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So, where do they go from here?
So much to like about Monday night’s 35-14 win over the Super Bowl-champion New York Giants, but I like this the best:
The Browns did not punt. They did not turn the ball over. And they did not allow a single sack to a team that prides itself on planting quarterbacks in the ground.
No Browns fan, player, coach or equipment manager could have asked for anything better than what played out at Cleveland Browns Stadium before a national audience.
And for the organization itself, what a huge sigh of relief. It’s a new season now.
That’s the difference between 1-4 and 2-3. At 1-4 you’re buried in the basement with the Bengals for all practical purposes. At 2-3 you’re tied for second place with the Baltimore Ravens, whose offense still stinks, and you keep the heat on the AFC North-leading Pittsburgh Steelers.
Regular-season wins six weeks into the season simply do not get any more significant than the Browns’ latest. I think Braylon Edwards is still on the ESPN set talking about it. I’ve never seen the guy happier.
Call it a fluke if you will, but I would disagree with that because this is what we saw most of last season, when the Browns went 7-1 at home and featured an offense that could only be described as prolific.
Last season wasn’t a mirage, after all, it seems.
Good to see Derek Anderson crack 300 yards passing and seemingly regain his lost confidence. Good to see Edwards catch almost everything that came his way. Good to see offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski, who has been in a play-calling slump (is that possible?) of late, make use of Jerome Harrison and Joshua Cribbs in ways that kept the defense guessing.
And it was good to see Ryan Tucker back at right tackle mauling people again and receiver Donte Stallworth on the field for the first time.
Flipped on ESPN this morning and, predictably, the emphasis was more on how poorly the Giants had played. Sure, they played poorly, but the Browns had more than a little to do with that, don’t you think?
Now it’s on to Washington, where the home team won’t be in a good mood after losing a heartbreaker to previously winless St. Louis.
It’s probably not the best time to be playing the Redskins, but after Monday, you’ve got to think the Browns’ confidence is soaring and that they believe they can have success against anybody.
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By Travis Moore
October 14, 2008 8:53 PM | Link to this
Lot’s of penalties, lack of execution in the red zone and dropped passes need to be addressed. Hopefully there will be an article about the game in Wednesday’s edition of the Springfield News-Sun. Instead of a buried small b/w picture on page 2 next to an article not related to the game. Great job News-Sun. We don’t live in Cincinatti and this is not a Cincinnati newspaper. By the way, GO Browns!By Travis Moore
October 14, 2008 8:54 PM | Link to this
Lot’s of penalties, lack of execution in the red zone and dropped passes need to be addressed. Hopefully there will be an article about the game in Wednesday’s edition of the Springfield News-Sun. Instead of a buried small b/w picture on page 2 next to an article not related to the game. Great job News-Sun. We don’t live in Cincinnati and this is not a Cincinnati newspaper. By the way, GO Browns!By Yardbird
October 16, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this
Do we really need Winslow?By Yardbird
October 16, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this
Do we really need Winslow?