Dutch's '17 Browns Questions
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2. Bengals record?
Flyin J: 9-7
Dutch Oven: 9-7
jcam222: 8-8
Bob806: 8-8
PoeticG: 7-9
Coyote: 9-7
mjp28: 8-8
The Gipper: 5-11
gumby73: 7-8-1
Tour2ma: 6-10
Mudfly: 4-12
Answer: The River City Kitties were nearly eliminated from playoff contention as soon as the season started by opening up 0-3, but played better down the stretch to make their season respectable, and actually knocked the Ravens out of the playoffs with a season finale win in Baltimore. In what was almost Marvin Lewis's last season as the head coach for the Bengals (he eventually signed a two year extension) Cincinnati finished 7-9.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: Of the 11 posters brave enough to answer these questions, 8 thought this was a .500 team, give or take one game - and that's what we got. In a stunning reversal of fortune, PoG picks himself off the canvas for the win!
And the 'Big Dummy Award' goes to... No one really made a really goofy prediction, but Mudfly (where did he go?) was three games off.
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1. Browns record?
Flyin J: 4-12
Dutch Oven: 4-12
jcam222: 7-9
Bob806: 8-7-1
PoeticG: 13-3
Coyote: 5-11
mjp28: 7-9
The Gipper: 7-9
gumby73: 4-11-1
Tour2ma: 6-10
Mudfly: 5-11
Answer: The Cleveland Browns, one year after finishing with their worst record in team history, actually one-upped themselves and went down in infamy in '17 by going 0-16.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: It's sad when 4-12 predictions are wildly optimistic, but alas, this is where we are. Flyin J and Dutch share the tasty victory.
And the 'Big Dummy Award' goes to... Whaaaaaaaaaaaat? Color me shocked and/or awed, but the inaugural winner of a Dutch's Browns Question 'Big Dummy Award' goes to Mr. Man-Crush on Crazy Kev Hogan himself: PoG! Just 13 victories off the pace, buddy!
1. Browns record?
Flyin J: 4-12
Dutch Oven: 4-12
jcam222: 7-9
Bob806: 8-7-1
PoeticG: 13-3
Coyote: 5-11
mjp28: 7-9
The Gipper: 7-9
gumby73: 4-11-1
Tour2ma: 6-10
Mudfly: 5-11
Answer: The Cleveland Browns, one year after finishing with their worst record in team history, actually one-upped themselves and went down in infamy in '17 by going 0-16.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: It's sad when 4-12 predictions are wildly optimistic, but alas, this is where we are. Flyin J and Dutch share the tasty victory.
And the 'Big Dummy Award' goes to... Whaaaaaaaaaaaat? Color me shocked and/or awed, but the inaugural winner of a Dutch's Browns Question 'Big Dummy Award' goes to Mr. Man-Crush on Crazy Kev Hogan himself: PoG! Just 13 victories off the pace, buddy!
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1. Browns record?
Flyin J: 4-12
Dutch Oven: 4-12
jcam222: 7-9
Bob806: 8-7-1
PoeticG: 13-3
Coyote: 5-11
mjp28: 7-9
The Gipper: 7-9
gumby73: 4-11-1
Tour2ma: 6-10
Mudfly: 5-11
Answer: The Cleveland Browns, one year after finishing with their worst record in team history, actually one-upped themselves and went down in infamy in '17 by going 0-16.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: It's sad when 4-12 predictions are wildly optimistic, but alas, this is where we are. Flyin J and Dutch share the tasty victory.
And the 'Big Dummy Award' goes to... Whaaaaaaaaaaaat? Color me shocked and/or awed, but the inaugural winner of a Dutch's Browns Question 'Big Dummy Award' goes to Mr. Man-Crush on Crazy Kev Hogan himself: PoG! Just 13 victories off the pace, buddy!
1. Browns record?
Flyin J: 4-12
Dutch Oven: 4-12
jcam222: 7-9
Bob806: 8-7-1
PoeticG: 13-3
Coyote: 5-11
mjp28: 7-9
The Gipper: 7-9
gumby73: 4-11-1
Tour2ma: 6-10
Mudfly: 5-11
Answer: The Cleveland Browns, one year after finishing with their worst record in team history, actually one-upped themselves and went down in infamy in '17 by going 0-16.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: It's sad when 4-12 predictions are wildly optimistic, but alas, this is where we are. Flyin J and Dutch share the tasty victory.
And the 'Big Dummy Award' goes to... Whaaaaaaaaaaaat? Color me shocked and/or awed, but the inaugural winner of a Dutch's Browns Question 'Big Dummy Award' goes to Mr. Man-Crush on Crazy Kev Hogan himself: PoG! Just 13 victories off the pace, buddy!
I didn't officially pronounce, but would have gone 3-6 wins.
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This is the longest broadcast I've ever seen. Is taking hours to Dutch to deliver all the rankings!
This is the longest broadcast I've ever seen. Is taking hours to Dutch to deliver all the rankings!
I'm posting two a day leading up to the Super Bowl... I used to post one a day, each on an individual post, on the other board mjp and I came from.
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I'm posting two a day leading up to the Super Bowl... I used to post one a day, each on an individual post, on the other board mjp and I came from.
And you do it in the short attention span era we live in... We know that you won already, lol. And that nobody is going to top PoG saying that the Browns would win the Superbowl... And ended up 0-16.
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I'm posting two a day leading up to the Super Bowl... I used to post one a day, each on an individual post, on the other board mjp and I came from.
And you do it in the short attention span era we live in... We know that you won already, lol. And that nobody is going to top PoG saying that the Browns would win the Superbowl... And ended up 0-16.
And you do it in the short attention span era we live in... We know that you won already, lol. And that nobody is going to top PoG saying that the Browns would win the Superbowl... And ended up 0-16.
And that is the best part of it, a little suspense about the whole thing......besides we're all too lazy to go and tally it up ourselves!
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3. Ravens record?
Flyin J: 6-10
Dutch Oven: 8-8
jcam222: 6-10
Bob806: 7-9
PoeticG: 9-7
Coyote: 7-9
mjp28: 8-8
The Gipper: 7-9
gumby73: 7-9
Tour2ma: 8-8
Mudfly: 6-10
Answer: The Baltimore Ravens went 9-7 in 2017, losing out on a playoff spot with a season finale loss to the Bengals.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: The Ravens actually outplayed most of our predictions, as 10 of 11 of us figured them for a middling 6-8 win team. PoG correctly predicted a 9-7 season for the Ravens.
And the 'Big Dummy Award' goes to... Again, nobody was insanely off, but somebody has to lose, and those somebodies are jcam222 and Mudfly.
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4. Steelers record?
Flyin J: 11-5
Dutch Oven: 11-5
jcam222: 9-7
Bob806: 10-6
PoeticG: 10-6
Coyote: 11-5
mjp28: 8-8
The Gipper: 10-6
gumby73: 11-5
Tour2ma: 11-5
Mudfly: 10-6
Answer: The Pittsburgh Steelers, longtime admired by people who look like extras from the movie Deliverance and smell of stale beer, cigarette butts and incest, went an impressive 13-3 in 2017. They would quickly exit the playoffs, though, with a tough 45-42 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: Almost universally picked to win 10 or 11 games, they exceeded our expectations (and hopes, and prayers). With Roethlisberger wrapping up his 14th season, you have to wonder how much gas is in the tank. LeVeon Bell is most likely bolting come free agency, and arguably the Steelers best defensive player may never play again. You have to wonder if their title window is getting close to being shut. gumby, Tour, Coyote, Dutch and Flyin J all share in the sweet embrace of victory.
And the 'Big Dummy Award' goes to... As much as I like your optimism mjp, sadly you were not right!
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4. Steelers record?
Flyin J: 11-5
Dutch Oven: 11-5
jcam222: 9-7
Bob806: 10-6
PoeticG: 10-6
Coyote: 11-5
mjp28: 8-8
The Gipper: 10-6
gumby73: 11-5
Tour2ma: 11-5
Mudfly: 10-6
Answer: The Pittsburgh Steelers, longtime admired by people who look like extras from the movie Deliverance and smell of stale beer, cigarette butts and incest, went an impressive 13-3 in 2017. They would quickly exit the playoffs, though, with a tough 45-42 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: Almost universally picked to win 10 or 11 games, they exceeded our expectations (and hopes, and prayers). With Roethlisberger wrapping up his 14th season, you have to wonder how much gas is in the tank. LeVeon Bell is most likely bolting come free agency, and arguably the Steelers best defensive player may never play again. You have to wonder if their title window is getting close to being shut. gumby, Tour, Coyote, Dutch and Flyin J all share in the sweet embrace of victory.
And the 'Big Dummy Award' goes to... As much as I like your optimism mjp, sadly you were not right!
4. Steelers record?
Answer: The Pittsburgh Steelers, longtime admired by people who look like extras from the movie Deliverance and smell of stale beer, cigarette butts and incest, went an impressive
gumby, Tour, Coyote, Dutch and Flyin J all share in the sweet embrace of
screw the 5 piece trophy pose..Dutch & his 4 piece Steeler fan description wins..LMAO!!
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5. How many points do the Browns score in '17? How many do they allow?
Flyin J: 312, 365
Dutch Oven: 288, 327
jcam222: 272, 224
Bob806: 331, 307
PoeticG: 270, 117
Coyote: 272, 302
mjp28: 320, 299
The Gipper: 320, 300
gumby73: 263, 297
Tour2ma: 295, 323
Mudfly: 316, 412
Answer: The Browns scored a whopping 234 points in 2017 (14.6/game), while giving up 410 points (25.6).
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: Whoa. While none of us were expecting the 2000 Rams on offense, our pedestrian offensive predictions look absolutely Pollyannish... Our predictions for the defense were more optimistic, which makes them even more laughable!
Honestly, no one deserves to win this question based on both parts of the question, so let's compromise and award co-winners: gumby wins for his offensive prediction, Mudfly wins for his almost nailed it defensive prediction.
And the 'Big Dummy Award' goes to... In a category where almost everyone was laughably wrong both ways, PoG needs to be lauded for quite possibly the most comical prediction I've ever seen. That's right, he predicted the Browns to give up an average of 7.3 points a game. Just 293 points shy, buddy!
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6. How many yards, touchdowns and interceptions does Kizer throw for?
Flyin J: 3200, 15, 13
Dutch Oven: 2500, 12, 12
jcam222: 3640, 22, 12
Bob860: 2800, 22, 17
PoeticG: sigh
Coyote: 3450, 15, 16
mjp28: 3200, 22, 15
The Gipper: 2800, 20, 12
gumby73: 1287, 15, 13
Tour2ma: 3553, 27, 19
Mudfly: 3260, 18, 12
Answer: Rookie DeShone Kizer started 15 of 16 games, throwing for 2894 yards, with 11 touchdowns and 22 interceptions.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: Who would have thought that taking a QB that EVERYONE thought was raw and needed to be brought along slowly and starting him from Day 1 would have resulted in this?
Honestly, no one came close on this one.
And the 'Big Dummy Award' goes to... While we all did our damnest to win this, one person gave a little more to the cause. PoG, surprisingly enough, just jotted down something along the lines of Kizer 5, Kessler 4, Hogan 27. More impressive than his inability to follow directions is what I'm taking to mean that he was predicting Hogan to pass for 27 touchdowns.
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Sometimes stats don't lie. What an impressively poor season these reflect.
It will be interesting to see if the stats that predict average to below average pro for both Josh Allen and Barkley hold up in the next few years.
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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: Who would have thought that taking a QB that EVERYONE thought was raw and needed to be brought along slowly and starting him from Day 1 would have resulted in this?
Honestly, no one came close on this one.
What do you mean no one came close.
Both Bob and I predicted 2800 yards...and he threw for 2894. So we were close at least on the yardage part.
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So overall no one was close.
"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 -
7. How many yards and TDs does Isaiah Crowell run for?
Flyin J: 920, 6
Dutch Oven: 1075, 8
jcam222: 1025, 9
Bob806: 1253, 9
PoeticG: 1114, ?
Coyote: 1123, 11
mjp28: 1776, 15
The Gipper: 1250. 12
gumby73: 1085, 11
Tour2ma: 985, 9
Mudfly: 1150, 9
Answer: Crowell, possibly in his last season with the Browns, ran for 853 yards (4.1yds/carry) and 2 touchdowns. Other notable Browns rushers: D. Johnson 348yds/4.2avg/4td, D. Kizer 419yds/5.4avg/5td.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: Looking at the predictions, it might appear that he had a disappointing season (especially considering he didn't miss any time due to injuries), but he had a solid season, but once again the Browns were unable - or unwilling - to commit to the run game. We all are aware of Hue's interesting play-calling in the redzone. Flyin J for the win.
And the 'Big Dummy Award' goes to... If he averaged 3-5 more carries a game, he probably gets really close to what everyone predicted yard wise. If Hue didn't enjoy watching Kizer self-destruct in the red zone (and throw some of the ugliest fade patterns in modern NFL history) perhaps Crowell adds a few more TDs. If all that happened, and Crowell did mass amounts of PEDs and didn't get caught, plus obtained super powers, he might have got close to mjp's prediction.
Consolation prize goes to... wait for it... PoG for not completely answering yet another question. Hooray!
..4 mins. left in 4th. were down 7 & on 3rd &5..Peppers gets worst U.Roughness call of season 
..that was my Browns tie also..ok,now am over it
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