*** Thursday night -- Browns vs. Bengals ***

[murf74 461]

Sanu owner

 

Me sad

[Quickolas1 80]

Can the Browns trade Manziel to the Bengals at halftime?

 

I don't know what gurus you guys have been listening to, but West has never outplayed Crowell (the better back).

[BuschWack 59]

Critical observation: the Bengal cheerleaders look as bad as Daltons timing tonight.

[snatchit 108]

Is Dalton against the wind this half ?

[Kent 228]

Is Dalton against the wind this half ?

Doesn't appear to matter. He slept through the installs.

[tigeru 65]

What is with Ohio and the color orange?

One of them is a light brown

[jerryskids 6,825]

Is Dalton against the wind this half ?

Yeah, both quarters. I think the issue is that Dalton struggles throwing into air.

[murf74 461]

Yeah, both quarters. I think the issue is that Dalton struggles throwing into air.

Awesome

[Filthy Fernadez 2,696]

AJ about to have a Dez moment on the sideline after Dalton missed him again.

 

Someone watch the Gatorade table....

[American Chewy 98]

TNF hasn't gone my way all year. i'm going to whine. I've face lynch week 1 when he had a huge game, eli manning when he threw for 5 tds, hillton when he had 200+ and a a couple tds, vereen when he put up 30 points...and yet when I start a player that should have a nice game...hill....they do nothing.

[snatchit 108]

I started AJ and West, I am having a blast watching football tonight

[Shakey210 10]

Ouch. I'm facing AJ and I'm a diehard Browns fan. Things are good over here

[American Chewy 98]

only hope is that the browns are excellent at blowing football games

[Filthy Fernadez 2,696]

I feel slightly bad for the announcers having to make up sh!t to talk about for this game.

 

Outside Leftwich, Vince Young, Sanchez and Tebow I don't think I've seen an NFL QB miss as many throws as Dalton.

[snatchit 108]

That one pass was like 10 feet over AJ's head along the sideline

[Quickolas1 80]

This game is another example of why its time to cut the cord.

[Law 241]

Dalton is a pile of hot crap!

[The Football Guru 222]

Somehow, I knew Cleveland would run the ball well, West would get the start (and do a good job with his carries) and I'd still get screwed. West was apparently so tired after taking the first four carries of the game that he needed to get pulled on Tate's TD run. He begins the Browns' second TD drive and then it is Crowell's time (I guess?) At this rate, Cleveland is going to run the ball 48 times and no one is going to be overly productive.

 

I've said this before and I'll say it 100 times more. When a coach tells us he's going to go with the "hot hand" in the backfield, he's basically admitting to me that he cannot evaluate the position and has no idea who his best running back is. Linebackers do many of the same things as running backs (find the hole, avoid "trash" and initiate contact), but no one ever talks about the hot hand at that position. Coaches talk about wanting their backs not to rush things or "hit the home run", yet playing games with their playing time only encourage them to maximize every run and try to hit the big run.

 

As far as the Browns' backfield tonight, I have no idea how a back can get going or how a coach can evaluate their performance with the shuttling that went on in the first half.

[tigeru 65]

Yeah, both quarters. I think the issue is that Dalton struggles throwing into air.

Both quarters that'd be a tornado as they switch after the 1st

[Quickolas1 80]

Both quarters that'd be a tornado as they switch after the 1st

sarcasm, re-read.

[AintNoStoppinMeNow 68]

I honestly feel like I've been watching a WAC college football game on ESPN2 the past two hours.

[jerryskids 6,825]

Both quarters that'd be a tornado as they switch after the 1st

Really? Sarcasm... catch it.

 

Also Hill is back in so apparently he isn't dead and the Bengals' experiment with the unknown slow white guy is hopefully over. Also also, QB sneak with Dalton was an epic phayle. Might as well go for it. I'd call for a pass over Green's head.

[American Chewy 98]

if I was a bengals fan i'd go crazy over the playcalling. least they got the 4th down call right.

[Reality 3,121]

Dalton putting on a clinic.

 

[Boilermaker04 11]

Dalton is so bad. How did this guy get to the NFL.

[American Chewy 98]

lol hill gets 7 yards on the first carry of the half then they turn it over to Dalton to up

[Filthy Fernadez 2,696]

Dalton is so bad. How did this guy get to the NFL.

 

More curious is how the fock did he get a contract extension?

[DonS 3,292]

Damn. I've used CLE DST last 3 weeks but dropped them for DEN this week.

[eagles115 23]

Dalton got paid this offseason too.....He focking sucks.

[American Chewy 98]

guess I should have expected a dumpster fire fantasy game from these 2 teams

[Ramrock 17]

bury the bungles now

[American Chewy 98]

crowell so clearly the best back for clev

[The Football Guru 222]

OK, so far it appears West is the first-down back about 60 percent of the time. Crowell comes in on the next play and stays on for third down even though he struggles more at blocking and receiving than West and Tate. I have no idea what Tate's gig is supposed to be tonight.

 

Personally, I don't care if they go with Crowell or West, but by playing all three, Cleveland isn't being fair to its own players.

 

Crowell close to a fumble...so if Pettine follows the head-coaching handbook, he doesn't play again until Week 13 or beyond.

[Ramrock 17]

thursday football sucks

[DonS 3,292]

Fock. I couldve used that fumble.

[pee-diddy 27]

Wow so West wont see any GL carries at all? I'm checking in late. He fumbled early and now he screwed himself out of any chance at GL work?

[pee-diddy 27]

Spoke too soon!

[The Football Guru 222]

West didn't fumble until his score, which wasn't ruled a fumble. So to be clear, now every Browns RB is an option at the goal line. This RB usage is so damn confusing.

[Frozenbeernuts 2,270]

Had no choice but to start sanu in multiple spots. I just turned the game on. Not sure how a team can play so shltty against the browns.

[pee-diddy 27]

aww sheeyit did I speak too soon on speaking too soon? Under review.