Monday, September 29, 2008

False Hope

The Browns beat the Bengals, 20-12, yesterday, and yet I still feel as though we lost.

Say what you will about me being a Brady Quinn fan, but the fact is the Browns barely beat the Bengals yesterday — the Bengals! — and they're celebrating like it was the Super Bowl. What's sad is, by sticking with DA throughout the entire game, even after a typical DA first half, Romeo believes he was justified in his non-decision about the future of the Browns.

No changes were made yesterday, but the Browns were able to squeak out a win. Big deal. It was the 0-4 Bengals, after all. A Bengals team without Carson Palmer! I would hope we could beat them. That we didn't totally dominate that game tells me we're in for another rude-awakening when we return for Monday Night Football against the Giants.

DA didn't show me anything at all yesterday to convince me he's starting QB material. And, apparently his leash was a lot longer than everyone made it out to seem leading into the game. If Romeo had any intention whatsoever of going to Quinn if Anderson struggled, we'd have seen Brady start in the second half.

This just proves that Romeo had no intention of ever going to Quinn, he only said what the media and the fans wanted to hear. He's a stubborn, stubborn man.

What's sad is, now the Browns will go into the Giants game in two weeks with the false sense of hope that we've turned this season around. Unfortunately, they haven't. I for one am not looking forward to seeing the Giants come in to Cleveland Browns Stadium to give us a reality check. I've already seen the Cowboys do that this year.

My Week 4 grades will be forthcoming either this evening or tomorrow. But don't expect high marks just because they won. After all, it was the Bengals.
Posted by -Pete at 8:14 AM
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5 comments:

  1. Can't believe Anderson trotted out for the first series of the second half. Thought for sure that's when the switch would be made.

    That said, can't fault Romeo too badly because DA finally came through with some 07-like drives at the end of the game. Now he's earned another start for sure.

    Separately, I can't believe all the talk-radio smack is about the obsessive running play calling. WT? Wasn't everybody bitching about abandoning the run game too early in the previous losses?

    Romeo just can't win (literally and figuratively, I guess).
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  2. 5 Turnovers and no Palmer did Cincy in
    It provided the Browns with a needed win

    If the Browns would have lost the game
    We would not have had to suffer more of the same

    For DA would have finally have been out
    And Brady Quinn would play no doubt

    It is true a win is a win
    But the way we won was a sin.

    With Romeo in charge no thanks to Phil
    We are on the clock for the #1 pick in April

    Braylon needs to concentrate more
    On Football not Guitar Hero IV

    K2 was silent but he will be there to fight
    Against the World Champs on Monday Night
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  3. You just don't get it, do you Scott?

    This year is shot. Crennel and the tough schedule will see to that. Just suck it up.

    In the off-season, Crennel gets fired, the schedule for a 3-13 teams get easy, and Pete's buddy Brady can step in.

    Result? Browns go to the playoffs after 2009-2010 season. (And, thankfully, are eliminated in heartbreaking fashion.)

    Then they're bad in 2010-2011, playoffs in 2011-2012, bad in 2012-2013, playoffs 2013-2014, etc., etc., etc. It's just the way the NFL is structured -- it's an entertainment factory. Be entertained.
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  4. I agree with Monster Man.

    BRADY QUINN WILL FIX ALL!! BRADY QUINN FOR PRESIDENT!!!!
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  5. I believe that Romeo is a GOOD coach. I do not think that last year was just a fluke with the Browns almost making the playoffs and putting a decent game in against the almighty Patriots of 2007.

    In my opinion our problem is we have a VERY hard schedule this year that is not giving the team a chance to win a few and get a sense of confidence behind them. Our defense is good but we need to work on the offense. I do not blame DA for all of our problems though.

    DA was good last year because he was playing for his NFL life. He is a little too confident this year and that is a problem. I do not think throwing BQ in there will help. I feel that he did not show he could handle the big games when he was at ND and throwing him to the wolves of our schedule will lead him to fail. Then you have 2 quarterbacks with losing records, no self-esteem, and they will be gun shy. I feel that QB controversy never end well for a team and the Browns have had a QB problem since Bernie the Great was traded to Dallas… Maybe this is Bernie’s curse on us!

    Moving on, I agree with Steve that Braylon needs to suck it up and pay attention. DA has gotten the ball to him multiple times that I have seen and he drops it. If he had caught a few more of these we would not be questioning DA as much and may have another win under our belt. This would have also allowed Lewis more opportunities for more yards.
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