@dutch-oven said:

Cool pic I took between the 3rd and 4th quarter

Awesome picture Dutch!   Is that an old picture of Nickers with a guitar in his hands underneath the Sherwin Williams sign way back when he was hating his first group of Coordinators and the Head Coach?  God bless him!

@nero said:

As a non American who has never been to a live game... Is that a good spot to watch the game? How much did you pay? 

I think I would love to be close to the action (hits, shouts etc) but at the same time I would miss having an upper view of the game. 

It depends Nero....  35+ years of season ticket seniority gets you seats like this...  Our ticket price averages out to $165 bucks per game.  There's a reason Field 100 Level (that you're looking at) cost the most outside of the (IMHO) overpriced Club Seats. Club seats you get nicer bathrooms and nicer bars + the area behind the seats is heated. 

We've scoped it out, if you ask me the "best seats in the house" are 50 yard line last row right in front of that stripe. It's under cover, and you can knock on the floor of the Owners Luxury Box.     (Though some will argue first row of the 500 Level isn't too shabby) PS- the Browns have a "seat improvement day" every spring, and as far as we're concerned we're never going to get any better. In a perfect world, I'd like to be 10 rows higher, and one section over closer to the 50.  Sideline 100 Level has never been available for the last 10 years.  

@sdbacker80 said:

With the exception of being in the pound I would sit up at First Energy too.  Even then I’m entering a phase/point in my life where sitting in the pound and dealing with unstable young drunks no thanks.  
 

The only downside to the rafters If you are drinking kinda guy…the steep haul up the stairs while you are a little tipsy- it is an adventure.

There were four 20-something Steelers fans behind us, drinking and talking mad shit. At first, I just turned and stared them down, but eventually we started just giving it back and forth to each other... one of the Steelers fans yelled "You guys have never won shit!" which caused me to turn, look him square in the eye, and reply: "Yep, we're the Pittsburgh Pirates of the NFL." He just looked at me stunned for a moment, then started cracking up, shook my hand and told me and my friend that we are awesome. ?

And it was a fantastic moment when at five minutes left in the game they and most of the other Steelers fans lefft en masse. I told them, loudly, to drive safely. 

@dutch-oven said:

So that pic was taken from Section 514, second to last row. It's a great view, but that walk up causes your quad muscles to burn! While not an "up close and personal" view, it is a great view to see plays develop, and also a great view of the incoming planes landing at Burke Lakefront Airport. ?

Those are my buddy's season tickets, so I'm not sure how much they are, but... And I can't believe I'm admitting this on here, but a PA friend of mine recently mentioned that his dad has never got to go to a Steelers game, and since my friend has three kids to pay child support for, he's not exactly in the greatest financial position right now to get tickets, so I and two friends went in together and got him and his dad tickets to the upcoming Steelers vs Saints game in Pittsburgh. Those 2 tickets were in the upper deck, about 10 rows up, near the 50 yard line, and with Ticketmaster fees came to about $200 each. 

Years ago…I did a preseason game from the rafters.  If you are football x and o guy it is great vantage point. 
 

I took my oldest to her first football game Giants Chargers game she’s a Giants fan.  The old Q had obstructed view seats first six rows from the field.  They were discounted but I couldn’t see half the game.  We saw the Giants players warming up close to us. That was the thrill of the seats
 

With the exception of being in the pound I would sit up at First Energy too.  Even then I’m entering a phase/point in my life where sitting in the pound and dealing with unstable young drunks no thanks.  
 

The only downside to the rafters If you are drinking kinda guy…the steep haul up the stairs while you are a little tipsy- it is an adventure.

@nero said:

As a non American who has never been to a live game... Is that a good spot to watch the game? How much did you pay? 

I think I would love to be close to the action (hits, shouts etc) but at the same time I would miss having an upper view of the game. 

So that pic was taken from Section 514, second to last row. It's a great view, but that walk up causes your quad muscles to burn! While not an "up close and personal" view, it is a great view to see plays develop, and also a great view of the incoming planes landing at Burke Lakefront Airport. ?

Those are my buddy's season tickets, so I'm not sure how much they are, but... And I can't believe I'm admitting this on here, but a PA friend of mine recently mentioned that his dad has never got to go to a Steelers game, and since my friend has three kids to pay child support for, he's not exactly in the greatest financial position right now to get tickets, so I and two friends went in together and got him and his dad tickets to the upcoming Steelers vs Saints game in Pittsburgh. Those 2 tickets were in the upper deck, about 10 rows up, near the 50 yard line, and with Ticketmaster fees came to about $200 each. 

@dutch-oven said:

Cool pic I took between the 3rd and 4th quarter

As a non American who has never been to a live game... Is that a good spot to watch the game? How much did you pay? 

I think I would love to be close to the action (hits, shouts etc) but at the same time I would miss having an upper view of the game. 

@kvoethe said:

If he stayed in bounds!!

"Amari Cooper became the first Browns receiver since Josh Gordon in 2013 with back-to-back 100-yard games."

We gave up only a 5th and a swap of 6ths for the best WR we have had in a decade. Other teams gave up 1sts to get their target man. Best value trade of the past off-season, and it is not even close!

@kvoethe said:

If he stayed in bounds!!

Between that play and the almost interception at the end of the game (the drive that resulted in a late field goal by Pittsburgh) the game would have been a lot less stressful. 

@dutch-oven said:

One more thing - Amari Cooper is what the Browns thought they got in OBJ. 

What an absolute steal of a trade. 

If he stayed in bounds!!

@syd said:

Anti Christ Devils Children

    Nah... that ain't him 

@nickers said:

I need an orange strat.... Yes NEED!... It's a Guitarist thing.. I'm always keepin my eyes open for a used cheapie even... Yes the sickness is real!... Very real!... Any of you whose played for any length of time knows LOL!

I work with a few local musicians... and I've heard about the same Guitarist thing you speak of.. Good Luck! you sound good at your trade.. 

@gumby73 said:

Renegade?

How did I miss this?  

Anti Christ Devils Children

End-of-the-depth chart yet solid when called upon.. Good enough to get more PT over a FA? Stay tuned

Also, FB Hjalte Froholdt.. if all they're doing is blocking, sure, a backup OL is fine ?

@gumby73 said:

age 4 huh?

christ, when most of us were age 4? a 8 track slot in Fords was not installed until 1965 

somewhere i can now picture a father, installing his sons training wheels to 8 track versions of Whole lotta Rosie ?

hope the browns make this a regular fan event..if expected? It will get loud !  

Here’s a little more about Max. . .

https://fox8.com/news/guitar-prodigy-leaves-browns-fans-thunderstruck/

I'll take that and roll the dice in every game going forward. 

@canton-dawg said:

12 year old Max Stakolich, been playing the guitar since he was 4.

age 4 huh?

christ, when most of us were age 4? a 8 track slot in Fords was not installed until 1965 

somewhere i can now picture a father, installing his sons training wheels to 8 track versions of Whole lotta Rosie ?

hope the browns make this a regular fan event..if expected? It will get loud !  

@gumby73 said:

Renegade?

How did I miss this?  

12 year old Max Stakolich, been playing the guitar since he was 4.

I got home today in time to catch the last 8 minutes of the game replay.  I saw Brissett get sacked because our LT, ol' Jed, looked like his feet were in a foot of mud.   The DE put a spin move on him and went inside frozen Jed and went straight to the QB, bang!  I recommend that we continue to try and develop another LT.  Draft one somewhere in the draft.  Sign undrafteds.  etc.

It seems our receivers are Cooper & Njoku...and that's pretty much it.    DPJ = 1 catch.  Bell = 1 catch.  Bryant and Schwartz = 0 catches.  Bell, of course, is a rookie...so his production is not unusual.  He's got an excuse.  

Felton didn't get to wear a uniform...because they needed Jolly Rogers to field punts...because Felton seems to always look like he's about to muff it up.

Without Clowney, our pass rush is hampered greatly.  And now we've lost Walker.  JOK is at minimum, dinged.  And Harrison fell over the elf during warmups and couldn't play.  

ALWAYS good to beat the Steelers!

How did I miss this?  

@gumby73 said:

Enjoy our stress free ball weekend.. Heal up & we're on to Atlanta...   Go Browns!     

Perfect.

Ok, way to early opinion- astroturf could really be our friend in Atlanta. Can't wait to see our offense on a faster field.

@gumby73 said:

1.) at my count.. Woods called a blitz 3 times. J. Phillips twice..Taki once.. What they did do well, was held up on 3rd downs. Pitt was 1 of 9 on 3rd down..

2.) Pitt's win at all cost cheap shots.. begins at 10:44 in the 3rd..Starts at A. Walker injury..3 calls against Pitt followed that play.. Facemask no call on Conk comes soon after..

If Shelton Richardson wants to play? Pay the man! We need his inside mouth & motor..

Stef ain't perfect in all phases.. but what he has done? Watch some all 22's.. He's been good at designing Cousin/Baker a  structured offense.. JB ain't playing checkers.. He's playing chest in it.. at reading & seeing the open guys & making catch-able located throws...His drops take him to where he can see windows..not break them.. 38 runs(3 Qb sneaks) 31 of 21 passing/ 2 TD/ no picks**..

Bitonio sure played well for a injured all pro stud..Love the M.Dunn at FB/TE sets 

But can someone tell our ST coach? Your pro bowl KR/PR stud ain't coming back.. Take the ball at the 25! let it go!

Three blitzes!!!  It is a problem.  I’ll get off the secondary for second they are overwhelmingly a disappointing unit thus far.  We’ve got a top 5 pick, another first rounder, a second rounder, a third rounder and big money free agent and we can’t play zone and communicate or we can’t man up and sit in WRs back pockets.  
 

But You can’t ask a back seven to hold up if you aren’t getting pressure with your front 4.  The gameplan has to change when guys like Myles Garrett and our JAGs in the middle and whomever is on the side can’t get enough pressure.   I don’t care what your tendencies are Joe Woods.   Send a Backer, safety or corner disguise it up use your gray matter and time in this league and come up with something.  We’ve made some pedestrian statuesque QBs look good the past three year.  Pressure tends to create turnovers too- how many did we have last night?

The hope is this side will come along quickly. We are getting great QB play, and actual #1 WR has emerged- kinda cool to see that a top target can play in Cleveland, we’ve had excellent line play with some backups filling in too and Chubb looks like the best running back in the NFL. 

@mddawg said:

Some idiot on this forum was laughing when I said Brissett looked better than Mayfield in the first game.  Unlike Mayfield he knows his limitations and isn't a wannabe superstar. Look at the chemistry between him and Cooper in just 3 games, Mayfield couldn't do that in one and a half seasons with OBJ.

it was nickers  he is a fucking clown and should be banned from this place