On Jan 30, 2024:
posted by Ironman92Halfway thru 3rd qtr against the Rams the Lions were clear down to the Rams 29, bad play call back to 34, sack back to 40, short pass for about 3 yards. Badgley makes an outdoor 54 yard FG (the longest of the postseason so far) to give Lions 24-17 lead
Lions win 24-23…..are the Lions advancing beyond the wildcard round if Badgley misses?
Definitely was a great kick
On Jan 16, 2024:
posted by Devils AdvocateI’m half crooked after chemo and a “little” medical cannabis and will leave you all tonight with a trollish question: Are the Browns better off without Mayfield? ( please consider all relevant info like salaries draft picks ect )
Seriously, I’m just askin
Would you trade Deshaun for Baker and 3 first round draft picks?
posted by friendfromlowryWeren't a lot of the players and staff fed up with him? It had seemed like he had run his course there which is a shame for Cleveland because he seems to be doing very well elsewhere. Cleveland meanwhile has committed to this window thats quickly running out and they did worse than Houston and Tampa this year which no one would have guessed at the beginning of the season.
OBJ's dad was fighting with Baker. I don't think that Baker is a great QB, but he is having a very good season.
On Jan 15, 2024:
Baker now has as many playoff wins as Deshaun Watson and Lamar Jackson combined.
Hopefully they can hit the Steelers with a lot of snowballs.
On Jan 14, 2024:
One of the worst things about this loss is that we gave Houston the picks that they traded to move up and get Stroud. To top it off, they get our first round pick again.
posted by gutI don't know. They gave up A LOT in money and picks for Watson. Window probably starts closing for them after next year. Mortgaged the farm for Watson because they thought QB was the missing piece.
Right now, CLE sits at 27th with negative $14M in cap space. Basically to improve their roster they have to hit homeruns with their R2 and R3 draft picks.
I agree with you that the Watson trade put the franchise in a bad spot, not only are we in a salary cap mess, we don't have first round picks heading into years 1, 2, and 3 of their rookie deals (the years where you often maximize value vs. salary cap expense). I imagine that they will cut some veterans or try to renegotiate some deals to improve the cap number (or at least kick that can down the road).
Hopefully they can make the necessary steps to get better. They have some solid pieces, but they also have a lot of question marks. There are many key players coming back from injury, but no one can know if they will be at the same level. Hopefully the Deshaun Watson project gets better than what we have seen so far. The roster is lacking depth in many key positions. It remains to be seen if the coaching staff will lose any key parts. In this league, you need to keep getting better, or you can fall fast (I'm old enough to remember the 1981 Browns when everyone was expecting Superbowl after the magical 1980 season, and it ended up 5-11)
On Jan 13, 2024:
posted by friendfromlowryBills - Steelers postponed until Monday 4pm
Anything to accommodate the Steelers
On Jan 9, 2024:
posted by iclfan20 chance it happens, but I’d take him at OSU in a second.
He would bring a toughness and physical aspect that OSU needs to compete with the elite teams again.
On Jan 8, 2024:
posted by ptown_trojans_1Hard disagree. I think die hards and most casual fans are going to like the big match ups every week and the new playoff. Yes, some rivals are going away, but that's always been the case. But, hey at least we are getting Texas and Texas A&M next year.
Look at the weekly SEC and Big Ten schedules each week next year. It is going to be great.
College football is the 2nd most popular sport in terms of ratings. I think it only grows in the coming years.
And yes, Michigan still sucks.
I think that we have to see how this all plays out. OSU picks up Oregon for a conference game, but they don't play any power 5 (or whatever we call it now) non-conference. The overall schedule for OSU isn't that different, with a lot of bad matchups. The regular season won't be as dramatic (especially in November). A loss will just move a team down a few seeds instead of knocking them out of a national championship. They need to figure out rules for NIL and the transfer portal to keep that from destroying some programs.
On Jan 4, 2024:
54 years ago today the browns played in their last NFL championship game. They lost to the Vikings.
On Dec 30, 2023:
posted by friendfromlowryWhy don’t they open the transfer portal after these games? Top talent is already skipping them with their sights on the draft. Now players are missing the games because they’ve already committed to another team next year.
I think that some of it is because of the academic calendar. Some schools start Spring semester shortly after New Year.
On Dec 20, 2023:
Wrapping gifts
On Dec 18, 2023:
posted by BR1986FBBrowns were fortunate than when it hit his foot he kicked it right into the arms of a defender and not up in the air for a jump ball.
It worked out, so we will take it, but I'd prefer to rush 4 in a hail Mary situation. It's a much harder throw if QB can't set his feet.
On Dec 15, 2023:
posted by BR1986FB
NFL just posted this and deleted it on Facebook 😂😂😂which one of yall hacked their page? #browns pic.twitter.com/7Hr3l2GibM
— David Dasecond (@dthompson2634) December 15, 2023
If the league had Pittsburgh scheduled for those games, I'd have no doubt that the fix is in.
On Dec 11, 2023:
They should have 2 Monday games every week.
On Dec 10, 2023:
posted by BRFThat was a nice win.
Hopkins…….wow!
Nice job by Flacco.
If I was a Jag fan, I would question the 2 point PAT attempt.
Trying to cover the spread for people who bet earlier in the week.
On Dec 6, 2023:
posted by Ironman92He looked 28 years old last week….I was surprised. I will guess that each week he “ages” a bit with the sorenesses from the games. In 4 weeks he should be his age and mobility.
Looked fresh last week though
It would help him (and the team), if they asked him to only throw 25-30 times per game. They are built better to be a running team, but Stefanski wants to turn them into a passing team.
On Dec 5, 2023:
posted by BR1986FBThat was the Gund's with Carlos Boozer.
Exactly. If this somehow ends up with Flacco taking the yinzers to the playoffs, I'll be ready to throw up.