Horrible look for the city of Cleveland and Browns fans right here. It’s one thing to coexist with opposing team’s fans and have some good natured back and forth jabs with each other… but it’s a totally different thing when an opposing fan comes into your stadium, taunts the home crowd, taunts the DAWG POUND, basically pisses right in your eyeball… and not one single fan does anything about it.
Are Browns fans becoming soft? Think this shit would fly in Oakland’s black hole? Think Philly fans would have just laughed it off? You know what I blame for the lack of retaliation here? Social Media. Everyone was probably ‘Gramming, Facebooking, or Vining this asshole the entire game. “Look at this Ravens fan, what a douche!” Say someone were to lay one finger on him. The next thing you know that someone is a YouTube sensation and dubbed the “most villainous man in America.” Gloria Allred is holding emergency press conferences for the victim in this “heinous crime.” Next thing you know the judge is throwing the book at the suspect and he’s getting ten years for attempted murder. All because some opposing fan thought they’d be cute and try to taunt the Dawg Pound.
I long for the days when someone could take a swing on an opposing fan and not everyone is standing around holding their iPhones while giggling and shouting “Worldstar!” If this were the 1980’s version of the Dawg Pound I’d bet my life some drunk Northeast Ohioan would’ve pulled a Leonidas and shouted “This is Cleveland” while kicking the opposing fan down the aisle. People would cheer. Fans would applaud. Girls would be smitten. Men would be filled with envy. That act of valor instantly becomes stuff of Cleveland lore. That’s the world I want to live in.
This guy stole the show
**BTW Bottlegate does not condone stadium violence so don’t sue us plz.
From the venerable institution’s Facebook page. Also, ESPN the Mag was there too. (ESPN’s doing a full issue on Cleveland very soon, if you hadn’t heard.)
While other players are busy relaxing and recovering from Sunday’s game, Brian Hoyer has turned into a bonafide lunch lady. What a way to spend your off day just slingin mashed potatoes and gravy till your arm falls off. Hey Brian, you better be scooping that mac and cheese with your left arm. We’re gonna need that right arm in a couple weeks vs. the Titans.
I never envied the school lunch ladies. Having to deal with all those germ infested asshole teenagers who don’t respect you. I definitely couldn’t hack it at a school cafeteria…The lunch ladies are by far the unsung heroes of the whole school experience though. If you can befriend one of them, you’ll be getting extra portions and be set for the rest of your school career. Two Bosco sticks turn into three and one handful of french fries turns into two. Here’s to hoping Brian was exactly like the lunch lady in Billy Madison-
“Brian, you’re scaring us!”
Such a power move wearing your Browns uniform while you serve sloppy joe’s to the customers. That’ll get you some respect.
3 games played. 3 games decided by last second field goals. I don’t know if my poor heart can handle any more games that come down to the last second. I think the most frustrating thing is that just when you think your team is turning the corner, they just. can’t. do. it… Special teams. Run defense. Penalties. The 4th quarter. The same ol Browns snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
A couple quick thoughts-
-2 missed field goals (1 blocked). Make one of those and you force Baltimore to have to score a touchdown on that last drive. The right side of our field goal unit is struggling. Go back and look at Billy Cundiff’s game winner against the Saints and you’ll see it was dangerously close to being blocked.
-Travis Benjamin should not be allowed to return punts anymore. Everyone can see he’s afraid of getting hurt. How do you not fair catch a ball that lands at the freaking 23 yard line? It’s pathetic. Put Marlon Moore or Jim Leonhard back there. Have Benjamin be our deep ball threat and that’s it.
-Why stop throwing to Jordan Cameron? In the fourth quarter why wouldn’t you ride your best offensive player?
-Andrew Hawkins continues to impress me. Guy is such a waterbug.
-The Browns defense made Lorenzo Taliaferro look like Adrian Peterson. So far this season the Browns have faced some pretty average to subpar rushing attacks. Imagine what’ll happen when they face a team who has a good running game.
-How many times can one team be called for “12 men in the huddle?”
-Would it hurt to run a screen pass with our running backs?
-After 3 games I’ve yet to see Donte Whitner make an impact play.
-So far Joe Haden has not been worth his big contract that he was awarded this offseason. Big time cornerbacks don’t get beat like that late in games…
Let’s look at the game tape:
The day started off with Josh Gordon waking up and Instagramming a picture that said “My gawd that yellow thing comes to the same spot every damn day.. ☀️” Hey Josh that yellow thing is the sun, dude. Duh!
Kyle Shanahan and Johnny deserve an Oscar for this performance
MAN”S STIFF ARM!!
But the 36 yard reception was wiped out by an illegal shift by Terrance West. Idiot. This play was being developed for 2 weeks and it’s ruined by a stupid penalty. So Browns.
A couple fans saluted the Ravens. Cleveland always has practiced good sportsmanship.
And Tha Crow showed why he should be the every down back
Helluva block by Cameron
Miles Austin showed he still has some gas left in the tank
Thought the game was over when Tashaun Gibson picked off Joe Flacco
But Cundiff doinked it… Do we need a new long snapper?
If Taylor Gabriel doesn’t fall down here, it’s an easy 6 and the Browns win. Sigh.
This was NOT a penalty. Hoyer was CLEARLY behind the line…
eh…
The Browns were ready to put the game away late in the fourth. A couple of first downs and this would move the Browns to 2-1 going into the bye week. So when big time players make big time plays in big time games the Browns did this:
The Browns last two drives covered 47 seconds and 14 seconds, respectively. In a one-point game.
Wonder what this guy’s postgame remedy consists of?
Johnny Manziel’s sister was not happy. I’m sure no one in the media will mention this.
I don’t think Meri and I watched the same game
Game Balls: Brian Hoyer, Andrew Hawkins, Tashaun Gipson
Alright. So we’re 1-2 and our 2 losses have come from last second field goals. We could easily be 3-0 but at the same time could easily be 0-3. The hardest part of the schedule is over so there’s no choice but to look ahead to the next few games…. And they’re all very very winnable. If we’re not at least 4-4 after the Buccaneers game then we have a real problem.
It’s not all bad news however…
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Fear not Cleveland. Through the hallowed depths of the Muni Lot pavement rose a figure from the ashes. Half man, half bottle of whiskey. A little puffy and very inebriated. A hero. Not the hero we deserved, but a hero we needed… Nothing less than a knight. Shining… We’ll hunt him. We’ll condemn him. Set the dogs on him.
Because that’s what needs to happen.
Because he’s the hero Cleveland deserves. But not the one it needs right now.
So we’ll hunt him. Because he can take it.
Because he’s not our hero. He’s a silent guardian. A watchful protector. The Drunk Johnny Fan.
Bottlegate 