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He said he hopes it’s just a sprained MCL.

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--Looks like we found a coach.

--Team played disciplined.

--I never worry about Parkey making a kick.

--Myles with game changing plays. Thank you. Afterward it seemed like he was doubled the rest of the game.

--So many dropped interceptions.

--Sendejo is really bad. Why do grown men put highlights in their hair?

--I was never not nervous at any point during the game.

--Hope Chubb isn't out long.

--Mayfield, the bad - please stay in the pocket and climb the pocket, you will find completions. I actually think Mayfield was a better QB under Kitchens. He still had some moxie, still made plus level plays, still threatened the D at all levels. Now they are game planning around him, and he checks down on pretty much every single non-play action passing play. He leaves a ton of yards on the field. Was really not clutch on the missed deep connection with Odell that would have sealed the game.

--Mayfield, the good - he still has a knack for picking up third and longs. He likes those timing out rights and is very good at them. He's been converting in the redzone.

--Mayfield, the average - in the Cincy game, Mayfield play actioned and rolled left, got enough of his hips square and hit Odell with a flick of the wrist beauty of a TD pass. He doesn't seem to be getting the same zip and accuracy on those plays as he did on that Cincy play.

--3-1 feels great. Hope we can keep it up. There seem to be a lot of good teams in the AFC that will be fighting for the extra playoff spot.

The best part about being 1-1 is the chance to go 2-1

The best part about being 3-1, is the chance to go 4-1

Yes props to our coaches. The playcalling has been great. As well as the execution. Its like clicking on all cylinders.

as of right now, the best part about 3-1 is that we are clicking as a team headed into the colts game.

AND the extra benefit of watching the Cowboys get crushed tomorrow morning across sports networks.

I shipped my pants

The play calling has been great at times. Running the ball three times and punting is not great play calling. Moving the chains is just as important as burning the clock and we didn’t do either.

49 Points.

Let me say it louder.

49 POINTS.

I'll take it. That was not a happy accident.

j/c...

Larry Ogunjobi is scheduled to have an MRI tomorrow in addition to Chubb.

Hopefully, nothing too serious.

Running it burns timeouts, though.

We dodged a Browns-like moment, won the game and next week, we pancake the Colts D.

So do completions.

They hung more points on the 'boys than the darling seahawks! I have hope for the first time since last season's hype train.
I think Indy will be the real test of our team's offense, but I predict that there will be some dumb Rivers INTs that will compensate for our banged-up D. A competent LB and some more secondary will make us real playoff contenders.

J/c

I thought we could have really gone PA in the 4th quarter on earlier downs ... that would have been the dagger. But, I understand why we didn’t too

I like Sendejo, He should stick around, he just needs to do what he does well, better and more often.

I don’t want to argue about it. We bled clock, forced them to use timeouts. I do get your point though, so don’t think I’m oblivious to it.

Skip and Shannon tomorrow is going to be EPIC

I think it's time to stop celebrating every win like it's some kind of rare thing and to start expecting wins again. This team wants to compete and if you ask me they are over performing because they are really a 500 mediocre team that CAN be stomped any given Sunday. I like the winning, but let's put all of this into perspective and just keep expecting them to get better.

Its Pendejo. CFRS said so, and I agree.

Some other thoughts from my first post:


This guy has his swag back. Welcome back 2017 Baker Mayfield, we've missed you. Now just keep working on getting better.


This guy finally got a chance to show off all his talent. Kudos to Stefanski, but more on the coach later.


He came in with a banged up groin but apparently it meant nothing. He sure stepped up when we needed him the most.


Take a few more bows. Get ready to accept your NFL Defensive Player Of The Year award come season conclusion. Aaron Darnold may be good, but he doesn't have the strip sacks you do this season.
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The lowlights:

Could our secondary get a bit more consistent? They gave up a ton in the 4th quarter.

Still wonder if Baker is playing it a bit too safe? I feel he may have left yeard on the field in settling for some check downs, but maybe that's just bad experience from Colt McCoy?

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If we keep this up, 10-6 is easily obtainable.

apparently the 307 rushing yards Dallas allowed is the most they've allowed in franchise history

Almost an exact quote of what I said during the game.

I'd like to give Harrison Bryant some love.

The kid has just come in and done his job. He is a willing blocker in the run game, and catches everything that comes his way.

I really don't care if Njoku comes back at this point.

I still see week after week the refs not calling false starts on the tackles. It seems they are false starting every play, I can’t remember the last one called. Just imagine how much better MG will be when/if they ever start calling them!

Love the discipline, our offense is always at the line with 10 or more seconds on the clock. They are always lined up correctly. Love what Stefanski has done with this team.

Sunday night pregame just said the Browns are very optimistic about Chubb’s knee.

Don’t tell anyone.

We still play the Jets, Giants, and Jaguars.

I know what you're saying. Couple of times today I thought it happened. But, I also remember many, many times when I thought Joe Thomas did it and it wasn't called. I guess it's the leg kick backwards that makes it seem that way?

Also, wasn't it the center for Dallas that got called for a false start? Pretty sure it was. My comment at the time was "how does a center get a false start? He's got the ball." (maybe he just moved the ball?)

If we somehow come out of that game with Nick Chubb healthy. . .

That would be huge. It also appears Hunt didn’t aggravate his injury.

So, looking ahead, we have:

Indianapolis
At Pittsburgh
At Cincinnati
Las Vegas
Bye
Houston
Philadelphia
At Jacksonville
At Tennessee
Baltimore
At NY Giants
At NY Jets
Pittsburgh

There are a few games we SHOULD win (JAX, NYG, NYJ) ... There are a handful of 50/50 type games (INDY, PHI, CINCY, LAV, TEN)

If we can win the games we SHOULD, and half of the games that are 50/50 .. that’s 8-8 at minimum

Bet we're 6-2 at the bye and the second loss will be against Cincy.

The "running back by committee" we were forced into was a beautiful thing.

I laughed out loud when that happened, wife turns to me and says what’s so funny? I said the guy that snaps the ball just false started, how does that happen? Couldnt go back and see what happened though.

Great game overall. Obviously it got a little dicey at the end there, but great job managing things. That kick off by Dallas when they got it to within 3 was a huge turning point, because it gave the Browns room to pull off a play like they did with beckham. I thought Dallas should have just kicked it deep. They had a timeout and the 2min warning, and had the browns offense in a bad spot where they were just pounding the ball and not really being interested in throwing.

Baker played a really good game. The running backs were outstanding. Offensive line outstanding. Landry and Bekckham were incredible.

I kinda wanted to see a readjustment after Dallas kind of figure dout the pass rush a little bit. Prescott kept stepping up and in and making plays. The first half they were really pressuring, but Dallas did a good job of their adjustments. I'm not the biggest Dak fan but he played a hell of a game considering the Browns kept him off the field in the first half and built up that lead.

The Browns gotta get better and healthy, because this rushing attack is something to behold, but they are giving up too many points. They're somehow in the top 10 ypg on defense, but are in the back of the pack for pts per game.

I think Kevin Stefanski has done a really good job so far.

Indy will be a tough game, but I expect the Browns to go in and make it interesting

i know we're not suppose to be like other teams, but Dallas has now comeback from major deficits 3 games in a row now. i guess thats just who they are, and especially with the injuries we have on defense, it was bound to happen.

defense just looked really gassed in the 4th quarter. guys really couldn't rotate in and out, and Sandejo sucks.

im glad Vernon was able to play, if for no other reason than depth. glad he actually got some pressures on Dak.

but its why i'm still upset and the FO letting go of Schobert. so far this season, i havent seen anything that says we didn't need him, especially today would've been nice. we see the effects of that now. when you have average to below average guys who are starters getting hurt, than the lack of talent REALLY becomes more glaring than before.

we could've kept Schobert and we REALLY needed to keep Randall. not saying the cowboys wouldn't had made the comeback with those guys on the roster, but im sure my blood pressure wouldn't had been as high if they were.

all that being said, we're actually pretty good at stopping the run. i really like how our team sheds blockers and swarm to the ball carrier. we also have really good pass rushers, and obviously a GREAT one in Garrett.

One thing that I do not think has been mentioned...I love the way the plays are coming in to Baker early and on time and he is not consistently getting under center or in shotgun with only a few seconds of the play clock left. Also, little to no illegal procedure or illegal shift penalties.

Night and Day difference between this year and last year!

Also, I think Jacob Philips flashed a bit today. I liked what I saw from him.

I mentioned it a lot last season, the tardiness of the plays coming in. And I agree completely that it makes a night and day difference in not only your QBs ability to make adjustments, but the O-lines as well.

Amazing what a good coaching staff can do for a team...

Lot of season left... but solid first quarter to the year...