@sisky-fringo said:

saw it live and it was GLORIOUS!!

represented orange and brown, of course.

was at last years wildcard game too. GO TEBOW!!

Peyton coming to town is as close to a gift from above for this Browns fan transplant. softens the Elway grudge too.

if only the Browns could've been scheduled to come to town any time other than the holidays tho...as i'll be in Wheeling West Virginia with family...

scratch that.

for my birthday yesterday my ol lady got us 2 tix to the Browns @ Broncs row 7 on about the 45 yard line, Browns side!!

sweet!! sorry but i'm pretty excited...

all that.....despite being a friggin Steeler Fan! now that must be love. CLE/PIT unions rarely last...i should probably marry this girl.

uh yeah...i'm pretty sure Wheeling can wait a day now.....

warning: excitable ramblings follow...

who knows maybe during warmups i'll find somebody willing to sign my vinyl Browns ball DESPITE THEM WEARING GLOVES!! cuz all signs point to being a cold mofo that day...should probably bring a big fluffy Ghoolie Blanket too.

1st time seeing them live in 2 or 3 years...what a drought...perpetually-ever-changing unproductivity since i've moved here, and before...has been hard to justify paying to travel to watch em lose--i applaud those of you who have though.

if they get off well early this season, my late season game gift inspires me to catch some other games too. maybe this will end up being one of those seasons you never forget, culminating in your backyard both probably fighting for playoffs births (would help break a tie w Pitts should they win for example.)

more excitable ramblings...

gonna be a long weekend for sure >> packing, packing gifts, game day prep, 1 hr travel, early attendance, execution (!), 1 hr travel, last minute home stuff, 1 hr travel to airport the other way, catching late flight with luggage and said packages, getting to Pitts lodging/rent car...sleep...and then STILL an hour away to wake up and be at Mom's at 9am.

i hope the boys win that day, cuz if so i won't notice or mind ANY of the aforementioned To-Do list. just waves of euphoria cascading down, like 500k scoville hot wings minus the sweat dripping off my elbows and running down burning my eyes...that i too often rub with fire fingers mistakenly thinking washing them is enough...not to mention the other places it makes me pay.....the Browns Buzz is all that and MORE.

or maybe i'll ship some of the gifts and shit and have my hot sauce and wipes ready on standby just in case...

Fuk That PEYTON--EFFING--MANNING vs the Browns in Mile High!!

who am i kidding?? X-mas (or Hany) is coming early this year folks!!!!!

it's gonna be epic!!!!!

Homotron said:

No Ryan Clark, no James Harrison. They doubled Woodley and we had a rotation of young guys on the other side. The game went to the 4th quarter with less than 4 minutes left and Ben with the Ball. The defense wasn't lights out by any stretch but those are two pretty big subtractions. Reserve judgement on the "aging steeler defense' until Clark and Harrison are back on the field. FYI The only "old" players on defense are Harrison, Troy, Clark, Hampton, Keisel and Ike Taylor and at least 3 of those guys are top 5 for their position. McClendon is already spelling Hampton because he's that good. We have a 1st round pick behind Kiesel. We're thin at safety and could use another OLB or have one of the young guy step up. CLEARLY! a defense full of holes lol. Oh and 3 young corner backs with two getting starter time in Cortez Allen, Keenan Lewis and Curtis Brown waiting in the wings. We need to draft a safety and the defense is just fine. Manning is Manning and no huddle at Mile High is no small task to overcome. Thomas would have never gone yard if Ryan Mundy ONCE AGAIN wasn't back in coverage. No Ryan Clark and Harrison was huge.

Maybe. Or maybe you were better off with their replacements.

Homotron said:

No Ryan Clark, no James Harrison. They doubled Woodley and we had a rotation of young guys on the other side. The game went to the 4th quarter with less than 4 minutes left and Ben with the Ball. The defense wasn't lights out by any stretch but those are two pretty big subtractions. Reserve judgement on the "aging steeler defense' until Clark and Harrison are back on the field. FYI The only "old" players on defense are Harrison, Troy, Clark, Hampton, Keisel and Ike Taylor and at least 3 of those guys are top 5 for their position. McClendon is already spelling Hampton because he's that good. We have a 1st round pick behind Kiesel. We're thin at safety and could use another OLB or have one of the young guy step up. CLEARLY! a defense full of holes lol. Oh and 3 young corner backs with two getting starter time in Cortez Allen, Keenan Lewis and Curtis Brown waiting in the wings. We need to draft a safety and the defense is just fine. Manning is Manning and no huddle at Mile High is no small task to overcome. Thomas would have never gone yard if Ryan Mundy ONCE AGAIN wasn't back in coverage. No Ryan Clark and Harrison was huge.

Well, when a players get old, they tend to get hurt a lot, just like the Browns with Fujita. Looks like years of them steroids are finally catching up with Harrison. Kidding there, but as usual- Steeler fan predicting greatness for every young guy on the defense. Premature. You won't see me spouting off about Dimitri Patterson or Buster Skrine until they show me they can actually cover NFL WRs.

Care to comment on the stellar shape of your offensive line, where DeCastro is already gone for the year and a couple of other guys are hurt? How many kill shots is Ben going to take before he gets injured?

@the-cysko-kid said:

God I've never liked Peyton Manning more than I do right this second. What a first game back. This guy is the man. I really hope the Broncos go playoffs at least.

saw it live and it was GLORIOUS!!

represented orange and brown, of course.

was at last years wildcard game too. GO TEBOW!!

Peyton coming to town is as close to a gift from above for this Browns fan transplant. softens the Elway grudge too.

if only the Browns could've been scheduled to come to town any time other than the holidays tho...as i'll be in Wheeling West Virginia with family...

@king-ghoolie-lives said:

Just remember, I said here that the Steeler D would show it's age and it's long departure from Bill Cowher.

Think back tot eh Colts-Steelers ANF championship game. That Steeler D was a hell of a lot better than this group.

The Steelers won't make the playoffs this year.

No Ryan Clark, no James Harrison. They doubled Woodley and we had a rotation of young guys on the other side. The game went to the 4th quarter with less than 4 minutes left and Ben with the Ball. The defense wasn't lights out by any stretch but those are two pretty big subtractions. Reserve judgement on the "aging steeler defense' until Clark and Harrison are back on the field. FYI The only "old" players on defense are Harrison, Troy, Clark, Hampton, Keisel and Ike Taylor and at least 3 of those guys are top 5 for their position. McClendon is already spelling Hampton because he's that good. We have a 1st round pick behind Kiesel. We're thin at safety and could use another OLB or have one of the young guy step up. CLEARLY! a defense full of holes lol. Oh and 3 young corner backs with two getting starter time in Cortez Allen, Keenan Lewis and Curtis Brown waiting in the wings. We need to draft a safety and the defense is just fine. Manning is Manning and no huddle at Mile High is no small task to overcome. Thomas would have never gone yard if Ryan Mundy ONCE AGAIN wasn't back in coverage. No Ryan Clark and Harrison was huge.

@the-cysko-kid said:

Cleveland fans really are so bitter. Yeah the broncos kept us out of the super bowl 2 or 3 times. who cares that was 20+ years ago. Let it go. Manning is a great comeback story to me and I have to like other football because our team sucks.

I don't have to like the fucking Broncos if I don't want to like the Fucking Broncos. And I don't have to get over a goddamn thing.

You can suck their dicks if you want, but I won't.

Nothing against Manning...and yes I am glad the beat the boys from the Big Pussy. The lesser of two evils.

Fuck them from here on out.

@poeticg said:

Makes me wish we would have made him an offer...

Wouldn't have made any difference what we offered him, Manning wasn't going to a rebuilding team.

Your man crush was, as I predicted pretty unexceptional- now that he has to face real NFL defenses. 19 att, 39 yards, 2.0 YPC.