<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Matchups  Browns/Steelers]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Here are the player expected to start at each position for the Browns and the Steelers.  Tell us who you think has the edge at each slot:</p>

<p>OFFENSE</p>

<p>QB  Jason Campbell  vs.  Ben Roethlisberger</p>

<p>RB  Willis McGahee vs. Laveon Bell</p>

<p>FB  Chris Ogbanaya vs. Will Johnson</p>

<p>WR1  Josh Gordon vs. Antonio Brown</p>

<p>WR2  Davone Bess vs. Emmanuel Sanders</p>

<p>TE  Jordan Cameron vs. Heath Miller</p>

<p>LT  Joe Thomas vs. Kelvin Beachum</p>

<p>LG  John Greco vs. Ramon Foster</p>

<p>C  Alex Mack vs. Fernando Velasquez</p>

<p>RG Shawn Lavao vs. Davis DeCastro</p>

<p>RT Mitchell Schwartz vs. Marcus Gilbert</p>

<p>DEFENSE</p>

<p>LDE  Ahtyba Rubin vs. Cameron Heyward</p>

<p>NT  Phillip Taylor vs. Steve McClendon</p>

<p>RDE Desmond Bryant vs. Brett Keisel</p>

<p>LOLB Paul Kruger vs. Lamarr Woodley</p>

<p>LILB Craig Robertson vs. Vince Williams</p>

<p>RILB DQwell Jackson vs. Lawrence Timmons</p>

<p>LOLB Jabaal Sheard vs. Jason Worilds</p>

<p>LCB Joe Haden vs. William Gay</p>

<p>SS  TJ Ward vs. Troy Polamalu</p>

<p>FS  Tashaun Gipson vs. Ryan Clark</p>

<p>RCB Buster Skrine vs. Ike Taylor</p>

<p>Punter  Lanning vs.  Mattt McBrian</p>

<p>Kicker Billy Cundiff vs. Shaun Suisham</p>

<p>PR  Davone Bess vs. Antonio Brown</p>

<p>KR  Fozzy Whittaker vs. Felix Jones</p>

<p>OC  Norv Turner vs. Todd Haley</p>

<p>DC Ray Horton vs. Dick LeBeau</p>

<p>HC Mike Tomlin vs. Rob Chudzinski</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/topic/27337/matchups-browns-steelers</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:15:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://brownsboard.com/topic/27337.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:00:30 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Matchups  Browns/Steelers on Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:41:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/the-gipper" aria-label="Profile: the-gipper">@<bdi>the-gipper</bdi></a> <a href="/post/366980">said</a>:</p><div>
<p>Here are the player expected to start at each position for the Browns and the Steelers.  Tell us who you think has the edge at each slot:</p>

<p>OFFENSE</p>

<p>QB  Jason Campbell  vs.  <strong>Ben Roethlisberger</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">OK, probably the biggest matchup disparity on the whole board (except for LT), and it happens to be at the most important position on the field.</span></strong></p>

<p>RB  Willis McGahee vs. <strong>Laveon Bell</strong></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><strong>Browns running game not up to snuff...not even with a questionable rookie like this</strong></span></p>

<p>FB  Chris Ogbanaya vs. Will Johnson</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Call it a wash</span></strong></p>

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<p>WR1 <strong>Josh Gordon</strong> vs. Antonio Brown</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Sorry Vagitarian, I would rather have Gordon than Brown....and Brown has played well</span></strong></p>

<p>WR2  Davone Bess vs. <strong>Emmanuel Sanders</strong></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><strong>Actually, I thought Greg Little was Browns #2 WR. Bess has disappointed with all his drops.</strong></span></p>

<p>TE  <em>Jordan Cameron vs. Heath Miller</em></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><em>I am going to go with a wash here. Miller's history would give him an edge, but injuries have hurt him</em></span></strong></p>

<p>LT  <strong>Joe Thomas</strong> vs. Kelvin Beachum</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">NO Brainer</span></strong></p>

<p>LG  <strong>John Greco</strong> vs. Ramon Foster</p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><strong>Not a no brainer....but I will favor our guys.</strong></span></p>

<p>C  <strong>Alex Mack</strong> vs. Fernando Velasquez</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Losing Pouncey gives this to Browns...though even then they may have had it</span>.</strong></p>

<p>RG Shawn Lavao vs. <strong>Davis DeCastro</strong></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><strong>DeCastro fairly up an coming. By end of year Lauvao may have come and went</strong></span></p>

<p>RT <strong>Mitchell Schwartz</strong> vs. Marcus Gilbert</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Again, slight edge. The Schwartz having a bit of a sophomore slump.</span></strong></p>

<p>DEFENSE</p>

<p>LDE  <strong>Ahtyba Rubin</strong> vs. Cameron Heyward</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">This may be the one area of the defense where it is the Browns with the wiley veteran vs. the Steelers. </span></strong></p>

<p>NT  <strong>Phillip Taylor </strong>vs. Steve McClendon</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Phil is on Pro Bowl level, McClendon is not.</span></strong></p>

<p>RDE Desmond Bryant vs. <strong>Brett Keisel</strong></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><strong>I will give that "wiley vet" edge to the beard.</strong></span></p>

<p>LOLB Paul Kruger vs. <strong>Lamarr Woodley</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Kruger needs to do better to earn his money</span>.</strong></p>


<p>LILB Craig Robertson vs. Vince Williams</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><em>Wash,  rookie vs. second year man. Neither doing all that great</em>.</span></strong></p>

<p>RILB DQwell Jackson vs. <strong>Lawrence Timmons</strong></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><strong>Fairly equal, but give Timmons the edge.</strong></span></p>

<p>LOLB <strong>Jabaal Sheard </strong>vs. Jason Worilds</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Worilds a weak link in Steeler LB corps. Sheard steady if not spectacular.</span></strong></p>

<p>LCB <strong>Joe Haden </strong>vs. William Gay</p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><strong>Haden top 5, maybe top 3 CBs in NFL</strong></span></p>

<p>SS  <strong>TJ Ward vs</strong>. Troy Polamalu</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Independent reviewer says TJ is playing in top 2-3 SS in league</span></strong></p>

<p>FS  Tashaun Gipson vs. <strong>Ryan Clark</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Here is where the "wiley vet" edge comes in....though I don't think pure talentwise the little Gipper takes a back seat</span>.</strong></p>

<p>RCB <strong>Buster Skrine </strong>vs. Ike Taylor</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Skrine playing lights out.  I guess I could have give "wiley vet" edge here to Pitt....but I can't give them every one of those.</span></strong></p>

<p>Punter  Lanning vs.  <strong>Mattt McBrian</strong></p>

<p>Kicker Billy Cundiff vs. <strong>Shaun Suisham</strong></p>

<p>PR  Davone Bess vs. <strong>Antonio Brown</strong></p>

<p>KR  Fozzy Whittaker vs. <strong>Felix Jones</strong></p>


<p><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><strong>After the poor performance of Browns special teams, I give them no edges at all. Loss of Travis Benjamin main problem here.</strong></span></p>


<p>OC  <strong>Norv Turner </strong>vs. Todd Haley</p>

<p>DC Ray Horton vs. <strong>Dick LeBeau</strong></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><strong>Still gotta go with the master, though hopefully Sunday the Sorcerer's Apprentice will have shown he has learned his lessons well.</strong></span></p>

<p>HC <strong>Mike Tomlin</strong> vs. Rob Chudzinski</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Obviously have to go with a guy who has been to two SBs over a rookie HC</span></strong></p>
</div></blockquote>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/366989</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/366989</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Gipper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:41:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Matchups  Browns/Steelers on Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:18:49 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>I wont be surprised to see this matchup go into overtime...</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/366985</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/366985</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nickers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:18:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Matchups  Browns/Steelers on Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:01:54 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Think we get our ass beat.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/366981</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/366981</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[DieHardBrownsFan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:01:54 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>