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As opposed to "A.S.S" ?? Absolute Shit Show Hand that t-shirt out to motivate all the guys that fucked up Sunday !!

When considering the players they have coming up for free agency next year, they could actually get more than a handful extended now if they decide to keep them with that cap space.

Thanks Hoosier !! Bring the home opener in orange. Got my Stewart jersey ready and gearing up for the win. Hopefully we see some more improvement on both sides of the ball and a more effective 2nd half offense. Trevor Lawrence didn't have the best week 1 either, but their offense did rush for 200 yards. The Jaguars also do not sport the same defense that Cleveland does, so there's that to consider. Honestly, I expect them to look much improved in this game and another ugly showing will irritate me. Don't get me wrong, I will take another ugly win if that's what it comes down to, but they need to put it together this week. The march to their bye week is filled with solid teams.

For awareness, I went against my better judgement and wore the white Burrow jersey. I say that because damn near every time I have worn that jersey, they lose. Glad to see some positive outcomes while wearing that one. Like the week 1 win, shaking off some bad mojo.

So as not to jinx the whole damn season after week one, I am patiently waiting for Hoosier to start the week 2 thread !! At your convenience sir !!

Risner probably won't be giving up that starting spot if his play continues from Sunday.

I'm curious how much latitude is given to Burrow with play calling? Meaning, does Burrow have the ability to change things at the line or he running what Zac calls mostly? Why, because when looking at the second half, they had 6 possessions. 1 produced a field goal and the other 5 were all 3 and out. 1. Pass, run, incompletion punt 2. Run, incompletion, pass, run, incompletion, incompletion, field goal 3. Run, incompletion, incompletion, punt 4. Sack, sack, sack, punt 5. Run, pass, run, penalty, punt 6. Run, penalty, run, run, penalty, punt The last four 3 and outs all occurred in the 4th quarter. Who is calling those plays? Not sure if the blame falls on Joe or Zac, even though they clearly need to execute better.

Let the power of #97 flow through you Shemar !! The other aspect I really haven't seen mentioned and is typically dismissed because the Browns are the Browns is that the Browns don't have a bad team and their defense really is above average. Sure they had 6 QB's and all the headaches surrounding that group. They also are crippled by the worst owner in the league (yes I said it). Joe Flacco is 73 years old. HOWEVER, that defense that just held the Bengals under 150 total yards will probably do the same to a lot of teams this year. I simply don't think you can dismiss the fact that was not an easy week 1 task to go into Cleveland and face that defense, but no one really talks about it. Again, they are the Browns.

I get week 1 for sure and am happy we are sitting at 1-0, but I temper my optimism. If Buffalo plays Cincy, and the two teams played like they did in week 1, the Bills are going to kick the dogshit out of the Bengals. If both teams play to their capabilities, it will be a fun game to watch come the beginning of December. I expect it to be one of the best matchups of the season.

Seriously NOT dissatisfied yesterday's game. Happy to be 1-0 and getting out of Cleveland with the W. Not happy with the general performance of the team, but they will keep working on things. After the first drive, I thought they were going to set it on fire and then next to nothing the rest of the way. Loved seeing them lean on Chase Brown running the ball in the first drive and get the TD. He had 9 carries in that opening drive and then 12 more the rest of the game. That was the running game. Something to note, in his 21 carries he only ran to the left 1 time. Either to the right or up the middle. Not sure why, but if defenses know you aren't running to one side of the field, that's doesn't sound good. Something else to note. Gesicki and Fant had one less combined target than JaMarr and Tee. I like seeing the TE involvement as well when considering the talent there. There were 5 RB targets as well, so it's getting spread around. No turnovers equals good as well and have to give the defense credit for getting two. Rehkow averaged nearly 53 yards per punt on his 6 for the day. Nice to see that as well. McPherson was solid with no misses on 1 FG and 2 extra points. Bringing on the Jags !!

Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy about the outcome regardless of how it looked. I will say this though, if week one is any indicator, both the Bills and Ravens looked really good. Zac needs to run an undercover guy into those two teams camps to figure out how both of them look so put together week one and we ALWAYS look unprepared for week one. Side note, Murphy can no longer blame Cap’n Crunch, Froot Loops, or whatever sugary cereal he was eating prior to this camp. Massive bust that cost this organization dearly. The impact of that miss really is crazy to think about.

A division win on the road in week one?Yes please. 1-0 is better than 0-1. Did they look great? No Is there work to do? Yes Take the ugly win and get ready for week two.

Wow defense. Its still early on but this is looking familiar to me.

Can’t complain with much from the first half.

Good vibes gone quickly.