The Gipper Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Those names (with the exception of Doomsday) were in relation to how they played. If the Browns prove to play like swarming zombies, then that would be an apt name. Preemptively nicknaming them is sad. Let them play into a nickname. So, you are saying that for years when the Detroit Lions had a sieve of a defense, their nickname of "Dandy Lions" was well apt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoeticG Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 I like "The Orange Horde" myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Couch Pulls Out Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 So, you are saying that for years when the Detroit Lions had a sieve of a defense, their nickname of "Dandy Lions" was well apt? I think that is a great nickname Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 I like "The Orange Horde" myself. Fracking HELL NO. That is too reminiscent of the Orange Crush defense that Denver had. Screw that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted May 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 How bout we win more than five games. Zombo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 It may be appropriate that Mingo ended up here in Ohio. Read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 And don't forget this guy: For those of you old enough to remember....or even if you are not old enough. The character of Mingo played by Ed Ames was actually half white...and Oxford educated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miktoxic Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 And don't forget this guy: For those of you old enough to remember....or even if you are not old enough. The character of Mingo played by Ed Ames was actually half white...and Oxford educated. and i think he was a better singer than an actor. talk about a zombie. fess parker looks about as excited and 'in character' in that screen shot as a prison yard walker in the walking dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoeticG Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Horde is another term for zombies, I thought you might like that one Gipper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapz Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Browns front 7 will be known as the seven deadly sins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Horde is another term for zombies, I thought you might like that one Gipper... It wasn't "horde" I had a problem with. It was the Orange. How about the "Mingo Horde" play on Mongol Horde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 and i think he was a better singer than an actor. talk about a zombie. fess parker looks about as excited and 'in character' in that screen shot as a prison yard walker in the walking dead. Dude is wearing a coonskin cap. You would look that way too if you had to wear one of those. And this guy played Davy Crockett too....whom FYI, never wore a coonskin cap. And also, Daniel Boone never wore coonskin caps. In fact, he hated them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Couch Pulls Out Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 You guys are incorrigible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Mike Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 and i think he was a better singer than an actor. Me too. My favorite Ames Brothers' song was "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Mike Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Mingo will get coached up & his height, speed & flexibility will help a great deal gaining leverage. I think he'll be fun to watch. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickers Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Mingo will get coached up & his height, speed & flexibility will help a great deal gaining leverage. I think he'll be fun to watch. Mike Wimbley was coached up too and still average... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted May 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Savage was an idiot. Mingo is not Wimbley. Savage handed the Raven an All Pro Nose Tackle so he could draft Wimbley because he was a high character guy. Glad those days are over. Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambridgeho Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Wimbley was coached up too and still average... didnt have Horton as a DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadNewsBrowns Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 If Ray Horton learned from Dick Lebeu and Horton is running the same defense, how is it Shamarko Thomas doesn't fit our D? Let's hope Thomas is not our next Haloti Ngata, the one that got away,hell we gave away.. to a division rival no less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmusch Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Next year when the Browns trade the extra 3rd and 4th to move up in the 1st or to package with their 2nd and move back into the 1st, we will all be praising the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Couch Pulls Out Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Next year when the Browns trade the extra 3rd and 4th to move up in the 1st or to package with their 2nd and move back into the 1st, we will all be praising the move. Don't count on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagitron Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 didnt have Horton as a DC Why are you guys making such a big deal about Horton? He isnt lebeau and our corners werent living up to potential. Carnell Lake on the other hand is killing it. He could work in Cleveland but i was never impressed with him. As far as shark thomas is concerned i think hes gonna be a beast. The dude is a heat seeking missile, hes just small at 5`9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Dan'l was my favorite show as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted May 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Why are you guys making such a big deal about Horton? He isnt lebeau and our corners werent living up to potential. Carnell Lake on the other hand is killing it. He could work in Cleveland but i was never impressed with him. As far as shark thomas is concerned i think hes gonna be a beast. The dude is a heat seeking missile, hes just small at 5`9. He had the fifth ranked passing defense in the NFL last year, and that was with a shitty front seven. He's going to be lights out in Cleveland. Dick Lebeau was born before Hitler tried to take over Europe. He's done. You're done. And deep down ... you know it. Zombo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagitron Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 He had the fifth ranked passing defense in the NFL last year, and that was with a shitty front seven. He's going to be lights out in Cleveland. Dick Lebeau was born before Hitler tried to take over Europe. He's done. You're done. And deep down ... you know it. Zombo The Cardinals dont have a terrible front 7 and pp7 is a monster. Adrian Wilson is also no slouch . I also put very little value on defense rank. The Steelers were the number 1 d last season statistically but they def werent the number one d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 If Ray Horton learned from Dick Lebeu and Horton is running the same defense, how is it Shamarko Thomas doesn't fit our D? Let's hope Thomas is not our next Haloti Ngata, the one that got away,hell we gave away.. to a division rival no less. Shamarko Thomas, from what I understand, is a Strong Safety....same as TJ Ward, but not projected as good as him. Browns need a FS opposite Ward. That is why Thomas "doesn't fit". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Why are you guys making such a big deal about Horton? He isnt lebeau and our corners werent living up to potential. Carnell Lake on the other hand is killing it. He could work in Cleveland but i was never impressed with him. As far as shark thomas is concerned i think hes gonna be a beast. The dude is a heat seeking missile, hes just small at 5`9. To be a strong safety whose primary job will be to take on 6'5" tight ends at that size may be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 The Cardinals dont have a terrible front 7 and pp7 is a monster. Adrian Wilson is also no slouch . I also put very little value on defense rank. The Steelers were the number 1 d last season statistically but they def werent the number one d. Yea, sometimes defensive ranks can be misleading. Though I think in the Steelers case, their "basic" defense was still good, i.e they were 1st in fewest yards allowed, and 6th in fewest points allowed, but it was their turnover ratio that was bad. They only ranked 24th there, where in years that that defense...and the team were dominant, they ranked much much higher. E.g.: 2010 when they were in the SB their defense was #1 in points #2 in yard and #2 in turnover ratio In 2008 they were #1 in points #1 in yards #11 in turnover ratio In 2005 they were #3 in points #4 in yards #9 in Turnover ration And in point differential in 2010 they were 3rd, 2008 5th, 2005 5th, but in 2012 only middle of the pack at 14th. Of course, their offense dropped off some as well. In both 2005 and 2008 they ranked 9th in offensive points. In 2010 they were 12th. But in 2011 they were 21st and in 2012 they were 22d. So, the combination of mediocre to below average offense....and now no longer being a ball hawking defense makes them a mediocre team. And who knows if they will get better in those areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinz1212 Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Tim couch pulls out, when you get a chance hang this on the side of your house...... appreciate it and remember to recycle and reuse.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagitron Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Yea, sometimes defensive ranks can be misleading. Though I think in the Steelers case, their "basic" defense was still good, i.e they were 1st in fewest yards allowed, and 6th in fewest points allowed, but it was their turnover ratio that was bad. They only ranked 24th there, where in years that that defense...and the team were dominant, they ranked much much higher. E.g.: 2010 when they were in the SB their defense was #1 in points #2 in yard and #2 in turnover ratio In 2008 they were #1 in points #1 in yards #11 in turnover ratio In 2005 they were #3 in points #4 in yards #9 in Turnover ration And in point differential in 2010 they were 3rd, 2008 5th, 2005 5th, but in 2012 only middle of the pack at 14th. Of course, their offense dropped off some as well. In both 2005 and 2008 they ranked 9th in offensive points. In 2010 they were 12th. But in 2011 they were 21st and in 2012 they were 22d. So, the combination of mediocre to below average offense....and now no longer being a ball hawking defense makes them a mediocre team. And who knows if they will get better in those areas. Oh Gipper, they will be back to their old ways on defense and with the drafting of Bell and Wheaton im not too worried abiutthe offense either. The Browns will still be bringing up the rear in the north. i cant wait for Sharmarko Thomas to bite you all in the ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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