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Top 10 Browns Players You’d Least Like to Fight. #10 thru #6

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We here at Bottlegate could give you the same old, boring, and unoriginal “Top 10 Browns players this season” or “Top 10 Browns quarterbacks since 1999” lists that have been beaten into the ground time and time again. Snore.  Or we could spice it up and not be robotic like every other Top 10 Cleveland list out there and try and generate a little fun hypothetical discussion. Which Browns players would you least like to fight inside of the octagon? Toe to toe. Man to man. Either way I know I wouldn’t want to be inside a ring with anyone player on the Browns, that’s for damn sure.

We break it down for you and also provide what we think their entrance music should be and what finishing move would suit them the best.

10.  Paul Kruger 6’4 270 lbs, 28 years old- First thought that comes to mind is Paul Bunyan. He looks like he’s got that wilderness forest strength to him. Probably spent his childhood cutting down Giant Redwoods and bench pressing Mountain Lions. He’s not higher on the list because he’s from Utah. Utah people are too weird.

  1.  Johnny Manziel 5’11 3/4 210 lbs, 21 years old- “But Mike, how are you gonna put a 5’11 twenty one year old quarterback on here?” It’s not as much about him as it is about the company he keeps. Have you seen who he hangs with? Floyd Mayweather. Ever heard of him? Only the best boxer in the world. Mess with Johnny you better believe he’s calling up his boys and you better watch your back.

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Thats a rough & rowdy crew right there

  1. Spencer Lanning 5’11 200 lbs, 26 years old- A punter? Yes. A punter. Spencer has already shown this year that he can take a brutal kick to the face. Obviously Spencer’s strength would be his leg kicks. I’ve seen MMA fights, I know the damage a well placed kick can do. And besides, anyone with this much patriotism flowing through their veins deserves a spot on this list.

  1. Phil Taylor 6’3 335 lbs, 26 years old- Would be the obvious choice for number one… but he’s currently being rolled around on Lazy Boy chairs after he underwent surgery on his leg. He still cracks the top 10 even if he is about 3 days post-surgery. You would actually lose in a fight to him while he never got up out of his recliner.

  1. Isaiah Crowell 5’11 225 lbs, 21 years old- Someone who runs with such force and reckless abandon makes this list 100 out of 100 times.

Stay tuned for the top 5 coming at ya tomorrow

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Browns cut Ben Tate, frees Crow to fly West

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From ESPN Cleveland:

“BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns on Tuesday waived RB Ben Tate. General Manager Ray Farmer made the announcement.

“With all the transactions we make while constructing our roster, it will always be our intent to do what is best for our football team,” said Farmer. “This move is no different and we wish Ben the best going forward.”

Tate started six of the eight games he appeared in this season. He rushed for 333 yards with four touchdowns and added nine receptions for 60 yards.”

I have no ill will towards Ben Tate. He was a serviceable running back, probably one of my least cussed-at Browns players this season. It was a good signing at the time. Not all good signings work out. That’s sports. I’m just extremely encouraged that the front office was willing to admit they were wrong, saw the talent they have in West and Crowell and pulled the trigger. Dishing out carries between two rookies that have shown what they have shown this year is SO much better than adding a what-you-see-is-what-you-get type back like Tate into the mix. Let these two kids grow and see what they can do with a heavier workload. Although we all know we probably don’t even need to line anyone up at running back (slash any other position) with 12 coming back this week. Giggity.

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Browns v Texans Monday Game Tape

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Quick summary of yesterday’s game:

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Let’s look at the game tape.

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Swaggs looked magnificent per usual

Regular Season Game 10: Texans vs. Browns

JJ Watt split out wide on offense, caught a TD pass, and everyone at ESPN collectively had to change their underwear.

Joe Haden’s interception was a thing of beauty #NoFlyZone

Favorite pic of the game. A punter patting the best defensive player in the NFL on the head. So disrespectful and I love everything about it.

The Browns one shining moment all game. Nice downfield blocking by Austin

Turning point of the game right here.  If Crowell doesn’t fumble this, we go up 10-7 or 14-7. It doesn’t help that the broadcasters mushed the fuck out us

Sigh. The Shark might want to close his eyes during film study on this play

Couldn’t tell if that was Marshall Faulk or Alfred Blue wearing #28 for the Texans yesterday

“Trust me, you don’t want to be out there against Watt, Clowney, and Cushing.”

This is how I felt watching the game

Welcome to life as a Browns fan, kid. Get used to it.

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#PrayForKarlosDansbysKnee.

Quick thoughts:

-That game sucked. Whatever. We’re 6-4 and now we’re right in the thick of things in the AFC North. We don’t control our own destiny anymore so our two games within the division mean even more now.

-I don’t understand our running back rotation at all. A week ago against the Bengals Terrance West had 26 carries. Yesterday he had 5. I’m fine with Crowell being the featured back, but I don’t understand the carries distribution.

-Hoyer played like shit. 30 incompletions was a franchise record for most incompletions in a game. He looked off the entire game. He easily could have had three interceptions. Last week it was “Sign Hoyer long term!” This week it’ll be “Play Johnny!” Can’t wait for talk radio this week. Ugh.

-Paul Kruger catches that INT, Cundiff makes that 38 yard field goal, and if Crowell doesn’t fumble that’s a totally different ballgame. We’re not a good enough team to miss opportunities like that.

-The rush defense continues to get gashed. Losses in the front seven will do that to you I guess.

-Is it that hard to stop a simple out route? Seriously. I think Mallett had half of his completions throwing simple out routes.

– I was at the game. Did this officiating crew look as bad on TV as they did in the stadium?

-I don’t think Johnny would have performed much better but Hoyer’s last 3 games leave a little to be desired. I’m not calling for Manziel by any means but that doesn’t mean I’m not curious.

I asked Twitter if the Browns would have won if Johnny was under center and these were the responses:

https://twitter.com/M3X2music/status/534159010443059200

https://twitter.com/themiketerrell/status/534159789631098880

https://twitter.com/AaronPikeCPA/status/534173362407620609

 Yesterday was a reminder that we’re not as good as we thought but we’re not as bad as the media will make it seem this week either…. Hey, anything cool happen next game?

https://twitter.com/JOSH_GORDONXII/status/534092342580752385