I wouldn't put too much stock in this game. It's a rather meaningless preseason game in the grand scheme of things. Hard to get a handle on any team after their first preseason game. New coaches want to get a better idea of what each and every player can do and that's what Hue and his staff are doing. The scoreboard is fairly a non-significant factor. For instance, if the Browns would've played the same game but would've won by a couple of points, the mistakes they made in this win would still need to be addressed. Stay calm my Browns fans. Take my Bengals for instance. They lost to the Vikings, but our first team offense and defense completely dominated them. That's all I was concerned about. Not only that, but the Vikings scored their first TD with their first team offense playing against our second team defense. I'll take that any day.
It was so obvious what the Browns lacked in this game: DISCIPLINE! Almost all of their errors was a result of playing undisciplined football and Hue will more than likely get this straightened out. The good news is that his chances of bring discipline to the team are greater than not as a result of the lessons he learned as head coach of the Raiders. Also, the mistakes the Browns made in this game are ALL very correctable such as the turnovers, running wrong routes, throwing to the wrong area and all of the new players adjusting to one another. I know you guys don't want to hear it, but the fact is that you're gonna have to be patient as the new coaching staff moves the team forward. If the Browns stay healthy, I think you'll see them get better and better as the season moves along. They're still a couple of years away, but the D has the ability to speed up that process.
Think about it guys. The Browns have a new head coach, a QB that has just been pulled off the scrap heap and a flood of rookie receivers. It's gonna take time for these guys to gel. The good news is that RGIII is still relatively young and athletic. Couple that with an offensive minded coach and I think you'll see an improved RGIII but he'll have to keep himself healthy by running out of bounds instead of taking a hit, sliding, getting rid of the ball when nothings there, etc., etc. And it may take him about half of the season, maybe less, maybe more, to show that he has improved.
Playing disciplined football; keeping themselves healthy and not being afraid of the Squealers by punching them in the mouth at every single opportunity, are the three most important keys in getting this organization moving in the right direction. -77