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Bobbuttons · 10-12-2009, 09:38 AM

In a battle of titans, the offensive juggernaut that is the Cleveland Browns won 6-3. Sure, I'm thrilled about it. We Browns fans haven't been able to celebrate a win in nearly a year. And despite the low score, there were some positives. The defense played pretty well again. They were able to get just enough pressure on Edwards to make him force some throws. Dave Zastudil was (as my little brother used to say) the bomb-diggity. 7 punts inside the 20? 3 inside the 5? That's making the most of a bad situation (i.e. having to punt in the first place).

Still, though, this game was heading toward another overtime letdown until Miami alumn Rosco Parrish made a bonehead play and Blake Costanzo was there to pick up the ball. Is it me, or is this guy always where the ball is on special teams?

DA... 2-17. Are you f'n kidding me? I realize that you had a pretty stiff wind to deal with and that there were a number of drops. That doesn't excuse a 2-17. There weren't 10 drops. And those DA lovers on the Cleveland.com boards are the most hippocritical folks I've ever seen. Quinn throws behind a receiver? He sucks, put DA in. Quinn has his pass deflected at the line of scrimmage? He sucks, put DA in. Quinn has receivers drop the ball? He still sucks, put DA in. Brady has a QB rating of 62.9 without a 100-yard rusher? He sucks, put in DA. However, now that DA has a QB rating of 39 this year, WITH the benefit of a 100-yard rusher in the last two games, the excuses are that the playcalling was bad or that the receivers couldn't hang on to the ball, it was windy, etc.

Their numbers this season, each playing 2 1/2 games:

Quinn 60.8%, 5.41 YPA, 1 TD, 3 INT, 10 sacks, 26 long
Anderson 46.4%, 4.57, 1 TD, 5 INT, 4 sacks, 30 long

For somebody that is supposed to open up the offense more, DA is average almost a full yard per attempt less than Quinn. Some out there may call me what those on the Cleveland.com message boards call anybody that defends Brady Quinn, a Quinnbot. However, I can assure you I am not. I didn't want us to draft him when we did, I didn't think he was going to have an NFL arm. But once we got him, and after seeing what DA can do for the last couple of years, I felt we should give Quinn a chance. I'm a defender of numbers, not players, in this instance. I'd have loved to have seen how Quinn would have done with back to back 100-yard rushers. Sadly, that won't happen because it appears that Anderson has a lot longer leash than Quinn did.

10-12-2009, 09:38 AM	#78 (permalink)
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Akron, OH, My Own Personal Hell Posts: 3,561 Thanks: 55 Thanked 191x in 89 posts	In a battle of titans, the offensive juggernaut that is the Cleveland Browns won 6-3. Sure, I'm thrilled about it. We Browns fans haven't been able to celebrate a win in nearly a year. And despite the low score, there were some positives. The defense played pretty well again. They were able to get just enough pressure on Edwards to make him force some throws. Dave Zastudil was (as my little brother used to say) the bomb-diggity. 7 punts inside the 20? 3 inside the 5? That's making the most of a bad situation (i.e. having to punt in the first place). Still, though, this game was heading toward another overtime letdown until Miami alumn Rosco Parrish made a bonehead play and Blake Costanzo was there to pick up the ball. Is it me, or is this guy always where the ball is on special teams? DA... 2-17. Are you f'n kidding me? I realize that you had a pretty stiff wind to deal with and that there were a number of drops. That doesn't excuse a 2-17. There weren't 10 drops. And those DA lovers on the Cleveland.com boards are the most hippocritical folks I've ever seen. Quinn throws behind a receiver? He sucks, put DA in. Quinn has his pass deflected at the line of scrimmage? He sucks, put DA in. Quinn has receivers drop the ball? He still sucks, put DA in. Brady has a QB rating of 62.9 without a 100-yard rusher? He sucks, put in DA. However, now that DA has a QB rating of 39 this year, WITH the benefit of a 100-yard rusher in the last two games, the excuses are that the playcalling was bad or that the receivers couldn't hang on to the ball, it was windy, etc. Their numbers this season, each playing 2 1/2 games: Quinn 60.8%, 5.41 YPA, 1 TD, 3 INT, 10 sacks, 26 long Anderson 46.4%, 4.57, 1 TD, 5 INT, 4 sacks, 30 long For somebody that is supposed to open up the offense more, DA is average almost a full yard per attempt less than Quinn. Some out there may call me what those on the Cleveland.com message boards call anybody that defends Brady Quinn, a Quinnbot. However, I can assure you I am not. I didn't want us to draft him when we did, I didn't think he was going to have an NFL arm. But once we got him, and after seeing what DA can do for the last couple of years, I felt we should give Quinn a chance. I'm a defender of numbers, not players, in this instance. I'd have loved to have seen how Quinn would have done with back to back 100-yard rushers. Sadly, that won't happen because it appears that Anderson has a lot longer leash than Quinn did. __________________ Frankenstein never scared me. Marsupials do....cause they're fast! Gibson swings, and a fly ball to deep right field! This is gonna be a home run! Unbelievable! A home run for Gibson! And the Dodgers have won the game, 5 to 4; I don't believe what I just saw! I don't believe what I just saw!