@gumby73 said:

Why you'd give Joe Borrow a solid chance in this league?   do ya See Train car Engine #97 ?  and he just keeps coming back for more ?

Much respect young Joe Burrow..

Even though JB had good college training at two great football factories Ohio State and LSU he still just finished his second game in the NFL and had a shot at winning game 1

I think he will be a decent NFL quarterback.....but they were saying the same thing after Baker Mayfield's rookie year.

Big season for each of them this year.

Much respect young Joe Burrow..

@tacosman said:

Heavy heavy pass/run balance on 1st and 2nd down.  

Can you elaborate further on this.

Because it can either be taken as you saying the Browns should be pass heavy on 1st and 2nd, or far more balanced. 

Which is the antithesis to what your previous claims have been.

Oh, and I'm still waiting on your response to my last line of questioning.

Prevent Burrow from making big running plays(he can be deadly as we've already seen with the sneak)

Force burrow into turnovers

Use the short passing game to set up the deep throw.  Go up tempo a little with the passing game.

Heavy heavy pass/run balance on 1st and 2nd down.  

We do all this in the first half, and we'll easily be in control of the game by halftime.

Prevent Burrow from making big running plays(he can be deadly as we've already seen with the sneak)

Force burrow into turnovers

Use the short passing game to set up the deep throw.  Go up tempo a little with the passing game.

Heavy heavy pass/run balance on 1st and 2nd down.  

We do all this in the first half, and we'll easily be in control of the game by halftime.

@diehardbrownsfan said:

Mayfield is reminding me more and more of Johnny Football.

In Mayfield's defense, he's been through 4 head coaches and 3 different offensive systems in 3 years, so that doesn't do him any favours for becoming comfortable in his position. Plus, with the Covy, the Browns in general didn't really have much of an opportunity to get well acquainted with Stephanie's system, so they already started the 2020 season behind the 8 ball. I think Lamar is doing better than Mayfield because he's had much more organizational stability to help support his growth as a QB than Baker has had 

@texasag1969 said:

Well one of these damn LBs needs to meander on over there and start making some plays for this defense. It's a start anyway.?

I don't get the LB plan on this defense at all AG ... We have none on PS & 2 promising newbies are out including Jacob Phillips, who's knee is still in a walking boot.. We sign Parkey, than bring in 3 more kickers to practice yesterday..

1) Meander... is 6'2" 215lbs. He's listed as our 3rd FS on the depth chart behind Sendejo/Redwine... after seeing the all 22..Sendejo looked his age and slowing at age 33..We might see more of Redwine? Hoping to see more than 2 snaps from Ronnie Harrison too... 

 but Imo, my concern for Woods in this match up? The Bengals overall WR/TE length size is Steeler'ish..AJ, Tate, Tee Higgins are all around 6'4" plus.. both their TE's about the same length..?

bottom line.. I don't see Meander being brought up and playing as a true LB... but damn we'd better hope he can cover some thin & thick length.. 

Edit-- Thanks to the condensing job to Bungle week here Zombo.. 

@gumby73 said:

roster moves: signed LB Montrel Meander to the active roster from the practice squad & waived T Alex Taylor from injured reserve with an injury settlement

Well one of these damn LBs needs to meander on over there and start making some plays for this defense. It's a start anyway.?

@jiggins7919 said:

I don't know but it made me laugh, lol. 

And honestly, what exactly is OBJ good for? When we got him I remember the WORLD freaking out. I can't even remember anything he's done. 

He's rode the pine and dressed effeminately....

@diehardbrownsfan said:

What the fuck does that even mean?

I don't know but it made me laugh, lol. 

And honestly, what exactly is OBJ good for? When we got him I remember the WORLD freaking out. I can't even remember anything he's done. 

@dutch-oven said:

They played the Browns tough last season, Browns were somewhat lucky not to get swept. 

And while Burrow is a rookie, the Browns defense at this point isn't going to strike fear into him or anyone else. 

I really hope you are right. 

I don't normally go around saying we're going to stomp ANYONE, but we really do match up well offensively, and regardless of pedigree, Burrow is still a rookie. Additionally, the Bengals are without Geno "The Browns Killer" Atkins and HIS backup, so we're GOING to run the ball. Yes, their FS is very good, but their corners aren't. 

We're not going to be facing the pressure to score like last week. It felt like if we had to punt, they'd score, and for the most part, that's how it was. It won't be that way tomorrow, so if we DO punt, it likely won't be the end of the world. 

I'll tell you what we need to see, and that's Baker Mayfield delivering strikes right off the bat. Remember all this bullshit about Stefanski running an offense that was QB friendly and designed to make reads easier? Yeah, we need to see THAT shit. Against Baltimore, the absolute worst possible thing happened, and that was Baker tossing a pick. On the first damn drive of the year. 

The run will be there, which means the play-action will be there, and Austin Hooper will have 7 catches before half time. OBJ will only have 4 catches, but one of those will be for an epic bomb. We are NOT a terrible team devoid of talent. We're done with that shit and we're proving it tomorrow night. 

@ibleedbrown said:

This feels like badly manufactured hype to me. “Shits not even close”? In May? 

If l were Baker l would just piss on my cat and go about my day. 

What the fuck does that even mean?

Last Week, Mr*s Boyd, was targeted 5 times, caught 4 balls = 33 yrds... 8.3/catch   0 TD    (Uzumah was targeted more)

AJ Green was targeted 9 times, caught 5 balls = 51 yrds... 10.2/catch 0 TD                                                                                                                                                                                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Landry was 5 of 6 = 61yrds.... 12.2/catch  0 TD

OBJ was 3 of 10 = 22 yrds...  7.3/catch  0 TD                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    moving on to the nitty/gritty

Joe Burrow 23 of 36 = 193yrds... 3 sacks  0 TD.. 1 pick..  66.1 QB rate

Baker Mayfield 21 of 39 = 189 yrds... 2 sacks  1 TD.. 1 pick..  65. QB rate 

It's..... who's Showing Up Time ... 

@jiggins7919 said:

We're going to beat the snot out of them. I don't normally say that, but the rookie is going to be a rookie tomorrow night. First half is close, but Denzel Ward will get a pick 6 in the 2nd half and the route will be on. 

We're better. 

They played the Browns tough last season, Browns were somewhat lucky not to get swept. 

And while Burrow is a rookie, the Browns defense at this point isn't going to strike fear into him or anyone else. 

I really hope you are right. 

We're better.