That all depends on "if" they play the whole game.. Ya know? 60 minutes. Not 55 minutes and 39 seconds. 60 Minutes.. Browns 27 Bills 20

Romeo looked as clueless as Dusty Baker did in that NLCS Game #6 in 03. When he could not get the team settled down after the missed foul ball. That being said, the old school times of playing an entire 60 minutes is over. Coaches have this "false sense of security in that a 14 point lead is enough". So in short the team is playing barely over 3 quarters,and hoping to coast to a win. There was a time when the Browns would not let the opposition off the hook by the prevent-d. If they had a huge lead. They kept playing for the whole game. Didn't any of the coaches remember what the Bills did back in 93 down by 32? They (Bills) played the whole game. The Oilers played only a half.. They lost the game..

In 1986. The offense gave Kosar a 21-3 lead VS Miami - They lost 24-21

In 2002 Couch a 16-0 lead VS Ind 24-23

Holcomb a 24-7 lead VS Pit 36-33

2007 Anderson a 21-6 lead VS Pit 31-28

2008 27-13 lead VS Balt 37-27

Quinn a 28-13 lead VS Den 34-30

So why does the defense always seem to fail.

Give me a couple of days to stomach the latest of the Cleveland sports collapses. I had to endure 2 in the passed week. If Romeo "Roam'n Meal Eating Machine" Crennel was such a defensive genius than how come we have had three collapses in which the Browns have had a two td + lead nearing the end of the third qtr. (last year VS Pitt-up 21-6-lossed 31-28,Last week VS Balt up 27-13 lossed 37-27,and last night up 28-13 lossed 34-30). What is he (RAC) doing? Who is the def guru there? I realize I am in Hawaii but this defense could not stop U of H...

WTF is Romeo Crennel doing? Did his defenses

"really" win Superbowls?

Too bad the game doesn't end after the third (like in hockey)...

Last year the browns up 21- 6 lose 31-28 to the Steelers

Last week the browns up 27-13 lose 37-27 to the Ravens

Tonight the browns up 28-13 lose 34-30 to the Broncos

Nice 4th qtrs browns

How come the Browns in paticular think that a 14 point lead is as good as safe? Didn't anyone learn that in 92,and 93 houston oilers had a 15 point lead VS the Broncos,and had a 35-3 lead VS the Bills? The browns also had big leads. 21-3 VS the Dolphins in 85,24-7 VS the Steelers in 03. So how do teams play well for "most" of the game? Then undo it all in the shortest of time spans..

Can you say {PREVENT DEFENSE}.. Just like in the wildcard game VS the Steelers,The Drive,Blowing a 21-3 lead in 1985. Rushing 3 and dropping 8 is not a working defense.

He (Rice) had only 149 all season. Had doubled it VS the Browns. DA should not have had to be in the situation if the defense had held the 14 point lead. It is much like people still blaming Byner for losing the AFC Championship game in 87. The Browns had 20 yards in the fourth qtr. Trying to run the clock out. Failed due to inept coaching. Plus the 429 yds allowed.

Allowing the ratbirds churn out 429 yards

The conservative play calling hurt,

Blowing a 14 pt lead hurt.

So not being able to run, and having Rice run for 157 hurt. Including a 60 yard run. Having only 49 yards running hurts.

If you look at the rating calculator D.A had an 80.3 rating today. (17-33-219-2-1-80.3) Which is not terrible. What is terrible is the coaching that playing not to lose. Blowing a 27-13 lead. That one is on the defensive side.

So suppose they start Brady Quinn. What "if" he does worse than Derrick Anderson? What if he is another Ryan Leaf? I looked at the stats after the browns went up 27-13. They only gained 38 yards. Four three,and outs plus the int. Looked alot like conservative "play not to lose Schottenhiemer style play like in the 1986 AFC Championship game. (Kneel Down after the 98 yd drive,and three,and out punt. Denver goes 60 yds to win..