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Not to worry. They'll sign the kid sweeping floors down the street at the Whole Foods and turn him into an All-Pro by Friday.

In watching that Four Falls of Buffalo a few years back, you could see that this play still stings for the guy. He just shakes his head and says, "I don't know how in the world he held onto the ball, but he did."

Humor? Message? ....penetrate?!?!

That was Marcus Murphy.

Yeah, that sounds about right, haha. I'm not certain but that sounds like something he'd do/say. He's kind of a putz. Great player, not the greatest teammate.

Yeah, Ben's been contemplating retirement for a while now, this might tip the scales for him. It's been rumored that coaches/team officials had to do a little convincing to get him back for this year.

Definitely possible. It just seemed like they got real nitpicky as the game went on. They're all a buncha nerds that make the game difficult to enjoy at times haha.

Lawson might not show much on the stat sheet but he was noticeable on most of his snaps. Created some pressure, I think he batted down a pass, I feel like while he might not be a sack monster, he has a pretty good all around game. Siran Neal was also flashing a lot today, as many have said, and Bojorquez had a great day.

I thought the flag was weak. Defender drags Allen down by the collar, clubbing him in the head in the process then flops when Ford gives him a little shove. Refs this game sucked.

I like the pewter-type color they use on the helmets, and the silver facemasks are sharp. The logo being oversized is what makes it look kinda weird for me. I think they should've scaled down on the logos and put a stripe down the center of the helmet. That's just me, though. What sucks the most about their uniforms is the design of the jersey numbers. Looks like a crappy alarm clock.

Yeah, me too. During the off-season Browns hype, my thought was always, "this is a first time head coach with a bunch of monstrous egos at some important positions." So far it seems like he doesn't have a real tight grip on things given their 18 penalties (20 if you count the two that were declined) last week. Lot of combustible personalities on that roster and even though Cleveland gets some love on this board, I kinda wanna see them implode. Mayfield is kind of a dbag, OBJ is turd, Landry throws cheap shots that end careers, etc. It'd be hilarious to watch them turn into a trainwreck after all the hype they got in the off-season.

Tough to say after only two games, but after last night, one starts to wonder what he has left in the tank. Dude missed open guys all night, his mechanics looked clunky, seemed like it didn't even cross his mind to scramble or run even if the opportunity was there. On top of that, his body language and general facial expression gave off a vibe of disinterest. My guess is he's much further away from being 100% (or, probably like 90% since players are always dealing with/playing through some type of pain) than we know.

I hope a rhinoceros takes a dump in his precious little helmet.

Nice article. You're a screenwriter? That's awesome. I'm enamored with the film/TV industry but will likely always enjoy it as an observer rather than a participant, and then on my deathbed I'll say, "I shoulda!" Haha.

Yep, probably. It just gets so old hearing the talking heads clinging to their pre-draft evaluations. It's as if they think players become static upon getting in the NFL. "Here's what they did at college... and that'll be it, they've peaked. They can't improve, they can't refine their skill set, they can't learn new things, they can't be a better player than they already are!" So lame.

I'm pretty sure Allen could rack up a 79% completion rate with 5500 yards, 48 TDs, 7 INTs, 512 rushing yards and another 7 TDs on the ground, win the Super Bowl, win the SB and league MVPs... and the first thing I'd read following the game would be, "We just don't know about this Josh Allen yet, so erratic!"

My thought exactly, haha. He seemed to have a difficult time during his presser yesterday, getting kinda snippy and short with them. He's a putz. Might be a decent X's and O's kinda guy but he's got like, zero leadership ability. He reminds me of Josh McDaniels in that he believes he's the smartest guy in any room. (For any insight on McDaniels, check out "Slow Getting Up" a book by Nate Jackson, a WR/career special teamer who played under McDaniels when he coached in Denver). He also believes he doesn't have to answer to anyone or justify anything he does. Don't expect your players to take accountability when it's clear you can't take it yourself.

I'm good with him. He's going to adapt the offense week to week based on the deficiencies of the defense they're facing. Opponent can't stop the run? They're gonna hand the ball off 40 times. Can't stop the pass? They'll throw it 35 times, etc. He's trying as much as he can to follow the Patriots model of being an offense that can morph and change based on who they play. I don't think they'll get quite the same success as NE considering the disparity in playmakers but I get the approach and am interested to see if they can consistently pull it off.

Hmm... I'm still not 100% certain. Is there any way you could provide more research so I can make a more educated decision?

Yeah, we'll see if Tennessee is that good but I think their win yesterday had more to do with Mayfield imploding and making poor decisions at the worst times.

This here would take a certain degree of self-awareness and internal reflection, neither of which Gase has.

I think it's up to $15 mil, his base salary is $9 mil and they threw him a hefty signing bonus, I forget how much. I hope he causes a complete implosion of that team. He won't, cause babypants finally stamped his feet long enough to get his way and if he tries that crap in NE, ol' Bellychunks will just cut him.

It wasn't a great throw but it's a ball Beasley needs to catch.

These crews hold production meetings on the Saturdays before the game and they go over all their talking points and the things they're gonna highlight. I'm certain at the top of their list for this game was, "Le'veon Bell play football again after no play football for 600 days! We made a counter, lookie!" I just want to punch them all in the friggin' face. I used to throw on NFL Network for background noise back in the day but I don't think I've tuned in to actually watch anything on that network in years. I quit watching pre-game babble years ago as well. As soon as 1 PM hits, I turn on the TV, lol. Even though I've minimized my exposure to these braindead muppets, I still wanna jab myself in the GD ears when I have to listen to a putz like Gannon. Harlan seems to get a lot of love on here but he was irritating to me yesterday. I dunno, maybe I'm just a cranky old grump. I've tried before to mute the TV announcers and turn on WGR (even though I think Murph is also a putz, but I'm interested to hear Eric Wood, he's always been very articulate) but the timing never syncs up, the radio broadcast is a little bit ahead of the TV broadcast. And unfortunately I don't have a DVR box since I don't really watch that much TV, couldn't justify the extra cost for features I'm not gonna use much at all. As bad as some of these crews are, they'll never be as god-awful as the ESPN dillholes that called Great Tedy Bruschi Comeback Game of 2005. "WHAT AN ASTONISHING CHAMPION OF HOPE AND GRACE! A beacon of heavenly light illuminating the entire galaxy! The man just sneezed on the sideline, GOOD GOD THIS MAN IS A MIRACLE!" Dude was a complete non-factor all game yet they talked about him for three straight hours. Made a play counter for him, even. Had zero tackles and zero impact, but his every move was praised like he wasn't the second coming of Jesus Christ, but like he shoved ol' JC right out the way and become the first and only coming.