...when it shows you how incompetent your favorite team is. Am I glad the Browns won last night? You bet, a win is better than another loss. Did the Browns deserve to win last night? Not really. Here's just my take on the game and I am only going to focus on the Browns last field goal drive...
It's first down and ten from the Bills 38/39 and there's two minutes left. Now this is a 56 yd field goal (in Buffalo in sub-freezing temps so the ball doesn't carry as well) and stretching Phil Dawson to say the least. Keep in mind that we have all 3 time-outs. If you are willing to take a chance to win the game with an improbable 56 yarder (which they did) wouldn't you want to give the Bills as little time as possible?
One single run, anytime from 1-3rd downs would have taken the clock down to less than one minute when Buffalo gets the ball back, and maybe gotten a couple yards to make it a little easier kick. I don't see any logic in three consecutive passes, and I understand if one of them was caught, this argument is a mute point. Two runs and the clock is under a minute and the Bills have no time-outs left. Instead three incompletes and we used 21 seconds and had to hope for a great kick (and some luck).
It's official, by posting this, I have now passed into the ranks of those fans who think they know more about football than the coaches, but I won't even attempt to say that. Hopefully you all won't lump me in with those internet morons. However, I think this game is that proverbial straw for me that I can no longer wait and see if Romeo Crennel will progress into a decent head coach. Since he is neither coordinator, he must manage the game. That is the worst thing he actually does. This is just one example where the Browns could have made it a lot less exciting and given themselves a much better chance (better than relying on a missed 47 yarder) to win the game outright. Leaving on a good note, he did preserve time in case the kick was good, but they never should have been in that situation.
Whew... I must move on to bigger and better things. Go Browns!
oh yeah, Braylon Edwards... meet hands.
Hands... meet ball.
Hands... catch ball.
Braylon catch the ball!!!
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I'd be lying if I said I didn't agree with you. We only got 6 points out of three interceptions in Buffalo's first four possessions. Our defense totally showed up in the first quarter but not much after that. In some ways, I wonder if all of the turnovers in the first quarter didn't keep them on the field too much and make them tired. That is, the offense wasn't out there very long after the turnovers and so the defense didn't get much of a break. We were tired for all the wrong reasons.
Thank you for introducing Braylon's hands to the ball. Seems as though they've been complete strangers all season. Maybe they sense something different in a ball thrown by Brady? Kind of like dogs and unfamiliar asses? I'll leave it at that...
Go Browns!
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