Predictions four games in? (2018)
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Did this poll in 2015 and 2017 (missed in 2016), and as per usual you can't always effectively judge a team only 4 games into a season because there is so much time left for change (for better or worse). Still, you can get a much better idea of where you think the season is headed than when you were relying only on preseason observations. So what does it look like from here?
Is this at last a real rebuilding season? Will flags and bounces start tipping games the Browns' way? Have the rookies going to find their footing even more in pro ball as the season developed?
Or is Lucy about to punk Charlie Brown *again* as the lights dim on a promising season?
Your call.
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I'm going with the 5 to 8 game range but if they wouldn't have gotten some bad breaks in these first four games they could be sitting at 4 and 0 right now with a lot of momentum and could have easily made the 9-12 range.
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7-8-1 is realistic, but lets stay optimistic.
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Will the young receiver/TE get it together?
Will the defense tighten up? Can Baker play turnover free ball?
8-10 wins if they can do that.
If not?
5-7
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At the end of preseason I picked them to win two games. I'm 3/4 of the way there now. I think we might get a couple more than 2 but I'll stick with it. With hue, the wins will be few.
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6-9-1
But we are in every game... and we beat the Chiefs Week 9 at home.
Most of us this offseason were just hoping for a competitive team, and thus far that is what we have gotten.
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The Browns will be underdogs in just about every game. I thought the ceiling was 9 wins before it began, now I doubt they get to 7 because they squandered a couple wins already.
The Mitchell injury is going to sting. It's time for Williams to earn his money, and the special teams basically blow.
I do think they steal a few wins, mostly at home. I'd say 5-10-1 with the glass half full.
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I don't know anymore.
Will Njoku ever watch the ball all the way into his hands. (he was known for drops before we even drafted him)
Is there anything we can do to minimize the Mitchell injury? The D was gaffed after he left.
Will Hue continue to punt when we only need 2 inches to win the game(s)?
- To have any chance of making the playoffs we have to win a minimum of 8 out of the remaining 12 games. (pretty remote)
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All the others teams in the division have tough teams to play. I still think the division is winnable.
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7-8-1 is realistic, I agree. With Baker, we're competitive in most games. As is usually the case, gotta win turnover battle, make NFL plays on offense ( catch the dang ball to start with) and play sound defense/special teams. Easier said than done but not impossible ( well maybe sound special teams approaches the limit today). But now, I think we have a chance every week. Go Browns.
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Hue will undoubtedly take at least 2 more defeats from the jaws of victory all on his own.
Only 2? He will probably have 2 in the next 3 games. For the season I think that the Browns will suffer 8 losses directly as a result of his mismanagement. We already have 2 after 4 games., so I think 2 per quarter sounds about right....so a total of 8.
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Man, I love the optimism, but I don't think we're all watching the same team. Guys, we don't win. I see people on here talking about 7 or 8 wins, and I don't understand. We have a ROOKIE QB. We have underperforming WRs. Our prized defense gave up a million yards Sunday. Our special teams are probably the worst in the league. I'm not trying to be a negative jerk, I'm only looking at the schedule and sitting here trying to figure out a way we win one or two more, let alone get to 7 or 8.
Look at our schedule. Please tell me who we are beating. We play the Bengals and Ravens twice, and Pittsburgh another time. Does anybody REALLY think we're winning any of these? I mean honestly. Who would legitimately pick our team to win? We also play the NFC South this year. One of the strongest divisions, right? Maybe we beat the Bucs? That's the only possibility I see.
And I really don't want to hear how we could be 4-0. Not now, not ever. We lose football games. It's what we do. We can blame refs all day long, but we're the team that always comes out on the bad side of the decisions, so what does that tell you? No, there's no conspiracy. It tells us we aren't good enough to win because the game shouldn't perpetually come down to the last second. Are we getting better? Yep. I think so, and that's terrific. We have our QB, I believe it. Garrett is so legit on defense. We have a bit of talent....it's just not enough.
Our players expect to lose. How could they not? Jesus, give them a break. When the game is on the line, they aren't thinking, "I'm going to make this play for the win!" We're thinking, "I hope somebody makes the play for us!" We aren't there yet, but we're getting there. I'd actually pick us to win a few more games if not for our difficult schedule. I really would.
As it stands, we're going 3-12-1. And that's still better than 0-16.
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Captain Negative to the rescue.
The Browns lose football games and you bitch and whine like a little girl.
Captain Negative to the rescue.
The Browns lose football games and you bitch and whine like a little girl.
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Just so tired of the negativity when there's finally some things to be positive about with this team after two full seasons in the toilet.
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Just so tired of the negativity when there's finally some things to be positive about with this team after two full seasons in the toilet.
Just so tired of the negativity when there's finally some things to be positive about with this team after two full seasons in the toilet.
I totally get it.
There's objectively critiquing a team's performance and there's the same posters saying the same thing over and over and over like a windup doll.
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Just so tired of the negativity when there's finally some things to be positive about with this team after two full seasons in the toilet.
I totally get it.
There's objectively critiquing a team's performance and there's the same posters saying the same thing over and over and over like a windup doll.
I totally get it.
There's objectively critiquing a team's performance and there's the same posters saying the same thing over and over and over like a windup doll.
exactly...there's plenty to criticize as well but we finally have some players who should be giving us hope and for god's sake we've played 4 good games which is like 3 more than we played all last season.
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