‘The focus in Cleveland has been on Brian Hoyer engineering two victories since Brandon Weeden was injured and Trent Richardson was shipped to Indy. But it has been the strength of the defense that is making the Browns competitive again, and Cleveland should be able to stuff Buffalo’s ground game and make life difficult for rookie QB EJ Manuel in a one-sided offense.’
Archives for October 3, 2013
5 things to watch in Bills – Browns
‘This game is a coin-flip. The two players for the Bills that are game-time decisions (Spiller and McKelvin) are of utmost importance to the outcome of the game. Spiller, if healthy enough, has the ability to work well and find space that even the best of run defenses don’t think they’re giving up. Even if he’s not busting huge runs, he’s still ten times the option that Tashard Choice is for game planning reasons.’
Browns Game Preview
‘Browns 13, Bills 9.’
A tale of Joe D and two cities
‘”I said to Coach (Lou) Saban, ‘Coach, I’m living my dream. My four brothers are working in factories and in a bar, and I’m in the professional football league. If you gave me a really nice t-shirt and a cap, I’d play for free.’ And I mean that, I really would have.”‘
Scouting Report – Week 5
‘With both of their top backs nicked up coming off a short week, Buffalo’s second-ranked running game could have trouble staying consistent. Cleveland’s fourth-ranked run defense is stout. The Bills need production with the ground game to take the pressure off rookie QB EJ Manuel, who struggled in his first career road start two weeks ago.’