@hoorta said:

It would be  so Brownsian for Trevor  to get hurt, and have Luke come  in and use The Force against  us. 

LOL, funny. However, if we get to the 3rd string QB, I'm fairly certain we'll come out on top. I just want people to understand that Simien has a winning record in the league, and he's definitely someone that will take chances down the field. I'd honestly rather play Darnold and his 3 yards a throw tendencies. Should be interesting to say the least, and we SHOULD be able to get pressure on him. 

@tour2ma said:

Frickin' kid...

The list of backups that have beaten us is long, if not distinguished...

I remember:

• an ancient George Blanda leading a Raider comeback in OAK.
• Cardinal QB Jim Hart coming off the bench for an injured Charlie Johnson to lead a comeback at Muni.

I well  remember the  Scott  Mitchell  game. Turned  that into a  pretty good  payday.  

Out of  curiosity, had to check who was the  Jets third  string QB. They didn't have  one until  a couple days ago, but just  elevated Luke  Falk from the PS. Had a decent  preseason, but the  Jets went  with  only two  QBs. Cleared waivers FWIW. It would be  so Brownsian for Trevor  to get hurt, and have Luke come  in and use The Force against  us. 

@tour2ma said:

Frickin' kid...

The list of backups that have beaten us is long, if not distinguished...

I remember:

• an ancient George Blanda leading a Raider comeback in OAK.
• Cardinal QB Jim Hart coming off the bench for an injured Charlie Johnson to lead a comeback at Muni.

Kirk Cousins besting the Browns when he replaced a banged up rookie RGIII comes to mind.

@jiggins7919 said:

This is Scott Mitchell against the Browns in 1993 all over again. Oh yeah, I totally remember.

Frickin' kid...

The list of backups that have beaten us is long, if not distinguished...

I remember:

• an ancient George Blanda leading a Raider comeback in OAK.
• Cardinal QB Jim Hart coming off the bench for an injured Charlie Johnson to lead a comeback at Muni.

Now if Mosley can’t go or is restricted that is the bigger news.  The Jets are hurting at LB and we could easily put up big numbers if that scenario plays out. 

I expect the Browns to be pissed off and play inspired football and be disciplined we got bigger problems if that doesn’t play out 

Zombo said:

I think Ray Lewis murdered a knife.

Z

@typicalbrowns50 said:

I honestly think the jets win. I have no confidence that Kitchens knows what the hell hes doing, the watch bullshit and Greg Williams bitching by Beckham this week has been nauseating, the defense is immature and not experienced with winning, Baker will hold the ball as long as the Titanic film runtime while also not being helped by the redneck calling plays in over his head,  the offensive line injuries make it a mess, Chubb will only get 10 carries while averaging 15 yards a carry, and our field goal kicker needs a seeing eye dog. 

Have a Wellbutryn and a Midol...... Time will slow down shortly....3... 2... 1.....

@mudfly said:

Besides...they're more worried about what Odell will be wearing then if we actually win......

.....it just seems that SO many want us to fail.  We're not the lovable underdog I guess.   

@orion said:

we're now in a no win situation.  If we win, it's because the Jets were without their QB.  And if we lose....well...you know....

Screw the media....its a win win if we win..cause a win is a win is a win.....

Besides...they're more worried about what Odell will be wearing then if we actually win......

@orion said:

YUP!!   First thing I thought when I heard it on the radio today at work.

Second thing I thought was, we're now in a no win situation.  If we win, it's because the Jets were without their QB.  And if we lose....well...you know....

From a media perspective you are totally right, that said it will still count as a W

@tour2ma said:

our history vs. backups is littered with bad results

@jiggins7919 said:

Anybody know the Browns record against backup QBs? Isn't it like 1-107

YUP!!   First thing I thought when I heard it on the radio today at work.

Second thing I thought was, we're now in a no win situation.  If we win, it's because the Jets were without their QB.  And if we lose....well...you know....

@coyote said:

Perfect trap game.   If I was Freddie I'd coach these fuckers up like we are going up against the Patriots.   If I saw one ounce of lazy shit  I'd flip the fuck out on them.    

You completely crushed it. This just has ALL the feeling of a trap, and it's going to be popping in NY! 

Jets secondary is terrible. Bakes should rip it to shreds. I'm gonna say, Browns 24, NY 13. 

@hoorta said:

And ESPN is having a hissy fit on how they're going to market this game now.... 

Considering OBJ just called Gregg Williams dirty and that he expects the Jets defensive players to take cheapshots at him, I think they've been handed an angle. 

@flyingfooldoug said:

That’s a shame. Did they run out of knife murderers for commentary? 

Who is a knife murderer? 

@hoorta said:

And ESPN is having a hissy fit on how they're going to market this game now.... 

That’s a shame. Did they run out of knife murderers for commentary? 

@jrb12711 said:

My buddy got mono senior year high school (12 years ago, to be fair) and they would absolutely not let him play football (or any contact sport) for a month based on his spleen being "sensitive".  That didn't have to do with his case being severe, just standard practice, On top of that as you've noted, this really has almost pneumonia type symptoms. I have zero clue how they treat this nowadays, but I'd bet he misses a full month.

It's a viral infection- there's still no effective  way to treat it, other than doing symptomatic relief stuff.....

"Because your spleen may become enlarged as a result of infectious mononucleosis, you should avoid contact sports until you fully recover. Participating in contact sports can be strenuous and may cause the spleen to rupture."  You can bet the Jets Docs will do an ultrasound on Sam to check on his spleen before they let him resume contact... 

A ruptured spleen can be life threatening due to internal blood loss....