Week 5: Colts (3-1) @ Browns (3-1) Thread... The Battle of the Once-Beatens
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OK, so, you can't fix everything in one year. But I will give it to Berry that he made some attempts at helping/fixing the defensive back 7. Drafted Delpit and Phillips. Injury to Delpit unfortunate. Picked up Goodson.
Still, I thought/think there were some moves that could have been made for a veteran LB that have been left on the table.
Malcolm Smith won a SB with Seattle. He was the MVP. It was the 43-8 rout.
Highlights:
Malcolm Smith won a SB with Seattle. He was the MVP. It was the 43-8 rout.
Highlights:
OK, so, it seems a fair amount of effort has gone into this....so I ask the question that I previously had an entire thread on: What went wrong? Injuries, OK. Inexperience? Or are the guys we got just not good enough?
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Well.... if they don’t trade for a starting linebacker and someone wakes up at safety.... id have a tough time favoring them in any matchup.
This offense better be prepared to put up 35+ a game to win if they leave it as is....
I don't see how this defense gets markedly better... The LBs generally are very green and the secondary is perpetually an injury mess.
The upside is that this schedule, that looked kind of tough I suppose going into the season, now looks weak beyond a handful of games.
I don't see how this defense gets markedly better... The LBs generally are very green and the secondary is perpetually an injury mess.
The upside is that this schedule, that looked kind of tough I suppose going into the season, now looks weak beyond a handful of games.
they won't....they have miles garrett and an occasional qb pressure from 1 of the dl....the secondary can't catch a cold .....what happened to vernon....what a bust.....we need alot of d.......they are not very solid at all.....
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I look for another good weekend for the AFCN including outmatched Cincinnati an interesting game at Baltimore. Pittsburgh should handle Philadelphia at home and our BROWNS can beat Indy at home at 4:25.
GO BROWNS, 4-1 really ? Oh yeah.....baby !
From Vegas insider Wednesday PM:
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The Yahoo Pick'em line opened at Browns (+1.0) Monday... jumped to 2.5 Tuesday... and then dropped to 1.5 today.
Not unusual for a line to move, but then to reverse? Unusual...
The Yahoo Pick'em line opened at Browns (+1.0) Monday... jumped to 2.5 Tuesday... and then dropped to 1.5 today.
Not unusual for a line to move, but then to reverse? Unusual...
Colts injury report may have something to do with that.
Not the kind of game where you want your best Tackle out and two starting LBs
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It was years ago but NEVER forget...The Colts kept the 10-6 Browns out of the playoffs by starting Jim Sorgi and completely looking like dog poo during that game. I went to Gabriel’s and bought a oddly fitting Colts shirt and wore a dang Colts shirt that day
The Colts suffered - they were clearly rusty two weeks later and got ousted early from the playoffs but they kept the Browns out of the playoffs.
It was years ago but NEVER forget...The Colts kept the 10-6 Browns out of the playoffs by starting Jim Sorgi and completely looking like dog poo during that game. I went to Gabriel’s and bought a oddly fitting Colts shirt and wore a dang Colts shirt that day
The Colts suffered - they were clearly rusty two weeks later and got ousted early from the playoffs but they kept the Browns out of the playoffs.
Yep, I still cringe every time I see Tony Dungy on TV.
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Weekly 5 Bold Predictions article is out...
5 Bold predictions for Cleveland Browns in Week 5 vs. the Indianapolis Colts
by Greg Newland 4 minutes ago5. Garrett goes for a turkey4. Depth at running back shines (it had better...)3. A surprising rookie steps up big (Spoiler Alert.... it's LB, Jacob Phillps)2. The offense continues to mesh1. Looking 4-1 down the barrelWhat is considered a "Turkey" for a DL? QB sack/strip/return for TD.....or something else? (Or, like a Turkey in Bowling....which is 3 strikes in a row....is it 3 sacks on the day?)
Jacob Phillips stepping up would really be a breath of fresh air.
What is considered a "Turkey" for a DL
sack/strip/fumble recovery? But it certainly appears Newland invented the term in that article
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What is considered a "Turkey" for a DL
sack/strip/fumble recovery? But it certainly appears Newland invented the term in that article
sack/strip/fumble recovery? But it certainly appears Newland invented the term in that article
Ah! What would a sack/strip/fumble recovery/return for TD be? Some other bird, but more majestic An Osprey? An Eagle? A Condor? A Peacock? A Flamingo? A 5 Keel Billed Toucan?
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Malcolm Smith won a SB with Seattle. He was the MVP. It was the 43-8 rout.
Highlights:
OK, so, it seems a fair amount of effort has gone into this....so I ask the question that I previously had an entire thread on: What went wrong? Injuries, OK. Inexperience? Or are the guys we got just not good enough?
OK, so, it seems a fair amount of effort has gone into this....so I ask the question that I previously had an entire thread on: What went wrong? Injuries, OK. Inexperience? Or are the guys we got just not good enough?
It's an offensive year. No crowd noise. Our defense is getting turnovers which is better than forcing 3 and outs. I think the LBs will get better as the season progresses.
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A "turkey" for Myles would be 3 sacks.
Phillips interests me as well. He's the LB from LSU I liked most, so let's see. He's a "blue collar" player.
Mike
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A snowy owl? A pileated woodpecker, perhaps?
The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you. "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." Paul Brown -
Weekly 5 Bold Predictions article is out...
5 Bold predictions for Cleveland Browns in Week 5 vs. the Indianapolis Colts
by Greg Newland 4 minutes ago5. Garrett goes for a turkey4. Depth at running back shines (it had better...)3. A surprising rookie steps up big (Spoiler Alert.... it's LB, Jacob Phillps)2. The offense continues to mesh1. Looking 4-1 down the barrelWeekly 5 Bold Predictions article is out...
5 Bold predictions for Cleveland Browns in Week 5 vs. the Indianapolis Colts
by Greg Newland 4 minutes ago5. Garrett goes for a turkey4. Depth at running back shines (it had better...)3. A surprising rookie steps up big (Spoiler Alert.... it's LB, Jacob Phillps)2. The offense continues to mesh1. Looking 4-1 down the barrelWhat I love is the coaching staff seems sharp. This team can rush, so let them, don't put Baker in a 40 attempt game. It seems like they have a legit staff.
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A snowy owl? A pileated woodpecker, perhaps?
A snowy owl? A pileated woodpecker, perhaps?
A Scarlet Macaw comes to mind.
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"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
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And practice reports... https://www.rotowire.com/football/practice-report.php?team=CLE
Light Practice is better than no (Did Not) Practice.
Not looking good for Ogun, but Richardson made progress. Hunt concerns me.
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I find this game as watching our "big brother team"... Both teams have drafted well, while using their leading cap numbers wisely on FA's.. Jim Irsay fires GM Ryan Grigson after a 4-12 season and took the path of hiring Chris Ballard in late 2016.. After Ballard get's punk'd by J.McDaniels.. He hires Frank Reich Feb.2018..
Turn the page.. ( and I'm not trying to kick a dead ?)
John Dorsey gets hired Dec 7th 2017.. Told by Haslam, to observe a 0-16 crazy train.. In fact..Dorsey could* have hired Frank Reich? And at least the coaching staff could have been settled? Though were now 2 years behind on good coaching? Things may have worked out better with the Kev Stefanski hiring?.. just a real s t r e c h of the facts that are there..
a.) Ballard/Reich took over a team coming off a 4-12 2017 season.. Colts finished 10-6 after hiring Reich in 2018.(were on that pace) Draft Q.Nelson & D.Leonard in 2018.Both become AP 1st team All Pro's..
b) Dorsey was brought in with a few games left in 2017.. Takes the fast track with good Drafting in 2018 & 2019.. Adds Landry/OBJ/Hunt/S.Richardson/Vernon... Sure, JD dies with his own coaching blood on his hands in 2019.. But what 'if' the 2018 coaching choices were left up to JD in 2o18 ?... Oh! never/mind that!
And here we are... Walking into a game of two re-built teams a year apart in Talent* for Sunday.... The Difference has always been the COACHING of good Talent!! Now & Only Now, I have the feeling we have the right coaching staff that only lacks the team bonding & experience of Frank Reich by 2 years & No off-season Camps to prepare..
It's Cody Parkey's perfect season... We win this Game on the leg of a Parkey FG... (the curse of poking the bears) Go Browns !!
Winnie only left the 'r' out in Irsay..book it!!
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A snowy owl? A pileated woodpecker, perhaps?
A snowy owl? A pileated woodpecker, perhaps?
I guess if this thread is going to go to the birds, may as well go all the way.
As many of you may know my son is at Cornell. Cornell also happens to be the leading (world? USA) ornithilogical university. My son has taken on birding (don't call it birdwatching) as a hobby and has taken a course or two in it (it is wholly outside his field of study, which is Biochemistry) and I have gotten into it...but just a little bit. He actually did see a Snowy owl up near Ithaca. It is fairly rare to see them in the US. They mostly hang in Canada. Pileated woodpeckers are all around. 5 Keel Billed Toucan? I am pretty sure you would need to go to Central America or South America for those.
I have seen Condors at the Grand Canyon. Though I cannot say I have seen "wild peacocks". HOwever, for species counting, if a peacock is roaming the grounds free, and is not pent up, you can count the observation of them for your personal species count.
Here are important websites for your birding...each a Cornell originated site:
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Thursday's Injury Update... https://www.espn.com/nfl/injuries
Are the Browns now doing a Bill Belichick thing where a hang nail ..or even phantom injuries....gets you put on the injured list?
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