Browns/Eagles Game Predictions

TexasAg1969

I have no earthly idea how this team full of rookies will play other than with a lot of enthusiasm. No predictions from me on the opener.

cambridgeho

Don't know what the outcome will be neither do I care. I just want the young guns to show improvement through out the year.

Alkid3

I don't even have an idea of how the Eagles will be this year. How's there defense? Offense?

hoorta

I'm going to wait until The Great Zomboni makes his picks for the AFC North. He of course, will be picking the Browns.

ErnieCamacho84

Browns 16

Eagles 14

D Bone

@ghoolie said:
Saturday, you will get my analysis. Just sit tight, Have fun with all your pretend predictions, and Ghoolie will set you straight the night before the game.

Fuck off tubby

Mr. Make-Believe

The Browns will improve by season end. By lots. But Game One will be a shitshow.

Browns get hammered 41-17.

gumby73

Anybody seen a Game day Roster Match-up Chart yet? It's rare when we out Size & Outweigh any of our opponents.But this may be the one..who's got more inside, we will see. But damn I hope we see better "on field game day adjustments"..

LogicIsForSquares

While reading up, I didn't know that Flip had gone over to the Eagles as their QB coach. So I guess there is one upside to the fact that we have a new DC and that Flip isn't intricately familiar with Horton's system.

TexasAg1969

@logicisforsquares said:
While reading up, I didn't know that Flip had gone over to the Eagles as their QB coach. So I guess there is one upside to the fact that we have a new DC and that Flip isn't intricately familiar with Horton's system.

I didn't realize that either. Advantage Eagles with the rookie QB. I just don't like RGIII's progressions (or lack thereof).

LogicIsForSquares

@texasag1969 said:

I didn't realize that either. Advantage Eagles with the rookie QB. I just don't like RGIII's progressions (or lack thereof).

I will give it a few games before I make that call. Hue was likely running a vanilla offense but no one will know that until the real game starts. If in 4 games, RG3 is still not making great decisions then it will be a year of eye balling college QBs haha.

Bob806

@alkid3 said:
I don't even have an idea of how the Eagles will be this year. How's there defense? Offense?

Their defense isn't too shabby. Their offense will be a bit of a mystery, but you know they will try and force the Browns to stop the run.

We especially tend to suck in openers, but I think the Browns eke this one out. 27-24

calfoxwc

I think the Browns defense stops the run, gives up some passes... a few TD's.

But the offense will start to roll, the pass defense will start making plays...

Browns win....29-20

darubes

Based on the Browns record in openers since 1999 Eagles 27 Browns 9.

The Gipper

@gumby73 said:
Anybody seen a Game day Roster Match-up Chart yet? It's rare when we out Size & Outweigh any of our opponents.But this may be the one..who's got more inside, we will see. But damn I hope we see better "on field game day adjustments"..

I would say that if that is done, even as green as the Browns are, the Eagles will not be considered much better.

DieHardBrownsFan

@calfoxwc said:

I think the Browns defense stops the run, gives up some passes... a few TD's.

But the offense will start to roll, the pass defense will start making plays...

Browns win....29-20

Stops the run? One can only wish.

Tour2ma

Two key Iggles injuries to consider: WR Jordan Mathews and DE Vinnie Curry... Both are unofficially listed as questionable with knees.

Mathews is their clear #1 WR. Behind him are Agholor, a collection of Who? WHO? (not to be confused with "who's who") and Dorial Green-Beckham.

Curry is a key pressure generator in their pass rush packages.

Interestingly their depth chart shows former Texan and three-year Iggle LB (Pro bowl in 2014), Connor Barwin, has moved to DE in their new, 4-3 look.

@hoorta said:
I'm going to wait until The Great Zomboni makes his picks for the AFC North.

Ditto... always keep my Browns' pick powder dry until TGZ kicks off the week.

@logicisforsquares said:
I will give it a few games before I make that call. Hue was likely running a vanilla offense but no one will know that until the real game starts. If in 4 games, RG3 is still not making great decisions then it will be a year of eye balling college QBs haha.

Not seeing how making the offense more complex improves a QB's ability to make reads...

LogicIsForSquares

@tour2ma said:
Not seeing how making the offense more complex improves a QB's ability to make reads...

I was thinking more that things would be catered to dumb dumb's inability to make reads.

gftChris

Not seeing how making the offense more complex improves a QB's ability to make reads...

I guess...by making the O more complex the D can't as easily anticipate what's happening, guys have to hold their position more, making it easier for receivers to get open, meaning fewer reads are needed. But it's a stretch, yes!

What I'm expecting to see is Pryor running reverses, and then one out of every three times instead of running the reverse, he plants his foot and throws. Same deal with screens.

Tour2ma

@logicisforsquares said:
I was thinking more that things would be catered to dumb dumb's inability to make reads.

Ah... well that's different... Certainly can roll him out and cut the field in half... as long as "don't throw back across the field" has been drummed into RG just as throwaways and sliding have been.