Browns ready to kick gaming winning FGOriginally Posted by pbmax
Browns ready to kick gaming winning FG
Ugly wins are still wins.
Now wake up and take it to the Pats.
Need Perry back as odd as that sounds.
Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.
Neal had a brutal final drive.
Browns win.
To cap a brutal game.
Nothing like finishing strong.
Yes, his absence was missed more than we thought it would be. Hopefully he'll be back next Sunday.
Same thing as the Philly game on defense....
If the opponent had a halfway proficient QB - they would have put up big, big numbers and dunderdummy and his dunderdummy defense.
Sanchez sucked against us and missed wide open receivers repeatedly - same thing with Bridgewater. Put that same defense up against Manning or Brady?? It would be ugly, ugly stuff, and you guys would be flipping out.
But since the substandard QB's present a mirage - you guys believe all is well. All is not well - dunderdummy is still dunderdummy, and always will be.
wist
What is Brady's completion rate when he is on his back foot because he can't follow through?
Because as bad as both Sanchez and Bridgerwater were, they had to move around to find space to throw and that hurt their accuracy. Its no accident that Bridgewater was throwing pop ups early in the game under pressure. Patriots O is not as good as its D. They should be able to pressure Brady, though he's good enough it will not matter as much.
Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.
You surely haven't watched much Minnesota football then have you?? B/C throwing off his back foot and floating ducks out there is what Bridgewater does.
Dunderdummy has a track record against good QB's, and it is terrible; to wit, he has even admitted that he's afraid to challenge them, and would prefer to bleed to death slowly as opposed to getting killed with big strikes.
But that approach is a bunch of BS too, b/c he not only bleeds to death, he also allows the big plays - not to mention routinely abandons the middle of the field and gives up tons of rushing yardage.
Capers coaches scared against good QB's - it's who he is. I fully expect we're going to give up a ton of yds, and ton of points. The only question is whether we can keep pace on offense - but since the Patriots actually play a little defense, and don't have dunderdummy on their staff, I expect they'll get enough stops against us to put us in perpetual catch up mode the whole game.
41-31 Pats.
wist
Brady is like every other QB and doesn't like to get hit. His lack of mobility could be an issue for NE on Sunday if we bring pressure.
As odd as this sounds, Datone Jones's continuing health problems could pose the biggest threat to this team's chances. He doesn't have a tone of sacks, but when healthy he pressures QB's pretty well. Brady is about as mobile as a desk top computer, which is to the Packers' advantage, but they need to get pressure with four coming. The Packer secondary is pretty good, but if Brady has time, well, they're screwed - any defensive backfield will be against Brady if he's got time.
If the Patriots play two-high safety on defense - and why wouldn't they, why wouldn't anyone? - this will force the Packers to use the ground game. Starks seems buried in the doghouse, so maybe this is the time to break out DuJuan Harris as a change-up to Lacey. I don't think the Patriots' defensive line is anything to write home about, so I believe the Packers, with patience, can have a productive offensive game, though I also think this depends on Rodgers/MM not getting impatient and trying to throw to Cobb/Nelson into the teeth of the two-deep shell.
To me, the front seven of the Packers is key to their defensive success, and patience on offense is key to the offensive success.
We shall see how they do.
"The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."
KYPack
NE has the defensive backfield to NOT play two-high. They can shut down Cobb with Revis and double Nelson, and that all but eliminates GB's passing game.
"Never, never ever support a punk like mraynrand. Rather be as I am and feel real sympathy for his sickness." - Woodbuck
In the past, when the Packers needed to run, they couldn't. So refreshing to see Lacy and the O-line ending the game the way they did - Vikings knowing full well that the Pack was going to run.
They can't all be blowouts. Win is a win
Go PACK
Based on this effort, I see no reason to be optimistic for January.
Teams have down games. 49ers struggled to beat the Redskins. Cowboys struggled to beat the Giants. The really good teams sometimes find a way to win when they're not at their best.
If we were on the road I'd expect to get blown out but at home both our lines play 10x better and we're really a different team. I have a feeling Rodgers wants this win bad. He's never beaten the Pats and Brady is his closest competition for the MVP this season.
70% of the Earth is covered by water. The rest is covered by Al Harris.
Plus, the Pats bandwagon overfloweth. They're widely seen as the best right now and I have no doubt Rodgers is getting ready to put on a show.
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro ~Hunter S.
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