tiamat63

I'm curious how much of that 43 is inflated by the last drive before halftime and the last two drives of the game.

Now THAT is special. Especially if you're a senior, but to have that on senior night really speaks to the power of college football. Then you force the turnover? A dream. Grind like a walk-on.

They wanted to place the ball on the other hash for D hop.

Considering just how inept the Lions have been and for how long, Campbell getting COTY is perfectly fine with me. All media awards in general I really couldn't give a shit about. Wins and playoffs are where it's at. Although sometimes the recognition, including Myles getting DPOTY, would really be nice. That said, who really needs to recognize the coaching job, probably more than anyone - are Browns fans themselves. We're a couple bad bounces off turnovers at wrong times away from 8-2 possibly even 9-1. That includes a QB just starting to find his game, injuries to your starting RT and all-pro RB. This success has been a combination of good coaching, effort, and being on the receiving end of a little good fortune of our own. Even using backups, this team has one loss on the season outside of a single score - the Ravens 27-3. That includes two double digit holes they had to climb out of for wins with San Fran and the Ravens last week. This team has been bad for so damn long, a playoff push made us impatient and wanting to build Rome overnight. There is still a bit of "same old browns" in the air. Even being 9-8, with some wildcard appearances and wins, goes a long way towards erasing those memories and building a culture where Cleveland at least becomes snyonomous with being competitive and worth the watch. How many times did we shut off TV's on Sunday's and go do yard work while we chugged along to 3-13? Exactly. Stefs first season, go to the playoffs. 2021 happens and things turn sour. 2022, and if you didn't have a defensive line that wouldn't even start in the Pac-12, and you're likely looking at another wildcard shot with Jacoby Brissett as your QB. Here were are in 2023, even with a ton of injuries, still in playoff contention. Hell, possibly still even winning the damn division, while heading into week 12. That is not the usual for this squad for 20 years, and it needs to be appreciated. As for the game itself. Both coaches, Stef and Tomlin, played a game that was Tresselball in a nutshell. Patience, defense, punting and field position, not wanting to risk any turnovers. The downside being that, once again sometimes our defense can't take themselves out of the aggressive mode. This is why I referenced Jaylen Warren in prop bets. This defense lives off pure Havoc rating. They thrive on TFL, TFNG, sacks, PD and turnovers. But when they're not creating those, they have a nasty tendency to give up big plays doing so. Something we're just going to have to learn to live with, I suppose. Still, I'm damn proud of this team and happy at the win. Everyone enjoy their holiday, eat a ton of food, watch a ton of football, and most importantly - Fuck *ichigan.

In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.

Taki.... Close. Ground. Jaylen Warren is open.

Hot, but that needs to be caught. And it was wide open.

That's why they're not throwing up the field. It's cover 2, but not all cover 2 is built the same. Safeties are sitting on the seam, sitting on the hash and daring DTR to beat them downfield at the numbers.

Power. Read.

5 under. The weakness of cover 2 is flat, but these DBs are aggressively squatting and driving downfield on first moves. And you don't have the pass pro or QB to attack the dead spots past the corners and outside the safeties. Eventually you'll have to challenge with these seam throws. But you're terrified of a turnover. It's like trying to parallel park a semi.

Taki, get your head out of your ass. PIT playing safe and we keep giving them the lanes by flying upfield. Live and die by the Schwartz.

The point was there are available adjustments. You don't have the QB who can make them happen.

Schwartz and the Dline being too aggressive against obvious screen calls.

So PJ would somehow be.... Less unwatchable? Steelers defense adjusted. The offense has adjustments, but needs the QB to be able to execute them. PJ had already shown he isn't that answer.

That power read we used against the Ravens would be hot now.

DTR has been missing high and behind all day. That's the risk ....

Only so much you can do against 9 man fronts.

Did anyone take a prop on Jaylen Warren?

DBs squatting short. You have to take a calculated shot deep now. On an early down, off a strong ball action. Just let them know it's in the bag.

Y stick.

Gave up a 74yard TD first time. Gave up a 74 yard rushing TD. Can't have it.

Patient offense, nothing bold, safe and smart throws. Playing field position and grinding things down. So far, can't complain.

Steelers sending that same slot pressure the Hawks did. If you have a sight adjust on the blitz, built it starting there.

I dig the patience, but eventually that shot to Coop is there.

That's twice this year, teams run the jet at Alex Wright. He can't recover.