thomam3 Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 So I was sitting there watching the game yesterday yelling at the TV for Hue to bench our rookie wonderboy and my 5 year old walks up to me. Conversation goes... Maz: Why the Cleveland Browns don't win? Me: Why they don't win? Because they are not very good. Maz: Why don't they win anytime? I then started laughing hysterically that he even noticed that the Browns were horrible. I had no clue he even paid attention. My laugh started to slowly turn into a cry as I realized he even knew this. Last week I was watching the game and somewhat confident they were going to pull off the win while up with a couple minutes left. My wife walks by and I say.."the Browns might finally win!", somewhat confident they could pull it off. She simply replied "No they won't". I became a Browns fan because I was a fullback in high school and looked up to Tommy Vardell. They became my team. I'm not even from or live in Ohio. I'm not sure why I do this to myself but oh well. I love the Browns. It can't be this way forever can it? It will swing around. Has to. We will still be here when it does and it will feel oh so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browns1216 Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 i feel you on that one. the very first Browns game my son watched as a newborn was the Monday night Browns vs. Ravens game that ended in a kick 6. Welcome to Browns fandom, little man. He's 2 now and laughs at Browns games (or he's laughing at my outbursts during the game ). I feel like it's child abuse to force him to watch the Browns, I won't even care if he follows the crowd around here and roots for the Bengals when he's older. Maybe THE PROCESS will have worked by the time he's 5 and able to make observations about the team, one can only hope and WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAg1969 Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 I came here with JFF and stuck around because there are a lot of football smart contributors to this board. Now I am content that eventually we will all share in the turnaround that will be there some day. Kind of a nice feeling to maintain hope when all seems so dark and dreary. It's a true measure of character and God knows there are a bunch of us characters still hanging in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark W Griswold Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 You don't go on a historically bad run without there being multiple reasons. The team ownership is a joke that can't stick to a plan that has repeatedly hired incompetents. The coaching staff can't manage very simple football issues, like the clock. The player personnel staff could do a better job in drafts by using the Sports Illustrated for Kids Coolest College Players list. In the end, the result is predictable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Clark W Griswold said: The team ownership is a joke that can't stick to a plan that has repeatedly hired incompetents. Actually that's a pretty bad plan to stick to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark W Griswold Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Tour2ma said: Actually that's a pretty bad plan to stick to... Good call. I left an important conjunction out of there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browns149 Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 The Browns are 3rd in the NFL in yards per rush attempt but they have the 8th fewest attempts The Browns are 31st in yards per pass attempt but they have the 7th most attempts with a rookie QB WORST HEADCOACH OF ALL-TIME!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richiswhere Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 Well I was going to say when you draft players in the 1st round like Tommy Vardell but i decided to take a look at the 1992 NFL draft and man was that just a bad draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 I think he's a financial analyst in san fran now. ☕️ Theres ur random useless factoid for the day. Urwelcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 Isnt it funny tho, a day after a browns game its "hey wuts touchdown tommy cok licker up to these days?" fuk i hate being a browns fan sometimed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomam3 Posted December 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 Vardell did fine here in Cleveland. Quit hating. Guy is rolling in dough now. The latest on Vardell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomam3 Posted December 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Browns149 said: The Browns are 3rd in the NFL in yards per rush attempt but they have the 8th fewest attempts The Browns are 31st in yards per pass attempt but they have the 7th most attempts with a rookie QB WORST HEADCOACH OF ALL-TIME!!!!!! Wow!! Good stat find. I think it may be time for Hue to go. That's ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wargograw Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 You started crying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Oven Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 4 hours ago, thomam3 said: Vardell did fine here in Cleveland. Quit hating. "Touchdown" Tommy Vardell had all of five touchdowns in the 40 games he played for the Browns over four seasons. He's a weird reason to start liking a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomam3 Posted December 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 4 hours ago, wargograw said: You started crying? Not really. Felt like it though. The browns don't make you feel like crying sometime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomam3 Posted December 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, Dutch Oven said: "Touchdown" Tommy Vardell had all of five touchdowns in the 40 games he played for the Browns over four seasons. He's a weird reason to start liking a team. I was a fullback. Followed him a bit in college. Looked up to him as a fullback. He went to the Browns so that became my team. I was a high school aged kid. That make better sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Oven Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, thomam3 said: I was a fullback. Followed him a bit in college. Looked up to him as a fullback. He went to the Browns so that became my team. I was a high school aged kid. That make better sense? I guess I would think you would have picked a fullback that was actually good? You can be honest - it was because he was white, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 13 hours ago, thomam3 said: my 5 year old walks up to me. Conversation goes... Maz: Why the Cleveland Browns don't win? Me: Why they don't win? Because they are not very good. Maz: Why don't they win anytime? I love this! From the mouth of babes. The 5 year old is dumbfounded by how the Harvard Think Tank could produce a so, 'not very good' team that they don't win ANYTIME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomam3 Posted December 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 9 minutes ago, Dutch Oven said: I guess I would think you would have picked a fullback that was actually good? You can be honest - it was because he was white, right? He was the best fullback in the nation coming out of Stanford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghoolie Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 This board doesn't have enough bandwith to answer this question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 9 hours ago, Browns149 said: The Browns are 3rd in the NFL in yards per rush attempt but they have the 8th fewest attempts The Browns are 31st in yards per pass attempt but they have the 7th most attempts with a rookie QB My fav stat-fact from Sunday? The Browns ran the ball five times on a 96-yard touchdown drive in the second quarter, then ran the ball eight more times the rest of the game. http://www.espn.com/blog/cleveland-browns/post/_/id/24365/browns-hierarchy-of-problems-from-owner-to-coach-to-players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 "Why the Cleveland Browns don't win?" ......because they are going for professional immortality and want us all to be witnesses....or was that the Cavs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickers Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 6 hours ago, Dutch Oven said: "Touchdown" Tommy Vardell had all of five touchdowns in the 40 games he played for the Browns over four seasons. He's a weird reason to start liking a team. He was fondly known as "1st Down Tommy" I recall , back in the day.. What a loser...LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 23 minutes ago, nickers said: He was fondly known as "1st Down Tommy" I recall , back in the day.. What a loser...LOL! Can show the sometimes HUGE difference between NCAA and the professionals especially after signing that bonus check. Desire to really get beat up every week can show. He never fumbled at Stanford either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 6 hours ago, Tour2ma said: My fav stat-fact from Sunday? The Browns ran the ball five times on a 96-yard touchdown drive in the second quarter, then ran the ball eight more times the rest of the game. http://www.espn.com/blog/cleveland-browns/post/_/id/24365/browns-hierarchy-of-problems-from-owner-to-coach-to-players This pains me greatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 14 hours ago, Dutch Oven said: I guess I would think you would have picked a fullback that was actually good? You can be honest - it was because he was white, right? He wasn't really "white". He was actually, like, Polynesian or something...wasn't he? Or, actually, upon further review...it seems that the Vardells have a lot of Native American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.