@the-gipper said:

I don't know. I suspect that the cubbies have made a similar contract. An 18 game lead over the Cards? Yep,the devil's been busy this year.

@texasag1969 said:

Well it could be worse. We could have lost our starting QB, paid a king's ransom to get someone else's starting QB then in turn lose the best runner in the NFL and the starting LT who was supposed to protect the newly acquired QB. At least our brittle QBs did not cost anywhere near someone else's brittle QB who will likely go down to injury if he keeps getting hit like he did this past game.

@texasag1969 said:

And the Indians win the World Series?

@jrb12711 said:

If there is any validity to the law of averages, what you say could be true. Perhaps we're just getting all of the awful crap out of the way, and the rest of the year our players will remain mostly healthy. I know it's laughable, especially at this moment, but it's possible. What REALLY hurts is how we need to throw Kessler to the wolves. Not only is he 3rd string and by all accounts "not ready", but he's going up against a truly nasty defensive front. I'm not sure Kessler gets out of this game in tact.

We need Kessler, Ogbha, and Nassib to play well this season. Hopefully Ogbah remains healthy and begins to improve his play. I don't think he's been terrible, but he also hasn't been filling up the stat sheet either. We need him NOW. If our season ends and we look back and say, "Well, it was a disaster, BUT Ogbah, Nassib, and Coleman appear to be solid, if not stars"...that will lessen the pain. Maybe even other young players exceed expectations too.

Nobody is holding out much hope for Kessler. Not many people on this board, and not many people in the sporting world. BUT...but...perhaps he plays well enough this weekend to move the ball and score some points. He doesn't have to be amazing, or even win the game. But if he looks like he "belongs", than I think people and fans will feel a bit better.

@londonbrown said:

There's a lot of stupid stuff on this board, but this might just take the cake. Yep, that Tom Brady guy will surely go down as the dude with a limited skill set.

This is why we can't have nice things.

@darren15 said:

What's Brady gonna do, throw 50 yard deep balls over us? Scramble for 20 yards? Or will Belichik and his coaches form a game plan to get the best out of everyone they have on that roster? Amazes me that people think Brady is some sort of God, he has a limited skillset but is a pawn for the best gameday coach to ever stand on the sideline to use.

Tape up the hand and get out there.

@jcam222 said:

where the fuck is serano....fuck you jabu.....

@jrb12711 said:

poor kessler...poor poor poor kessler...he's going to get sloberknockered.....

@the-gipper said:

we got ricky ricardo....LUCY........HAHAHAHAHAAAA

@tiamat63 said:

Then Josh Gordon should be a footwork expert and know every route there is.

@jiggins7919 said:

Look at this way-maybe we're getting all the bad shit out this year in some sort of cosmic intervention. Coleman and Nassib will be back with plenty of season left to evaluate them. If a guy is destined for an injury I'd rather it'd be in a lost season as opposed to late in a good one.

Also, a hand is far from the worst thing to break all things considered.

What hurts worse is how Coleman really broke out for us. He just looked so explosive and everything our team needed. The thought of watching our WR's play with Josh McCown was really the one thing I could still get excited about. Now, that's been taken away too. If I had to point to something positive, it would be that Coleman does NOT need surgery, and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. Being young, it wouldn't surprise if it was closer to 4 weeks than 6. I'm thinking he'll be back by game 6, maybe 7, and Gordon and McCown will both be playing too (hopefully).

It doesn't seem right. It just doesn't. Hue Jackson had NO IDEA what it would be like in Cleveland, and it didn't take him long to figure it out. I'm sorry Hue...welcome to Browns football.

... a duck...

Z

@jrb12711 said:

Alright, it's official that the Browns are cursed. It's time to get into the supernatural to get this curse lifted. Who knows which one will work, so let's start with.....animal sacrifice?

Human sacrifice has already been tried - head coach and front office are thrown into the volcano every two years with no effect.

@gftchris said:

Sunday around 2PM: The Browns just went up on the Ravens 20-0 in the first quarter, it looks like we have stabilized the QB position with Josh McCown and our rookie WR Corey Coleman already has two TD catches....Harps are playing in the background

Cut to Wednesday night ; The Browns blew the lead, lost the game and got screwed by the refs for good measure, McCown is nearly dead, Coleman's gone, as is our other promising rookie and our starting center, we are 0-2, on our third QB and Browns fans have seizures every time they get an alert on their phone ... music from "Psycho" playing in the background.

Zombo

@syd said:

Yo ho ho and a bottle of Kessler. You listening Z? The 60 proof Orange shit won't cut it this Sunday. (I did bring a bottle)

@darren15 said:

What is the record winning margin in an NFL game

When we play the Pats in week 5 it could be a horror show ....Brady will be making up for lost time as will Gronk

But Josh- not McCown is back. We're going to score 50 with Hogan at qb. As to winning margin- that would be held by Da Bears 1940. It's 73-0. I feel pretty safe in saying that one is good forever.

When we play the Pats in week 5 it could be a horror show ....Brady will be making up for lost time as will Gronk