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  • @fy56 said:

    He may be the only QB in NFL history to have played for 3 teams in the same division.

    Next stop Pittsburgh for a clean sweep? Not a chance. They ain’t that stupid. But I’d love to see him fuck up there.

    I just read that there's only been 3 QB trades in NFL history within the division.

    *McNabb from Philly to Washington

    *Bledsoe from New England to Buffalo

    *Flacco from CLE to Cincy

    @bob806 said:

    I just read that there's only been 3 QB trades in NFL history within the division.

    *McNabb from Philly to Washington

    *Bledsoe from New England to Buffalo

    *Flacco from CLE to Cincy

    Although not a trade, Packers QB  Brent Favre signed with division rival Vikings as a free agent.

    So I did a quick search and Flacco wasn’t the only one. AI says that Jim McMahon had also played for 3 teams in the same division.

    Jim McMahon: Spent time with the Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers, all of whom play in the NFC North.

  • @fy56 said:

    He may be the only QB in NFL history to have played for 3 teams in the same division.

    Next stop Pittsburgh for a clean sweep? Not a chance. They ain’t that stupid. But I’d love to see him fuck up there.

    I just read that there's only been 3 QB trades in NFL history within the division.

    *McNabb from Philly to Washington

    *Bledsoe from New England to Buffalo

    *Flacco from CLE to Cincy

    @bob806 said:

    I just read that there's only been 3 QB trades in NFL history within the division.

    *McNabb from Philly to Washington

    *Bledsoe from New England to Buffalo

    *Flacco from CLE to Cincy

    We can be famous. Not for winning, though. 

  • @bob806 said:

    I just read that there's only been 3 QB trades in NFL history within the division.

    *McNabb from Philly to Washington

    *Bledsoe from New England to Buffalo

    *Flacco from CLE to Cincy

    We can be famous. Not for winning, though. 

    @browns149 said:

    We can be famous. Not for winning, though. 

    Well at one time, we were the winningest franchise in NFL history. 

    The last 30 years, since Modell bolted,well......

    IMG_20241229_182020.jpg

  • gipper would counter with - 

    add Bill Nelsen to the list ( and if my AI bot is correct) 

    Pissburgh traded Bill Nelsen to  the Browns in 1968 while they both played in the (then)

    NFL's Century division 

  • good luck Joe , thanks for playing here and bringing back some hope from that terrific 23 season

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    @nickers said:

    I guess they really want to alienate the fan base by bringing that useless tool back...

    what if he balls out, we might be able to something for him OR play him next year and go to the freaking super bowl

    @syd said:

    what if he balls out, we might be able to something for him OR play him next year and go to the freaking super bowl

    I doubt it because it's becoming clearer that Stefanski is the problem with this offense.

  • gipper would counter with - 

    add Bill Nelsen to the list ( and if my AI bot is correct) 

    Pissburgh traded Bill Nelsen to  the Browns in 1968 while they both played in the (then)

    NFL's Century division 

    @fairhooker11 said:

    gipper would counter with - 

    add Bill Nelsen to the list ( and if my AI bot is correct) 

    Pissburgh traded Bill Nelsen to  the Browns in 1968 while they both played in the (then)

    NFL's Century division 

    Part of the trade was QB Dick Shiner, who went from the Browns to the Steelers.

    Yes, Dick Shiner. 

  • @fairhooker11 said:

    gipper would counter with - 

    add Bill Nelsen to the list ( and if my AI bot is correct) 

    Pissburgh traded Bill Nelsen to  the Browns in 1968 while they both played in the (then)

    NFL's Century division 

    Part of the trade was QB Dick Shiner, who went from the Browns to the Steelers.

    Yes, Dick Shiner. 

    @dutch-oven said:

    Yes, Dick Shiner. 

    ...well, that'd keep him busy...

  •  Cincys Oline is, across the board, measurably worse.  Especially on the IOL. 

     Unless Joe shaves off 15 years along with Chase and Higgy catching every single 50/50 ball imaginable, Joe is going to take as many, likely more, hits and sacks than he did in CLE. 

     If he doesnt, then expect another high turnover stretch from him. 

     Per the usual, he'll have one decent game... fans will go nuts on both sides for different reasons, then he'll fade back to the mean and people will magically forget their uproar. 

    @tiamat63 said:

     Cincys Oline is, across the board, measurably worse.  Especially on the IOL. 

     Unless Joe shaves off 15 years along with Chase and Higgy catching every single 50/50 ball imaginable, Joe is going to take as many, likely more, hits and sacks than he did in CLE. 

     If he doesnt, then expect another high turnover stretch from him. 

     Per the usual, he'll have one decent game... fans will go nuts on both sides for different reasons, then he'll fade back to the mean and people will magically forget their uproar. 

    Its like no one watched him in Indy last year, or Indy this year with Daniel Jones.

  • @mld-woody said:

    I fully expect Flacco to crush it in Cincy now

    That might be the final nail in the coffin that gets a lot of people fired in the organization 

    @dutch-oven said:

    That might be the final nail in the coffin that gets a lot of people fired in the organization 

    Until then, Jimmy's FO continues to celebrate unchallenged tenure in Cleveland while the musical scapegoats continue.  Anyway, last year the Colts signed Flacco and after an impressive 1st 3 games - see the rest as well as the volume of sacks (slow processing).  I didn't include his rushing stats because he didn't have any TDs. More specifically, a Cinderella story starring a 39 year old QB is gonna have a very early midnight. 

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    I'm not saying I saw this coming; but 1 year later - the Colts signed Indiana Jones.  Here's how he's done as their QB fwiw (notice the change in sacks from quicker processing of passer). In fairness, I don't think anyone projected this for Daniel Jones. That said, the 1 team that put in the research looks to be rewarded for doing so at least for now. I think Sam Darnold's season in Minnesota last year proved the right situation/fit for a QB can improve the QB's chance for success:

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  • I bet he wanted to go somewhere he can play, it's probably his last year before retirement. 

    We suck and wanna ride with the rookies the rest of the way.

  • So long Joe and best of luck, but not too much luck since it’s the Bengals and all…

    The sequel to Flaccomania wasn’t nearly as good as the original, but that is often the case with sequels. 

  • @browns149 said:

    We can be famous. Not for winning, though. 

    Well at one time, we were the winningest franchise in NFL history. 

    The last 30 years, since Modell bolted,well......

    IMG_20241229_182020.jpg

    @bob806 said:

    Well at one time, we were the winningest franchise in NFL history. 

    The last 30 years, since Modell bolted,well......

    IMG_20241229_182020.jpg

    Isn’t it funny how Pitts and the Browns essentially swapped places.

    All those below the Browns didn’t exist in 1970.

    (2021 data)
    : Number of wins by NFL team since the AFL/NFL merger (1970) 
     
    TEAM SEASONS WINS
    Pittsburgh Steelers 52 495
    Dallas Cowboys 52 471
    New England Patriots 52 466
    Miami Dolphins 52 461
    Denver Broncos 52 456
    Minnesota Vikings 52 451
    San Francisco 49ers 52 441
    Green Bay Packers 52 438
    Kansas City Chiefs 52 420
    Philadelphia Eagles 52 415
    Las Vegas Raiders 52 414
    Washington Commanders 52 413
    Indianapolis Colts 52 410
    Los Angeles Rams 52 408
    Chicago Bears 52 396
    Tennessee Titans 52 393
    Buffalo Bills 52 384
    New Orleans Saints 52 384
    Los Angeles Chargers 52 382
    New York Giants 52 382
    Seattle Seahawks 46 374
    Cincinnati Bengals 52 366
    Atlanta Falcons 52 364
    Arizona Cardinals 52 345
    New York Jets 52 345
    Detroit Lions 52 328
    Cleveland Browns 49 314
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers 46 291
    Baltimore Ravens 26 233
    Carolina Panthers 27 205
    Jacksonville Jaguars 27 180
    Houston Texans 20 139
  • @bob806 said:

    Well at one time, we were the winningest franchise in NFL history. 

    The last 30 years, since Modell bolted,well......

    IMG_20241229_182020.jpg

    Isn’t it funny how Pitts and the Browns essentially swapped places.

    All those below the Browns didn’t exist in 1970.

    (2021 data)
    : Number of wins by NFL team since the AFL/NFL merger (1970) 
     
    TEAM SEASONS WINS
    Pittsburgh Steelers 52 495
    Dallas Cowboys 52 471
    New England Patriots 52 466
    Miami Dolphins 52 461
    Denver Broncos 52 456
    Minnesota Vikings 52 451
    San Francisco 49ers 52 441
    Green Bay Packers 52 438
    Kansas City Chiefs 52 420
    Philadelphia Eagles 52 415
    Las Vegas Raiders 52 414
    Washington Commanders 52 413
    Indianapolis Colts 52 410
    Los Angeles Rams 52 408
    Chicago Bears 52 396
    Tennessee Titans 52 393
    Buffalo Bills 52 384
    New Orleans Saints 52 384
    Los Angeles Chargers 52 382
    New York Giants 52 382
    Seattle Seahawks 46 374
    Cincinnati Bengals 52 366
    Atlanta Falcons 52 364
    Arizona Cardinals 52 345
    New York Jets 52 345
    Detroit Lions 52 328
    Cleveland Browns 49 314
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers 46 291
    Baltimore Ravens 26 233
    Carolina Panthers 27 205
    Jacksonville Jaguars 27 180
    Houston Texans 20 139

    @fy56 said:

    Isn’t it funny how Pitts and the Browns essentially swapped places.

    All those below the Browns didn’t exist in 1970.

    (2021 data)
    : Number of wins by NFL team since the AFL/NFL merger (1970) 
     
    TEAM SEASONS WINS
    Pittsburgh Steelers 52 495
    Dallas Cowboys 52 471
    New England Patriots 52 466
    Miami Dolphins 52 461
    Denver Broncos 52 456
    Minnesota Vikings 52 451
    San Francisco 49ers 52 441
    Green Bay Packers 52 438
    Kansas City Chiefs 52 420
    Philadelphia Eagles 52 415
    Las Vegas Raiders 52 414
    Washington Commanders 52 413
    Indianapolis Colts 52 410
    Los Angeles Rams 52 408
    Chicago Bears 52 396
    Tennessee Titans 52 393
    Buffalo Bills 52 384
    New Orleans Saints 52 384
    Los Angeles Chargers 52 382
    New York Giants 52 382
    Seattle Seahawks 46 374
    Cincinnati Bengals 52 366
    Atlanta Falcons 52 364
    Arizona Cardinals 52 345
    New York Jets 52 345
    Detroit Lions 52 328
    Cleveland Browns 49 314
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers 46 291
    Baltimore Ravens 26 233
    Carolina Panthers 27 205
    Jacksonville Jaguars 27 180
    Houston Texans 20 139

    It's funny if your only purpose is to troll the football board.  Gorka loves his Steelers!!! Does that trend remind you which franchise (Browns or Steelers) won a more recent playoff game in Pittsburgh?  The scoring started with Myles Garrett on the 1st snap of the game and it ended with the Browns scoring 48 points; while Pittsburgh got a junk-time TD with a 1:09 left to bring the score to 48-37.  Your TJ  Watt turned into Casper the Friendly Ghost in the 1st round of the playoffs. Your other heart throb (Roethlisberger)threw 4 INTs. Do we still have our happy face on?  If not, maybe the video of you and a buddy below will bring back some warm fuzzies...

    Is @dutch-oven right about you?  It is true that anyone that is tough doesn't need to hide their head under a white sheet when they leave their house.  

  • @bob806 said:

    Well at one time, we were the winningest franchise in NFL history. 

    The last 30 years, since Modell bolted,well......

    IMG_20241229_182020.jpg

    Isn’t it funny how Pitts and the Browns essentially swapped places.

    All those below the Browns didn’t exist in 1970.

    (2021 data)
    : Number of wins by NFL team since the AFL/NFL merger (1970) 
     
    TEAM SEASONS WINS
    Pittsburgh Steelers 52 495
    Dallas Cowboys 52 471
    New England Patriots 52 466
    Miami Dolphins 52 461
    Denver Broncos 52 456
    Minnesota Vikings 52 451
    San Francisco 49ers 52 441
    Green Bay Packers 52 438
    Kansas City Chiefs 52 420
    Philadelphia Eagles 52 415
    Las Vegas Raiders 52 414
    Washington Commanders 52 413
    Indianapolis Colts 52 410
    Los Angeles Rams 52 408
    Chicago Bears 52 396
    Tennessee Titans 52 393
    Buffalo Bills 52 384
    New Orleans Saints 52 384
    Los Angeles Chargers 52 382
    New York Giants 52 382
    Seattle Seahawks 46 374
    Cincinnati Bengals 52 366
    Atlanta Falcons 52 364
    Arizona Cardinals 52 345
    New York Jets 52 345
    Detroit Lions 52 328
    Cleveland Browns 49 314
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers 46 291
    Baltimore Ravens 26 233
    Carolina Panthers 27 205
    Jacksonville Jaguars 27 180
    Houston Texans 20 139

    @fy56 said:

    Isn’t it funny how Pitts and the Browns essentially swapped places.

    All those below the Browns didn’t exist in 1970.

    (2021 data)
    : Number of wins by NFL team since the AFL/NFL merger (1970) 
     
    TEAM SEASONS WINS
    Pittsburgh Steelers 52 495
    Dallas Cowboys 52 471
    New England Patriots 52 466
    Miami Dolphins 52 461
    Denver Broncos 52 456
    Minnesota Vikings 52 451
    San Francisco 49ers 52 441
    Green Bay Packers 52 438
    Kansas City Chiefs 52 420
    Philadelphia Eagles 52 415
    Las Vegas Raiders 52 414
    Washington Commanders 52 413
    Indianapolis Colts 52 410
    Los Angeles Rams 52 408
    Chicago Bears 52 396
    Tennessee Titans 52 393
    Buffalo Bills 52 384
    New Orleans Saints 52 384
    Los Angeles Chargers 52 382
    New York Giants 52 382
    Seattle Seahawks 46 374
    Cincinnati Bengals 52 366
    Atlanta Falcons 52 364
    Arizona Cardinals 52 345
    New York Jets 52 345
    Detroit Lions 52 328
    Cleveland Browns 49 314
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers 46 291
    Baltimore Ravens 26 233
    Carolina Panthers 27 205
    Jacksonville Jaguars 27 180
    Houston Texans 20 139

    "Funny" isn't a word I'd use, something 4-letter-ish is more proper?

    My Dad warned me about Modell in the 70s, of course I didn't believe him I thought I knew everything.

  • @fy56 said:

    Isn’t it funny how Pitts and the Browns essentially swapped places.

    All those below the Browns didn’t exist in 1970.

    (2021 data)
    : Number of wins by NFL team since the AFL/NFL merger (1970) 
     
    TEAM SEASONS WINS
    Pittsburgh Steelers 52 495
    Dallas Cowboys 52 471
    New England Patriots 52 466
    Miami Dolphins 52 461
    Denver Broncos 52 456
    Minnesota Vikings 52 451
    San Francisco 49ers 52 441
    Green Bay Packers 52 438
    Kansas City Chiefs 52 420
    Philadelphia Eagles 52 415
    Las Vegas Raiders 52 414
    Washington Commanders 52 413
    Indianapolis Colts 52 410
    Los Angeles Rams 52 408
    Chicago Bears 52 396
    Tennessee Titans 52 393
    Buffalo Bills 52 384
    New Orleans Saints 52 384
    Los Angeles Chargers 52 382
    New York Giants 52 382
    Seattle Seahawks 46 374
    Cincinnati Bengals 52 366
    Atlanta Falcons 52 364
    Arizona Cardinals 52 345
    New York Jets 52 345
    Detroit Lions 52 328
    Cleveland Browns 49 314
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers 46 291
    Baltimore Ravens 26 233
    Carolina Panthers 27 205
    Jacksonville Jaguars 27 180
    Houston Texans 20 139

    It's funny if your only purpose is to troll the football board.  Gorka loves his Steelers!!! Does that trend remind you which franchise (Browns or Steelers) won a more recent playoff game in Pittsburgh?  The scoring started with Myles Garrett on the 1st snap of the game and it ended with the Browns scoring 48 points; while Pittsburgh got a junk-time TD with a 1:09 left to bring the score to 48-37.  Your TJ  Watt turned into Casper the Friendly Ghost in the 1st round of the playoffs. Your other heart throb (Roethlisberger)threw 4 INTs. Do we still have our happy face on?  If not, maybe the video of you and a buddy below will bring back some warm fuzzies...

    Is @dutch-oven right about you?  It is true that anyone that is tough doesn't need to hide their head under a white sheet when they leave their house.  

    @flugel said:

    It's funny if your only purpose is to troll the football board.  Gorka loves his Steelers!!! Does that trend remind you which franchise (Browns or Steelers) won a more recent playoff game in Pittsburgh?  The scoring started with Myles Garrett on the 1st snap of the game and it ended with the Browns scoring 48 points; while Pittsburgh got a junk-time TD with a 1:09 left to bring the score to 48-37.  Your TJ  Watt turned into Casper the Friendly Ghost in the 1st round of the playoffs. Your other heart throb (Roethlisberger)threw 4 INTs. Do we still have our happy face on?  If not, maybe the video of you and a buddy below will bring back some warm fuzzies...

    Is @dutch-oven right about you?  It is true that anyone that is tough doesn't need to hide their head under a white sheet when they leave their house.  

    I don’t know what that was supposed be all about but yeah, they suck! Tomlin sucks!

    They hadn’t won a playoff game since what 2016?

    All those fuckers have are  “Tomlinships”  … no losing seasons …well big fucking deal.  Thanks Rooney, keep what many perceive as “the greatest coach ever” in Pittsburgh.
     

  • As far as who is responsible for dealing Flacco, Tony Grossi believes general manager Andrew Berry and owner Jimmy Haslam pushed for the deal.

  • As far as who is responsible for dealing Flacco, Tony Grossi believes general manager Andrew Berry and owner Jimmy Haslam pushed for the deal.

    @orion said:

    As far as who is responsible for dealing Flacco, Tony Grossi believes general manager Andrew Berry and owner Jimmy Haslam pushed for the deal.

    On ESPN - it was reported Cincy contacted Cleveland about the trade.  

  • @orion said:

    As far as who is responsible for dealing Flacco, Tony Grossi believes general manager Andrew Berry and owner Jimmy Haslam pushed for the deal.

    On ESPN - it was reported Cincy contacted Cleveland about the trade.  

    @flugel said:

    On ESPN - it was reported Cincy contacted Cleveland about the trade.  

    Both could be true.  Cincy, or any other team, seeing that Flacco was benched would've surmised that the Browns were done using him on the field.  That from now on it was going to be Gabriel...and if not him it would be Sanders getting his chance to show his ability.  Therefore, Flacco could be had.  Probably Stef wouldn't want to lose the veteran QB but Berry has to prepare for the '26 draft and getting more picks is more draft capital to be used on the draft days.  And Jimmah, well, which way is the wind blowing on that given day?  

  • @flugel said:

    On ESPN - it was reported Cincy contacted Cleveland about the trade.  

    Both could be true.  Cincy, or any other team, seeing that Flacco was benched would've surmised that the Browns were done using him on the field.  That from now on it was going to be Gabriel...and if not him it would be Sanders getting his chance to show his ability.  Therefore, Flacco could be had.  Probably Stef wouldn't want to lose the veteran QB but Berry has to prepare for the '26 draft and getting more picks is more draft capital to be used on the draft days.  And Jimmah, well, which way is the wind blowing on that given day?  

    @orion said:

    Both could be true.  Cincy, or any other team, seeing that Flacco was benched would've surmised that the Browns were done using him on the field.  That from now on it was going to be Gabriel...and if not him it would be Sanders getting his chance to show his ability.  Therefore, Flacco could be had.  Probably Stef wouldn't want to lose the veteran QB but Berry has to prepare for the '26 draft and getting more picks is more draft capital to be used on the draft days.  And Jimmah, well, which way is the wind blowing on that given day?  

    It was actually Stefanski clarifying it fwiw.  It's 1 minute and 55 seconds into the video when he gives the detail that Cincy wanted a QB and they wanted Flacco. I'm pretty sure he also added Cincy contacting them took them by them by surprise somewhere in the sequence of comments. He also said he trusted Andrew Berry and that kind of thing. Nothing you said was wrong. My wife and I were at the University of Florida that day because we both wanted to see the campus.  While we were eating lunch at a restaurant in Gainesville my wife said you didn't tell me Flacco got traded; so I said why would I tell you that?  She said take a look at the tv screen to our right - he's a Cincinnati Bengal now...