensive line. Difficult for anyone, that much is true.
The problem I have is that when McCown DOES have a poor game, and everybody in the NFL does, what will our defense be able to do to keep us in the game? There is so much pressure on our offense to carry the load because they know our defense won't be able to keep the score low. We don't force turnovers, we don't sack the quarterback, and we don't force enough FG's. We also give up a TON of chunk plays, and nobody knows why other than "we don't execute."
The other side of the coin is that McCown is getting into a groove, and our offensive coordinator is finding ways to get everyone involved. We aren't depending on any one player, and that makes it difficult for a defense. Would I prefer to be a smash mouth running team? Sure, that's my dream offense, but we realize that doesn't work for us, and we're going to use the pass to set up the run later in the game. We'll have to figure out consistent ways to mitigate their immense pass rush, and I would expect a healthy dose of Crow and Duke in the passing game. Both have demonstrated an incredible knack for catching the ball and accelerating down field. I also look for a trick play this game. Not sure what kind...but something deep in the playbook that we've been saving. I haven't seen a reverse this year, and we have several guys that can execute it.
McCown is a class act, no question about it. I don't want to be a downer, but I'm expecting him to have a clunker of a game against the Broncos. Their defense is literally THAT good, and he simply can't sustain his production. I guess I shouldn't say "can't", but I believe it to be extremely unlikely. I mean, I find it hard to believe we signed free agent gold that other teams didn't want. McCown had a terrible, TERRIBLE year with the Bucs, no doubt about it. But when you look back at it, the Bucs lost their offensive coordinator right before the season started, and apparently he was asked to be the coordinator AND the quarterback of a team with no offensive line. Difficult for anyone, that much is true.
The problem I have is that when McCown DOES have a poor game, and everybody in the NFL does, what will our defense be able to do to keep us in the game? There is so much pressure on our offense to carry the load because they know our defense won't be able to keep the score low. We don't force turnovers, we don't sack the quarterback, and we don't force enough FG's. We also give up a TON of chunk plays, and nobody knows why other than "we don't execute."
The other side of the coin is that McCown is getting into a groove, and our offensive coordinator is finding ways to get everyone involved. We aren't depending on any one player, and that makes it difficult for a defense. Would I prefer to be a smash mouth running team? Sure, that's my dream offense, but we realize that doesn't work for us, and we're going to use the pass to set up the run later in the game. We'll have to figure out consistent ways to mitigate their immense pass rush, and I would expect a healthy dose of Crow and Duke in the passing game. Both have demonstrated an incredible knack for catching the ball and accelerating down field. I also look for a trick play this game. Not sure what kind...but something deep in the playbook that we've been saving. I haven't seen a reverse this year, and we have several guys that can execute it.
I'm not counting us out, because the Broncos potentially have some key injuries that may miss Sunday. (Ware, Talib, D. Thomas). Also Manning has shown his age quite a bit and his arm looks like jello this year.
The biggest obstacle is their defense really, I think our D is capable of keeping us in the game. Normally I'd say we have to figure out how to run the ball, but who knows Money McCown looks good when he tosses it up 50 times.
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McCown is a class act, no question about it. I don't want to be a downer, but I'm expecting him to have a clunker of a game against the Broncos. Their defense is literally THAT good, and he simply can't sustain his production. I guess I shouldn't say "can't", but I believe it to be extremely unlikely. I mean, I find it hard to believe we signed free agent gold that other teams didn't want. McCown had a terrible, TERRIBLE year with the Bucs, no doubt about it. But when you look back at it, the Bucs lost their offensive coordinator right before the season started, and apparently he was asked to be the coordinator AND the quarterback of a team with no offensive line. Difficult for anyone, that much is true.
The problem I have is that when McCown DOES have a poor game, and everybody in the NFL does, what will our defense be able to do to keep us in the game? There is so much pressure on our offense to carry the load because they know our defense won't be able to keep the score low. We don't force turnovers, we don't sack the quarterback, and we don't force enough FG's. We also give up a TON of chunk plays, and nobody knows why other than "we don't execute."
The other side of the coin is that McCown is getting into a groove, and our offensive coordinator is finding ways to get everyone involved. We aren't depending on any one player, and that makes it difficult for a defense. Would I prefer to be a smash mouth running team? Sure, that's my dream offense, but we realize that doesn't work for us, and we're going to use the pass to set up the run later in the game. We'll have to figure out consistent ways to mitigate their immense pass rush, and I would expect a healthy dose of Crow and Duke in the passing game. Both have demonstrated an incredible knack for catching the ball and accelerating down field. I also look for a trick play this game. Not sure what kind...but something deep in the playbook that we've been saving. I haven't seen a reverse this year, and we have several guys that can execute it.
The problem I have is that when McCown DOES have a poor game, and everybody in the NFL does, what will our defense be able to do to keep us in the game? There is so much pressure on our offense to carry the load because they know our defense won't be able to keep the score low.
The other side of the coin is that McCown is getting into a groove, and our offensive coordinator is finding ways to get everyone involved. We aren't depending on any one player, and that makes it difficult for a defense. Would I prefer to be a smash mouth running team? Sure, that's my dream offense... I also look for a trick play this game. Not sure what kind...but something deep in the playbook that we've been saving. I haven't seen a reverse this year, and we have several guys that can execute it.
Last nite the Saints showed that you can never tell when a D will wake up... Hell, we showed that Week 2. But clearly we are an "outscore the other guys" team.
What we have seen the past three weeks is the roll out of the Flip playbook in the hands of a trusted, veteran QB. I do not think any of us were prepared for width and depth of what we've seen. I do not think the performance of our D impacts the approach our O will take. So in large portion I think that mitigates the pressure the O perceives. The way the O will feel added pressure is should it be self-generated through turnovers.
Ditto on the smash-mouth thing... from an NFL Neanderthal. I'll just have to keep the nitro pills handy on Sunday.
Also ditto on the trick play call... So far the throw back to Barn we pulled off last week has been about it. But Flip has been setting up a couple others over the past two weeks. Last week it was Benji in a reverse action.
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I hope to see the change up game. Get Bibbs to take some of the M. Johnson Reps. Sit Drey or Housler. Get Turpin in the mix & has played against Denver. Flip from Oakland has seen Denver twice a year, Tricks & another great day of calls puts us at 3-3 with the 30th worst defense. Flip at least gets to the Pete Rose's Hall (way).
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McCown going to make Manning look like a fool. He will start getting the Nationwide Commercials.
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I believe the Browns defense is ready to step up now.
The Browns turn the corner vs the Broncs.
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Predict McCown stat line:
38/52 436 YDs 4TDs 0INT
Manning:
12/31 120 YDs 1TD 2INT
A man can hope
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