Andrew Spayde
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mostly the Browns, occasionally other things | writer/podcaster @BrownsFilmBreakdown reach me at [email protected]
Joined April 2009
And with that, I'm going over the Bluesky permanently. I don't expect to be on here at all going forward. I hope to see some of you over there. Thanks for everything folks, even the insults.
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Just to be totally clear about what happened here. TJ Watt found out from his agent or whatever that he lost DPOY. Instead of reacting with class and congratulating his fellow nominees and whoever won, he immediately jumped online and started crying.
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Imagine covering up for Deshaun Watson for years, providing him with NDAs and booking hotel rooms, then throwing him under the bus when it became clear he wanted nothing to do your franchise, and then taking victory laps about it. NFL owners really are the worst fucking people.
Yoooo Hannah McNair ROASTED the Browns on the Ultimate Fan pod. “Thank a Brown. Have you thanked a Browm lately?. I thank em for all of our players” 💀
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IF the Browns win out. They need a loss from KC and two losses from this fraudulent Dolphins team and two losses from the Ravens (49ers and Jags/Dolphins.). And they are the one seed and won't play a road game in the playoffs. It's not really that far-fetched.
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Ohhhhh Flacco was mic'd up yesterday???.
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I post anything negative about Watson and I get a bunch of clowns in my replies telling me that I didn't watch the game, it was the OLs fault, or the plays were bad, or other nonsense. Well, here's 36 seconds of Watson being terrible. Also, shut up, he's the worst QB in the NFL.
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JOK wearing the green dot??. That's BIG news for his career.
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There is no doubt in my mind that the Browns win the game against the Eagles with Jameis Winston or Dorian Thompson-Robinson at quarterback. The organization is sabotaging this season by starting Watson and it's one of the most frustrating things I've ever seen the Browns do.
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Clips like this make it obvious why the team chose to move on from Joe Flacco and pursue Jameis. Flacco would never give a quote like this in a million years. Jameis is Deshaun's biggest cheerleader.
Browns QB Jameis Winston on how Deshaun Watson has looked in practice
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This steals away the limelight from whoever ends up winning the award and places the attention right back on TJ. In years past, other nominees haven't done that to Watt when he deservedly won. Why does he think it's okay to do something so selfish and childish tonight?.
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Martin Emerson even got snubbed from the list of snubs!. This is ridiculous!!.
#Bills QB Josh Allen and #Bucs S Antoine Winfield Jr. lead the list of players who missed the cut for the Pro Bowl❗ . Who's this season's biggest snub? 🤔 . More on #PFN365: #NFL | #ProBowlGames
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There's just nothing left to be said about the QB. Can't throw an accurate pass on 2nd, and then on third invites the contact and gets mad when he gets what he was asking for. One of the most unlikable Browns players I can remember.
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Twice in this clip, Parsons makes sure to reference losing an award with class. Right at the top, "I'm not a sore loser". Later, "When I lost to TJ, I didn't say I was snubbed, I just went to work". On top of that, he's dead right on the facts of his argument. Very impressive.
Micah Parsons said TJ Watt isn’t a top 5 pass rusher. One of the worst takes by an NFL player ever.
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Browns fans, including myself, need to think for a long time about how the Steelers keep doing this and whether it would be preferable to what the Browns are currently doing. Mike Vrabel is in the building right now. He would bring a version of what Tomlin has done in Pitt.
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He should pick someone experienced, like a retired federal judge. This person could hear arguments, review documents, and deliberate for a month. Then they could produce a well-reasoned 16 page report summarizing their judgment. Someone should suggest this.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will pick someone outside the league office to hear the Deshaun Watson appeal, as @ProFootballTalk said. Why? My opinion …. 1) Gives the NFL a better shot at avoiding court. 2) Better maintains integrity of the process they negotiated with the PA.
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Add in the fact that apparently Watson and Cooper drew that one up during the game based on the coverage they were seeing and you start to feel what a franchise quarterback could be like in Cleveland.
the throw was fantastic but it’s Watson feeling the rush, stepping up in the pocket and resetting his feet that was equally as important. stuff that you only get back with reps
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He has made himself a laughingstock with this quote. Understand that he would rather lie publicly about what happened on the play than admit a mistake. It's entirely consistent with the player and the person we've come to know over the past three years.
On the failed fourth-and-1 play late against the Giants, Deshaun Watson said TE Jordan Akins, who was open in the flat, was a “decoy” and not supposed to get the ball. He said the Giants made a good play jamming the WR and alluded to making the same read on the second TD drive.
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Watson did not play well, period. Don't let yourself be gaslit.
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Every person on this site that gaslit Browns fans about Watson should delete their accounts and never tweet about the Browns again. Some of them got paid to do it. I could name their names, so could you. They should be fucking ashamed of themselves.
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The Browns NEED to be in on trading for Richardson, either before the deadline or in the offseason.
That is a pretty strong indication of which way the Colts are going.
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The story of the season for Cleveland so far is the confidence and swagger with which the defense is playing. To celebrate that, I cut together a clip of all the instances of #Browns defensive players celebrating on the All-22 against the Titans. It's 45 seconds long. Enjoy
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Browns fans should really be considering storming Berea and demanding a regime change with this training staff.
Jack Conklin has been downgraded to out because of a hamstring injury. That’s new. But no OL elevation is a good sign for the availability of LT Jedrick Wills Jr.
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Another injury that the player aggravated by continuing to play, just like Alex Wright. The Browns training staff is a complete disaster.
#Browns coach Kevin Stefanski: Tackle James Hudson III will go on IR with shoulder injury. Hurt against Giants, aggravated the injury since then.
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Kimberley Martin is close with Andrew Berry, so the timing of this is certainly significant. I would consider this the first strong hint that the owner hand-picked the QB and is forcing the team to play him no matter what.
The Browns are in Year 3 of this experiment. $230M gtd. And a bunch of 1st Rd picks used…. Benching Deshaun would signal Jimmy Haslam completely whiffed on this QB — and I don’t see that happening…
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I'll never think of Nico Collins without thinking about the 2021 draft. Collins was the WR Berry wanted in the third round. The Texans took him one pick ahead of the Browns and Berry went full tilt and selected Schwartz. Such a bummer.
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If he's gonna start this week, I hope he gets the start next week at home too. Deshaun Watson and the entire Browns brass deserve to hear what the fans think of the QB and how we feel about what they are doing to us by trotting him out there every week. See you on October 20th.
Browns HC Kevin Stefanski said there was no discussion about benching QB Deshaun Watson this week.
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"it feels like we have the ability to start to blow these games open a little bit more". 👀😳👀😳👀. Joe BELIEVES. Sky is the limit if the whole team believes.
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@ASchatzNFL Really? You can't see any difference between the type of speech Colin Kaepernick and Harrison Butker were engaged in?.
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"Get the fuck in there!!". I can't breathe.
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Steelers fans trying to look so hard that Captain Cleanup appears
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After tonight's game, it's back where we started. Scared of precisely 0 AFC teams. And really scared of 0 NFC teams. Why not the Browns??.
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Would he do leave Cleveland?. Would he do leave Cleveland indeed.
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If the Aiyuk thing fizzles for whatever reason, the Browns should absolutely make a Godfather offer for Lamb.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on contract talks with CeeDee Lamb: “I don’t have any urgency to get it done.”
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The Browns had the most impressive performance in Week One of any team in the AFC.
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If Watson doesn't tear his Achilles last week, he's still starting against the Ravens and the Browns are 1-7. So, no, I'm not sold on the idea that no one gets fired at the end of the season.
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The #Browns just turned a player they added to the practice squad for free last September into a player the Patriots drafted in the fourth round last year. A credit to their development program for offensive linemen.
This is also why the Browns invest so heavily into their offensive line depth. Can flip guys that may not even make the roster into players that can help other position groups. Wonder if Nick Harris gets traded next.
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Hey look. The Broncos are the worst defense in the league with turnovers taken out. The Browns win that game if DTR isn't taken out Bountygate-style.
Defensive efficiency after removing plays with turnovers (logo) and comparing that rank to where they are with turnovers included (dot)
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@Browns This happened because the NFL made the Browns play two games in the middle of an outbreak, unlike previous teams who had games delayed. The NFL is at fault here.
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I know there's the Twitter thing where we all retweet an article and get excited about it, but probably a lot of people don't actually dig in and read the thing. I get that, there's a lot going on. You GOTTA read this one. Top to bottom, every word.
Cleveland, you’ve had my back and now I’m ready to pay it forward. This one is for you. 🧡 @PlayersTribune .
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Myles is getting pushed in the back as he tries to sack Fields. that's a penalty against every other player in the league.
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Nick Chubb is so special, he started his rehab by walking on water.
Berry: Nick Chubb has attacked his rehab "very aggressively. since the fall. He actually started running on land this past week. That's not to say he's through the woods or anything.".
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Holy shit, they just showed college footage of Stefanski crushing a WR slant against Fitzpatrick and Harvard. My mind is blown.
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Look at this literal PFWA member throwing a tantrum because the team he likes doesn't get everything they want all the time. Literal toddler behavior.
Honestly shoutout to T.J. Watt for saving fans the trouble of sitting through an awards show just to watch a guy that he’s better than get awarded something as a nice “here ya go, buddy.” Award.
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Most of Browns media has no feel whatsoever for the NFL at large. After playing two top-10 DVOA defenses, DTR gets the 32-ranked DVOA defense on Sunday. Sure it's on the road, but he's going to look a whole lot better.
There’s no belief whatsoever in DTR from the media right now. Even Zac Jackson has the Browns losing 9-6 on Sunday.
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My sweet lord!. There are honestly tears in my eyes. The Browns are playing as well as any team in the NFL. They're putting it on a very good defense. There is no ceiling for this team.
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There is some brain drain happening with smart NFL podcasts right now. I just listened to a preview of the Browns that was criticizing Andrew Berry for having no good picks in the 2022 and 2023 drafts. They listed the best picks in those years as 1) Emerson and 2) Cade York.
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Oh apparently we're doing "what if the NFL turned injuries off".
@AndrewSpayde @ItsTimTorch You're smart enough to use DVOA. Check the Bengals while Burrow was healthy.
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Here's a fun hypothetical. if Nick Chubb was healthy, he'd have insane numbers, considering the Browns carousel at QB. He'd probably be right in the middle of this weird MVP conversation.
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Yeah, this is it. The Browns are a team with a truly awful quarterback. The players know better than anyone. They've known since the spring that Watson can't do it, we're just catching up with what they have known. The remaining question is when leadership will pull the plug.
we can flip it & blame it on this coach or this position group but the Browns look like a team with a bad QB. but the only time in the stefanski era we have seen the offense look like this is when they started a 5th round rookie on 2 hr notice and Watson.
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Believe me when I tell you the name Dawand Jones was not mentioned and Emerson was talked about like he's a rotational guy who shouldn't start. That's an astounding lack of nuance from people tasked with breaking down the league at the highest levels.
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Hmmmmmmm. I don't see Captain Cleanup on this list either!!.
The NFLPA announced its second annual Players’ All-Pro Team, voted on by the players themselves.
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The fetish Watt backers have for using color to indicate which number is higher is the funniest part of these comparisons. Without the green, I'd never be able to decipher this chart. Also, check the date. These needy, validation-seeking losers have been doing this for years.
Aaron Donald is an absolutely incredible player. I love watching him play & he’s headed to the Hall of Fame without question. This has nothing to do with AD personally. This is me saying what my brother won’t. TJ played 1 less game and STILL led the NFL in every major category.
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When a team that was supposed to be competing for a division title is so bad that they're a seller by Week Seven, I am not giving you any credit for getting a third rounder in return. This is depressingly necessary but mostly a sad commentary on where the Browns season has gone.
Sources: The #Bills are trading for #Browns WR Amari Cooper, sending a third-round pick in a pick swap. Full details:.BUF gets WR Amari Cooper and 6th in 2025.CLE gets 3rd in 2025 and a 7th in 2026
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I hate to be the "AKSHUALLY" guy but. Deshaun Watson was fine in the first half. He played a good game against the Ravens, period. There are only a half dozen throws at most that I would say were negative grades. I break down all of his throws in the first half here.
The narrative is set in stone by now. Deshaun Watson was terrible in the first half and nearly flawless in the second half. Is the first part of that narrative true? @AndrewSpayde says it wasn't as bad as we all remember.
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Wow. If you're looking for reasons why it's good that the Browns are replacing some of their offensive coaching staff, how about. the Texans head coach predicted a pick from the sidelines.
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If hired, Ryan Crow would become the DC-in-waiting in my opinion. As my colleague @_PeteSmith laid out at the OBR, Crow has a varied resume and is a young rising coach. He could represent a fusion of Schwartz and Vrabel's philosophies.
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Man I've been critical of Greg Newsome, but that's an incredible effort play by him there.
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The defense was going to regress from 2023 to some extent. But how else do you explain the poor effort & focus across the entire team other than these guys have been seeing this QB in practice for three months and they know he can't do it. There are no secrets in the NFL.
Devin McCourty makes an excellent point about the Browns defense checking out because they know they can’t win with the QB. Back to back games against the Giants and Raiders they gave the offense every opportunity to win the game, and they couldn’t. Looked defeated today.
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Call me a curmudgeon or whatever else, nothing that happened this season compensates for this experience. It's never okay to get embarrassed in a football game and the Browns have been embarrassed tonight. 35 straight points by the Texans.
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JOK replacing Watt in the Pro Bowl is everything I've ever wanted. Positional mismatch, karmic realignment, and swapping one of the most boring player aesthetics for the absolute coldest.
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This is a definitive compilation of all the missed holding calls on Garrett from this Sunday. I'm glad this is finally getting national attention! Thanks Baldy!.
.@Browns @Flash_Garrett gameday with the Beast! Is any one player game planned more in this league than Myles. While the “sack numbers” arent his best the rest of the defense benefits every week. You make these calls. #dawgpound #BaldysBreakdowns
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The Cleveland Browns broke the Pittsburgh Steelers
Sources: Steelers WR Diontae Johnson got into a heated post-game locker-room argument last Sunday with teammate Minkah Fitzpatrick, before Cameron Heyward and T.J. Watt broke up the altercation and delivered a message that the team needed to stick together.
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It does feel like Browns/Ravens is inevitable in the playoffs. It will be a spectacle.
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I see people in my timeline using an injury as a reason to take a victory lap about Watson. That's fucked up, man.
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No extension talks had taken place. @JackDuffin say it with me. POVERTY FRANCHISE.
#Bengals WR Tee Higgins has, in fact, requested a trade, as @AdamSchefter said. The franchise tag is meant to keep long-term talks going, but Higgins' camp had no such talks before the tag was administered. Now, a trade request.
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God that quote is so good. It's not football speak, it's the gods honest truth. The Browns can beat anyone.
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Y'all need to stop living in your fears. This team is different. Believe.
This is going to be a fucking blowout.
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Yesterday was my last day @TheOBR. I am deeply grateful to @BarryMcBride and the entire team. They gave me a start in the world of Browns media and helped me learn a lot about the business and myself as a writer and podcaster. A sincere thank you to everyone I worked with there.
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Holy shit, TJ Watt is complaining about the fairness of something. Imagine that.
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Maybe I'm naive, but I think the glimmers we saw from DTR in the preseason are real and he can still be a good NFL quarterback. He's going to be ready for this challenge on Sunday. I believe.
The #Browns are planning to start rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson at QB this week vs the #Steelers, barring a last-minute change of heart, sources tell @BleacherReport. PJ Walker would be DTR’s backup. The team announced earlier this morning that Deshaun Watson will undergo
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Please bear with me as I delete every tweet I've ever tweeted.
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Signature win.
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I respect being this committed to the bit.
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My takeaway here is that the Bengals and Steelers are both frauds and shouldn't be in the playoffs.
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The Browns being in the market for a receiver after adding Moore, Tillman, Goodwin, and Akins in the off-season is really perplexing. The data tells us Moore and Cooper and Njoku are open. Receiver talent is not the problem with the offense, I don't think.
What you need to know before the NFL Trade Deadline: .1) The Broncos are not open to trading cornerback Patrick Surtain II, in fact, one team source described him as “the best and smartest player on the Broncos roster.”.2)
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I wrote an article about living through a disaster and the weird and beautiful moment when the voice of @NathanZegura came out of my phone on Sunday. It's free to read and has a link to donate directly to an organization here in the Asheville community.
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What an incredible season for the Browns and in many ways it feels like it's just beginning. Very excited for this next month plus. Let's get nuts.
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Gene Steratore didn't even explain the missed call correctly. the incompetence is infectious.
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After the Dolphins choked last night, the Browns need:. Two losses from Miami (NYJ, DAl, BUF).Two losses from Baltimore (JAX, SF, PIT). & they play each other. Plus, one more loss from KC (NE, LV, CIN, LAC).
Getting the #1 seed would be massive for #Browns due to their home/away splits. Listing to @AndrewSpayde doing the numbers on @TheOBR post game show, he reckons 12-5 could get it done 👀. vs Bears.@ Texans.vs Jets.@ Bengals. With how mental this season is, you can’t rule it out!
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The head coach is telling you the quarterback can't do it. This ain't the second half against Baltimore.
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For all of you saying everyone played bad or the o-line was terrible, the Giants OL allowed a higher pressure rate than the Browns. The Browns are paying the QB to be good even during adversity. He is not good enough often enough even to win with, let alone with because of.
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AB on DIABATE: "He's in a good place as we head into cuts.".
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Elliott left as a free agent, signed by the 49ers. Bell is likely back with the team on the PS tomorrow. Emerson is one of the best young corners in the game. Far from being bad, Berry has actually been above average in the third round.
Berry 3rd rounders:. 2020.Jordan Elliott - cut. 2021.Anthony Schwartz - cut. 2022.Martin Emerson.David Bell - cut. 2023.Cedric Tillman.Siaki Ika - cut. 2024.Zac Zinter. That’s almost impossibly bad, but “Impossibly Bad” should be the motto for the new Browns.
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Obviously the next question is who will call plays. I fully expect the Browns not to answer this question immediately, which makes analyzing this hire harder. I posted this when he was interviewed, but Buffalo's offense was actually worse under Joe Brady.
Ken Dorsey’s tenure as OC in Buffalo was cut short. Now, another shot in Cleveland.
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Yeah, this is the reality of the NFL. The league sees what is happening in Cleveland and it negatively affects how players and coaches view the organization. I simply don't believe the organization will be in a good place after 17 games of Watson.
It’s incredibly shitty to do this to the rest of the team. Joel Bitonio is out there every week playing through who knows what and has to wreck his body when they have no chance of being good b/c of the QB. Myles Garrett is playing in pain every week. Feel for everyone else there.
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You can see how much MORE chaos Watson brings to these plays with his frantic feet and eyes. There are throws to be made, but Watson can't see them and has to invite pressure by moving. He's detonating the offensive game plan on a lot of these snaps.
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@GarageBeersMike What does "drafted a highly rated Wills" mean?. Greg Newsome is a below-average outside corner that they are playing at nickel and Emerson has gotten exposed multiple times this year. Neither Newsome or Emerson are locks to be extended, especially if the GM changes.
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This is an overreaction because there's not a big enough sample size:. Jameis Winston made it fairly obvious he's the best quarterback on the Browns and it's a deep disappointment that this team didn't get a chance to see what he can do at the head of the offense earlier.
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Hey guys, if the Browns were in the AFC West, they'd be in first place. Cause they have a better record than the Chiefs.
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