@d-bone said:

You didn't hear nuthin', you didn't see nuthin, you can't prove nuthin'

Another gem lost to the annals of Tour's Tavern.... 

@dutch-oven said:

He's looking at you like you looked at that piece of salmon, sinner. ?

You didn't hear nuthin', you didn't see nuthin, you can't prove nuthin'

@d-bone said:

He's lookin' at me like I'm a message therapist. 

He's looking at you like you looked at that piece of salmon, sinner. ?

@d-bone said:

but it's his body language and facial expressions

@dick-mellon said:

The new forum says I'm a newbie, but I have been here for 11 years.  This is the only board that I have belonged to since Cold Hard Football Facts imploded, like 10 years ago.  I really like it here.  This is a great group with a lot of history.

Well that's good to hear and we do welcome discussing football topics and our individual ideas.   But don't be too surprised if you get challenged on them.  

Oh BTW I like your avatar having worked for US Steel at the Youngstown Works for 11 years and did spend some time at their main office in  "The Rusty Nail"  at 600 Grant Street in downtown Pittsburgh,  PA.   Some good times when I was 18-29 years old .... before USS got out of the steel business.  

I did stay in the steel business for most of my working career.   Just a passing thought when I see the steel logo. ...... just not the Steelers. 

@mjp28 said:

We all will be watching there Dick Mellon  ..... BTW why do you come drifting over here ?  All 4 AFCN teams won do you go over there also ?  Just curious.    

The new forum says I'm a newbie, but I have been here for 11 years.  This is the only board that I have belonged to since Cold Hard Football Facts imploded, like 10 years ago.  I really like it here.  This is a great group with a lot of history.

TB  17   NO (+3.5) 16   so NO loses but covers !    18 losers and only 1 winner !    

* PLUS *  Get this,  in our little TBB MNF PICKEM   ive  NEVER   seen this before and I've been doing this for a long long time.         TB  18   NO 1    and the usual  4 NO Picks.

I mean this guy must be a real jerk !    What an idiot !   I certainly hope i well i mean he does alright.     

Meanwhile  it's      NO 7  TB 3    7:33 in the 2nd quarter.     Hmmmmm.

@gumby73 said:

Spent game day here with 15 filthy animals ...  

 Drink of the Day? took 3 to digest the 1st Half.. 

1. Rusty Nail.. ?

2. Add the scotch and Drambuie into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled.

3. Strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube.

 Knew I was drunk when DPJ hit the end zone on a punt return TD & this defense finally created some scoring turnovers..

1.) Called in sick to work today..

2.) Going back to bed ? with exploding head

F'k it... Back2Back Browns Victory Mondays is worth it !

AND OH YES !   It's the big picture,  the BROWNS WON again ...... baby !   Enjoy it.   

 Drink of the Day? took 3 to digest the 1st Half.. 

1. Rusty Nail.. ?

2. Add the scotch and Drambuie into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled.

3. Strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube.

 Knew I was drunk when DPJ hit the end zone on a punt return TD & this defense finally created some scoring turnovers..

1.) Called in sick to work today..

2.) Going back to bed ? with exploding head

F'k it... Back2Back Browns Victory Mondays is worth it !

@dick-mellon said:

Huh?  Didn't the offense put up 3 points?  ★ GOOD OBSERVATION  IF ANYBODY ACTUALLY MISSED IT.  

We expected rust but I saw a guy who looked older and slower with less fluidity, slower reactions, and he looked less athletic. 

Absolutely  .... in his first game back under REAL live fire even though it was the ONE win Houston Texans. 

BUT to make a decent observation wait until week TWO when he should  (or better be) much improved now that the loads of rust should be gone.  The next 3 of 5 are CIN BAL PIT although all   "could "  be winnable games IF CLE has anything left in the 2022 tank.   

Then we will see what the football genius Haslam got for mortgaging the BROWNS  future on this once and better  still continued to be a franchise quarterback.   Remember too his last full year he was 4823 / 33 / 7 we'll all see for ourselves how much of that is left with the current 2022 BROWNS RECEIVING CORP.

We all will be watching there Dick Mellon  ..... BTW why do you come drifting over here ?  All 4 AFCN teams won do you go over there also ?  Just curious.    

@d-bone said:

I just rolled in from a ride and elected not to watch the game, but it's good to see Watson put up more points than Jacoby has been, helping to justify the record contract and silence the haters.

Too soon? 

Huh?  Didn't the offense put up 3 points?

We expected rust but I saw a guy who looked older and slower with less fluidity, slower reactions, and he looked less athletic. 

  ︎ Lucky Week 13  ︎  

Every game naturally is very important for us.

@d-bone said:

I have only seen 3 or 4 of Watson's games before, so maybe it's just his face, but he looked disinterested

That same thing was said the last time we played him...while he was the Texans QB.  I'm guessing, that's his natural look???

We had a QB duel today.  Watson QB rating 53.4.  Allen's 53.5.   - If I were QB coach I'd tell Watson that he's gotta throw it so it doesn't bounce it's way to the receiver.  And then I teach him how to slide and not take on defenders.  He's the QB.  He has special rules designed to protect him.  Slide!  Do not take hits!

In our little TBB Pickem this Sunday Night  it's    DAL 12   IND 7   and NO Picks 4.

DAL 21-13  in the 3rd with 6 minutes to go. 

@nickers said:

Bingo!... I didn't expect Joe Montana out there today... But he looked mighty pedestrian.. Lot of passes went into the dirt... There better be marked improvement next week... Cincy ain't no joke... They're not the texans

Hold on.... are you implying that the Cincinnati Bengals - the defending AFC Champions - are on a higher level than the Houston Texans - a team in full tank mode? 

@canton-dawg said:

If I had a $230 million dollar guaranteed contract, I wouldn’t give a shit if my team won or lost.

I think that’s the issue with a guaranteed contract, if offers no motivation.

Bingo!... I didn't expect Joe Montana out there today... But he looked mighty pedestrian.. Lot of passes went into the dirt... There better be marked improvement next week... Cincy ain't no joke... They're not the texans

@canton-dawg said:

If I had a $230 million dollar guaranteed contract, I wouldn’t give a shit if my team won or lost.

I think that’s the issue with a guaranteed contract, if offers no motivation.

"Give me 53 players on the final year of their contract, and I'll give you a Super Bowl trophy."  

@d-bone said:

I am assuming his play will get better with more live fire reps, but it's his body language and facial expressions that have me concerned.

Again, maybe it's just who he is and how he has always looked on the field, but my memory says that he had fire and a body language that showed it.... Hopefully I'm just reading way too much into it.

His video while leaving the field showed some emotion, albeit woefully tone deaf. 

If I had a $230 million dollar guaranteed contract, I wouldn’t give a shit if my team won or lost.

I think that’s the issue with a guaranteed contract, if offers no motivation.

@dutch-oven said:

PUT IN DOBBS

Sadly, toooo late....  We have a varied fanbase at our games.... Dobbs is as good as gone after being released... Per our LIONS fan today he interviewed with Detroit, with both their backups injured, expect him to get that gig there....   

@dutch-oven said:

Whatever the Texans do today, they will help and hurt their first round draft position at the same time. 

they can't get much worse... Easily in the pole position for the #1 overall pick... Right now the pick they got from the Browns is in the #15 range....   

@bbedward said:

This coaching staff is one of the most brain dead groups we’ve had since 99’

Glad to see you back BW....  

@mjp28 said:

YES.  After 121 games a PR TD and better yet my guess is well close.    7-5.

Do we need to go back to the days of Josh Cribbs for one?   

@mjp28 said:

Second half plans   Wedgwood Pizza on its way here !   Ummmmmm. 

Oh the game will our BROWNS ever wake up ?  How about a few quick TDs here ?

It might be a chain, but Jets sicilian is pretty decent.... 

@browns149 said:

I was there once. It was damn hot. We didn’t even finish 18 holes. We quit after 9. Damn hot

Hot??  My pal got married in Saint Louis many years ago in July... Guys golf outing and it was around 95 degrees... We see a golf cart coming up the 16th fairway, and the guy says..  "Are you guys interested in buying a beer?  Like how many you have there?