SportsAndLady;1775426 wrote:Agreed. Build your offense to be explosive, and your defense will stay off the field longer. Thus, their numbers will improve.

It's all about the O.

like_that;1775413 wrote:Deydurkie a day or two ago: "it doesn't matter who we hire, we are going to suck ass and then start this shit over again"

Deydurkie (the hue apologist) today: "zomg love the hire, I WILL be there on opening day!!!"

Brings the lulz

Commander of Awesome;1775444 wrote:How do you get your def off the field? Set up by stopping the run to put def in 3rd and long situations. Again, not saying spend a 1st on a dlineman ( I want a QB). Stopping the run is about scheme, and commitment to stopping the run. Something we have never seen in Cleveland. To be a good defense, you have to take something away.

Commander of Awesome;1775444 wrote:How do you get your def off the field? Set up by stopping the run to put def in 3rd and long situations. Again, not saying spend a 1st on a dlineman ( I want a QB). Stopping the run is about scheme, and commitment to stopping the run. Something we have never seen in Cleveland. To be a good defense, you have to take something away.

SportsAndLady;1775449 wrote:You also keep your offense on the field to keep the defense off the field

SportsAndLady;1775449 wrote:You also keep your offense on the field to keep the defense off the field

Commander of Awesome;1775451 wrote:For god's sake S&L, I could just as easily say you gotta have a good defense to get your offense on the field. You wanna keep spinning or just admit that stopping the run is a part of winning football?

MontyBrunswick;1775405 wrote:this is a great hire. browns will be in the playoffs next year, guaranteed.

looks like management finally knows what it's doing

Midstate01;1775467 wrote:I don't care if they drafted all starters and they all turned out awesome. Playoffs aren't happening next year. The schedule is brutal and they'll win 5 or 6 MAX.

SportsAndLady;1775462 wrote:It's just funny I say you gotta have a good offense to keep your defense relatively rested in order to have a good defense.
And you immediately chime in with your stop the run shit.

I don't disagree with stopping the run makes your defense good. You just don't have to pound it down our throats every chance you get.

Sonofanump;1775452 wrote:You need to score more points than the other team.

Commander of Awesome;1775476 wrote:I bring it up bc last off season a bunch of posters (you/sleeper included) said it wasn't important. Which was fucking idiotic then, and just as dumb now. Nice fail dipshit.

queencitybuckeye;1775509 wrote:A legit quarterback is a must, but it seems like some are delusional that getting one makes any team a contender. Going from this shitfest to being a decent team is a multi-year project. If whoever ends up making the personnel decisions thinks one of this years QBs is going to be someone you can win with for a decade, grab him. If not, there are too many other needs to take a flyer.

BR1986FB;1775496 wrote:Good lord, it's six of one, half dozen of the other. You can win with either. A good QB/offense is just as important as a good defense. Teams have won titles with shitty offenses & shutdown defenses and vice versa.

BR1986FB;1775513 wrote:Bingo!

Just grabbing a QB at #2 isn't going to cure the issues with this team. I'd tell Browns fans to buckle up because it's probably going to be a bumpier ride until things get better. They may ditch the veterans and go all young like an expansion team. That's likely not going to equate to many wins, early on, but it should give fans hope which I didn't have going into last season.

That's why I said they need to give this new regime at least 3 years. Now if Jackson takes them to 5-11 this year and they regress to 2-14 his second year, I'd say it's likely he's not the guy for the job but I doubt that happens.

As an FYI, for those in the Cleveland area....Hue Jackson will be on 92.3 in the 9am hour.

SportsAndLady;1775520 wrote:For fucks sake, no one is saying a QB at 2 is going to fix the fucking team.

But it's the main piece to get going in the right direction.

BR1986FB;1775524 wrote:One thing I liked about Jackson's presser is that I don't think he's going to have too much difficulty fielding a more than competent coaching staff. "142 texts...." LOL