Cleveland Browns 2023 Season Thread

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Heretic

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 5:15 PM
posted by Ironman92

I’m here for it. I was shocked there were football games on Christmas but was happy not kinda watching NBA games


Same. Nothing against the NBA or its diehards, but when you have an 82 game season and 20 of your 30 teams advance to the playoffs, it's really hard for me to get overly interested in any one particular day of it until the playoffs, regardless of how it is marketed. That being the big sports thing of the day just never has interested me.

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BRF

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 6:41 PM

That’s me ^^^^^^  I’m ready for the game now. 

BR1986FB

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 6:59 PM

Heard that Nick Chubb will be doing the pre-game guitar smashing but not sure if 100% true.

BR1986FB

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 7:02 PM

Uggh...this just got A LOT harder. Amari Cooper is out but Thornhill is active. I'm expecting Njoku to get a ton of targets.

justincredible

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 8:23 PM

lol, that was easy.

justincredible

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 8:32 PM

Jets first opening drive TD in like 20 games. Of course I took the under.

Laley23

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 9:56 PM
posted by Heretic

Same. Nothing against the NBA or its diehards, but when you have an 82 game season and 20 of your 30 teams advance to the playoffs, it's really hard for me to get overly interested in any one particular day of it until the playoffs, regardless of how it is marketed. That being the big sports thing of the day just never has interested me.

I hate it. I hate the nfl is on Christmas. I grew up knowing and loving nba Christmas games. I still do, so I didn’t watch any nfl. It’s one of the days that as a kid and teenager, got me really into the sport of basketball. I hate that the nfl has taken over that day. 


Laley23

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 10:15 PM

Just don’t turn the ball over man.

This one is close with his left calf.

Ironman92

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 11:04 PM

Strange game.

BR1986FB

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 11:39 PM
posted by Ironman92

Strange game.

No kidding. The stat at the end about two teams scoring 50+ combined in the first half and neither scoring a TD in the 2nd half was pretty wild.

Just glad they're in and we won't have to bite our fingernails next week praying for a win versus Cincy.

This team will be dangerous in the playoffs if the offense keeps churning along. The fact the running game revived a little was great. They definitely need Cooper back though. Second half, Flacco got shut down. The pass to Tillman that was a comebacker (he dropped) was a classic Cooper catch.

Breece Hall is a weapon.

GO DOLPHINS !!!

BR1986FB

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 11:44 PM

BR1986FB

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 11:44 PM

BR1986FB

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 11:46 PM

Oh, and Stefanski should be COTY and Flacco has a solid shot for CPOY. Mayfield will likely be his main competition. Hamlin shouldn't be in the conversation.

Ironman92

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 11:50 PM

Flacco throws a stunning ball…but the handful of times he was pressured a bit…pick 6, dropped int and another Moore stole from the CB


With Cooper and Moore (both should be full go for playoffs and likely next weekend….I don’t think Cleveland loses until their opponent can consistently get near Flacco.

Gotta give the pass rush blocking great credit and also the offensive plays fitting nicely in places to get those guys wide open.

BR1986FB

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 11:57 PM
posted by Ironman92

Flacco throws a stunning ball…but the handful of times he was pressured a bit…pick 6, dropped int and another Moore stole from the CB


With Cooper and Moore (both should be full go for playoffs and likely next weekend….I don’t think Cleveland loses until their opponent can consistently get near Flacco.

Gotta give the pass rush blocking great credit and also the offensive plays fitting nicely in places to get those guys wide open.

Yeah, I was very concerned coming into this about Williams (up the middle) and the edge rushers getting to Flacco.

Not sure if anyone else noticed but on that wild scramble and TD pass to Jerome Ford there should've been a flag thrown as Williams cracked Flacco in the head pretty good, actually turning his head, before he spun out and scrambled left.

If they can get those two back, along with the emergence of Njoku, and hopefully a resurrection of the running game, the playoffs could be fun for Browns fans.

BR1986FB

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Thu, Dec 28, 2023 11:59 PM

Wild...those takeaways can't be correct. For the Browns at least.

Laley23

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Fri, Dec 29, 2023 12:10 AM

Moore might be done for the year. That concussion wasn’t nasty. But I can’t begin to understand how concussions work, so idk.

BR1986FB

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Fri, Dec 29, 2023 12:15 AM

I guess if you're Marquise Goodwin concussions last for 6 weeks.

BRF

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Fri, Dec 29, 2023 12:19 AM

Just checking in to say ……Great Win!

First half scoring bombardment, then held on!

I’m kinda drunk. Everybody have a Good Friday!

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BR1986FB

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Fri, Dec 29, 2023 8:48 AM
posted by BRF

Just checking in to say ……Great Win!

First half scoring bombardment, then held on!

I’m kinda drunk. Everybody have a Good Friday!

Didn't drink but definitely have a sleep depravation hangover.

justincredible

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Fri, Dec 29, 2023 10:04 AM

Good win. At this point I’m on the Browns bandwagon for the playoffs. 

Hoping for a Browns Lions Super Bowl. 

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BR1986FB

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Fri, Dec 29, 2023 10:23 AM

This might be the best of all of the videos. I posted a link of Adam Rank predicting the Browns season. He had them at 6-11 prior to the season and has been doubling down on his predictions, picking against them, trying to save face.

BR1986FB

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Fri, Dec 29, 2023 10:26 AM

And perhaps one of the best outcomes to all of this is that I'm pretty sure that Flacco's kids will become lifelong Browns fans. They were too young to have a rooting interest earlier in his career. A big middle finger to the Rats. Once it's in your blood....