Week 1 /The Browns game thread....

[schweinhart]

My memories of last year at Cle are all about the Clowns consistently going to the TE in the red zone. That killed us as our LB's were not making plays. Apart from the 99 yarder meltdown, which is not exactly something that they gameplanned or that hould happen again, we have to stop the TE. We did a good job keeping the rats and stains in the middle of the field but, for some reason, the clowns had more luck scoring. If we can do a better job there, although we will not shut them out, we should win.

I think they have no answer to a balanced mix of Rudi, Perry, Chad, TJ. If CP can get a little more accurate we should have 1 or 2 big plays in the first half of offense and then grind. I think the most pleasant surprise of the pre-season for the Bengals was the running game/O-line play (1st team). I think we should be able to run the ball and that should = W. Prediction (fwiw) 17 - 6.

That TE TD at the end of the 1st half was a back breaker. But it was pretty much a perfect pass just out of B-Simmons' reach. Their TEs don't seem like they should be much of a factor but they were.

The 99 yarder was ridiculous and it was 1 of 3 big plays that sealed the game. Suggs pass down the sideline w/ Kevin Hardy trying to catch up and nobody behind him was another. Dennis Northcutt comeback on underthrown ball vs. O'Neal in man was another.

The big plays given up by the D can't be repeated to get a W.

In any event, the Clowns averaged 40 pts per game vs. Bengals last year

At least Terry Robiskie got bounced.

[cantonbengal]

first off i want to say hello to everyone on this site as this is my first ever post i have been a bengals fan for 18 years and like all of you hope that this is finally the year the bengals breakout.

as for my prediction for the game against browns i predict bengals 23-20 victory over browns with a chris perry td run in the final seconds of the game.

[Stripes]

first off i want to say hello to everyone on this site as this is my first ever post i have been a bengals fan for 18 years and like all of you hope that this is finally the year the bengals breakout.

as for my prediction for the game against browns i predict bengals 23-20 victory over browns with a chris perry td run in the final seconds of the game.

Welcome to the party pal. Nice first post.

As for your game prediction, that means we'll be losing the game until the final seconds!!! If that happens, we can kiss the playoffs goodbye. We better be able to take the lead and hold onto it all game long.

It's the BROWNS for Christ's sake!

[cantonbengal]

first off i want to say hello to everyone on this site as this is my first ever post i have been a bengals fan for 18 years and like all of you hope that this is finally the year the bengals breakout.

as for my prediction for the game against browns i predict  bengals 23-20 victory over browns with a chris perry  td run in the final seconds of the game.

Welcome to the party pal. Nice first post.

As for your game prediction, that means we'll be losing the game until the final seconds!!! If that happens, we can kiss the playoffs goodbye. We better be able to take the lead and hold onto it all game long.

It's the BROWNS for Christ's sake!

true it's only the clowns up in cleveland but they play next to that lake that is polluted with all that cleveland crap they put in there so i figure that the smell comming off the lake might slow the bengals down a little .

also the browns always seems to give us a very hard fought game

[HairOnFire]

A point that hasn't been made yet concerns the Browns FG kicker being in a major slump. He's really looked bad this preseason. If this is a close game, as half of us seem to think it will be, the Bengals might get a break.

[BengalBax]

first off i want to say hello to everyone on this site as this is my first ever post i have been a bengals fan for 18 years and like all of you hope that this is finally the year the bengals breakout.

as for my prediction for the game against browns i predict bengals 23-20 victory over browns with a chris perry td run in the final seconds of the game.

Welcome

[BengalsMan3203]

WHODEY!!!!!!

Bengals 31

Browns 17

[schweinhart]

WHODEY!!!!!!

Bengals 31

Browns 17

Whoooodey !!!

:player:

The tee time is coming....finally.

[JPW]

The Bengals Control the Ball, the Clock, the Game ...

BENGALS 31 - BROWNS 13

[jamesbrooks21]

As for your game prediction, that means we'll be losing the game until the final seconds!!! If that happens, we can kiss the playoffs goodbye. We better be able to take the lead and hold onto it all game long.

It's the BROWNS for Christ's sake!

I see what your saying, but if we win big or even if we lose it does not necessarily mean s**t. We beat New England the year they won their first Super Bowl in week one and look what it did for us, then look what happened to them. However, I will be highly dissapointed if we lose this game but not if we win 23-20 with seconds left or whatever. A win on the road in the NFL is tough to come by and I'll take it however we can get it.

[Stripes]

As for your game prediction, that means we'll be losing the game until the final seconds!!!  If that happens, we can kiss the playoffs goodbye.  We better be able to take the lead and hold onto it all game long.

It's the BROWNS for Christ's sake!

I see what your saying, but if we win big or even if we lose it does not necessarily mean s**t. We beat New England the year they won their first Super Bowl in week one and look what it did for us, then look what happened to them. However, I will be highly dissapointed if we lose this game but not if we win 23-20 with seconds left or whatever. A win on the road in the NFL is tough to come by and I'll take it however we can get it.

You're right, it wouldn't be the end of the world. I just want a big win, to give me confidence we're not in for another slow start, especially with Minnesota right around the corner.

[Ox]

Other than the Bengals, I cannot wait to watch the Balt-Indy game. I hope the gotdamned ratbirds get beat down.

Pitt looks like it could be ripe for an L too. We win Sunday, and all of a sudden Cincy is atop the North,and I'll take all the help we can get. First things first though, we've got to light up the brownies.

[Tee]

Bengals 31

Stains 20

Man I cannot wait until Kickoff.........UGH!!!

WHO DEY!!!!

[The Big Orange]

http://www.bengalszone.com/article.php?sid=317

In case you didn't read my article "Padre's Picks"

Bengals over Browns by 13.

TJ catches for 150 yards and Trent Dilfer throws for 150 yards.

[schweinhart]

Housh should have a field day vs. Ray Mickens out of slot in 3WR set....or w/ just 2 WR if McCutcheon don't play long or Bodden gets burned early.

I hope CP comes out slinging because completions early will set up the run. I'm doubting Rudi cakewalks his way through the Clowns 3-4 D like he did last year in 2nd game vs. Clowns. But once they freeze the safeties and coverage LBs back further from line for pass defense, Rudi should have the time he needs to get through holes clean.

[BlackJesus]

"There is nothing more foul & vile smelling, more slothful, retarded and obnoxious, more crass and vulgar acting, than the rank, toothless, inbred, horrid soiled cist on the ass of humanity, the correctly excrement colored, dim witted, bunch of grimy beer bathing, s**t eating, oral herpes infected, missing chromosome, disease of civilization sewage inhabitants that call themselves Cleveland Browns Fans."

[Who?]

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[Ox]

Can you smell it?

Can you feel it?

That's right, boys and gals, it's freakin game time! :player: :player:

It's 7:30 in de morning, and I can't sleep. If I were a Cleveland fan, I would be waking and saying, "Today is a good day to die." Hopefully our boys will drop the elbow on the brownies in about 5 hours from now.

Let's bring down the thunder gentlemen.

[semiotter]

You big ole early bird you!!!!

[ArmyBengal]

I couldn't sleep either, I just called my buddy who's going to the bar with me today and woke his ass up only to find he was awake to !!! The last 5 or so hours are killing me... I think bars should open at 7:00am !!! I could get an early start watching some news, drinking some um um coffee, you know what I'm saying...

WHODEY F**KING DEY !!!

[BengalBax]

Hell yeah!! YOU GUYS ARE GETTING ME FIRED UP! I got it on the NFL Network right now ( I woke up at 6:30 am btw) and they are calling for the Bengals to D-E-S-T-R-O-Y the Browns! YES!

[boomerman]

Gettin' in my car now, headed to Cleveland! Bring it on!!!

Are the butterflies nerves or anticipation? I'd say it's about 80-20, anticipation wins.

[Scottishbengal]

Bengals are in black shirts & white pants today, Browns will be wearing some turd coloured apparel no doubt.

[Bobcat Bengal]

I couldn't sleep neither.

I have to decide whether I'm going to watch this game with my friends, who are Browns fans, or at the Sports bar.

Or better yet, hopefully I can convince them to go to the sports bar and watch the game with me.

Who Dey!

[jjakq27]

Sorry OX, we already have a game thread going. :player: