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While the Perfect Season Parade itself may have crashed and burned off the foot of Chargers' kicker Josh Lambo, the fundraiser itself hit the mark. We have now raised over $10k to donate to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank! </div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700989004974422699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169595898087458754.post-22000608442551180152015-04-13T09:20:00.000-07:002015-04-13T15:07:05.458-07:00Was I Too Tough on the Indians?Normally I try to find the lighter side of sports. I try to have fun, make jokes and poke fun at our opponents. The truth is I am a long suffering homer. When I see one of our teams with a chance I desperately want to see them do what they have to do to get the job done. The 2015 Indians is one of those teams. This team has a chance. But I will honest, I failed to find the humor in last weekend. Despite your best efforts, I don't see the silver lining from last weekend. Last weekend disgusted me.<br />
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Last weekend was hands down the toughest weekend I've had on Twitter. Covering the Indians is one of the toughest things in the world. While I can get away with almost anything when talking Browns football, many of you don't want to hear criticism of the Indians... ever. Even if they somewhat deserve it. While I think it is awesome that some of you hold an unwavering belief in our team, many of you don't have tolerance for other people's opinions, even if they are based in reality. In the past I've not tried to burst that bubble that many in our fan base have created for themselves.<br />
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Last weekend was different. The Detroit Tigers came to our house, on our opening weekend. The fact is that the Tigers have always been an absolute scourge to me. I hate them, maybe even more than the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens. I hate their uniforms, I hate their players, I hate their attitude, I hate their fans, I hate their city, I hate the stupid script D that they wear on their hats, that every wannabe gangster from that area gets tattooed on them. I hate everything about them, passionately.<br />
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The fact of the matter is that I came to a decision that if we couldn't handle our business against that team and run them and their asshole fans out of town with their tails between their legs that I was going to give the Tribe some tough love. I was going to be furious, because this is supposed to be our year dammit. 4 straight years of them dominating this division is enough. And we got our asses kicked from pillar to post. We looked like we didn't even belong in the same league as them. And as many of you read my stuff, you know I didn't pull any punches. Many of you didn't like that, but you know what, I was pissed and I'm not apologizing for that. <br />
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And oh boy did you guys jump to the defense of the Indians. The number one thing I heard was that I was an idiot because "It's Early," well guess what... the games started counting last week. And if you remember back to last season we dug ourselves a hole in April that we just didn't have enough time to climb out of, We missed the playoffs by one game, that we would have easily overcome had we not stunk it up all through those apparently unimportant April games. So no, spring training is early, it's the regular season now. It's never too early to win. <br />
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Many of you have angrily reminded me that there are still 156 games to go, and there is a long way to go. And yes, I can do math I do realize that. However do you realize it's going to be an even longer 156 if our main division rival plays us with the belief that they own us? It's gonna be a long 156 if the Tigers batters are living rent free in our pitchers heads. It's gonna be a long 156 if we are trying to play catchup all season long again. <br />
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My biggest point of anger comes from Miguel Cabrera. To me he's a lousy shit talking, whiny, ballplayer that I would hate even without the opinion that he is also one of the games biggest uncaught cheaters. It would take you ten lifetimes to convince me that guy isn't juicing, and considering that he has annually put up video game numbers against the Indians he leaves me with an awful taste in my mouth. With Ray Lewis and Ray Rice out of football I can easily say that Miguel Cabrera has taken over the role of my most hated professional athlete. <br />
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I started in on Cabrera as I always do, but this time a Detroit fan account began retweeting my hate for him. I don't pick fights with other fan bases, I don't troll people, I don't go out of my way. But Detroit sure went out of their way for me. While you all were marveling at the new bar and additions to the ballpark, I was getting accosted by angry Detroit fans at every one of Cabrera's hits. I had faith in the Indians that they were going to help me out, give me some ammo to fire back with... and alas no. It got worse every single day. And yes, I resent the Indians for that. I wish I could send my notifications from this weekend to every one of their accounts so they can see the hell that they caused me by letting that POS rip them apart for the entire weekend. And in the end I had to take it hard on their behalf, so guess what I don't feel bad for giving the team some grief. <br />
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So yes that was fun, getting ridiculed by asshole Tigers fans for three days. That was a blast getting ripped up by many of you for not putting on my "it's okay it's early" rose colored glasses. I loved reading the people who couldn't stop gushing about the stadium, while inside it the only thing that matters was going horribly wrong. It was great to see people literally say how they couldn't be mad because watching Cabrera play baseball was "an honor" (yes I read that and almost puked).<br />
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So yes, part of my anger is petty rivalry hate. Yes, part of my anger is a unsubstantiated mistrust of a player based on a belief. So if you have criticisms of that take, I can understand that. But most of my anger is based on something a little bit more relevant to our future success. So I'm sorry, I think that some of you should be a little more pissed as well.<br />
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Why? Well, the one thing that many people have no problem complaining about when it comes to the Indians is their attendance. And no offense the same people that got pissed at me for railing the Indians will be the same folks vocally pissed off at our poor attendance numbers. And yes, it's been horrible. And while more people went to opening weekend this year than they had in 9 seasons, what now? To put 20,000+ into that stadium nightly requires a lot of casual fans and out of town fans to find it worth their while to make their way to the stadium. After this weekend do you think that those folks are excited to spend their money on going to a ballgame? I'm going to guess not, hopefully I'm wrong but c'mon. Last year's poor April seemed to kill the entire year's attendance, first we blamed the weather, but the sun came out and the people still didn't. And I think a big part of that was the frustrating nature of the team. Nobody showed up to watch continuous return runs and bad defense, we didn't rebound attendance at all until late in the season when we clawed our way back into contention. So no, I can't imagine last weekend helped us at all for this season. <br />
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So what, who cares about fair weather fans? Well the Dolans do, and if you didn't notice they didn't make any trade deadline moves last year. They didn't make any major moves to improve anything this offseason. And this isn't some Dolans are cheap critisism, I agree with them. Why the hell should they make an effort if people aren't coming out to the ballpark? Really bad teams have been drawing more than us and that is a fact, we are a fickle bunch. And they won't make moves if we don't show up, it is as simple as that. Lets be honest, a large section of our fanbase has been crystal clear that they aren't showing up unless there is a reason. Something has got to give if we want to get to the next level. This team has been living within this horrible catch 22 situation for a few years now, and it's getting frustrating. <br />
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So you can be mad at me all you want, unfollow me, block me, whatever helps you sleep at night. Just don't criticize me, I'm sticking by my guns. Don't waste your time arguing with me. We blew a golden opportunity to get some huge buzz generated in this town about the Indians and that is a fact. Instead we are six games into a season and already trailing two teams in the division by four games. In my opinion if it is too early for anything it is already building a four game deficit in what promises to be a dogfight of a division.<br />
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So no, I never said the season is over. No, I never said there isn't a long way to go. So save it, please. I don't want to fight with you. I assure you with my smart ass nature, you don't want to fight with me. I won't be taking another series so personally until the Tigers are in town again anyways, so I don't foresee issues. <br />
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So you don't have to love the fact that I think the Indians potentially dropped the ball in a big way last weekend. You can continue to tell yourselves that games don't count until June. Find your silver lining, I can promise you that you won't find me in your notifications criticizing you they way many of you have come at me. In fact I'm jealous of that blind optimism. I wish I wasn't over thinking three baseball games the way I am. But I think my extreme disappointment has merit, and you don't want to see it, stop trying to blind me from it. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700989004974422699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169595898087458754.post-55462141796942919112015-03-21T20:28:00.001-07:002015-03-21T20:28:58.256-07:00@BrownsMemes letter to Cleveland Sports FansBefore I get too far into this I want to be sure to say that this isn't going to be some sappy retirement post, I'm not going anywhere. However it is a a retirement from calling myself a blogger, because I don't really do it anymore. I'm not going to shut this site down or anything like that, but I probably am not going to use it very often. I started here thinking this was the way to get my jokes, thoughts, and opinions out there. It's not that I lost my passion for doing this, but Twitter has become a much better outlet for that.<br />
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The @BrownsMemes Twitter has far surpassed any expectation that I had for it. I set an initial goal of 500 followers, thinking that was was borderline unattainable. 4600+ followers later, I proudly feel that that account has become one of the top Cleveland Sports accounts out there. Your feedback has been incredible. Much to my surprise I don't fall victim to the unrelenting trolling and negativity that I fully expected going into it. In fact I would estimate that almost 98% of my interactions have been positive and supportive. I thank you all for that.<br />
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I put @BrownsMemes up as an "anonymous" account, not because I had anything to hide, but because when I started this I really didn't feel that anyone would care what "Josh from Canton" would have to say. In hindsight I am glad I did things this way, I have no desire to be a "superfan" or a public persona. I've seen that status chew up guys like Big Dawg and Dawg Pound Mike. I've seen guys like Pumpkinhead and Mike Polk Jr. deal with tons of venom spit their way. Recently the Angry Browns Fan retired his character, presumable because he got tired of dealing with trolls, negativity and copycats. I've read tons of stuff that has been written to those guys and I am glad that I don't have to try respond to some of the negativity I have seen those guys deal with. Something tells me that eventually it would make this not worth it to me anymore.<br />
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Maybe @BrownsMemes works because it isn't just the musings of one guy. Even though only one person has run this account since it started in August of 2013 I make sure that I follow people back. I read what people are saying almost everyday. Frankly it drives me nuts to see some people running popular accounts that won't follow anyone. Why should a person expect other people to care about what they are writing, if they obviously don't care what anyone else is saying? @BrownsMemes is done by keeping my finger on the pulse of what everyone is talking about, always has been and always will be. You all tell me what to make my jokes about, I just come up with the punchline. That is why I find doing this so rewarding, I don't know very many of you personally, but still consider many of you my friends, and unintentional collaborators.<br />
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For that I am very appreciative and have always wanted to come up with more ways to be entertaining, and most importantly unique. And that is where I think this blog has failed. Once upon a time this was the exclusive home to my GIFs, but now that Twitter can use them this blog has devolved into nothing more than a regurgitation of what other people are doing. People that have a lot more passion for form writing than I do, and certainly run much better blogs than this one. But I'm also not a wannabe journalist, I'm a topical humorist.<br />
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That is why I am saying goodbye to this as my main website. Twitter is now my online home, but it honestly has been for over a year now. But the big news for me is I've recently started a new Twitter companion channel on YouTube. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCii2AoFkFEJ6UrpSBHFc7cQ" target="_blank">MY CHANNEL LINK HERE</a> Yes, making videos is a bit more work than writing, but I think the end result is much more rewarding. Obviously there are some limitations to what I can do there due to copyright issues and things of that nature, and I'm sure I will constantly be toeing the line. And if I have to take a video down, I have to take a video down. But I hope it also gives me a bit of a chance to flex another side of my comic muscles. And much like my Twitter, it will be all in good fun and continue not to take itself too seriously. <br />
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So once again thank you all for making @BrownsMemes as popular as it has become. Thank you all for not chasing me away from it. You've all allowed a middle aged guy with a wife and kid and no forum for his creativity, create a character in @BrownsMemes that I always dreamed of being since I originally came up with a "Salty Dawg" character and tried to (unsuccessfully) make similar jokes on Cleveland sports forums years ago.<br />
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So here is a sample of my new videos, I hope to have some new ideas in the weeks to come. Please check them out, hit the like button if you think they are cool, and subscribe to the channel if you want. I would appreciate that very much. And again THANK YOU ALL!!!<br />
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Nearly every season for my teams, I take a false hope into the season. I simply acknowledge that if everything goes right for my team, why on earth can't they be a champion? That was until the 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes came along. Many that follow me know that I hold the Buckeyes almost as dear as I do the Browns and the Indians. I've been a big fan since I was a kid, I survived the John Cooper era. As a Browns fan at time I almost depend on the Buckeyes to give me that glimmer of hope that feels real. <br />
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Then Braxton Miller was injured late in the preseason, and I will admit I went into this season a bit defeated. The small shred of championship hopes I still had, died completely in September when Ohio State layed an egg against Virginia Tech at home. <br />
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They didn't look good that game... at all. The offensive line was terrible, the team just didn't click. Things looked bleak at best. My thoughts were immediately that there was no possible way that they could earn consideration for a postseason tournament having a double digit loss at home, against a perceived weaker opponent. But I wasn't devastated, I knew what a tough spot JT Barrett and the Buckeyes were in, so I just looked forward to watching the youngsters develop this season.<br />
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And they did, in a big way. The offense really looked sharp after that game. The defense benefited from the boost. By the time they got to what most agreed was to be their toughest test in Michigan State the Buckeyes had becomed a well oiled machine.<br />
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Donte Whitner couldn't help but to talk crap.<br />
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Then came the Michigan game. We broke them, but they broke JT Barrett...<br />
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So suddenly the guy who didn't come to play school, was finally there to play football.<br />
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I was told that Cardale Jones had a great arm, but seriously he was getting his first start in the Big Ten Championship game... c'mon that isn't fair.<br />
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By the 2nd quarter I was NFL scouting the kid... That's how good he was. I don't recall ever laughing like a supervillian the entire way through a football game before. That's what Cardale Jones did for me. Suddenly in a 59-0 rout of the Wisconsin Badgers I saw something I haven't seen in a while.<br />
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Anyone who has read this blog for a while knows I haven't liked a lot of what I have seen as far as prospective professional quarterbacks. Don't get me wrong I think there have been good college quarterbacks, but I feel most of them were products of clever offensive systems. Guys have become more myths than true legends, and the NFL exposes that. Cardale had some true tangibles.<br />
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So it seemed a little too good to be true. The best arm I have seen in a long time, makes good decisions, has touch on short passes, is the size of a linebacker with speed, is from Cleveland, and is the third string quarterback on my favorite college team? Get out of here.<br />
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So ummm... yes I would really like to see this young man enter this new fandangled college playoff. But a part of me just couldn't see it happening... <br />
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...but if they did I wanted FSU<br />
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But they gave us Alabama instead.<br />
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I went into that game with a dangerous mindset. Not only did I think we were going to win, I thought that we were going to destroy them. So when our own screw ups put us down big early, I kinda thought the Buckeyes were a couple more mistakes away from giving one away. But Cardale and crew didn't let that happen. So blah blah blah SEC is go great. The only thing that even kept them close was our mistakes, and the fact they allowed Cyrus Jones to maul our receivers, So onto the next.<br />
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The National Championship game was set. Ohio State and their third string QB vs. Heisman winner Marcus Mariota and the Oregon Ducks.<br />
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I wasn't sure what to expect. The Oregon offense makes some games a crapshoot. I knew our defense had to respond big, and the offense would need to grind the clock.<br />
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Tensions were high, because beloved comedian Bob Newhart was the celebrity referee...<br />
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And in the end the Buckeyes behind Ezekiel Elliott and Cardale Jones simply outclassed the Ducks. In fact we kicked the ball all around the field and still comfortably beat them. Every hater, every doubter could just watch helplessly. <br />
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We won a freaking National Championship!!!!!!!!<br />
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So congratulations Urban Meyer hold your trophy up proud.<br />
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So the one time I actually give up before the season even starts is going to be a championship year. I've been right about a lot of football related things, but I didn't see this coming. I don't know what the future holds because that NFL scouting I mentioned will (thankfully) be able to continue at least for one more year. As Cardale will be returning to play school and finish his degree. And he masterfully trolled ESPN to be sure to spread a good message on the way.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700989004974422699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169595898087458754.post-48524208125174819762015-01-01T10:16:00.000-08:002015-01-01T10:16:05.326-08:00MY FAVORITES OF 2014 <br />
It's time to wash our hands of yet another playoff free year in Cleveland. I've had a lot of fun posting crazy jokes for everyone this season. More fun than watching many of the games that these jokes were based on. So to celebrate the new year I want to look back at some of my favorite jokes of the past year. <br />
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The year started with insanity. The Browns fired the coach they had just hired. There were a lot of questions about the front office. Dysfunction seemed to be in order. Nobody seemed to know their role, or who to answer too. I would like to think this picture was single handedly responsible for the removal of Joe Banner and Mike Lombardi.</div>
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2014 was also mercifully the end of the Brandon Weeden era. </div>
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Weeds was part of Jerry Jones master plan.<br />
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Meanwhile we still needed a coach...<br />
Our search went everywhere... well almost everywhere.<br />
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And then we found one.</div>
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Thankfully the Indians started up because the NFL Draft narrative was getting old quick. And I was ready for something to go right for at least one of our teams. I've always liked this homage to the Super Mario Bros coin tone... but now that I look at it, it is already outdated. The bullpen setup will be much different this year. Awesome, can't wait for the trolls if I try to recycle this one this one next year. </div>
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And finally the games started...<br />
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And thank goodness for Tom Hamilton, because the job didn't get any easier in the offseason.</div>
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Then the Indians came out in April and just couldn't get any momentum.<br />
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I tried my best to help some guys out...<br />
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But in the end it wasn't an exciting beginning for the Indians, so draft talk took right back over...</div>
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Jimmy Haslam really took this draft seriously. There was a great desire to address the Quarterback position, so they literally went down every alley possible in determining who they would draft.</div>
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Luckily the Indians began to turn things around. Thanks from help from clutch hitting from "Good Guy" David Murphy...</div>
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...and "Old Man" Scott Atchison.</div>
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But the real gem of the 2014 baseball season was certainly Corey Kluber. While I did tons of jokes about Kluber these here are among my favorties.<br />
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The Indians managed to keep themselves relevant for the better part of the season. Which made many in the fan base very happy.</div>
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Guys who had early season struggles reconnected with the force as the season went on.<br />
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And even tried to be the answer to the QB controversy brewing in Berea.<br />
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So guess who was back in the forefront of the media's eyes. Here is Johnny at the bar studying the playbook and drinking milk.<br />
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And Josh Gordon made news by pissing away his football career, for another in car sales.<br />
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And Kluber decided that maybe he should help out as well.<br />
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But suddenly the unexpected happened... the Browns won some games.<br />
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Then the unthinkable happened... we kicked the Steelers asses.<br />
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Ben Tate was thrown from the building.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700989004974422699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169595898087458754.post-62433092781953664172014-12-29T12:15:00.000-08:002014-12-29T12:15:07.122-08:00THE 2014 BROWNS MEMES AWARDS Welcome everyone to the 2nd annual Browns Memes Postseason Awards!<br />
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The Browns ended up 7-9 which on the surface sounds like improvement. However the record seems a bit jaded when you factor in the fact this team was 6-3 and riding high in the division. If you factor in the fact that the team went through a period that looked like something out of a scripted nightmare. If you think about the fact we now have almost zero value at the QB position. So much went wrong in a very short period of time. <br />
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So where can we find some positives? Well we can't, but it is sports and we are playing for awards. If we can't earn awards the traditional ways (winning, in case you have forgotten by now) then someone is going to have to make some awards up for them. That someone is me. So with no further delay I present the most prestigious awards a player can earn from a goofball Twitter account... The Browns Memes 2014 Postseason Awards!<br />
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First I would like to recognize Josh Gordon as the 2014 Idiot of the Year. He is the only award winner from this year to have won his award before the season even started. Despite tremendous efforts from Justin Gilbert and Johnny Manziel to pry this award from Gordon's hands they just couldn't. <br />
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I always thought Browns Twitter made severe fun of Indians Twitter due to the overuse of silly nicknames and slogans... then WRECK THIS LEAGUE became the rallying cry for the backup quarterback to enter the game and instantly become some weird hybrid of all the greatest qualities of Randall Cunningham and Joe Montana wrapped into a barely 6 foot tall fratboy. WRECKED MY TEAM is more like it. <br />
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Last year a streaker in the preseason stole the Run of the Year from the entire stable of running backs. This year a man in the Dawg Pound shed two blocks from Bengals fans and laid the first hit of the day on Jeremy Hill... one row deep in the stands. Congratulations Rhett, you earned this one!<br />
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I'm glad that we are retaining our coaching staff. Our defense did a lot of good things. But offensively we were a bit of a joke. Most of the dumb coaching blunders of the season seemed to come while we had the ball. Take this gem early in season, where the Browns broke almost every written and unwritten rule in football. And couldn't even get set to run the play...<br />
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All year long I've been told that Johnny Manziel is the greatest QB ever to walk the earth. Not by all of you, but by many of you. For a minute I would challenge people with a. "what if?" but nobody wanted to hear that. So I gave up and hoped for a redshirt year. Then Brian Hoyer fell apart, and I knew I better stockpile some positive Johnny jokes now, because there was a chance I would never get to use them again. Then Johnny's debut came and it all went to hell so quickly I didn't even get to post all of the jokes I had made.<br />
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While I certainly had my concerns about Johnny Manziel coming into this game, he did a hell of a job of making those concerns a screaming reality last Sunday. The Flail Mary I spoke of pre-draft is almost a gift wrapped interception in this league, that was proven to no longer be a guess... it's a fact. There was very little positives to be pulled from that game. I didn't see many of the qualities that were promised to me when I expressed my doubts. I've been told to have patience it's only been one game, but...<br />
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So I need something to distract myself from the thought that the odds of Johnny Manziel playing so poorly the QB situation will be addressed this offseason, possibly by a guy like Derek Anderson who might just whoop our asses next Sunday, has raised higher than a zero percent. <br />
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So I went on search for a worst starting debut than Johnny had on Sunday, out of the 20 men who preceded him. And believe it or not I actually found 5 of them. So here is one of the saddest countdowns you will ever see. The 5 worst Cleveland Browns QB debuts since 1999.<br />
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#5 Brandon Weeden vs Eagles 2012<br />
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So there do you feel better... I don't.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700989004974422699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169595898087458754.post-51453518754931652672014-11-26T14:33:00.001-08:002014-11-26T14:33:59.850-08:00ASK THE BROWNS MEMES GUYWhen I started posting Cleveland Sports jokes a year and a half ago I had no idea what I was doing. I posted almost exclusively to my blog, and used Twitter as a secondary promotion tool. Over time the roles reversed. My Twitter account became much more popular than I could have ever imagined, with this blog becoming secondary.<br />
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This is fine with me because I don't aspire to be a traditional sports writer. It was never a goal of mine to be a news breaker, I just like posting my jokes. However in the past couple weeks I have tried several times to update this blog, and my irritation with some of the narratives in Cleveland sports shone through in my writing. I will never post those articles because they are out of character for me. Its not my job to tell people how to feel, and its not my business to try to make people see things my way.<br />
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I'm not ready to abandon my blog quite yet, so I've come up with an idea. I would like to create a type of forum here. So I'm inviting everyone to send me questions. Then periodically I will choose several to answer here on my blog.<br />
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Obviously I would prefer sports questions, but feel free to send me anything you might have. Who knows you might inspire my next meme. Either way if I choose your question you will get a mention on both my blog and Twitter, and probably a dumb answer to boot. Who could ask for more?<br />
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So if you want to contribute please send your questions to <a href="https://twitter.com/BrownsMemes">@BrownsMemes</a> on Twitter and tag them with #AskBrownsMemes<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700989004974422699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169595898087458754.post-6054676320853843072014-11-04T12:41:00.000-08:002014-11-04T12:41:09.360-08:00THE HALFWAY POINTThe only thing I know for sure about the 2014 Cleveland Browns is that I know less about the team now than I did before the season began. Never in all of my days of watching this team play have I seen more bizarrely unpredictable play. <br />
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But one thing I know for sure is that they are better than the old Browns teams. But reading many people's narratives of this team you would never believe it. To see the amount of people complaining about the QB situation and digging for negatives is crazy to me. To have five wins at the halfway point of the year is an incredible feeling. So lets go down memory lane, as I stack up games 1-8 head to head against last year's team and lets see if anyone would want to live through last season again instead. <br />
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<b>Game One:</b><br />
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<b>2014 Browns 27 - Steelers 30 - </b>The season couldn't have started worse, the team bumbled to a 27-3 halftime deficit. However the Browns came out in the second half like an entirely different team scoring 24 unanswered points to tie the game late in the 4th quarter. However the team ran out of gas at the very end of the game giving up a game winning FG in the last seconds.<br />
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<b>2013 Dolphins 23 - Browns 10</b> - The Browns finally mustered some offense just before half to take a 7-6 halftime lead. That was their highlight as the Browns fell apart and Ryan Tannehill and the Dolphins cruised through the 2nd half outscoring the Browns 17-3 from that point on.<br />
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<b>2014 Saints 24 - Browns 26 - </b>In a game where most experts gave the Browns no chance to even be competitive in their home opener the Browns outplayed the Saints through most of the 1st half. However the Browns missed some opportunities and gave up some late points and still led the game 16-10 at the half. However this week the Saints managed the comeback and took a late lead in the game. Then the unthinkable happened. Brian Hoyer led a clutch drive setting up a Billy Cundiff game winning FG.<br />
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<b>2013 Browns 6 - Ravens 14 - </b>Once again the Browns wasted a good defensive effort, only managing 6 points at halftime. The Ravens quickly erased the deficit and added one more TD for good measure. Brandon Weeden was injured in the 4th quarter and Jason Campbell didn't have a chance either. <br />
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<b>2014 Ravens 23 - Browns 21 - </b>The Browns managed to hang tough with the Ravens, and heading into the 4th quarter held a fragile 21-17 lead. Brian Hoyer hit Taylor Gabriel on 70 yard pass that looked like it was going to setup some insurance. The Browns didn't do another thing right that game. The entire offense and defense fell apart and the same old Browns reared it's ugly head.<br />
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<b>2013 Browns 31 - Vikings 27 - </b>After a shocking week Trent Richardson was traded and Brian Hoyer was named starting QB. The next shocker was the fact we had offense for the first time in 2013. In the first exciting game of 2013 the Browns hung tough, but found themselves down by 4 in the 4th quarter. Then the unthinkable happened. Brian Hoyer led a clutch drive finding Jordan Cameron for a game winning touchdown.<br />
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<b>2014 Browns 29 - Titans 28 - </b> The Browns had another first half meltdown in this game, building a 25 point deficit in the 2nd quarter. However the Browns scored 28 unanswered points to end the game completing the largest road comeback victory in NFL history.<br />
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<b>2013 Bengals 6 - Browns 17 - </b>In one of the most drama free games in a while the Browns managed to hold an early lead for the entire game. The Browns put this game on ice in the 4th quarter with Hoyer's 2nd TD pass of the game. The Bengals offense didn't have an answer.<br />
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<b>2014 Steelers 10 - Browns 31 - </b>In the biggest win over the Steelers in decades, the Browns beat the Steelers from pillar to post. The only negative in the entire game was the fact that Alex Mack would be lost for the season.<br />
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<b>2013 Bills 24 - Browns 37 - </b>Brian Hoyer's season ended during the Browns 2nd offensive series. This opened the door for Brandon Weeden to reclaim his job at QB. Weeden wasn't terrific, but Travis Benjamin was. His punt returns set up several key touchdowns taking the Browns winning streak to three games... but now we have to go forward with Weeden.<br />
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<b>Advantage: 2014</b><br />
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<b>2014 Browns 6 - Jaguars 24 - </b>In one of the biggest momentum killing losses in recent memory, the Browns didn't show up in any aspect of the game. Jacksonville literally had a blowout handed to them in this game. <br />
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<b>2013 Lions 31 - Browns 17 - </b>In one of the biggest momentum killing losses in recent memory, the Browns took a 17-7 lead into halftime. After the half the Browns self destructed as the Lions put up 24 unanswered points. The game will probably be best remembered for Brandon Weeden's flipper pass interception in the 4th quarter to seal the game for the Lions.<br />
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<b>2014 Raiders 13 - Browns 23 - </b>This certainly wasn't the prettiest game in the world. But the Browns took advantage of the Raider's mistakes and handily won this game. <br />
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<b>2013 Browns 13 - Packers 31 - </b>The Browns traveled to Lambeau Field, and did exactly what everyone expected them to do... get blown out. Weeden was horrible, and lost his job again after this game.<br />
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<b>2014 Buccaneers 17 - Browns 22 - </b>The Browns running game continued to struggle since the loss of Alex Mack, but the passing game picked them up. Hoyer threw for over 300 yards for the first time this season, and the Browns hung tough and picked up a hard fought fifth win of the season.<br />
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<b>2013 Browns 17 - Chiefs 23 - </b>Jason Campbell became the 20th starting QB for the Browns since 1999 at Kansas City. And after not being able to complete the comeback after a 20-3 Chiefs lead, became the 20th QB to take a loss. <b> </b><br />
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So tell me again why people are so upset. I have the 2014 season up 6-1-1 versus the 2013 team. And the only time I picked that team was Hoyer's debut. Let's not forget those 5 wins we have at the halfway point is more than the 2013 team mustered all season long. They won their next game and never won again.<br />
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So calm down people, the most alarming things about this year's team is the offensive and defensive lines. We have some work to do. But sit back and enjoy it for a change. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700989004974422699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169595898087458754.post-58628090265166039932014-10-14T11:02:00.002-07:002014-10-14T11:02:39.995-07:00DO I NEED TO STEP UP MY GAME?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I post jokes about Cleveland sports. Not much more, not much less. I cover sports in my own weird way. I caption pictures in the same fashion as you would in a meme generator website. Some are funny, some are not. You guys usually will tell me which is which. <br />
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I don't take myself super seriously. While I consider myself a minor member of the sports media, I don't need a press pass to do what do. I'm not trying to change the world. I think I can entertain you without dealing out endless false information to try to get a major scoop, or regurgitating old stats. I cover sports. Covering sports really can be as simple as who scores more points. <br />
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There have been some moments that it hasn't been that simple. Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson were necessary diversions. I think many of us can agree we really don't need to pay to see scumbags like that have the perks of being a professional athlete. And the media did their part to ensure the league held individuals like that accountable. <br />
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But I'm not really going to sing the praises of the media here. It was simply a rare positive byproduct of sports coverage (particularly the NFL) moving so far outside the lines, that it finally ventured behind closed doors. Don 't forget that before Ray Rice the narratives for the NFL were simply Johnny Manziel's personal life, and Michael Sam's sex life. No football playing, but a tabloid inspired trash fest of garbage news. <br />
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I quit ESPN when Tim Tebow came into the NFL for this very reason. The only reason that I know that ESPN was obsessed about these issues is because nobody else seemed to have quit them. Every time I read my feed on Twitter somebody is complaining about what ESPN is covering, but they don't quit watching. So if nobody else quits watching I guess I can't expect this ever to change. <br />
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For this very reason I depend on our local reporters for Browns news. I've carried a bit of pity for many of these folks, because how fun has it been to cover this team? I remember when I started this, every joke was so negative. At the time what did I have to celebrate? Someone asked me what I was going to do if the Browns ever were good. I said, "simple, make fun of the other team." I think yesterday was a great example of my evolution. Apparently our jaded local boys were not ready to evolve.<br />
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During victory Monday, someone had the gall to stick a microphone in Brian Hoyer's face and try to drag some contract drama out of him. They succeeded, and managed to spin his answer into a narrative to him not signing with Cleveland unless Johnny Manziel is gone. Happy birthday Brian. Way to beat the Steelers. Have fun dealing with the media driven backlash this is about to cause.<br />
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The fact is that common sense would say that this sensitive contract situation will not be handled until this offseason. It is the smart way to go. We should wait a full season and see the body of work that Hoyer can put on the field. We should observe how hard Manziel works this season to improve his status and go from there. Not ruin the most joyous day in recent memory by falling into the negative, trashy media hole the rest of the world seems to have fallen in.<br />
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So once again the media stirs the pot, I get it when the going gets tough but this time completely baffles me. This fragile fan base that still has a portion that loves the winning, but can't be satisfied with the personnel we are winning with has a new soapbox to cry from. And frankly it pisses me off.<br />
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Does the joke guy need to step his game up? Because right now some of the media is better at telling jokes than me. The issue is that those guys don't realize they are telling them. Be careful guys, because too much more of this and the jokes will start falling on you...<br />
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To be fair the Browns and Steelers rivalry has never been that good. The Browns dominated the 50's and 60's. But 1970 brought on a new day and the "Three Rivers Jinx" took hold for the Browns as they watched the Steelers move on to be a dominate dynasty in the NFL. The mid 80's finally shifted in the Browns favor, and once again they were the better team. Then the mid 90's the rivalry shifted back into the Steelers favor. From there the Browns moved to Baltimore, which for Steelers fans replaced the rivalry with Cleveland. And since the Browns returned to the NFL in 1999 they have failed to recover the passion in the rivalry, making losses to the Steelers a nearly bi-annual tradition for us for the past decade and a half. It has dampened a rivalry that still has passion and fire, but also is marred by the fact that Steelers fans see the Browns games as a guaranteed win.<br />
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That was until 2014. The season series started with the same old vibe. In two quarters of play the Steelers made mincemeat out of a seemingly overwhelmed Browns squad. And after going into the locker room leading the game 27-3, Steelers fans smugly gloated while Browns fans licked their wounds in an all too familiar scene. But that was the moment the "same old Browns," died.<br />
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For all the errors the Browns committed in the first half of that football game, the team came out of the locker room and punched the Steelers straight across the mouth. The team rallied to tie the game in the 4th quarter, and the Steelers only barely escaped with the win on a last second field goal. But instead of leaving with their heads held high, the Steelers were left with a win that felt more like a kiss from their sister. <br />
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While at least that was progress for the Browns, it wasn't a win but it was something. Knowing we had a rematch just a few weeks away, many of us hoped that maybe the 2nd half of that game was something more than the Browns just catching a Steelers team who had fallen asleep at the wheel.<br />
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When Pittsburgh unholy football team made it's visit to the shores of Lake Erie there was something that felt different. Excitement for Browns football as reached a level that hasn't been seen since the 80's. Gone were the sections of terrible towels and black jerseys. An army of orange and brown arrived instead to greet the Steelers into town.<br />
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And we were loud, obnoxious and ready to have a reason to scream. The Browns entered the game with incredible momentum, and it showed as they cruised to a 21-3 halftime lead. In normal situations this would usually be enough to feel very comfortable, but being a Browns fan it is a normal reaction to wonder how things are going to go wrong. But this day was different. The Browns kept the pedal to the medal, and very quickly turned Pittsburgh's hopes of their own comeback into garbage time. <br />
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The Browns 31-10 rout of the Steelers was a showcase. A four quarter display of a new look Cleveland Browns team that is crawling out of the large shadows cast upon them by the other teams in the division. A team that Cleveland can finally be proud of. So for that I will spare you the same old recycled analysis you can get anywhere, and just celebrate with the rest of you. Enjoy...<br />
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the first four games of the 2014 Cleveland Browns season. And yes this team is insanely bipolar, unpredictable and crazy to watch. There is a theory that this team could very easily be 4-0 right now, but the same theory applies to the fact that this team could very easily be 0-4 right now. They probably should be 2-2 right now, but the thing is they haven't won both games they probably should have won, but didn't lose both games they should have lost.<br />
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Twice this team has completed the largest comeback in team history. They are 1-1 in those games. They completed a 70 yard bomb to all but seal the Ravens games, and literally didn't do one single thing right for the rest of the game to ensure a loss. <br />
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When this team is good it is great. When this team is bad it is unpalatable. At times the "same old Browns" show their ugly faces, Yet the offense isn't the problem, which is new for the Browns. The defense is a huge problem, which wasn't supposed to be the case.<br />
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Yes it is very hard to deny that Brian Hoyer has finally managed to make believers out of many people. Hoyer has a 6-1 TD to INT ratio and has a higher QBR than Brady, Brees, Flacco, and Stafford. While there is still the painfully biased Johnny Manziel faithful still calling for Hoyer's benching, the consensus finally has agreed to stay the course with Hoyer for the foreseeable future.<br />
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While Hoyer hasn't been perfect, he has done a fine job of making his receivers better, not the other way around. He isn't leaning on any one guy. Miles Austin and Andrew Hawkins have been very solid, but many of the biggest plays have been left for guys like Taylor Gabriel and Travis Benjamin. <br />
But the real strength has been the fine core of running backs that the Browns amassed this offseason. Gone are the days of watching a back smack into a rear end of an offensive lineman for a minimal gain. This team can run, and run well. <br />
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Call them what you will the running backs have been awesome. Ben Tate ripped off a huge run in the opener and got injured. All that did was show us that we have two more awesome running backs in Terrance West and Isaiah Crowell. Each guy is just different enough from one another that it has made for a tremendous opportunity to rotate and keep our running game fresh all game long. <br />
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So what is the catch? Yes it is Browns football so there has to be a catch right? The catch comes in the 31st ranked defense. Yes the vaunted "wait until you see what these guys can do" defense that came with into town with Mike Pettine has been awful. <br />
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Each game has came and gone with large chunks of games exhibiting some of the poorest tackling you can hope for. Running backs flow through our front seven like water passing through a strainer. Receivers routinely run wide open through our secondary. Our defense is a big play factory. Their 6.1 yards allowed per play is tied for the worst in the league. <br />
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So no I can't tell you what to expect for the rest of this season. I am not even going to embarrass myself with a guess. If the defense improves we have a good chance. If the offense stalls we are probably screwed. It is as simple as that, now hopefully the games will be less stressful.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700989004974422699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169595898087458754.post-87552490945444552982014-09-21T16:37:00.003-07:002014-09-21T16:37:16.709-07:00COREY KLUBER: A YEAR IN MEMES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm not sure that the Indians have another miracle in their sleeves. But the real silver lining has come in the form of Corey Kluber. As far as my Indians season has went he has undoubtedly been the star. So here is my Corey Kluber year in review...<br />
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I've watched the Browns for long enough to know to always expect the worst. They have managed to develop this weird template for losing that allows a key mistake help them end up on the short end of the stick week after painful week. Last Sunday when the Browns were handling business against a tough New Orleans Saints team a botched extra point was sticking out in my head as the catalyst for our next impending loss.<br />
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I could see it all in my head. The defense breaking down and allowing New Orleans back into the game. The offense not executing and keeping the pressure on. And eventually the Saints would complete a drive that normally would have tied the game, but due to that missed point and up giving them the the lead with about 3 minutes to play. Just to end up with the Browns burning all of their timeouts only to give the ball back after throwing a horrible interception somewhere around midfield. Saints take a knee and Browns fans are furious.<br />
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I could see the posts of people angry saying that we just lost a game because of a play that the league deemed so easy they are kicking around the idea of changing the rules of it. I could see the Brian Hoyer meltdown posts. I could see the people screaming for the coaches' heads. <br />
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Then the defense started to break down, the offense started to scuffle, and then they tied the game with a little less than three minutes to go... and they still had the extra point to kick. The nightmare was almost there when Brian Hoyer and the Browns offense took the field needing a score to win. The only real question was will they give it up on downs, or turn the ball over? <br />
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I was banking on turnover, but that didn't happen. Gary Barnidge made a clutch catch to keep the drive alive. Miles Austin pulled the double whammy by making a tough sideline catch and getting out of bounds for another first down. The Saints defense got desperate and called an all out blitz that was picked up, and allowed Andrew Hawkins his own zip code in the secondary. Hoyer stayed calm and delivered the ball for a big gain that setup the game winning Billy Cundiff field goal.<br />
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And with that not only did the Browns win their first home opener in a decade, they won a meaningful game against a quality opponent. They won a game in which they didn't depend on the other team to make mistakes. And most importantly the win comes before all hope is already dashed in the season. <br />
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In the end this team can hold their heads up high knowing that they simply outplayed one of the better teams in the game. They hung on versus a team that they genuinely don't match up well against. They overcame their mistakes, and were the better team.<br />
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Could it be a catalyst for something special? To be honest I find it ironic that it is the Saints that we got this big win off of. For years the Saints organization was very similar to what you have seen in Cleveland for the past decade in a half. They couldn't do anything right. They couldn't draft they couldn't utilize the talent they had. They were a joke, a laughing stock, no one took them seriously... until one fateful day in Cleveland.<br />
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After acquiring Drew Brees and hiring Sean Payton in 2006, the Saints weren't expected to make much splash. But they opened against the Browns in Cleveland and beat them in a tightly contested game 19-14. The win catapulted the team into much bigger and better things as the Saints finally became the feared Saints team that nobody would have believed existed in the 80's. <br />
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To me it is a great thought to think that maybe the Saints would provide us with the spark we needed to create a sustainable winner in Cleveland. It would be awesome, especially considering that we are without Jordan Cameron, Ben Tate and Josh Gordon.<br />
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During wins I usually like to name some standouts on the team and praise them for their efforts but this week is going to be hard. This was a great team win so I am going to congratulate not only the 53 players on the active roster, but the coaching staff, and most importantly the 70,000 that were in the stands watching it, you all did it.<br />
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So hopefully this isn't just one of our annual five wins, and the team has genuinely flipped the script. Only time will tell, In the meantime lets go ahead and soak this one in.<br />
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The 2014 Cleveland Indians were an unlikely team. A big batch of likable guys that just one season ago perpetrated a minor miracle to get into the post season. Despite fizzling out in the wild card game last year, many fans were excited to see what this season was going to offer. Unfortunately this season hasn't quite lived up to expectations. But I really don't think that is very fair, because this team hung around in the playoff race much longer than they probably should have. Here is my list of reasons that we shouldn't feel like this season was a waste, because we shouldn't even have been .500.<br />
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<b>Corey Kluber:</b><br />
In April our ace was Justin Masterson, and very quickly we realized that Masty was no ace. In fact in the first couple weeks of the year it looked like we didn't have anyone that could even be close to considered an ace. Then along came Corey Kluber.<br />
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The man who never smiles managed to continued to improve all season long. And responded to an All-Star snub by becoming an elite Major League pitcher. While I'm not going to bore you with his amazing stat lines from this season, you can see above that his efforts will not go unnoticed during the offseason awards.<br />
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<b>We are among the bottom 5 payroll in all of baseball:</b><br />
The Dolans are cheap, and where we stand in the rankings of baseball payroll doesn't exactly lump us in with the contenders, it barely qualifies for a team around .500. To make matters worse most of that said payroll was used on Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn. Bourn did a good job when he was out there, but spend a good amount of time this year on the DL. And Nick Swisher was abysmal before his season ended due to knee surgery. So the old saying, "You get what you pay for," doesn't seem to apply to this year's team. We should be extremely proud that this team was able to keep themselves in it for so long.<br />
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So here's to hoping for maybe a little effort in the offseason combined with a healthy Bourn next year. And a rebuilt Nick Swisher...<br />
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<b>We didn't even have a left hander in our rotation to start the year:</b><br />
No offense to the team, but the offseason wasn't exactly world beating. We signed David Murphy, who really showed up during clutch situations, and John Axford who was essentially given to Pittsburgh. But outside of that we were probably most hurt by not being able to get Scott Kasmir back in an Indians uniform. Instead we went with five right handed arms, which is a dream come true for most major league hitters over the course of a three game series. <br />
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The bright side came in the form of T.J. House a young lefty, who was able to solidify his spot in the rotation at the season progressed. Here at the end of the season he has almost done a better job than Kluber. House provides us with a bit more stability in the rotation heading into this next offseason.<br />
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<b>We were the worst fielding team in the MLB:</b><br />
Not that is something to tip your cap on, but it is a testament to the pitching staff. No team that is as bad at the fundamentals of defense should have won as many games as us... period.<br />
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<b>We didn't hit well:</b><br />
Once again a feather in the pitching staff's cap. We were inconsistent at best on the offensive side of the ball. In fact we scored less runs than even the last place Twins... let that digest. Remind me again how we stayed .500.<br />
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<b>We traded our ace and one of our veteran bats for prospects:</b><br />
This was an issue that I probably caused the most people to lash out me for my opinion on. While I agreed with many people that Justin Masterson wasn't performing well enough to stay in the rotation, I simply took the side that teams that contend don't make trades that don't improve the current roster. It just doesn't happen that way. Contenders buy veterans, pretenders sell them for prospects.<br />
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That is what made it crazier when the Indians traded mainstay Asdrubal Cabrera for a young prospect. Once again a bizarre move for a team still in the playoff hunt. Considering we didn't trade for any veteran help and just plugged in prospects to their spots, the team rallied time and again keeping them very much in the hunt for postseason. <br />
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<b>We discovered Jose Ramirez because of the bizarre roster moves:</b> <br />
In a year that had many people clamoring for minor league phenom Francisco Lindor to step up and take over the shortstop duties, when the job came available it was given to Jose Ramirez. After a slow start he soon became a very solid player at the position. In fact several of the prospects have come in and done a great job. Again something you won't normally see out of a team in the playoff hunt. <br />
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So I'm not going to cry for the Indians. I am going to sit back and see what happens to this roster in the offseason. But I'm proud of this year's team, let's face it... they really shouldn't have been so interesting.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700989004974422699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169595898087458754.post-64703973035385087402014-09-10T18:47:00.003-07:002014-09-10T19:48:34.937-07:00TIME TO PUT THE NAIL IN ROGER GOODELL'S COMMISSIONER COFFIN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week I had planned on writing a review on the opening week of the Browns' season. And guess what the story was? Well yet again the Browns didn't show up ready for the season. This shouldn't be shocking, Romeo Crennel, Eric Mangini, Pat Shurmur, and Rob Chudzinski head a list of Browns coaches that tended not to get their teams ready for the year.<br />
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Mike Pettine already had his work cut out for him. He inherited a team that was already in front office transition. His team drafted the most enigmatic player in the draft in Johnny Manziel. He had disgruntled veterans, tired of the constant turnover within the team. Then on the 2nd day of the draft in early May, he was informed that the league's reigning receiving champion was facing banishment from the league.<br />
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With the laundry list of distractions that Pettine had to fight through, he and GM Ray Farmer were forced to sit and wait patiently for the Josh Gordon appeal to be heard. Replacing the league's top receiver wasn't going to be possible, but not knowing what timeframe they were going to have to replace him made the scenario that much worse. <br />
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However the summer just ticked by, and by the time the league heard Gordon's appeal training camp was in full swing. He was continued to be allowed to practice and play with the team throughout most of the preseason, until about a week and a half before the regular season began. And after many of the roster decision had to be made, the team finally received the word that the league spent the entire summer dragging their feet to simply uphold their original ruling.<br />
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The Browns were then forced to make major roster changes to facilitate the hole in the roster. Only to soon find out that Gordon may have been part of an elaborate ploy to force the NFLPA to agree to sweeping changes in the league's drug policies. Suddenly there is word that Gordon and several high profile players could be removed from suspension if the NFL's demands are met, and the Browns and several other teams are now sitting and being teased with the notion of getting their players back. Wouldn't common sense dictate these issues should have been dealt with in the offseason? But instead they are being dealt with as the season is under way. <br />
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While I am certainly not solely blaming the league office for the Browns issues last Sunday, you will never be able to convince me they weren't a factor. Which to me begs the question, is the commissioner worried more about running the NFL like an asshole high school principal who treats his student body like delinquents, or is he more worried about the product that gets put onto the field on Sundays for us fans?<br />
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Goodell has been in the forefront of weeding out the fun factor of the game. Celebrations of almost any kind are now frowned upon and can be penalized, effecting game outcomes. The current Super Bowl Champions won the league due to a tough, physical secondary. So what did Goodell do? Well he tightened up the rules about how tough and physical a secondary could be. <br />
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Has the product suffered? Without a doubt. The league's insanely strict drug policy has promptly removed many of the top talent from the field. Anyone who watched the preseason can testify how almost unwatchable the games were, as the referees were probably responsible for as much scoring as any of the players were. So I think my question is answered, yes he wants to be that asshole high school principal. <br />
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So there I think that I have pleaded my case for Roger Goodell's removal from his position and not once did I even have to mention Ray Rice.<br />
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And for those of you that are wondering, yes I have a plan to go forward as well...<br />
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No this is not a joke, I will genuinely say that if I was building a model of what I think is the commissioner needed to save football, it would be former Browns safety Felix Wright (follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/FelixWright22">@FelixWright22</a>)<br />
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I like Felix for the job for several reasons. First off after an 8 year NFL career as a player, Felix has been in an authority position with the NFL since 2001 (where yes he delivers fines to players). I think that Felix's unique perspective as both a player and authority figure would serve him well in the commissioner's chair.<br />
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Felix played the game clean. Still to this day he shows a respect for his former teammates, and opponents. Away from the field Felix has quickly become a tremendous ambassador for the Cleveland Browns. Felix has taken to social media, where he is possibly one of the most personable and humble professional athletes that I have ever seen. Felix routinely takes the time out of his day, to make a bunch of fans' days. So please don't tell me the NFL couldn't use his PR help. <br />
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Imagine if this season Madden wouldn't be released until playoff time, and when you opened the package Brandon Weeden was the Browns' quarterback and Trent Richardson was your running back. Sounds crazy right? Believe it or not it wouldn't be unprecedented.<br />
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Many older sports fans remember the original Nintendo Entertainment System's classic football game Tecmo Super Bowl. However few people realize that when the game was released during the playoffs of the 1991 season, that the game was already horribly outdated. The game literally featured the rosters from the 1990 season. To put the tardiness of the rosters into perspective the video game's most legendary player Bo Jackson (or Tecmo Bo) had literally been gone from football for almost a year at the time of release due to a career ending injury.<br />
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How times have changed, thanks to aspiring programmers Tecmo Super Bowl didn't fade into retro gaming obscurity. Instead Tecmo Super Bowl has become a favorite of game modders who have continued to faithfully recycle the game into updated versions much better than even the original programmers of the game. If you are interested in these versions visit <a href="http://tecmobowl.org/">tecmobowl.org</a><br />
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However I thought it might be fun to take an updated version of the game for a spin. The version I selected was a modded version created by a modder called QBVikings. His version has relatively updated rosters that didn't seem to favor any particular team. The player ratings seemed fair and true to their real life counterparts. So I figured why not let the computer predict the upcoming season?<br />
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Before I show the results I want to make it clear that I did not intervene in any of the games, I simply let the computer determine the outcomes. Since this version included Josh Gordon on the Browns roster I relegated him to the bench and ensured that he would not get to play. However I also decided that the result of this experiment would also count as my official Browns prediction for the season. So how are we going to do this year? Let's find out...<br />
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Week One:@Steelers<br />
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While in the opener vs the Stoolers it looked more like Norv Turner running the offense again, somebody executed, and that somebody was Jordan Cameron. He made some huge plays to help the Browns move to 1-0 and win their season opener.<br />
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Week Two: vs Saints<br />
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Suddenly the rear view mirror got reattached at the Browns lost a stinker in their home opener vs the Saints. The Browns dropped to 1-1 and Twitter exploded.<br />
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The Browns showed some toughness as a defense that was getting torched seemed to find big plays at the right time. And why did Ben Tate only have 97 yards in this one? Simple, the end zone kept getting in his way. 2-1 going into the bye, hmmm.<br />
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Week Five: @Titans<br />
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As the virtual fanbase worried about losing momentum on the bye week, there were rumbles since the playbook was simplified to 8 plays that Johnny should start week 5 despite the 2-1 start. This game dashed those rumbles as the Browns routed the Titans at home. Although Kendall Wright was awesome around garbage time. The Browns were 3-1 and even ESPN was on board with Johnny studying under Hoyer.</div>
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Billy Cundiff hit the game winner in a surprisingly stout defensive battle to complete the sweep. Cleveland exploded because we were 4-1 with Jacksonville coming up.</div>
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Ben Tate was injured at the end of a 20 yard boost to begin the game. And although the Jags added some late drama, the Browns won in surprisingly smooth fashion to open some eyes at 5-1</div>
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Even the most ardent pessimist was starting to come around, and with the struggling Raiders coming to town it seemed like there was a very winnable game facing the Browns. Unfortunately the Raiders simply outplayed the Browns on this day dropping the record to 5-2.</div>
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While the Browns offense struggled for the second straight week, Brian Hoyer found a way to pull this one out in the end. At the half way point the Browns lead the division at 6-2.</div>
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At this point Kyle Shanahan was hearing it for being a little too much like Norv Turner, but in this game it only got worse. However Brian Hoyer responded and the Browns opened up some distance in the division moving to 7-2.</div>
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At this point panicked fans had no clue how to react as the Browns moved to an AFC best 8-2.</div>
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In an absolute wild, and sloppy game the Browns found a way to pull this one out behind Hoyer's career day. But don't let the stats fool you Ben Tate had two of the TD's in this one. Browns improve to 9-2.</div>
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Hoyer's hot streak continued though the next week as the Browns literally found a way to improve their draft status and still win. This one looked closer than it actually was as the Browns win a fairly drama free game and move to 10-2 with an almost insurmountable lead in the AFC North.</div>
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It was quickly becoming evident that the Browns weren't playing their best football since clinching the division. The Panthers played a very tough game, but in the end the Browns squeaked out the victory, but didn't clinch home field advantage as the Broncos kept pace. 12-3 going into the final week.</div>
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Some people wanted to see Johnny Manziel for the regular season finale. However with a win giving the Browns home field advantage and a guaranteed bye already, the coaches let Hoyer finish the season. And alarmingly the Browns came out and looked very flat against a Ravens team that was in a must win game for a playoff spot. This loss gave the Browns a 12-4 record to end the season. </div>
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Fans that were terrified that the Browns closed the season so poorly almost met their worst nightmares in this game. The Browns barely hung on to tie the game in the late moments in the 4th quarter then won on a Billy Cundiff FG in overtime to win it. </div>
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The Cheifs looked scary, they had decimated both the Patriots and the Broncos to set up the unlikeliest AFC Championship game in recent memory. Brian Hoyer went off, but the Chiefs hung tough, forcing the 2nd straight overtime game winner for new Cleveland hero Billy Cundiff. With the win the Browns would face off against a surging Packers team that just redeemed their opening day loss against the Seahawks in the NFC championship.</div>
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The Browns defense smothered the Packers throughout the first half. However the Browns offense sputtered throughout the entire 2nd half. Brian Hoyer threw two key interceptions late in the game to allow the Packers to come back and claim the NFL's World Championship.</div>
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Since YouTube has come around I have been able to start a new tradition over the last few years for the beginning of football season. Now each year before the season starts I watch Masters of the Gridiron. And if you don't remember this classic film, allow me to enlighten you.<br />
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in 1986 Browns center Mike Baab had the idea to create a short movie featuring the Browns that would be a parody of Conan the Barbarian. With many of his teammates on board they created Masters of the Gridiron, a movie that represented the 80's in Cleveland so much I can't believe the WMMS Buzzard didn't make a cameo at the end.<br />
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The script was something that would make today's NFL brass cringe. It starts at a Browns game when Baab is knocked out cold, and due to an obvious concussion becomes Baabarian. Baabarian is joined by a band of Masters of the Gridiron, given equally cheesy names. They go through a training montage, fight through a Michael Stanley performance at the stadium, and ultimately Baabarian has his showdown with Tiny Tim (No I'm not kidding, watch it and see).<br />
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So I present to you MASTERS OF THE GRIDIRON:<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700989004974422699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169595898087458754.post-72083078640638054782014-08-24T13:43:00.000-07:002014-08-24T13:43:03.529-07:00CLEVELAND SPORTS FAQ'SQ: What did Brian Hoyer do to win the QB competition?<br />
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A: It is more what he didn't do that won it...<br />
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Q: Why did Kevin Love choose the #0?<br />
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A: Because he is used to being the superstar on his teams...<br />
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Q: What are the Indians chances of making the postseason?<br />
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A: Mathematics says more than 0% so...<br />
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Q: Can I get a refund on those Browns season tickets I bought?<br />
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A: No.<br />
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Q: Is there any hope for Steelers week?<br />
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A: I don't know, I just hope they keep Swagger on his leash...<br />
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Q: What is the worst thing about Cleveland sports right now?<br />
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A: There are Steeler flavored pierogies being sold in the area...<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700989004974422699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169595898087458754.post-84416931291408082522014-08-20T19:01:00.000-07:002014-08-20T19:01:07.431-07:00THE QUARTERBACK INCOMPETITION<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Normally my post game rants I highlight some guys who played well and adversely call out some guys who under performed. This week that is easy, the defense was really good and the offense was really bad. As stupid and simplistic of an analysis that is, it really is the truth. The defense is set, and outside of some injuries at CB the Browns defense looked mean, nasty and tough. Three turnovers created by the first team alone should have set the tone for this offense in flux, but alas that didn't happen.<br />
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The reason that this is significant was that coach Mike Pettine wanted to name the starters, most significantly the starting QB. So the battle of Brian Hoyer vs Johnny Manziel had its final showdown on Monday Night Football. And did someone stand out? No.<br />
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Our offense way abysmal. It looked like the worst of Brian Daboll, Pat Shurmur, and Rob Chudzinski all combined into some new type of stupid that was painful to watch. And more importantly created more questions than answers to a unit that appears to be in way worse shape than many of us feared. So what better way to end an annual QB controversy in Cleveland than a completely disfunctional game? <br />
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And as the dust settled after that stinker it was Brian Hoyer awarded the starting position over fan favorite Johnny Manziel. Was it fair? Did Hoyer earn it? So lets take a look at both guys...<br />
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Truthfully that is where the positives end. Brian Hoyer may have just won a QB competition doing the least amount of good things in the history of the NFL. Boasting a 40% completion percentage and failing to convert third down, let alone a touchdown Hoyer has hardly given the Browns faithful a reason to forget about Johnny Manziel. <br />
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However I don't want to bury the guy, he certainly wasn't blessed with a ton of support from his teammates. Hoyer's inaccuracy was amplified by some very poor WR play, and his decision making hampered in the last game with some very poor offensive line play. The first team units under Hoyer looked disorganized and poor as a whole. <br />
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To be honest it is hardly the glowing endorsement I was hoping to give our QB going into the season, but I am guess I can see the coach's logic. So if I can see the logic in it, how bad could Johnny have been?<br />
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Considering the above pic was Johnny Manziel's NFL highlight so far, I can honestly say that I wasn't blown away. I haven't made it a secret that I don't see Johnny through the same rose colored glasses that many fans do. Johnny looked every bit the college gimmick offense QB who probably came out of school too soon. He did outplay Hoyer, but only barely.<br />
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While that may sound harsh, those aren't criticisms they are facts. The truth is Johnny Manziel isn't Brandon Weeden, he's a 21 year old kid. He has a lot of time, and an almost limitless ceiling. But Johnny isn't any where near that ceiling right now. The worst part of Johnny's game has been simple, but obvious... he isn't ready for the pro game. Simply calling a play in a huddle is new to him, and it has been a struggle for him. I noticed several instances where he turned to throw to a receiver who was running a completely different route than Johnny thought he was running. <br />
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Fixable? Yes.<br />
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Fixable overnight? Absolutely not. <br />
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So I am sorry to the people who were Manziel or bust this season. There are adjustments that people in Johnny's position need to make, and no matter how much you wish it to be true he is no exception. Brian Hoyer has more experience, a better grasp on the offense, and in my opinion gives this team a better chance to win during this brutal stretch that starts this season. <br />
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The fact is that Brian Hoyer's window is small, if he wants to make a career as an NFL starter this is his chance. It is now or never for him. I hope that ending the competition will allow him to regain some of the comfort in the offense he showed last season. <br />
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And as far as Johnny Manziel goes, chill out people. He isn't the exception to the rules, he's human and he will be well served to learn his position. The logic that players don't get experience backing up veterans is flawed, and if you really are a fan of the kid let him learn.<br />
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And if they both turn out to suck, there was one bright spot at QB...<br />
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The offseason before the 2008 season was one of my darkest times as a Browns fan. We were coming off a 10 win season, and things were looking promising. However I was stunned by the absolute hate being directed towards the QB that actually won those 10 games. Derek Anderson had made the Pro Bowl and looked poised to be the most successful signal caller in the new Browns era, but many people were still unhappy.<br />
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How was this possible? A young man named Brady Quinn was on the team, and people were pissed that he wasn't the guy that did the winning. I've already went into detail about Quinn earlier on this blog. But the point is people wanted Quinn to win because he was a hometown boy (if you can count Dublin as being hometown) that grew up a Browns fan. The splitting of the fan base took a toll on everyone, and in my opinion did a lot to affect the product that eventually made its way onto the field. <br />
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Fast forward to 2013 when a genuine hometown boy named Brian Hoyer took the reigns of the Browns offense and actually looked good. His success was short lived, due to an injury which ended his season, but Hoyer seemed poised to bounce back and at give it another shot. Hoyer's story is like something out of a fairy tale, and up until May it looked like people were going to get that Brady Quinn moment that they all longed for years ago. Then along came Johnny Manziel...<br />
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I don't need to explain who Johnny Manziel is. If you don't know, go turn on ESPN for about 15 seconds and no matter what is on you are bound to hear a Johnny Manziel reference of some sort. I'm not trying to bail on Johnny but I'm not so blinded by the hype that I can't see him for what he is. He is a very athletic QB with a surprisingly good arm... who also came out of college as a sophomore and didn't play in anything close to a pro offense. Most people in that spot would be considered a good prospect, and be expected to pay his dues in the league, but he isn't most people. He's Johnny Football, he is the end all next gen Anti-Tebow that ESPN, NFL Network and TMZ can't get enough of.<br />
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All of that is cool, but suddenly people hate the hometown boy. It's not like Hoyer ever did anything wrong. He is 3-0 as a starter, he didn't set the world on fire, but he looked better than any QB in an orange helmet in a long time. Yet that has not stopped the hopes in many, that the Browns find some way to make Hoyer simply go away. That way Johnny Football has no competition for the starting role.<br />
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On the flip side many of Brian Hoyer's top supporters have become Johnny Football haters as well. As far as I'm concerned it is all nonsense. I don't know why people are so resistant to embrace the fact that we essentially have two promising QB candidates. How quickly people forget the Browns history of QB need. In fact the Browns have only had 4 seasons since 1985 in which one guy has started all 16 games, and haven't done it in consecutive seasons since 1980-1981 when Brian Sipe did it.<br />
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So for those of you that just want one of our QB's to go away, look at this year by year of our starters and maybe you won't be so eager to get rid of anyone, and maybe your will even want to add a few more...<br />
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Jason Campbell, Brandon Weeden, Brian Hoyer</li>
<li>2012 - Brandon Weeden, Thad Lewis</li>
<li>2011 - Colt McCoy, Seneca Wallace</li>
<li>2010 - Colt McCoy, Jake Delhomme, Seneca Wallace</li>
<li>2009 - Brady Quinn, Derek Anderson</li>
<li>2008 - Derek Anderson, Brady Quinn, Ken Dorsey, Bruce Gradkowski</li>
<li>2007 - Derek Anderson, Charlie Frye</li>
<li>2006 - Charlie Frye, Derek Anderson </li>
<li>2005 - Trent Dilfer, Charlie Frye</li>
<li>2004 - Jeff Garcia, Kelly Holcomb, Luke McCown</li>
<li>2003 - Kelly Holcomb, Tim Couch</li>
<li>2002 - Tim Couch, Kelly Holcomb</li>
<li>2001 - Tim Couch</li>
<li>2000 - Doug Pederson, Tim Couch, Spergon Wynn</li>
<li>1999 - Tim Couch, Ty Detmer</li>
<li>1995 - Vinny Testaverde, Eric Zeier</li>
<li>1994 - Vinny Testaverde, Mark Rypien</li>
<li>1993 - Bernie Kosar, Vinny Testaverde, Todd Philcox</li>
<li>1992 - Mike Tomczak, Bernie Kosar, Todd Philcox</li>
<li>1991 - Bernie Kosar</li>
<li>1990 - Bernie Kosar, Mike Pagel</li>
<li>1989 - Bernie Kosar</li>
<li>1988 - Bernie Kosar, Mike Pagel, Gary Danielson, Don Strock</li>
<li>1987 - Bernie Kosar, Gary Danielson (Jeff Christensen started as a replacement player during strike)</li>
<li>1986 - Bernie Kosar</li>
<li>1985 - Bernie Kosar, Gary Danielson</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700989004974422699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169595898087458754.post-21507806580882562852014-08-10T11:45:00.002-07:002014-08-10T14:27:40.230-07:00JUDGING THE QB COMPETITION, AND GRADING SOME STANDOUTS FROM PRESEASON GAME #1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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New Browns coach Mike Pettine has said this offseason that the Browns were going to "break off the rear view mirror," this season. Blowing a 4th quarter lead in a football game isn't going to make that happen any quicker. But it is the preseason and I'm not going to sweat some bubble players letting a game get away. The real competition is between teammates in these games. So I am going to look at some of the battles for positions that were fought last night.<br />
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Obviously the most hotly contested battle on the team is between the hometown boy Brian Hoyer and the media darling Johnny Manziel. While tons of fans have a personal agenda is at play in this battle, I personally want to see the best man win. The trouble is that objectively I didn't see one guy take a resounding lead in the competition.<br />
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Hoyer's was 6-14 with 92 yards in three series with the offense. He made a few nice reads and throws, but the kink in his armor on Saturday night was a couple overthrows that could have potentially lead to big plays for the Browns offense. The worst part of his night was that perhaps his best two thrown ball of the night were also not hauled in. Miles Austin dropped a pass near the end zone that would have set up first and goal. And Josh Gordon couldn't haul in a well thrown ball in the end zone, due to a very nice play by the Lions' defense.<br />
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Manziel's debut was also somewhat polarizing. Johnny went 7-11 for 63 yards with 27 rushing yards. While Johnny didn't set the world on fire, it is important to remember this was his first ever professional action. Kyle Shanaham wasted no time letting Johnny be Johnny as he rotated between standard pro offensive plays, and more gimmicky style offense. Johnny made a couple nice reads and throws, and a couple drive saving runs to keep the offense on the field. Probably the most impressive moment of his game for me came when Johnny was under pressure and threw an awkward, but catchable ball to Terrance West in the flat for an 8 yard gain. Not many QBs in Browns history make that play. But Johnny's night wasn't all positive as he had a fairly bad overthrow on a comeback route and fell victim to some poor WR and OL play.<br />
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While the numbers were a bit pedestrian I felt that both guys did a nice job of moving the ball and despite no touchdown drives, we consistently flipped field position, putting our defense in a good position to shine. Neither guy probably gained or lost much ground.<br />
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Some other guys who really helped their cause vs. the Lions:<br />
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RB-Ben Tate: Tate had 25 yards on 6 carries, while not great numbers you must remember the Browns passed the ball more than any team in the NFL last season because we weren't getting solid carries out of anyone.<br />
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RB-Terrance West: 22 yards on 10 carries doesn't sound that great, but considering he lost a fair number of his yards on poorly blocked runs out of the pistol sort of balances that out. When given ample opportunity West showed some power and vision and had several nice runs of his own.<br />
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TE/FB-Marqueis Gray: The former Golden Gopher QB showed why he was in camp showing a unique blend of size and speed. Gray had two nice catch and runs for 51 yards. He will just have to clean up a bad drop that he had in the red zone, that looked more like a borderline fumble to me.<br />
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WR-Charles Johnson: Browns WRs did not have the best night against the Lions, so Johnson's performance probably will allow him to sit smugly during positional meetings this week. Johnson made three tough catches for 30 yards, showing off his hands and running ability. <br />
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G-John Greco: The block of the night came from Greco as he alertly blasted a back side rusher. The block was so vicious that it was initially flagged, but was ultimately deemed a clean block. He helped a first team offensive line that really stood out as a unit.<br />
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S-Donte Whitner: Whitner has nothing to prove as one of the veterans on this team, but he had a couple hard yet clean hits. I felt he really motivated the rest of the defense to tighten up after a shaky start.<br />
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MLB-Craig Robertson: Robertson showed great improvement over last season in both run support and pass coverage. With draft pick Christian Kirksey (who stood out himself) breathing down his neck, Robertson didn't do anything to indicate he is going to give away his starting position easily.<br />
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OLB-Barkevious Mingo: Last year's first round pick made the Browns only sack of the night, but it was a highlight reel sack. Mingo powered through what I thought was an obvious hold by a Lions fullback to get his first preseason sack. <br />
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K-Billy Cundiff: Cundiff made all four of his FG attempts, quieting critics of the team for not bringing in multiple kickers for this year's camp to challenge for the spot.<br />
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WR-Marlon Moore: While Moore wasn't involved much in the offense he made the most of his one touch by returning a kick 52 yards, showing incredible speed in the process. With the Josh Gordon suspension looming there may be an extra spot available. All eyes were on Willie Snead for that spot, but Snead really hurt his cause last night opening a possible door for a guy like Moore.<br />
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Hopefully next week's game in Washington will answer even more questions. <br />
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Here is another big blast of photos that Browns Memes Kid and I got at training camp. I know it's not my typical rant spattered with jokes, but I hope you enjoy them. I will be back to my normal jokes next week!</div>
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I still can't believe how welcoming the Browns were to me while visiting the opening day of the 2014 Training Camp.<br />
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The highlight of my day was getting an opportunity to meet "The Voice of the Browns" Jim Donovan. I am a fan of Jim so it was quite a thrill to have a conversation with him. But even better is the fact that I gave Jim such a laugh that he called down Doug Dieken.<br />
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I can't thank those guys enough for taking the time out and sign my hat. I will be letting my stereo wear that hat and proudly play their broadcast. <br />
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But I might even be more excited that perhaps I passed on some zingers for Jim to use later...<br />
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Here are some photos from the QB competition...<br />
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Here is Barkevious Mingo face to face with the boss...<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700989004974422699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169595898087458754.post-18817738712702629982014-07-24T16:11:00.001-07:002014-07-24T16:11:25.584-07:00A SAD DAY FOR THE NFL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm pissed off, this is supposed to be an exciting time of year for me. Preparing for the upcoming football season has always been a highlight of my year. But today the NFL set an ugly and confusing precedent. Ray Rice received a two game suspension. Two games for literally beating the snot out of a woman, on camera and dragging her out of an elevator. </div>
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Goodell who has publicly said he wanted to clean domestic violence out of the league was lobbed a softball to do just that. Instead he loudly proclaimed that he doesn't really care. To me this an even more cowardly decision based on the fact that brand new NBA commissioner Adam Silver used every ounce of his power to punish an owner, who didn't even break any laws all in the name of cleaning up his game. You would think a veteran commissioner would have more balls than that. </div>
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Perhaps it was the disgusting victim blaming that was perpetrated by Ravens. Did this make you feel better about what happened?</div>
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Well it must have worked on Goodell. Way to stick by your guns brother, because this is a great reason I could see for women to shun the league. To me this is an insult to the same women the NFL has desperately tried to market to for the past decade or so.</div>
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But maybe that wasn't the reason that Goodell decided not to come down hard on Ray. Perhaps it was the fact that Ray Rice himself seemed to have learned a lot from the incident. </div>
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Do I need to mention how stupid Ray Rice must be? I'm not buying Ray's inspirational attempts to move on. Other class acts have been equally as inspirational...</div>
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I will never understand what in the blue hell Roger Goodell was thinking here. This is a very bad look for him and his precious shield. But in the end I guess I should at least be relieved that Ray Rice received some punishment from the league... </div>
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