"The" ? Official Browns at Bengals Game 13 Thread • WEEK 14 • ?
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What we were looking for was some improvement in our brand new QB from week one to week two. I wasn't able to see this game but from most accounts, the QB play was somewhat improved. From here I'd expect a leveling off and then perhaps tangible improvement for the last couple of games....
He definitely improved from Game 1 . His throws looked much better, but you could tell his processing was still slow. You'd see a promising play here and there that reminded you why he was thought so highly of in his first few years, but he was still rusty.
I agree with your theory of how his last games will go, that sounds pretty fair. No idea if he'll ever get back to his 2020 and before level.
No idea if he'll ever get back to his 2020 and before level.
Right! I forget who here said it, 'Typically, players don't come here and have their best years.'
- Somehow, people have to get over the fact that he's our QB. And all that comes with it....the picks, the 230 mil, the law suits, all of it. He's it for the foreseeable future. And if the Holier Than Thou crowd can't hack it, then they should pretend the team moved away again. When Watson's era in Cleveland is over they can pretend the team moved back.
For these final 4 games, I'm in learning mode on Watson. I've given every QB a chance to prove that they should be our QB. Even that knuckle-head Manziel. I did not want him...but when his name was called he was given a clean 'Browns Player' slate. And ya know, the one thing that Manziel had was a good clock. He knew when it was time to leave a pass pocket. And he put pressure on the D when he did leave it. But of course, Our Guys thwarted him from playing his brand of football and told him to stay in the pocket and get squished like a grape. Because that's what you do! You draft a guy with a particular style and you hammer him into the hole that you have.
Anyway, Watson deserves time in order to prove his ability and value. Just like anyone else deserves.
BEING A BROWNS FAN IS A TEST TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU CAN TAKE -
Nobody knows. From what I saw of him so far, he is clearly putting in the effort and isn't just going through the motions. Also, I don't agree with what they paid for him but people forget that there weren't too many options out there and was Mayfields shoulder going to be an ongoing problem. The owner clearly thought he was getting an upgrade over Mayfield but time will tell if it was worth it.
I said this somewhere before it is his muscle memory and just willing to trust what his body can do add that to playing for a new coaching staff and different players you can see why it is a uphill climb for him and i really didnt expect him to just come in and light it up after being off for all most two full seasons
but one thing for sure Watson rusty is still better than mayfield healthy
but one thing for sure Watson rusty is still better than mayfield healthy
Watson at his best is better than Mayfield at his best. I have zero doubts about this.
But Deshaun Watson today is categorically inferior to Mayfield in 2020, when he was healthy for the entire season and played very well for the second half of the season.
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The Dunning-Kruger effect is when a person does not have skills or ability in a specific area but sees themselves as fully equipped to give opinions or carry out tasks in that field, even though objective measures or people around them may disagree. They are unawarethat they do not have the necessary capabilities.
It also suggests that people with less competence in a given area are more likely to unknowingly overestimate their competence, while high performers often have a tendency to underestimate their skills and knowledge
This reminds me, you mentioned that Joe Woods' scheme is the problem with the defense. I've asked, at least half dozen times, for you to explain to me the basics of the Browns 1 gap over fronts that make up the bulk of their calls.
I've gone as far as to encourage you to download discord and to explain to us in real time on there to your fellow Browns fans.
When I go to get my car worked on, and the mechanic says "xyz" is the problem, I've never seen a decent mechanic either fail to, be unable, or refuse to explain in detail the problem. I don't think of you as a bad mechanic... So maybe you can help educate some of us at some point.
This reminds me, you mentioned that Joe Woods' scheme is the problem with the defense. I've asked, at least half dozen times, for you to explain to me the basics of the Browns 1 gap over fronts that make up the bulk of their calls.
I've gone as far as to encourage you to download discord and to explain to us in real time on there to your fellow Browns fans.
When I go to get my car worked on, and the mechanic says "xyz" is the problem, I've never seen a decent mechanic either fail to, be unable, or refuse to explain in detail the problem. I don't think of you as a bad mechanic... So maybe you can help educate some of us at some point.
You're the supposed resident expert....,. I mean whats there to explain"... Delpit looks lost half the time... Joe has them playing too far off their man leaving pockets all over the field...They play too much zone coverage that leaves TE's open in the middle.. They get smoked by TE's and RB's on a consistent basis... Another thing I don't like is they don't move Garrett around enough or not at all...... Theres always some space left open for a TE or a RB that catches the ball in areas that exposes the defense where by they're getting chunks of yardage... Another thing I don't like.. Is they don't even teach these dudes how to wrap up... No one is held accountable for anything... You oughta go watch My nephew play Linebacker... He's a tackling machine whose getting some nice feelers from several schools.. Another thing that irks me is the secondary gives pass catchers way too much cushion there by letting average pass catchers get around them for big yardage.. When they plan man.. They usually have better success.... Secondly... Discord eats up too much data on my phone so... That ain't gonna happen...
EDIT:... I don't expect them to be perfect... I realize your not gonna stop them on every down.. What they run looks a bit a bit like the 5-2 scheme that Fritz Shurmer ran but disguised as a 4-3 And just about everything looks like nickel packages.. DB's running all over the damn place . I get it.. the interior D line is a mess.. Now I'm not claiming to know it all like some on here... I have more important things to worry about like fucking cancer...
If you don't like my response.. Oh well...
Kiss My Ass!
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This reminds me, you mentioned that Joe Woods' scheme is the problem with the defense. I've asked, at least half dozen times, for you to explain to me the basics of the Browns 1 gap over fronts that make up the bulk of their calls.
I've gone as far as to encourage you to download discord and to explain to us in real time on there to your fellow Browns fans.
When I go to get my car worked on, and the mechanic says "xyz" is the problem, I've never seen a decent mechanic either fail to, be unable, or refuse to explain in detail the problem. I don't think of you as a bad mechanic... So maybe you can help educate some of us at some point.
You're the supposed resident expert....,. I mean whats there to explain"... Delpit looks lost half the time... Joe has them playing too far off their man leaving pockets all over the field...They play too much zone coverage that leaves TE's open in the middle.. They get smoked by TE's and RB's on a consistent basis... Another thing I don't like is they don't move Garrett around enough or not at all...... Theres always some space left open for a TE or a RB that catches the ball in areas that exposes the defense where by they're getting chunks of yardage... Another thing I don't like.. Is they don't even teach these dudes how to wrap up... No one is held accountable for anything... You oughta go watch My nephew play Linebacker... He's a tackling machine whose getting some nice feelers from several schools.. Another thing that irks me is the secondary gives pass catchers way too much cushion there by letting average pass catchers get around them for big yardage.. When they plan man.. They usually have better success.... Secondly... Discord eats up too much data on my phone so... That ain't gonna happen...
EDIT:... I don't expect them to be perfect... I realize your not gonna stop them on every down.. What they run looks a bit a bit like the 5-2 scheme that Fritz Shurmer ran but disguised as a 4-3 And just about everything looks like nickel packages.. DB's running all over the damn place . I get it.. the interior D line is a mess.. Now I'm not claiming to know it all like some on here... I have more important things to worry about like fucking cancer...
If you don't like my response.. Oh well...
Kiss My Ass!
You're the supposed resident expert....,. I mean whats there to explain"... Delpit looks lost half the time... Joe has them playing too far off their man leaving pockets all over the field...They play too much zone coverage that leaves TE's open in the middle.. They get smoked by TE's and RB's on a consistent basis... Another thing I don't like is they don't move Garrett around enough or not at all...... Theres always some space left open for a TE or a RB that catches the ball in areas that exposes the defense where by they're getting chunks of yardage... Another thing I don't like.. Is they don't even teach these dudes how to wrap up... No one is held accountable for anything... You oughta go watch My nephew play Linebacker... He's a tackling machine whose getting some nice feelers from several schools.. Another thing that irks me is the secondary gives pass catchers way too much cushion there by letting average pass catchers get around them for big yardage.. When they plan man.. They usually have better success.... Secondly... Discord eats up too much data on my phone so... That ain't gonna happen...
EDIT:... I don't expect them to be perfect... I realize your not gonna stop them on every down.. What they run looks a bit a bit like the 5-2 scheme that Fritz Shurmer ran but disguised as a 4-3 And just about everything looks like nickel packages.. DB's running all over the damn place . I get it.. the interior D line is a mess.. Now I'm not claiming to know it all like some on here... I have more important things to worry about like fucking cancer...
If you don't like my response.. Oh well...
Kiss My Ass!
Huh? I'm a 16 year old Chinese kid, I've never seen heard of the game of football until now. Or is it foosball? I'm counting on you to provide some knowledge here so I can enjoy this glorious game.
Thanks.
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You're the supposed resident expert....,. I mean whats there to explain"... Delpit looks lost half the time... Joe has them playing too far off their man leaving pockets all over the field...They play too much zone coverage that leaves TE's open in the middle.. They get smoked by TE's and RB's on a consistent basis... Another thing I don't like is they don't move Garrett around enough or not at all...... Theres always some space left open for a TE or a RB that catches the ball in areas that exposes the defense where by they're getting chunks of yardage... Another thing I don't like.. Is they don't even teach these dudes how to wrap up... No one is held accountable for anything... You oughta go watch My nephew play Linebacker... He's a tackling machine whose getting some nice feelers from several schools.. Another thing that irks me is the secondary gives pass catchers way too much cushion there by letting average pass catchers get around them for big yardage.. When they plan man.. They usually have better success.... Secondly... Discord eats up too much data on my phone so... That ain't gonna happen...
EDIT:... I don't expect them to be perfect... I realize your not gonna stop them on every down.. What they run looks a bit a bit like the 5-2 scheme that Fritz Shurmer ran but disguised as a 4-3 And just about everything looks like nickel packages.. DB's running all over the damn place . I get it.. the interior D line is a mess.. Now I'm not claiming to know it all like some on here... I have more important things to worry about like fucking cancer...
If you don't like my response.. Oh well...
Kiss My Ass!
Huh? I'm a 16 year old Chinese kid, I've never seen heard of the game of football until now. Or is it foosball? I'm counting on you to provide some knowledge here so I can enjoy this glorious game.
Thanks.
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No idea if he'll ever get back to his 2020 and before level.
Right! I forget who here said it, 'Typically, players don't come here and have their best years.'
- Somehow, people have to get over the fact that he's our QB. And all that comes with it....the picks, the 230 mil, the law suits, all of it. He's it for the foreseeable future. And if the Holier Than Thou crowd can't hack it, then they should pretend the team moved away again. When Watson's era in Cleveland is over they can pretend the team moved back.
For these final 4 games, I'm in learning mode on Watson. I've given every QB a chance to prove that they should be our QB. Even that knuckle-head Manziel. I did not want him...but when his name was called he was given a clean 'Browns Player' slate. And ya know, the one thing that Manziel had was a good clock. He knew when it was time to leave a pass pocket. And he put pressure on the D when he did leave it. But of course, Our Guys thwarted him from playing his brand of football and told him to stay in the pocket and get squished like a grape. Because that's what you do! You draft a guy with a particular style and you hammer him into the hole that you have.
Anyway, Watson deserves time in order to prove his ability and value. Just like anyone else deserves.
Somehow, people have to get over the fact that he's our QB. And all that comes with it....the picks, the 230 mil, the law suits, all of it. He's it for the foreseeable future. And if the Holier Than Thou crowd can't hack it, then they should pretend the team moved away again. When Watson's era in Cleveland is over they can pretend the team moved back.
I for one really don’t care about the morality, lawsuits, he said/she said bullshit.
I look at what was parlayed for the immediate future of the Browns (i.e. DW).
It was a classic gesture of making a big move for an immediate Super Bowl appearance.
Which in theory is an ok move, provided the Browns were just a QB upgrade away.
I said last year, we were weak on the DL and HC positions….and here we are.
So now we’re in NFL purgatory with no 1st round picks and stuck with a big contract going forward.
Jimmy and AB rolled the dice and came up snake eyes.
My gut tells me this was a bad move, but being a Browns fan we seem to be eternal optimists.
We think it’s raining but in reality it’s Haslam pissing on the fans…again.
Two things that will define you: Your determination when you have nothing. Your attitude when you have everything. - Mike McCartney -
Somehow, people have to get over the fact that he's our QB. And all that comes with it....the picks, the 230 mil, the law suits, all of it. He's it for the foreseeable future. And if the Holier Than Thou crowd can't hack it, then they should pretend the team moved away again. When Watson's era in Cleveland is over they can pretend the team moved back.
I for one really don’t care about the morality, lawsuits, he said/she said bullshit.
I look at what was parlayed for the immediate future of the Browns (i.e. DW).
It was a classic gesture of making a big move for an immediate Super Bowl appearance.
Which in theory is an ok move, provided the Browns were just a QB upgrade away.
I said last year, we were weak on the DL and HC positions….and here we are.
So now we’re in NFL purgatory with no 1st round picks and stuck with a big contract going forward.
Jimmy and AB rolled the dice and came up snake eyes.
My gut tells me this was a bad move, but being a Browns fan we seem to be eternal optimists.
We think it’s raining but in reality it’s Haslam pissing on the fans…again.
I for one really don’t care about the morality, lawsuits, he said/she said bullshit.
I look at what was parlayed for the immediate future of the Browns (i.e. DW).
It was a classic gesture of making a big move for an immediate Super Bowl appearance.
Which in theory is an ok move, provided the Browns were just a QB upgrade away.
I said last year, we were weak on the DL and HC positions….and here we are.
So now we’re in NFL purgatory with no 1st round picks and stuck with a big contract going forward.
Jimmy and AB rolled the dice and came up snake eyes.
My gut tells me this was a bad move, but being a Browns fan we seem to be eternal optimists.
We think it’s raining but in reality it’s Haslam pissing on the fans…again.
Thank you!
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Somehow, people have to get over the fact that he's our QB. And all that comes with it....the picks, the 230 mil, the law suits, all of it. He's it for the foreseeable future. And if the Holier Than Thou crowd can't hack it, then they should pretend the team moved away again. When Watson's era in Cleveland is over they can pretend the team moved back.
I for one really don’t care about the morality, lawsuits, he said/she said bullshit.
I look at what was parlayed for the immediate future of the Browns (i.e. DW).
It was a classic gesture of making a big move for an immediate Super Bowl appearance.
Which in theory is an ok move, provided the Browns were just a QB upgrade away.
I said last year, we were weak on the DL and HC positions….and here we are.
So now we’re in NFL purgatory with no 1st round picks and stuck with a big contract going forward.
Jimmy and AB rolled the dice and came up snake eyes.
My gut tells me this was a bad move, but being a Browns fan we seem to be eternal optimists.
We think it’s raining but in reality it’s Haslam pissing on the fans…again.
Jimmy and AB rolled the dice and came up snake eyes.
We don't know that yet. And we won't know it until this time next year.
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Jimmy and AB rolled the dice and came up snake eyes.
We don't know that yet. And we won't know it until this time next year.
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Voice of reason - well said! Think back to week 1 when a lot of fans couldn't wait to assure us Brissett was unacceptable; and all we needed to do was start Dobbs. They was wrong!
Right now, the guy in charge of our Offense (Stefanski) is doing what he did to Kirk Cousins. Minnesota fans quickly became critics of the Cousins' contract. If memory serves me right, their best WR Stephon Diggs wanted out of that offense. Some of that was the design of the pass routes and lack of knowledge covered up by the ole "this is a TE friendly offense." Yeah, they really made a star out of former 1st round pick Kyle Rudolph (from ND) there. Translating that to Cleveland - Austin Hooper was a disappointment while Harrison Bryant hasn't developed into the guy we hoped he would become as a former Mackey Award winner in college. Both Cousins and Diggs are much happier today without Stefanski's handcuffs on their talent. I'm not seeing many receivers or TEs blossom here.
It feels like we've become that Minnesota fan base, only with a much worse track record on finding the right QB and giving them the successful environment to succeed in. Minnesota differs because guys like Rich Gannon, Warren Moon, Brad Johnson and even Randall Cunningham (who put up the best passing numbers and QB rating of his career) played extremely well in the WCO there. A well proven system vrs trial and error. A lot of anger, frustration and hostility with only the QB receiving it all. At 1 point, the commentators showed a replay of Browns' Receivers downfield just standing there next to the DBs in lieu of adjusting the route to the situation. Most of the opponents left on our schedule will be able to stop Chubb on 3rd and long.
I keep telling people we're at the mercy of a horrible owner listening to FO guys making another Poseiden Adventure on Lake Erie out of this football franchise. The 1st thing I'd do if I was the owner (Heaven Help us!) is tell Stefanski you weren't hired or paid to just be the OC. I would make the Head Coach of this mess micro-manage the shit out of this Special Teams nightmare (also counting currently another another Coordinator from Zimmer's chicken shit football program in Minnesota). Our Defense just forced them to punt from their own yard line and they rough the kicker without anyone even close to blocking that punt.
Younger players are not getting developed in this football program. Don't let the media circus about Watson blind you to all this. If you want to see great QB development and the perfect environment to get that done look at Philly. Look what they added on their perimeter. Does anyone need to learn HOW TO FUCKING CATCH a football there? Not to worry though, fans are going to think the QB (the symptom) is the only problem. They always do like the T-Shirt full of names of QBs that failed here. That T-shirt is just as much (or more) of a reflection on the shit at the top of this franchise. The sentence this to the Head Coaches and QBs this fan base is well trained to hate. With every firing follows a hiring that ends up with the same exact result. The Browns have gone nowhere since 1999 because the people at the top of this organization.
Which gets to a question I have.. We have arguably the best running attack since the days of Mack and Byner and if you want to take that further.. Chubb is the best back we've had since Jimmy Brown...We have Watson who is said to be a top 5 QB in all the NFL landscape currently.. My question is are we gonna become a pass happy team to appease Watson , or.. Will we remain a run first first team with Chubb and Hunt presumably.. The record has shown that Kevvy neutered Cousin and under his tutiledge..... Cousins was never going to reach full potential under Shitpantski... And we are seeing evidence of this in Minny... What makes anyone think DW will reach his potential under Shitpantski at this point? I personally think Kevvy neuters this team... And if Kevvy remains... What makes anyone think DW wants to stay here?... I get the need for a franchise QB... But we have seen under optimal conditions we can win with Brissett,, If only we had a stalwart defense like B'more and Pittsburgh historically puts together. I mean Trent Dilfer and Joe Flacco weren't anything special. Yet they won championships... We've seen theres more than one road to Mecca.. But Kevvy just instills chest hair ripping annoyance and aggravation at this juncture....
Which gets to a question I have.. We have arguably the best running attack since the days of Mack and Byner and if you want to take that further.. Chubb is the best back we've had since Jimmy Brown...We have Watson who is said to be a top 5 QB in all the NFL landscape currently.. My question is are we gonna become a pass happy team to appease Watson , or.. Will we remain a run first first team with Chubb and Hunt presumably.. The record has shown that Kevvy neutered Cousin and under his tutiledge..... Cousins was never going to reach full potential under Shitpantski... And we are seeing evidence of this in Minny... What makes anyone think DW will reach his potential under Shitpantski at this point? I personally think Kevvy neuters this team... And if Kevvy remains... What makes anyone think DW wants to stay here?... I get the need for a franchise QB... But we have seen under optimal conditions we can win with Brissett,, If only we had a stalwart defense like B'more and Pittsburgh historically puts together. I mean Trent Dilfer and Joe Flacco weren't anything special. Yet they won championships... We've seen theres more than one road to Mecca.. But Kevvy just instills chest hair ripping annoyance and aggravation at this juncture....
Neutered. ? ? Well applied! I might have to borrow that term a couple hundred times.
As for our Head Coach, I mean Offensive Coordinator, I mean I just walked into the kitchen and forgot why I did so. When it's time to execute a play - the play called needs to match the personnel and situation. This example does not: 4th and 1 where a FG on the road was very advisable - isn't the time to try to prove you have balls. We fans are just white noise though so here comes a QB right off the bench to have the defense thinking he's gonna sneak it; only to overthrow the WR in the end zone. End result? No points to punctuate the collective effort put into a drive. This is a banged up unit where fractions of Teller and Conklin are struggling to play through injuries to the lyrics "well I'm half the man I used to be." That's what was lining up to the right of the back up Center on a day Cincy's DT/IDL DJ Reader would dominate our offense to the extent he closed it entirely. Anyway, these guys needed to be rewarded with points and they were not. Our HC, I mean OC wanted to get cute and show the fan base he can take a QB that isn't warmed up to throw a TD pass while we were still waiting on Watson's 1st TD pass as a Cleveland Brown.
The situation (part II) was when the game began with our defense frustrating Burrow again as Cincy couldn't move the ball during the very first possession of the game (knowing Cleveland gets the 2nd half kickoff) - was giving the Browns a chance to go up 2 possessions. However, this was waived by a decision to get cute and try a play that looked like it might have been dress rehearsed once. It set the tone for the rest of the day.
I'm still not even sure Stefanski (THE HEAD COACH allegedly) is aware that our Special Teams roughed the kicker/punter at the 5 yard line. He was too busy looking at the laminated spreadsheet in his hand for the next play he was going to call.
This is what happens when you have a Head Coach that doesn't understand which one of his coordinators needs the hand holding (clearly Priefer on the STs) while Woods and the defense were coming off their best 2 games. Again, Alex Van Pelt (our Offensive Coordinator) called the plays in the ONLY playoff game this franchise has won since the mid 90s. The offense scored 41 points of the 48 scored that day; and they didn't turn over the football even once while Ben Rapen and Ridin threw 5 INTs in front of his home crowd.
My overall conclusion is I would like a Head Coach that empowers his Coordinators; but lights their fannies when or where needed. Instead, I get a strong impression that Office Depot-Desta doesn't want that kind of traditional set-up at all. He's married to spreadsheets that you commonly see burying Corporate America today. You know, when a new hotshot comes in from Tea Sip State with an adorable resume showing WHO he knows instead of what he knows. This type likes to blow off the front lines working directly with the customers, patients and clients and slap a time line on how long you should converse with them. Mind you, they've never once sat in the shoes of the front line to experience/understand all that can come up when dealing with a diversified population in terms of age, culture, socio-economic status, etc. So, they power play everyone they SHOULD be learning from to stick their nose even further up the crack of whoever hired/wanted them. In this case, Office Depot-desta who recommended Stefanski knowing he'll have the "yes sir" guy he needs instead of the Head Coach WE need. So, all the while our Owner remains stuck on pause with listening to and whole-heartedly trusting the wrong people in his FO - we can't even have a Head Coach. That being the case, we CAN remain held hostage to the wrong guy calling the plays while the guy Coordinating our Special Teams remains totally empowered to throw gasoline on the dumpster fire he's in charge of every week.
We have the worst owner in professional sports. Everything below him is a symptom of that. Everything! Don't like Johnny Manziel? How'd he get here? Don't like Baker Mayfield? How'd he get here? Don't like Deshaun Watson? How'd he get here? Don't like Don't like Kevin Stefanski? How'd he get here? Don't like Office Depot-desta? How'd he get here? Don't like hope? You're exactly where you need to be - in park...
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Which gets to a question I have.. We have arguably the best running attack since the days of Mack and Byner and if you want to take that further.. Chubb is the best back we've had since Jimmy Brown...We have Watson who is said to be a top 5 QB in all the NFL landscape currently.. My question is are we gonna become a pass happy team to appease Watson , or.. Will we remain a run first first team with Chubb and Hunt presumably.. The record has shown that Kevvy neutered Cousin and under his tutiledge..... Cousins was never going to reach full potential under Shitpantski... And we are seeing evidence of this in Minny... What makes anyone think DW will reach his potential under Shitpantski at this point? I personally think Kevvy neuters this team... And if Kevvy remains... What makes anyone think DW wants to stay here?... I get the need for a franchise QB... But we have seen under optimal conditions we can win with Brissett,, If only we had a stalwart defense like B'more and Pittsburgh historically puts together. I mean Trent Dilfer and Joe Flacco weren't anything special. Yet they won championships... We've seen theres more than one road to Mecca.. But Kevvy just instills chest hair ripping annoyance and aggravation at this juncture....
Neutered. ? ? Well applied! I might have to borrow that term a couple hundred times.
As for our Head Coach, I mean Offensive Coordinator, I mean I just walked into the kitchen and forgot why I did so. When it's time to execute a play - the play called needs to match the personnel and situation. This example does not: 4th and 1 where a FG on the road was very advisable - isn't the time to try to prove you have balls. We fans are just white noise though so here comes a QB right off the bench to have the defense thinking he's gonna sneak it; only to overthrow the WR in the end zone. End result? No points to punctuate the collective effort put into a drive. This is a banged up unit where fractions of Teller and Conklin are struggling to play through injuries to the lyrics "well I'm half the man I used to be." That's what was lining up to the right of the back up Center on a day Cincy's DT/IDL DJ Reader would dominate our offense to the extent he closed it entirely. Anyway, these guys needed to be rewarded with points and they were not. Our HC, I mean OC wanted to get cute and show the fan base he can take a QB that isn't warmed up to throw a TD pass while we were still waiting on Watson's 1st TD pass as a Cleveland Brown.
The situation (part II) was when the game began with our defense frustrating Burrow again as Cincy couldn't move the ball during the very first possession of the game (knowing Cleveland gets the 2nd half kickoff) - was giving the Browns a chance to go up 2 possessions. However, this was waived by a decision to get cute and try a play that looked like it might have been dress rehearsed once. It set the tone for the rest of the day.
I'm still not even sure Stefanski (THE HEAD COACH allegedly) is aware that our Special Teams roughed the kicker/punter at the 5 yard line. He was too busy looking at the laminated spreadsheet in his hand for the next play he was going to call.
This is what happens when you have a Head Coach that doesn't understand which one of his coordinators needs the hand holding (clearly Priefer on the STs) while Woods and the defense were coming off their best 2 games. Again, Alex Van Pelt (our Offensive Coordinator) called the plays in the ONLY playoff game this franchise has won since the mid 90s. The offense scored 41 points of the 48 scored that day; and they didn't turn over the football even once while Ben Rapen and Ridin threw 5 INTs in front of his home crowd.
My overall conclusion is I would like a Head Coach that empowers his Coordinators; but lights their fannies when or where needed. Instead, I get a strong impression that Office Depot-Desta doesn't want that kind of traditional set-up at all. He's married to spreadsheets that you commonly see burying Corporate America today. You know, when a new hotshot comes in from Tea Sip State with an adorable resume showing WHO he knows instead of what he knows. This type likes to blow off the front lines working directly with the customers, patients and clients and slap a time line on how long you should converse with them. Mind you, they've never once sat in the shoes of the front line to experience/understand all that can come up when dealing with a diversified population in terms of age, culture, socio-economic status, etc. So, they power play everyone they SHOULD be learning from to stick their nose even further up the crack of whoever hired/wanted them. In this case, Office Depot-desta who recommended Stefanski knowing he'll have the "yes sir" guy he needs instead of the Head Coach WE need. So, all the while our Owner remains stuck on pause with listening to and whole-heartedly trusting the wrong people in his FO - we can't even have a Head Coach. That being the case, we CAN remain held hostage to the wrong guy calling the plays while the guy Coordinating our Special Teams remains totally empowered to throw gasoline on the dumpster fire he's in charge of every week.
We have the worst owner in professional sports. Everything below him is a symptom of that. Everything! Don't like Johnny Manziel? How'd he get here? Don't like Baker Mayfield? How'd he get here? Don't like Deshaun Watson? How'd he get here? Don't like Don't like Kevin Stefanski? How'd he get here? Don't like Office Depot-desta? How'd he get here? Don't like hope? You're exactly where you need to be - in park...
Neutered. ? ? Well applied! I might have to borrow that term a couple hundred times.
As for our Head Coach, I mean Offensive Coordinator, I mean I just walked into the kitchen and forgot why I did so. When it's time to execute a play - the play called needs to match the personnel and situation. This example does not: 4th and 1 where a FG on the road was very advisable - isn't the time to try to prove you have balls. We fans are just white noise though so here comes a QB right off the bench to have the defense thinking he's gonna sneak it; only to overthrow the WR in the end zone. End result? No points to punctuate the collective effort put into a drive. This is a banged up unit where fractions of Teller and Conklin are struggling to play through injuries to the lyrics "well I'm half the man I used to be." That's what was lining up to the right of the back up Center on a day Cincy's DT/IDL DJ Reader would dominate our offense to the extent he closed it entirely. Anyway, these guys needed to be rewarded with points and they were not. Our HC, I mean OC wanted to get cute and show the fan base he can take a QB that isn't warmed up to throw a TD pass while we were still waiting on Watson's 1st TD pass as a Cleveland Brown.
The situation (part II) was when the game began with our defense frustrating Burrow again as Cincy couldn't move the ball during the very first possession of the game (knowing Cleveland gets the 2nd half kickoff) - was giving the Browns a chance to go up 2 possessions. However, this was waived by a decision to get cute and try a play that looked like it might have been dress rehearsed once. It set the tone for the rest of the day.
I'm still not even sure Stefanski (THE HEAD COACH allegedly) is aware that our Special Teams roughed the kicker/punter at the 5 yard line. He was too busy looking at the laminated spreadsheet in his hand for the next play he was going to call.
This is what happens when you have a Head Coach that doesn't understand which one of his coordinators needs the hand holding (clearly Priefer on the STs) while Woods and the defense were coming off their best 2 games. Again, Alex Van Pelt (our Offensive Coordinator) called the plays in the ONLY playoff game this franchise has won since the mid 90s. The offense scored 41 points of the 48 scored that day; and they didn't turn over the football even once while Ben Rapen and Ridin threw 5 INTs in front of his home crowd.
My overall conclusion is I would like a Head Coach that empowers his Coordinators; but lights their fannies when or where needed. Instead, I get a strong impression that Office Depot-Desta doesn't want that kind of traditional set-up at all. He's married to spreadsheets that you commonly see burying Corporate America today. You know, when a new hotshot comes in from Tea Sip State with an adorable resume showing WHO he knows instead of what he knows. This type likes to blow off the front lines working directly with the customers, patients and clients and slap a time line on how long you should converse with them. Mind you, they've never once sat in the shoes of the front line to experience/understand all that can come up when dealing with a diversified population in terms of age, culture, socio-economic status, etc. So, they power play everyone they SHOULD be learning from to stick their nose even further up the crack of whoever hired/wanted them. In this case, Office Depot-desta who recommended Stefanski knowing he'll have the "yes sir" guy he needs instead of the Head Coach WE need. So, all the while our Owner remains stuck on pause with listening to and whole-heartedly trusting the wrong people in his FO - we can't even have a Head Coach. That being the case, when CAN remain held hostage to the wrong guy calling the plays while the guy Coordinating our Special Teams remains totally empowered to throw gasoline on the dumpster fire he's in charge of every week.
We have the worst owner in professional sports. Everything below him is a symptom of that. Everything! Don't like Johnny Manziel? How'd he get here? Don't like Baker Mayfield? How'd he get here? Don't like Deshaun Watson? How'd he get here? Don't like Don't like Kevin Stefanski? How'd he get here? Don't like Office Depot-desta? How'd he get here? Don't like hope? You're exactly where you need to be - in park...
I laughed my ass off reading this post despite the fact I agree with every point you made... Again... It almost leads me to the chicken before the egg debate.. "where are we" And Kevvy remind me of Jake from state farm.. "Hes a coach so..." If you follow my sick analogy... But as you stated numerous times.. You lay this all at Jimmies feet. He can change the window dressing year in and year out... The net results are always the same...
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Watson looked much better today. The rest of the team sucked.
It's not hard to look much better than he was against Houston....79.1 qb rating?.....not anything I would get excited about. I can't wait to see that jump from this to..."elite, top 5 qb".
It's not hard to look much better than he was against Houston....79.1 qb rating?.....not anything I would get excited about. I can't wait to see that jump from this to..."elite, top 5 qb".
I hope you CAN wait because you're not going to see that ever. Dude is not an elite top 5 qb. He had one great season years ago and his team went 4-12. He's not top five. He MIGHT be the second best qb currently in the division but then again he might not be. Is he an upgrade from mayfield? Yes. Kind of. Is he better than burrow? Lol, No. Is he better than Jackson? I don't personally think so. Some people might. I don't.
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It's not hard to look much better than he was against Houston....79.1 qb rating?.....not anything I would get excited about. I can't wait to see that jump from this to..."elite, top 5 qb".
I hope you CAN wait because you're not going to see that ever. Dude is not an elite top 5 qb. He had one great season years ago and his team went 4-12. He's not top five. He MIGHT be the second best qb currently in the division but then again he might not be. Is he an upgrade from mayfield? Yes. Kind of. Is he better than burrow? Lol, No. Is he better than Jackson? I don't personally think so. Some people might. I don't.
I hope you CAN wait because you're not going to see that ever. Dude is not an elite top 5 qb. He had one great season years ago and his team went 4-12. He's not top five. He MIGHT be the second best qb currently in the division but then again he might not be. Is he an upgrade from mayfield? Yes. Kind of. Is he better than burrow? Lol, No. Is he better than Jackson? I don't personally think so. Some people might. I don't.
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