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I remember a few years ago during another almost rough season I made a "future is bright" thread... I think its safe to say that we've made it to the future.

Congrats Browns fans, enjoy this day. 3-1 for the first time in almost 20 years. Indy is next.

If Ward can't go, we will need Greedy to come back and fill the void. Dallas receivers are fast.

4 hours ago, hoorta said:

so yeah- let's play the #1 the ranked team on the road for an opening game. The schedule makers stuck it to the Browns royally for that one...  I was hardly surprised the Browns got smoked.... 

I actually liked that we had to play against arguably the toughest team on our schedule week 1. Instead of potentially losing to an average team. The team woke up and responded to that loss. 

4 hours ago, tiamat63 said:

Jobi had another nice game yesterday. I mean this when I say it, that isn't the type of player you think you'll just replace at the same cost.  

He’s a great player and leader. I hope he is here a long time.

Well coached and executed game. A few predictable/bad playcalls here and there such as a run on a 3rd and 1 where a PA would’ve been nice. Defensively, we sat back in coverage on a long 3rd and goal and let Haskins calmly find Inman.  
 

Solid performance all around from the defense. Good coverage from Mitchell and Goodson. Nice INT by Malcolm Smith. Great hit and INT from Karl Joseph. Defensive line depth is impressive. 
Offensive line is among the best in the league. TE room is great. WRs are great. RBs are great..and Baker is the franchise QB.

Also, I don’t recall so many hardcounts in a game.

Fitzmagic played lights out. Dude is fearless

Positive news on defense: 

Mack was a 5th round pick rookie. Who knows what kind of jump he was about to make going into year 2.

Wills vs Young? Gonna be a good battle in the trenches next week.

Nice run by Chubb. Let’s GOOOO followed by huge HUNT run!!!!

5 minutes ago, Vambo said:

They have two good running backs and are up,  run the ball  run the clock add points don't turn over the ball.

Easy to say when Bake is attacking and doesn’t put the proper air under a pass and throws an INT.  Not a bad playcall, just bad execution. Baker’s lone mistake on a solid night. Let’s hope for a clutch bounce back after a Bengals score..

2 minutes ago, MDDawg said:

Playcall wasn't bad but Baker made a stupid mistake there, he should've accounted for the safety. He shouldn't be doing that in his 3rd year.

LMAO

Agressive playcalling. I like it. Baker didn’t see Jackson, should’ve aired that pass out more.

In case anyone was wondering who “Jackson“ is: 

DE Joe Jackson (6-5, 258 lbs) - Jackson was a 5th round pick by the Dallas Cowboys in 2019. As a rookie last year, Jackson played in 5 games, registering 4 tackles. Jackson was Dane Brugler’s23rd-ranked edge rusher in last year’s class, saying the following about him:

A two-year starter at Miami, Jackson lined up at right defensive end in the Hurricanes’ four-man front. He was consistently productive in his three seasons at Miami and was one of only seven active FBS players in 2018 with at least 24.0 career sacks. Although his take-on and placement skills are subpar, Jackson is a power rusher who wins with body-to-body combat. He flashes quickness, but isn’t a burst player and there isn’t anything diverse or creative about his rush sequence. Overall, Jackson rushes tall and stiff with little semblance of a back-up plan, but he is naturally powerful with the length and baseline traits to develop into an NFL starter in the right situation.

MYLESSSSS!!!!!!!

8 minutes ago, TypicalBrowns50 said:

And the offense is night and day. I see the offense gelling. Hope has been restored tonight.

our defense is wildly inconsistent. We need injured guys to heal up

burrow looks good

We also need to be able to win games when our defense is healing up. That’s what it’s gonna take to become a winner. Baker needs to be great. 

Defense looks better. Nice sack by Clayborn. Looks like we want Garrett in the QBs face more..

25 minutes ago, TypicalBrowns50 said:

On 92.3 The Fan, a caller said he knew Kareem Hunts brother. Talked to the brother and he said Kareem called him Sunday night absolutely pissed off. Kareem said the locker room is done with Baker, they all think he sucks. Interesting tidbit.

Baker needs to hear something like that. In all honesty. Wake TF up..

12 minutes ago, jiggins7919 said:

I have a feeling that interception killed him. First drive of the season and he gets baited by the largest human on earth. 

it took Lamar Jackson over 4 weeks of camp to throw his first interception and it took Baker just 4 minutes. 

I agree. And then a fake punt after... reeks of desperation.. just a wonky start. 
Lamar really is just built different. I’m not sure who can stop that offense. 

2 of our top 3 corners are injured. Mitchell is a solid #2 corner. Who will be the nickel? I do not see newly signed M.J Stewart listed on the injury report.

Green, Boyd, and Ross have some good skills not to mention their talented backfield.

4 hours ago, jiggins7919 said:

Uhhhhh....guys. He threw this ball away btw. I...just...I...ummm...

That’s rough.. If we see this, I’m sure Baker saw this too. I expect a different looking QB from here out.

I’m not sure how we will look. I hope the playcalling is aggressive early on.  Find a way to take a shot. 
I’d doubt the defense is anywhere as poor this week against Cinci. Stop Mixon. 

He got paid a lot. Easy to say this when our starting LB Mack is injured and after a really bad game.

54 minutes ago, nickers said:

"We have the players, and we have the coaches,” Chubb said. “We just have to put it together. There is no excuse for us with who all is on our team to go out there and put up one touchdown. That is unacceptable. We know it, we accept that, and we are looking to get better.”

~Nick Chubb~

This is all I have heard from the team since it has been back... Why are we still waiting?

We haven’t been this good offensively in 20 years. Chubb is speaking facts. He is trying to speak it into existence. 
Nick is also a Batman fan, and the night is darkest just before dawn, folks.

13 minutes ago, Dutch Oven said:

The amount of irony in this post is staggering. 

I’m sure he’s joking, right? It’s gotta be sarcasm.. 😂