https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/648270206704439298
People wonder why us Browns fans tailgate so hard and drink as much as we do. Did you see the game yesterday? Have you seen the games since 1999? Sometimes you just have to be like this dude and concuss yourself while getting blackout drunk to be able to make it through another football season in Cleveland. I’m really digging the cut of this dude’s jib. Big fan of his panache.
I wish there was something good to say about yesterday’s game, I really do. The Browns didn’t run, didn’t tackle, didn’t block, didn’t defend the run, didn’t defend the pass, didn’t coach well, passed the ball OK, and stunk on special teams. All of that combined equals a 27-20 loss to the Raiders… and it wasn’t really that close.
People (me) actually thought the Browns would start off the season with a 3-0 or 2-1 record because of the easy schedule. Ha!
Yesterday was the Raiders first road win since November of 2013; Their first win in Cleveland since 1985; And their first win in the Eastern time zone since 2009.
Bottom line is this team isn’t very good and isn’t very fun to watch. Not during one minute yesterday did I enjoy myself watching that game. Even after 3 hours in the Muni Lot I couldn’t force myself to get pumped for the game. No playmakers on either side of the ball will do that to you. Yesterday’s loss was expected.
But that’s kind of what happens when Josh McCown is your quarterback. And that’s not even a knock on Josh, I thought he actually played pretty well (in the second half) and threw some nice passes. He is what he is. Â It’s just… we know what we’re going to get with Josh and that’s why that last interception was so expected. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t even mad/sad/or dejected after that. It was mostly just a “Alright whatever” kind of reaction. 3 games in and I’m already apathetic! Pretty good sign.
Let’s look at the game tape
OUCH tailgated before the game
Joe Haden wandered around the concourse during the game
Fantastic Special Teams play all day
Brian Hartline made a pretty nice catch with his legs
Would like to see Gary Barnidge get involved more because he truly may be our biggest offensive threat
https://twitter.com/UofLFanBASE/status/648231551138963456
And the crowd was going wild!!
And then Charles Woodson picked off McCown and the Browns lost.
But it wasn’t all bad, at least the game gave us this
Couple quick thoughts:
Pretty excited to travel to San Diego to watch this team.
So Josh McCown is apparently out of the woods (the woods being the NFL’s concussion protocol) and will resume his starting duties at quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders. Browns twitter is…..not thrilled.
https://twitter.com/M_Grund91/status/646675754168791042
https://twitter.com/TrillAC_/status/646675639097888768
I gotta say, I’m pretty goddamn disappointed. The Muni on Sunday was ELECTRIC. The stadium was ELECTRIC. Even the 7 PM hangover was ELECTRIC. We blew a fuse in Cleveland three days ago and Mike Pettine just opened up the fuse box, said “Hmmm. Nah.” and named Josh McCown our starting quarterback once again.
My only hope is that this turns out to be the right move in the long run. Give Johnny a couple more weeks of practice and learning and turn the keys over to him by the end of the season. The only problem with this is that the Browns have given us absolutely zero reason to trust anything they do at all, ever, at any position. So I’m going to stomp my feet and scream probably nonstop for the next five days. Thanks Obama.
Bottlegate 