2012 Cleveland Browns thread: AKA Pat Shurmur Memorial thread

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Oct 15, 2012 9:26am
BR1986FB;1295674 wrote:I'm sticking with my prediction of 7 wins.
Pretty damn bold.
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Oct 15, 2012 9:36am
Just saw a stat which shows how much this offense has opened up. In 2011, the Browns had 32 pass plays that went for 20+ yards. Through 6 games in 2012, they have 23. It's nice to see we have at least one receiver (Gordon) who can stretch the field.
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Oct 15, 2012 9:38am
like_that;1295684 wrote:Pretty damn bold.
I just think they will get more & more confident with success. The second half of the season I could see them gelling and doing well. Both the Steelers & Ravens will be beatable in those matchups. The main "X Factor" that could hold them back is Shurmur.

Here's the remaining schedule:

@ Colts-
H Chargers-
H Ravens-
BYE
@ Cowboys-
H Steelers-
@ Oakland
H Chiefs-
H Redskins-
@ Broncos-
@ Steelers-

I can see wins against the Colts, Raiders & Chiefs with possibilities against Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Dallas & maybe Washington.
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Oct 15, 2012 10:16am
BR1986FB;1294822 wrote:I want this shirt...

Are you going to cross off "The Fumble" and pencil in "The missed block by Slaughter"?
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Oct 15, 2012 10:20am
Sonofanump;1295710 wrote:Are you going to cross off "The Fumble" and pencil in "The missed block by Slaughter"?
Good call....that little bitch.
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Oct 15, 2012 10:20am
like_that;1295661 wrote:At this point in the season, how many wins would make you feeling good/satisfied at the end of the year?
10 or 11 would make me feel good, because that means playoffs. Anything less than 8 or 9 would be pretty sad and mean the whole front office and HC are fired.
BR1986FB;1295687 wrote:Just saw a stat which shows how much this offense has opened up. In 2011, the Browns had 32 pass plays that went for 20+ yards. Through 6 games in 2012, they have 23. It's nice to see we have at least one receiver (Gordon) who can stretch the field.
I think Benjamin can stretch the field as well.
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Oct 15, 2012 10:23am
Commander of Awesome;1295713 wrote:I think Benjamin can stretch the field as well.
I agree but can he stay on the field?
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Oct 15, 2012 11:40am
Not sure if it was mentioned on the Browns/Bengals game thread but one small thing that may have been overlooked was the play of John Greco. Pinkston went down with an injury and Grego came in and excelled. I'd like to see him get more playing time as I think he's better than either Pinky or Lauvao.
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Oct 15, 2012 11:56am
SportsAndLady;1295648 wrote:Lol you guys are hilarious (shook: take your hand, grasp it around BR's ****, grab tight, pull straight out of your mouth, breathe...in that order)
Lol you mad bro? Upset weeden is looking the part of a good qb and you were wrong or the fact that your boy genome Smith showed his true colors against Texas tech? Face it weeden is here to stay. Get over it bitch boy
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Oct 15, 2012 11:56am
like_that;1295661 wrote:At this point in the season, how many wins would make you feeling good/satisfied at the end of the year?
11
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Oct 15, 2012 12:12pm
shook_17;1295779 wrote:Lol you mad bro? Upset weeden is looking the part of a good qb and you were wrong or the fact that your boy genome Smith showed his true colors against Texas tech? Face it weeden is here to stay. Get over it bitch boy
No need to name call.
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Oct 15, 2012 12:18pm
I think in about 2 years weedon will be about what Shaub is. Not great but a solid qb. If we build a very good defense and get 2 guards on the line and a vet possession receiver we will be very good for years. Build the team like the texans run the ball and use the offense based off the running game with t rich. I honestly feel we're not that far away. We need another corner a safety olb pass rushing de and 2 guards. If we draft right and use free agency we could be looking at the playoffs either next year or 2 years.
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Oct 15, 2012 12:33pm
Peter King's MMQB...worth a full read. Blurbs on Shurmur and a very interesting piece on Pittsburgh's "aging defense"....

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/peter_king/10/15/week-6/index.html
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Oct 15, 2012 12:37pm
Post game locker room pics...

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Oct 15, 2012 12:38pm
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Oct 15, 2012 12:42pm
No real reason for posting this but I thought some might like to see a comparison of the rookies:

Andrew Luck: 1488 yards, 7 TD, 7 INT, (1 RUSH TD) - 72.0 Quarterback Rating - 2-3 Record

Robert Griffin III: 1343 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT, (6 RUSH TD) - 100.5 Quarterback Rating - 3-3 Record

Ryan Tannehill: 1454 yards, 4 TD, 6 INT, (1 RUSH TD) - 76.5 Quarterback Rating -3-3 Record

Brandon Weeden: 1519 yards, 7 TD, 10 INT, (0 RUSH TD) - 68.4 Quarterback Rating - 1-5 Record

Russell Wilson: 1108 yards, 8 TD, 6 INT, (0 RUSH TD) - 86.5 Quarterback Rating - 4-2 Record
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Oct 15, 2012 12:46pm
Tannehill has been better than I expected. I thought he was gonna be a major project.
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Oct 15, 2012 12:48pm
Mulva;1295833 wrote:Tannehill has been better than I expected. I thought he was gonna be a major project.
Agreed.

Off topic but just to show how much bullshit the QB rating is, Andy Dalton had a higher QBR than Weeden yesterday with 3 picks.
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Oct 15, 2012 1:35pm
This class of QBs may turn out to be something special.
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Oct 15, 2012 2:43pm
Scott Petrak ct ‏ @ ScottPetrak # Browns Shurmur: It wasn't always pretty, way too many three-and-outs. but as i've said all along, it's about points, not yards.


Scott Petrak ct ‏ @ ScottPetrak # Browns Shurmur on 7 straight possessions w/out a 1st down: We were calling bad plays and not executing them.


Scott Petrak ct ‏ @ ScottPetrak # Browns Shurmur said found right combination of plays, offense found rhythm when finally got on track after bad stretch of offense.


Scott Petrak ct ‏ @ ScottPetrak # Browns Shurmur said when he's talked about progress in past, it was easy for people to roll their eyes until we won a game.


Scott Petrak ct ‏ @ ScottPetrak # Browns Shurmur said QB Weeden has gotten a lot more comfortable in his progressions and getting the ball out on time.


Scott Petrak ct ‏ @ ScottPetrak # Browns Shurmur noncommittal on whether DT Phil Taylor (torn pec) will come off PUP this week. "We'll get him going here soon."


Scott Petrak ct ‏ @ ScottPetrak # Browns Shurmur said he received congratulatory text from owner Randy Lerner. Said they've been texting frequently


Scott Petrak ct ‏ @ ScottPetrak # Browns Shurmur said next step for young team is to show consistency, win more games.


At least Shurmur acknowledged they were calling bad plays and adjusted.
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Oct 15, 2012 3:51pm
shook_17;1295779 wrote:Lol you mad bro? Upset weeden is looking the part of a good qb and you were wrong or the fact that your boy genome Smith showed his true colors against Texas tech? Face it weeden is here to stay. Get over it bitch boy
Haha he wins his first NFL game 6 games into the season and now all of a sudden he's here to stay...thanks for the laugh I needed that one today. Been a shitty day.
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Oct 15, 2012 4:25pm
SportsAndLady;1295963 wrote:Haha he wins his first NFL game 6 games into the season and now all of a sudden he's here to stay...thanks for the laugh I needed that one today. Been a shitty day.

Do you really think Weeden is going anywhere anytime soon with the way he has played???