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  • PlaygroundLegendP PlaygroundLegend wrote on last edited by
    #22

    Woops, not 40yd pass to Braylon, I meant a 50 yd pass to Braylon.

    http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80cb7085

    Its at 1:50 in the video... he did it with a torn ligament Quinn haters, not only does he have an arm, but he's tough as nails

  • Woops, not 40yd pass to Braylon, I meant a 50 yd pass to Braylon.

    http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80cb7085

    Its at 1:50 in the video... he did it with a torn ligament Quinn haters, not only does he have an arm, but he's tough as nails

    Legacy FanL Legacy Fan wrote on last edited by
    #23

    @playgroundlegend said:

    Woops, not 40yd pass to Braylon, I meant a 50 yd pass to Braylon.

    http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80cb7085

    Its at 1:50 in the video... he did it with a torn ligament Quinn haters, not only does he have an arm, but he's tough as nails

    More importantly, beginning at 1:00 (our first possession of the clip) look how fast Harrison gets to the edge. I mean it is the Texans, but isn't that Mario Wms' side? RB problem, solved.

  • @playgroundlegend said:

    Woops, not 40yd pass to Braylon, I meant a 50 yd pass to Braylon.

    http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80cb7085

    Its at 1:50 in the video... he did it with a torn ligament Quinn haters, not only does he have an arm, but he's tough as nails

    More importantly, beginning at 1:00 (our first possession of the clip) look how fast Harrison gets to the edge. I mean it is the Texans, but isn't that Mario Wms' side? RB problem, solved.

    Oldcrow1945O Oldcrow1945 wrote on last edited by
    #24

    @legacy-fan said:

    More importantly, beginning at 1:00 (our first possession of the clip) look how fast Harrison gets to the edge. I mean it is the Texans, but isn't that Mario Wms' side? RB problem, solved.

    I agree with you again Legacy! I think this kid could could be OK.

  • @ytownbrownsbacker said:

    When Holly went down, we had nobody. When Jones was down, we had nobody. When Stallworth went down, we had nobody. and every injury took someone off special teams and so and so on and so on.

    We have nobody behind Jones, and we don't even have Jones. 🙂 We are weaker at WR than last season. We signed a shitty CB.

    I'm down with what you're saying, and we seem to agree that the "Patriot Way" is the way to do things, but this seems like a team TRYING to emulate that philosophy but botching it. This is JMHO.

    Chickenwang said:

    It's to the point where I can't read this board anymore

    Later.

    Y YtownBrownsBacker wrote on last edited by
    #25

    mz. said:

    We have nobody behind Jones, and we don't even have Jones. 🙂 We are weaker at WR than last season. We signed a shitty CB.

    I'm down with what you're saying, and we seem to agree that the "Patriot Way" is the way to do things, but this seems like a team TRYING to emulate that philosophy but botching it. This is JMHO.

    Later.

    I'm just saying you are a full month from the draft. There are trades to be made FAs still to sign and hopefully some more draft picks to acquire. We signed two CBs and Ivy can still play and Poteat needs to prove he can make the team. They have brought in a CB or two for private workouts. They are bringing in a SS for a private workout.

    Chill man, you can tell us how shitty we are after the draft.

  • mz. said:

    We have nobody behind Jones, and we don't even have Jones. 🙂 We are weaker at WR than last season. We signed a shitty CB.

    I'm down with what you're saying, and we seem to agree that the "Patriot Way" is the way to do things, but this seems like a team TRYING to emulate that philosophy but botching it. This is JMHO.

    Later.

    I'm just saying you are a full month from the draft. There are trades to be made FAs still to sign and hopefully some more draft picks to acquire. We signed two CBs and Ivy can still play and Poteat needs to prove he can make the team. They have brought in a CB or two for private workouts. They are bringing in a SS for a private workout.

    Chill man, you can tell us how shitty we are after the draft.

    ? mz. wrote on last edited by
    #26

    @ytownbrownsbacker said:

    Chill man, you can tell us how shitty we are after the draft.

    I'm perfectly entitled to not like what I see, and so far I do not.

  • @ballpeen said:

    Sure i can......and BQ isn't as good as Manning, so it makes it easier.

    Manning wasn't passed over by 21 teams.

    I know we may like to think it, but these other teams aren't run by idiots. Add in the fact savage's draft record isn't stellar....well...there you have it.

    What I said doesn't mean he has to be great, but he is a 3rd year player now.....I am not willing to waste 2 more season on the guy.....he got benched for Anderson last year.

    What does that say???

    The guy that went with Anderson is now unemployed.

    What does that say?

    ballpeenB ballpeen wrote on last edited by
    #27

    @timugen said:

    The guy that went with Anderson is now unemployed.

    What does that say?

    Hmmmm....lol

    My only point last night was to say Quinn is a vet now...he shouldn't need all that much time to settle in if he is good.

    I wish him well if he is on the team and selected to be the qb of the Browns.

  • Woops, not 40yd pass to Braylon, I meant a 50 yd pass to Braylon.

    http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80cb7085

    Its at 1:50 in the video... he did it with a torn ligament Quinn haters, not only does he have an arm, but he's tough as nails

    sisky fringoS sisky fringo wrote on last edited by sisky fringo
    #28

    @playgroundlegend said:

    Woops, not 40yd pass to Braylon, I meant a 50 yd pass to Braylon.

    http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80cb7085

    Its at 1:50 in the video... he did it with a torn ligament Quinn haters, not only does he have an arm, but he's tough as nails

    which just shows it wasn't the finger that got him benched...it was the decision-making.

    thanks for the help making our point PGL. 😉

    in Quinn's defense though, that part of the game can still be learned....but not from the sidelines.

    it's all up to him now. we shall see.

  • @playgroundlegend said:

    Woops, not 40yd pass to Braylon, I meant a 50 yd pass to Braylon.

    http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80cb7085

    Its at 1:50 in the video... he did it with a torn ligament Quinn haters, not only does he have an arm, but he's tough as nails

    More importantly, beginning at 1:00 (our first possession of the clip) look how fast Harrison gets to the edge. I mean it is the Texans, but isn't that Mario Wms' side? RB problem, solved.

    sisky fringoS sisky fringo wrote on last edited by sisky fringo
    #29

    @legacy-fan said:

    More importantly, beginning at 1:00 (our first possession of the clip) look how fast Harrison gets to the edge. I mean it is the Texans, but isn't that Mario Wms' side? RB problem, solved.

    was he turning the corner or just running for his life to the sidelines?

    i agree he has the tools but watch him, every play he takes it out of bounds and generally tries to avoid contact. this was not the best example but it is a big issue w/ this guy. he seems to be a bit of a pussy when it comes to getting those extra couple yards. it's glaring to me, curious how most don't even notice.

  • @playgroundlegend said:

    Eli Manning?

    It took him how long?

    You cant ditch Quinn after 2 games, more like 2 full seasons

    Sure i can......and BQ isn't as good as Manning, so it makes it easier.

    Manning wasn't passed over by 21 teams.

    I know we may like to think it, but these other teams aren't run by idiots. Add in the fact savage's draft record isn't stellar....well...there you have it.

    What I said doesn't mean he has to be great, but he is a 3rd year player now.....I am not willing to waste 2 more season on the guy.....he got benched for Anderson last year.

    What does that say???

    GipsG Gips wrote on last edited by Gips
    #30

    @ballpeen said:

    Sure i can......and BQ isn't as good as Manning, so it makes it easier.

    Manning wasn't passed over by 21 teams.

    I know we may like to think it, but these other teams aren't run by idiots. Add in the fact savage's draft record isn't stellar....well...there you have it.

    What I said doesn't mean he has to be great, but he is a 3rd year player now.....I am not willing to waste 2 more season on the guy.....he got benched for Anderson last year.

    What does that say???

    And how would we know bq isnt as good as manning?

    Ive watched bq play a lot of games at ND and i can tell you he had no line ,RBs or WRs and still made things happen manning on the otherhand had a full package..now enter 2 wasted years because rac was drunk on DAs arm strenth and absolutely blind to DAs weaknesses and a finger injury 2 games into bqs start and we cant honestly say bq is or isnt going to be the franchise savior..

    We do know he looked really poised and in control for a bench rookie and he was given the start this year by rac if he were around and that speaks volumes in and of itself..

    As for what mankok is doing ballpeen is correct they are looking at every option and possibility and keeping everyone guessing as they explore the possibilities but by training camp i suspect we will still have rogers,bq,da and even butterfingers against what most think..unless there is an offer made for one of them that favors the browns heavily we wont trade any of them but we will trade the qb that doesnt get the start..

  • @playgroundlegend said:

    Woops, not 40yd pass to Braylon, I meant a 50 yd pass to Braylon.

    http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80cb7085

    Its at 1:50 in the video... he did it with a torn ligament Quinn haters, not only does he have an arm, but he's tough as nails

    which just shows it wasn't the finger that got him benched...it was the decision-making.

    thanks for the help making our point PGL. 😉

    in Quinn's defense though, that part of the game can still be learned....but not from the sidelines.

    it's all up to him now. we shall see.

    chocoC choco wrote on last edited by
    #31

    @sisky-fringo said:

    which just shows it wasn't the finger that got him benched...it was the decision-making.

    thanks for the help making our point PGL. 😉

    holy shit...someones payin attention!

  • @legacy-fan said:

    More importantly, beginning at 1:00 (our first possession of the clip) look how fast Harrison gets to the edge. I mean it is the Texans, but isn't that Mario Wms' side? RB problem, solved.

    was he turning the corner or just running for his life to the sidelines?

    i agree he has the tools but watch him, every play he takes it out of bounds and generally tries to avoid contact. this was not the best example but it is a big issue w/ this guy. he seems to be a bit of a pussy when it comes to getting those extra couple yards. it's glaring to me, curious how most don't even notice.

    Legacy FanL Legacy Fan wrote on last edited by Legacy Fan
    #32

    @sisky-fringo said:

    was he turning the corner or just running for his life to the sidelines?

    i agree he has the tools but watch him, every play he takes it out of bounds and generally tries to avoid contact. this was not the best example but it is a big issue w/ this guy. he seems to be a bit of a pussy when it comes to getting those extra couple yards. it's glaring to me, curious how most don't even notice.

    from NFL.com:

    72 yd TD run, Off-tackle vs Bills

    The entire center of the field is closing in on the hole he sees at the left hashmark and he bolts through it anyway (complete with contact! 🙄 )

    The look on RAC's face after the TD is priceless (0:24). During the game, I turned to my dad and said, "I bet he just asked for a media guide to find out who #35 is"

    Or:

    MNF DA-Cribbs-JH reverse

    Pay particular attention to the replays & watch where his facemask looks in slow-mo. His vision is sick.

    Or:

    TD catch out of the Backfield vs Ratbirds

  • TheClevelandSoundT TheClevelandSound wrote on last edited by
    #33

    @jadbf said:

    Just my two cents here. What I also see with these signings are them bringing in guys who are "their" guys who will be in sync with their philosophy and be expected to work in the locker room to get the rest of the team to "buy in" to mangini's way.

    A guy like Patton can go a long way in showing BE how things are going to be done under this new regime, and hopefully convince him to put his full effort into it.

    What happens when the Browns end up having a winning season this year? Is everyone going to jump on the bandwagon and say they knew it the whole time and always had faith in Mangini?

    Any given Sunday. I think we will have a winning season.

  • @sisky-fringo said:

    was he turning the corner or just running for his life to the sidelines?

    i agree he has the tools but watch him, every play he takes it out of bounds and generally tries to avoid contact. this was not the best example but it is a big issue w/ this guy. he seems to be a bit of a pussy when it comes to getting those extra couple yards. it's glaring to me, curious how most don't even notice.

    from NFL.com:

    72 yd TD run, Off-tackle vs Bills

    The entire center of the field is closing in on the hole he sees at the left hashmark and he bolts through it anyway (complete with contact! 🙄 )

    The look on RAC's face after the TD is priceless (0:24). During the game, I turned to my dad and said, "I bet he just asked for a media guide to find out who #35 is"

    Or:

    MNF DA-Cribbs-JH reverse

    Pay particular attention to the replays & watch where his facemask looks in slow-mo. His vision is sick.

    Or:

    TD catch out of the Backfield vs Ratbirds

    sisky fringoS sisky fringo wrote on last edited by sisky fringo
    #34

    @legacy-fan said:

    from NFL.com:

    72 yd TD run, Off-tackle vs Bills

    The entire center of the field is closing in on the hole he sees at the left hashmark and he bolts through it anyway (complete with contact! 🙄 )

    The look on RAC's face after the TD is priceless (0:24). During the game, I turned to my dad and said, "I bet he just asked for a media guide to find out who #35 is"

    Or:

    MNF DA-Cribbs-JH reverse

    Pay particular attention to the replays & watch where his facemask looks in slow-mo. His vision is sick.

    Or:

    TD catch out of the Backfield vs Ratbirds

    i want him to work out too Legacy.

    if they had him returning some kicks i really think it would have been a good move, towards both toughening him up and utilizing his jukes and vision.

    he still runs out of bounds every time he's not breaking one though.

    still, it's redeemable, and we've got him.

  • @legacy-fan said:

    from NFL.com:

    72 yd TD run, Off-tackle vs Bills

    The entire center of the field is closing in on the hole he sees at the left hashmark and he bolts through it anyway (complete with contact! 🙄 )

    The look on RAC's face after the TD is priceless (0:24). During the game, I turned to my dad and said, "I bet he just asked for a media guide to find out who #35 is"

    Or:

    MNF DA-Cribbs-JH reverse

    Pay particular attention to the replays & watch where his facemask looks in slow-mo. His vision is sick.

    Or:

    TD catch out of the Backfield vs Ratbirds

    i want him to work out too Legacy.

    if they had him returning some kicks i really think it would have been a good move, towards both toughening him up and utilizing his jukes and vision.

    he still runs out of bounds every time he's not breaking one though.

    still, it's redeemable, and we've got him.

    Legacy FanL Legacy Fan wrote on last edited by Legacy Fan
    #35

    @sisky-fringo said:

    i want him to work out too Legacy.

    if they had him returning some kicks i really think it would have been a good move, towards both toughening him up and utilizing his jukes and vision.

    he still runs out of bounds every time he's not breaking one though.

    still, it's redeemable, and we've got him.

    Yeah, I know that you do. I was just providing some evidence to support a generalization that you'd be hard-pressed to find any pussies in the NFL. Northcrud, maybe, but not too many.

    As the tape shows, he's got speed & vision, I'm just not so sure what cutting back into 3 pursuing LB's & a DE that you just made look silly 5 yards ago would accomplish outside of shortening your career. In the rare instance we get ahead late in a game, then obviously he needs to learn how to trip over his shoelaces before running out-of-bounds.

    Arbitrarily running into guys who are trying to tackle you only helps them out, imo. Unless you're Brandon Jacobs - who easily has 50-60 lbs on our boy here- and even he isn't Tecmo-BO, and still gets brought down.

    *edit* That said, I do (and always have) love the smash-mouth running potential that JL has. Make him our short yardage guy, that way he doesnt feel the need to "shorten the chains" or take time off the clock, or block on pass-plays, etc. Line him up 4yds behind the QB, and just have him cross that line that's 2-3 yds away. Either the goal line or the 1st down line. Restructure his (no-doubt) feature back deal into a TD/1st down deal.

  • @sisky-fringo said:

    i want him to work out too Legacy.

    if they had him returning some kicks i really think it would have been a good move, towards both toughening him up and utilizing his jukes and vision.

    he still runs out of bounds every time he's not breaking one though.

    still, it's redeemable, and we've got him.

    Yeah, I know that you do. I was just providing some evidence to support a generalization that you'd be hard-pressed to find any pussies in the NFL. Northcrud, maybe, but not too many.

    As the tape shows, he's got speed & vision, I'm just not so sure what cutting back into 3 pursuing LB's & a DE that you just made look silly 5 yards ago would accomplish outside of shortening your career. In the rare instance we get ahead late in a game, then obviously he needs to learn how to trip over his shoelaces before running out-of-bounds.

    Arbitrarily running into guys who are trying to tackle you only helps them out, imo. Unless you're Brandon Jacobs - who easily has 50-60 lbs on our boy here- and even he isn't Tecmo-BO, and still gets brought down.

    *edit* That said, I do (and always have) love the smash-mouth running potential that JL has. Make him our short yardage guy, that way he doesnt feel the need to "shorten the chains" or take time off the clock, or block on pass-plays, etc. Line him up 4yds behind the QB, and just have him cross that line that's 2-3 yds away. Either the goal line or the 1st down line. Restructure his (no-doubt) feature back deal into a TD/1st down deal.

    Oldcrow1945O Oldcrow1945 wrote on last edited by
    #36

    @legacy-fan said:

    Yeah, I know that you do. I was just providing some evidence to support a generalization that you'd be hard-pressed to find any pussies in the NFL. Northcrud, maybe, but not too many.

    As the tape shows, he's got speed & vision, I'm just not so sure what cutting back into 3 pursuing LB's & a DE that you just made look silly 5 yards ago would accomplish outside of shortening your career. In the rare instance we get ahead late in a game, then obviously he needs to learn how to trip over his shoelaces before running out-of-bounds.

    Arbitrarily running into guys who are trying to tackle you only helps them out, imo. Unless you're Brandon Jacobs - who easily has 50-60 lbs on our boy here- and even he isn't Tecmo-BO, and still gets brought down.

    *edit* That said, I do (and always have) love the smash-mouth running potential that JL has. Make him our short yardage guy, that way he doesnt feel the need to "shorten the chains" or take time off the clock, or block on pass-plays, etc. Line him up 4yds behind the QB, and just have him cross that line that's 2-3 yds away. Either the goal line or the 1st down line. Restructure his (no-doubt) feature back deal into a TD/1st down deal.

    I've always said that Franco Harris was famous for running out of bounds. Yet he was a great back.

    I'm with Legacy on this one....Unless you are trying to get another foot for a first down then I have no problem with running out of bounds. Save yourself the pounding so you don't end up like Earl Campbell.

  • @jadbf said:

    Just my two cents here. What I also see with these signings are them bringing in guys who are "their" guys who will be in sync with their philosophy and be expected to work in the locker room to get the rest of the team to "buy in" to mangini's way.

    A guy like Patton can go a long way in showing BE how things are going to be done under this new regime, and hopefully convince him to put his full effort into it.

    What happens when the Browns end up having a winning season this year? Is everyone going to jump on the bandwagon and say they knew it the whole time and always had faith in Mangini?

    Any given Sunday. I think we will have a winning season.

    Y YtownBrownsBacker wrote on last edited by
    #37

    @theclevelandsound said:

    What happens when the Browns end up having a winning season this year? Is everyone going to jump on the bandwagon and say they knew it the whole time and always had faith in Mangini?

    Any given Sunday. I think we will have a winning season.

    You are posting at the home of bandwagon fans

  • That's called playing "mind games" with other teams.

    J JoeSixPat wrote on last edited by
    #38

    @playoffsin09 said:

    That's called playing "mind games" with other teams.

    No teams are being fooled by such "mind games" - it's apparent to everyone that either Quinn or Anderson are up for trade.

    Browns fans shouldn't assume that the best QB stays in Cleveland. The one who wins could well be traded for the higher draft pick, leaving the 2nd place - but potentially only slighltly less mediocre QB to play for the Browns.

    And that's not necessarilly an unwise thing to do...

    But of course McDaniels is attempting to play the same sort of "mind games" by saying Cutler's their QB, and no one is fooled by that either... one wonders if Mangini, who has been gun shy about big deals since joining the Browns, would pull the trigger on such a trade.

    Personally, I don't see that you guys have anything to lose... add Cutler and I think you could sneak up on some teams and win a bunch of games. Neither Brady nor Anderson give me that feeling about this team.

  • @jadbf said:

    Just my two cents here. What I also see with these signings are them bringing in guys who are "their" guys who will be in sync with their philosophy and be expected to work in the locker room to get the rest of the team to "buy in" to mangini's way.

    A guy like Patton can go a long way in showing BE how things are going to be done under this new regime, and hopefully convince him to put his full effort into it.

    What happens when the Browns end up having a winning season this year? Is everyone going to jump on the bandwagon and say they knew it the whole time and always had faith in Mangini?

    Any given Sunday. I think we will have a winning season.

    Oldcrow1945O Oldcrow1945 wrote on last edited by Oldcrow1945
    #39

    @theclevelandsound said:

    What happens when the Browns end up having a winning season this year? Is everyone going to jump on the bandwagon and say they knew it the whole time and always had faith in Mangini?

    Any given Sunday. I think we will have a winning season.

    Most may not agree with me but I'd be shocked if the Browns didn't go 7-9 or 8-8. That's not a homer speaking. That looking at the schedule and coming to a simple conclusion....Oakland, Buffalo, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Detroit, Denver, Cincy twice. I think the Browns could win 7 damn near by accident. You could even see another 10-6 type of year.

    That's why we saw Atlanta and Miami do what they did this year. Miami goes from 1-15 to a miraculous 11-5!!

    The wonder of the NFL scheduling formula!

    A lot of the experts will picking Miami to be something like 11-5 or 12-4 in 2009. My guess is they'll be 7-9 or 8-8 at best.

  • @theclevelandsound said:

    What happens when the Browns end up having a winning season this year? Is everyone going to jump on the bandwagon and say they knew it the whole time and always had faith in Mangini?

    Any given Sunday. I think we will have a winning season.

    Most may not agree with me but I'd be shocked if the Browns didn't go 7-9 or 8-8. That's not a homer speaking. That looking at the schedule and coming to a simple conclusion....Oakland, Buffalo, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Detroit, Denver, Cincy twice. I think the Browns could win 7 damn near by accident. You could even see another 10-6 type of year.

    That's why we saw Atlanta and Miami do what they did this year. Miami goes from 1-15 to a miraculous 11-5!!

    The wonder of the NFL scheduling formula!

    A lot of the experts will picking Miami to be something like 11-5 or 12-4 in 2009. My guess is they'll be 7-9 or 8-8 at best.

    J JewDago wrote on last edited by
    #40

    @oldcrow1945 said:

    Most may not agree with me but I'd be shocked if the Browns didn't go 7-9 or 8-8. That's not a homer speaking. That looking at the schedule and coming to a simple conclusion....Oakland, Buffalo, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Detroit, Denver, Cincy twice. I think the Browns could win 7 damn near by accident. You could even see another 10-6 type of year.

    count me in the camp of people who respectfully disagree.

    i see KC and detroit as the winnable games next year, and everyone else is easily capable of beating us. jacksonville will rebound after a disappointing season that was laden with expectations, denver has the receivers to burn us over and over if we don't get a pass rush, cincy has chad johnson and ran all over us last year, buffalo has enough lee evans and T.O., so they could easily burn us all night in the passing game, and oakland was playing better towards the end of last year under tom cable and can run the ball pretty well.

    all six of those games will be hard wins for us at the very least. regardless of what we do in the draft, i don't see us doing better than 5-11, with 3-13 a more likely scenario, because we simply don't have enough playmakers on either side of the ball to turn the tide in our favor.

    the only way we win even five games is if some other teams have catastrophic collapses.

  • @oldcrow1945 said:

    Most may not agree with me but I'd be shocked if the Browns didn't go 7-9 or 8-8. That's not a homer speaking. That looking at the schedule and coming to a simple conclusion....Oakland, Buffalo, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Detroit, Denver, Cincy twice. I think the Browns could win 7 damn near by accident. You could even see another 10-6 type of year.

    count me in the camp of people who respectfully disagree.

    i see KC and detroit as the winnable games next year, and everyone else is easily capable of beating us. jacksonville will rebound after a disappointing season that was laden with expectations, denver has the receivers to burn us over and over if we don't get a pass rush, cincy has chad johnson and ran all over us last year, buffalo has enough lee evans and T.O., so they could easily burn us all night in the passing game, and oakland was playing better towards the end of last year under tom cable and can run the ball pretty well.

    all six of those games will be hard wins for us at the very least. regardless of what we do in the draft, i don't see us doing better than 5-11, with 3-13 a more likely scenario, because we simply don't have enough playmakers on either side of the ball to turn the tide in our favor.

    the only way we win even five games is if some other teams have catastrophic collapses.

    Oldcrow1945O Oldcrow1945 wrote on last edited by
    #41

    @jewdago said:

    count me in the camp of people who respectfully disagree.

    i see KC and detroit as the winnable games next year, and everyone else is easily capable of beating us. jacksonville will rebound after a disappointing season that was laden with expectations, denver has the receivers to burn us over and over if we don't get a pass rush, cincy has chad johnson and ran all over us last year, buffalo has enough lee evans and T.O., so they could easily burn us all night in the passing game, and oakland was playing better towards the end of last year under tom cable and can run the ball pretty well.

    all six of those games will be hard wins for us at the very least. regardless of what we do in the draft, i don't see us doing better than 5-11, with 3-13 a more likely scenario, because we simply don't have enough playmakers on either side of the ball to turn the tide in our favor.

    the only way we win even five games is if some other teams have catastrophic collapses.

    I'm sure there were Dolphins fans saying the same thing you were going in to the '08 season.