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Why doesn't Bowe play?

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  • calfoxwc C Dedicated Very Popular Conversation Starter Collaborator First Post Posting Machine Reacting Well Week One Done One Year In One Month Later
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    C calfoxwc wrote on last edited by
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    Exactly, and Jrb's point is also right on the money.

    The times Bowe has taken the field, he ran his routes like

    a bored little spoiled kid who just wanted to go home and

    watch tv.

    Farmer screwed up that wr pick in a huge way. In

    2014, Miles Austin had 47 catches for 568 yards, second only to Hawkins..

    dammit, farmer.

    http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/stats/_/name/cle/year/2014

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    • Tour2maT Tour2ma

      Agree with the above...

      So the question becomes why is Bowe still here?

      No telling what Bowe's continued, gold-bricking presence does to team morale. Not too mention the Pet-Farmer relationship. Ray does not strike me as the kind of guy to shrug off the weekly embarrassment of his big FA signing being inactive in either word or deed.

      Makes me think Ray believes Bowe still has something to contribute. Otherwise he would have ripped that Band-Aid off by this point. Businessmen like Jimmy do not keep their failures around to remind them that they failed, e.g., Chud.

      If Bowe becomes the determining factor of who between Farm and Pet goes, then it does not look good for Ray.

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      MudflyM Mudfly wrote on last edited by
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      @tour2ma said:

      If Bowe becomes the determining factor of who between Farm and Pet goes, then it does not look good for Ray.

      We dont know who....if anybody.....has Haslams trust(or ear).....

      But, based purely upon demeanor in their most recent pressies, Id say Farmer was way more uptight and defensive....

      Pettine looks tired and disgusted. but not nearly as defensive or as agitated as Farmer came off......

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        Agree with the above...

        So the question becomes why is Bowe still here?

        No telling what Bowe's continued, gold-bricking presence does to team morale. Not too mention the Pet-Farmer relationship. Ray does not strike me as the kind of guy to shrug off the weekly embarrassment of his big FA signing being inactive in either word or deed.

        Makes me think Ray believes Bowe still has something to contribute. Otherwise he would have ripped that Band-Aid off by this point. Businessmen like Jimmy do not keep their failures around to remind them that they failed, e.g., Chud.

        If Bowe becomes the determining factor of who between Farm and Pet goes, then it does not look good for Ray.

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        T TexasAg1969 wrote on last edited by TexasAg1969
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        @tour2ma said:

        Agree with the above...

        So the question becomes why is Bowe still here?

        No telling what Bowe's continued, gold-bricking presence does to team morale. Not too mention the Pet-Farmer relationship. Ray does not strike me as the kind of guy to shrug off the weekly embarrassment of his big FA signing being inactive in either word or deed.

        Makes me think Ray believes Bowe still has something to contribute. Otherwise he would have ripped that Band-Aid off by this point. Businessmen like Jimmy do not keep their failures around to remind them that they failed, e.g., Chud.

        If Bowe becomes the determining factor of who between Farm and Pet goes, then it does not look good for Ray.

        I agree with that last statement over JM and Gilbert. Throw in Bowe, Mayle, Turbin, etc and I'd say he is already toast.

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        • W Westside Steve

          If there's already another separate thread for this feel free to delete but for all the talk I've heard about the non-participation by Dwayne Bowe I wonder if there is any insight at all as to what the problem might be?

          Has he been incompetent or insubordinate or lazy and practice?

          There has to be some reason?

          WSS

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          The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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          @westside-steve said:

          If there's already another separate thread for this feel free to delete but for all the talk I've heard about the non-participation by Dwayne Bowe I wonder if there is any insight at all as to what the problem might be?

          Has he been incompetent or insubordinate or lazy and practice?

          There has to be some reason?

          WSS

          E. All of the above?

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            @tour2ma said:

            If Bowe becomes the determining factor of who between Farm and Pet goes, then it does not look good for Ray.

            We dont know who....if anybody.....has Haslams trust(or ear).....

            But, based purely upon demeanor in their most recent pressies, Id say Farmer was way more uptight and defensive....

            Pettine looks tired and disgusted. but not nearly as defensive or as agitated as Farmer came off......

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            Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on last edited by
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            @mudfly said:

            We dont know who....if anybody.....has Haslams trust(or ear).....

            But, based purely upon demeanor in their most recent pressies, Id say Farmer was way more uptight and defensive....

            Pettine looks tired and disgusted. but not nearly as defensive or as agitated as Farmer came off......

            True on the ear... but if we look at the money, the direct losses due to high-priced player misses are pretty clearly on scouting... and money is where Jimmy's ear is at.

            Agree on Farmer...

            Agree on Pet...

            Someday we need to "what if we'd never drafted JM". What if, as h put it so long ago, the circus had never come to town.

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              Photo taken during first 2015 reception.

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                @mudfly said:

                We dont know who....if anybody.....has Haslams trust(or ear).....

                But, based purely upon demeanor in their most recent pressies, Id say Farmer was way more uptight and defensive....

                Pettine looks tired and disgusted. but not nearly as defensive or as agitated as Farmer came off......

                True on the ear... but if we look at the money, the direct losses due to high-priced player misses are pretty clearly on scouting... and money is where Jimmy's ear is at.

                Agree on Farmer...

                Agree on Pet...

                Someday we need to "what if we'd never drafted JM". What if, as h put it so long ago, the circus had never come to town.

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                @tour2ma said:

                True on the ear... but if we look at the money, the direct losses due to high-priced player misses are pretty clearly on scouting... and money is where Jimmy's ear is at.

                Agree on Farmer...

                Agree on Pet...

                Someday we need to "what if we'd never drafted JM". What if, as h put it so long ago, the circus had never come to town.

                Tour- I'd hate to be right about the Circus comment, but I saw the train coming down the track, and was hoping the Browns would jump out of the way before it was too late. Yup, I was totally bummed when that pic was announced. Pettine left the door open just a crack for JFF. Not certain if Manziel is willing to walk through the door. He may not get the opportunity if Davis plays 1\2 decent. Austin was signed to a couple year extension- but that could well be just another in a long line of Farmer f**kups.

                I do think it's in the Browns long term interests to at least give Manziel a couple more starts- to see what they have, or possibly increase his trade value if they've determined to move on. Haven't looked it up, but MHO is it would be in the historical range to can a first round qb pick after as few starts as Johnny. Even bums like Wee-done, and the Not so Mighty Quinn got 20+ starts before they were shipped out.

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                  W Westside Steve wrote on last edited by
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                  I'm too lazy to look it up but how many of our opponents might lock up their division before we play them? That way we will faced the scrubs and could possibly win a game or two?

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                    Dude the clowns lost to baltimores scrubs

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                      Dude the clowns lost to baltimores scrubs

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                      W Westside Steve wrote on last edited by
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                      @pumpkin-eater said:

                      Dude the clowns lost to baltimores scrubs

                      Yes, but it was a fluke. Despite the low level of competition the brown should have won that game. But like they say...

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                        @mudfly said:

                        We dont know who....if anybody.....has Haslams trust(or ear).....

                        But, based purely upon demeanor in their most recent pressies, Id say Farmer was way more uptight and defensive....

                        Pettine looks tired and disgusted. but not nearly as defensive or as agitated as Farmer came off......

                        True on the ear... but if we look at the money, the direct losses due to high-priced player misses are pretty clearly on scouting... and money is where Jimmy's ear is at.

                        Agree on Farmer...

                        Agree on Pet...

                        Someday we need to "what if we'd never drafted JM". What if, as h put it so long ago, the circus had never come to town.

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                        @tour2ma said:

                        Someday we need to "what if we'd never drafted JM". What if, as h put it so long ago, the circus had never come to town.

                        I think that is an excellent idea once it has completely played out. Maybe in 2030? Or maybe 2016? Pretty sure now it will be one or the other. The circus tent will fold at one of those times. If it's 2030 I sure hope it's the Browns and not the Cowboys.

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                          @tour2ma said:

                          Someday we need to "what if we'd never drafted JM". What if, as h put it so long ago, the circus had never come to town.

                          I think that is an excellent idea once it has completely played out. Maybe in 2030? Or maybe 2016? Pretty sure now it will be one or the other. The circus tent will fold at one of those times. If it's 2030 I sure hope it's the Browns and not the Cowboys.

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                          @texasag1969 said:

                          I think that is an excellent idea once it has completely played out. Maybe in 2030? Or maybe 2016? Pretty sure now it will be one or the other. The circus tent will fold at one of those times. If it's 2030 I sure hope it's the Browns and not the Cowboys.

                          Here's a what if. What if we'd started him at the beginning of this season instead of dilly dickin around and whining about TMZ?

                          Or even started him at the beginning of last season with the full confidence as the starter?

                          How much different would our record me today and how much more or less of a laughing stock?

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                            Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on last edited by
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                            In other words, Steve, what if we'd handed him the keys and said "good luck"?

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                              In other words, Steve, what if we'd handed him the keys and said "good luck"?

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                              MudflyM Mudfly wrote on last edited by
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                              @tour2ma said:

                              In other words, Steve, what if we'd handed him the keys and said "good luck"?

                              That would have been AWESOME!!!!....considering he couldnt even call the plays in the huddle last year....

                              The players probably would have rebelled and screamed for Hoyer.....just my guess....

                              And that rehab?......never woulda happened.....(not that it's helped much)

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