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Your new #1!

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Outstanding defensive performance. Patrcia had them ready to play.

They didn't put too much on Sayin's plate.

Great win!

I thought the same thing, very so-so/blah QB play.

Good job OSU!!!

I agree, he didn't look good at all. I watched because I thought he might be the next Browns QB...

One game, so no shame, but damn, what a let down.

I - O! Outstanding win! Fox loves Horns and Manning today. Sickening drivel. Horns down. Not pretty, but still pretty important. Patricia dialed up a gem and carried the other side of the ball.

I will say it out loud here. I understand the desire for AM, but looked overrated today. I will give the Bucks props, but I want to see better from him. Hope we are number one. The D was amazing.

I-O!

Manning looked very pedestrian today at best. But the Texas D looked solid.

It didn't help OSU's QB that there were three early, clear drops. But he didn't let it get him down and he just kept doing what was asked of him. I think Ryan Day was smart not asking him to do too much too soon in the first game of the season. But the kid looked good with his passes. Accurate and calm. the stage didn't look too big for him. Just Sayin'.

It came down to a battle of wills between the D's and OSU won that battle in determining the outcome of this game. They played bend but don't break D later in the second half. But when it mattered most they didn't break.

I'm not banking on OSU being ranked #1 going into next week. Penn State is ranked #2 and they trounced Nevada by 35 points. I know Nevada wasn't ranked but a 35 point win may just be enough to keep them at the #1 spot. I would think OSU beating the #1 ranked team would place them at #1 but stranger things have happened.

1st game, so I'm not going to make sweeping conclusions. I did chuckle at this, though.

Penn St. didn't even cover the spread which was -43.5. Ohio State held the #1 team in the country to just 7 points. Ohio State will be ranked #1.

On a side note, nice seeing Lee Corso have his very first and very last mascot headgear picks for the game be Brutus.

Neither of the QBs in LSU vs Clemson are looking great so far.

I thought there was going to be 5 or 6 HOF quality QBs in the 2026 draft.

Nice win by the Bucks .. Very vanilla O by Day as would be expected with the New kid on the block at QB... Hats off to the D with one exception .. I would be looking at the lack of pass rush or real pressure on their OB if I was Patrcia .

It was very clunky at the onset. Nussmeier started picking it up down the stretch. Klubnik…not so much.

Geez. are they going to chase another QB?

He got a little better. Mainly quick, easy, predetermined throws from what I saw. They look good on the stat sheet, but I'm not sure how much they really tell you about how a guy will translate to the next level. Placement on the completions still didn't look that great to me. He put it on the big TEs back hip on an out route to his right, and even the TD I'm not sure that's really where he wanted to put it. If the CB had kept raking down instead of transitioning to throwing down Green (?) he might have been able to get it out. Didn't really use the height advantage and, if I'm remembering correctly the morning after, was at the somewhat awkward height where the guy catching it has to debate whether or not to flip his hands and he loses some of the extension/separation on the box out. Maybe he's coached to throw it at his belly, but I'd be putting it (more likely trying to put it) a bit higher when my receiver has a 6+ inch height advantage.

But, it's week 1, and both D's looked pretty good. The pass catchers didn't look particularly helpful. We'll see how the season goes.

And I thought people wouldn't jump to conclusions based on the first game of the season.

2026 QB Draft watch:

LaNorris Sellers today at 3pm vs the Hokies.

I wasn't really serious, but I would suggest it is more of a jump to claim a player will be the first pick of the draft before he plays 3 full games.

Who did that? The reviews suggest this will be a strong NFL draft class at the QB position. Several names have been mentioned as "potential" first picks in next years draft. I certainly haven't seen anyone on here predict who among those QB's it might be. Did you see people claiming a certain QB would go #1 in next years draft?

I haven't. What I have seen is people name a group of QB's who might be at the top of the draft and say that in our position it makes it more interesting to watch college football this year to see how they progress as the season goes on. Did you see something on the board I missed?

He’s been my “most interested to watch this year’ since the offseason.

great first game

If this Miami/ND game keeps going as is (crazy catch!), it might be safe to say the top 10 rankings were juuuuuust a bit off the mark…

I have always liked Carson Beck as a QB. Thought Georgia had a lack of talent at WR last season that really hurt him as a prospect. I could see him rise up the board if he returns to 2023 form in Miami.

I’ve been very impressed with his ability to read coverage and keep his eyes downfield in the face of pressure.

Notre Dame’s offense looks like hot garbage except for one drive.

They have the nations top running back Jeramiah Love and to this point he only has 4 carries. That is part of the problem. Should have established him and then try to get Carr comfortable and his confidence going.

I will change my time multiple times this year watching these QB's play but after week 1 I like Garrett Nussmeier, Drew Allar, and Carson Beck as the best prospects for the Browns in next years draft. I think it is a no brainer that Manning will be a 2027 draft pick. He has talent but needs time to develop. That 2027 class will be really good with Manning, Sayin, and Riola from Nebraska.

Nussmeier has NFL arm talent and can thru accurately passes from different arm angles. He is smaller 6'2 and only 200 lbs.

Allar has NFL arm talent and tremendous size. He can be a Josh Allen type QB he just needs to show ability to perform well in big games.

Beck had a rough 2024 after expectations were he would be top QB in 2025 draft. He looked good yesterday and if he returns to 2023 form he has very good arm talent and big game experience.

No idea why they didn’t run more early on… have two of the best RBs in the nation and a new QB… I understand going away from them later but thought they’d run them more

Great game… ND coming back was a surprise to me but wasn’t shocked that Beck got Miami in a position to win it with the FG

Guess this answers my deep ball question.

If the Browns would think of drafting Aller, I want to his him play well against a real good team. I only saw him against the Bucks, and in the playoffs last year and he was average. The majority of his quality stats came against the weaker competition he played.

One year can make a big difference so hopefully he improves a lot.

Right now there is the possibility of 6-7 QB's being drafted in the 1st round next year. That could change in the next 4 1/2 months depending on their play but if they all play well that's a lot of evaluation to do. I personally think we will draft one as I don't believe at this point, we have our long-term answer on our roster. There's too much talent in next year's draft to pass over a QB. I hope we choose the right one. JMO

I assume he will improve this season. I think he does need to step up in big games against better defenses.

I like the idea of the Browns having 5-6 quality QBs to choose from but that is very rare in any one draft.

UNC's offense is quite bad at the moment

Yes, but I will say, Jordan Dwyer at TCU has caught my attention.

TCU has looked impressive

He out played Shedeur???? Really!!!

I sure did not see that. He threw a pick 6 in a game. I saw that. He muffed a hand off to a RB. I saw that. I sure did not see him outperform Shedeur. Shedeur struggled holding on to the ball too long in his last game I agree. But he performed really well in his first game. Looked really good. Also, played in that game against Carolina's 1st team. I don't put much stock in preseason games with either player DTR played good for the Browns in the preseason. Gabriel will be nothing more than a career back up. He is too short too small to amount to anything as a starter. I see Shedeur as an eventual starter in the NFL. He is on the small side but possesses much better size than Gabriel. Better arm talent than Gebriel. Better accuracy on passes than Gabriel. What he lacks right now is the ability to turn his back to the defense and make quick decisions. I don't see either player being the Browns starting QB. That player will be drafted in 2026 draft. Worst decision Berry made in the off season was trading Pickett. If Flacco gets hurt this season will turn real ugly real fast. But then that will put an end to the Berry Stefanski regime, and we can find a GM and coach that don't draft midgets to play QB.

Yes, Gabriel out played Shedeur by such a large margin that the media that had been carrying Sander's water even had to admit that Gabriel was the clear QB2.

Shedeur can control how he drops back. Gabriel can't control pass catcher gator arms.

One operated like a seasoned vet. The other operated like a prima ballerina.

Shedeur gonna be putting that "arm talent" to work as a wrist watch model in no time if he can't clean up his movement in the pocket and speed up his reads. ...But he could possibly fix those things and he is a good thrower, which appears to be why they kept him around, for now. He doesn't seem to be correcting his mistakes, though, so I have some doubts.

Concur with that. Both are rookies and made mistakes, but it was pretty clear to see who was ahead.

Gabriel is not a starter, and we are already making excuses for his bad play. He was far and away the worst draft pick in the last draft and he is the reason if this team sucks this year that Berry and Stefanski cannot be trusted to pick the franchise QB of the future next year.

...a 3rd round, rookie QB not starting against a brutal opening schedule surprises you?

Let's see them actually play in games that count before talking about far and away worst picks.

Yes, really.


Then you must have also seen the TE stand there with his arms beside his body making zero attempt to reach out to catch what was a catchable ball for him. Or did you miss that part? And BTW- excuses aren't on video for all to see.

DG ran a nearly perfect NFL style 2 minute drill to lead the Browns to a TD. I know you believe you know more than an NFL coaching staff.

So let me ask you, if DG turns out not to be a starter, how many third round and later OB draft picks turn out to be starters? Dear Lord man.

I must ask, after reading the posts you have made this morning, who peed in your Cheerios?

And DTR looked like a super star in preseason games with the Browns. Gabriel is too short and too small to ever amount to anything in the NFL. Trading Pickett will be the downfall of this year's team. If Flacco gets hurt, it will look like it did when DTR was under center. Berry and Stefanski will need held accountable for their poor decisions at that time.

DG is a much superior QB to DTR. It's not even close. I'll try this again.................

So let me ask you, if DG turns out not to be a starter, how many third round and later OB draft picks turn out to be starters?

BTW- Drew Brees, Russel Wilson, Fran Tarkenton and Kyler Murray said to tell you hi. There's more of you keep going on about height.

Yeah, and Drew Brees, Russel Wilson, Fran Tarkenton, and Kyler Murray are all far superior QB's to Dillon Gabriel. There is a reason he had to stay 6 years in college. He is not an NFL QB. When he has to replace Flacco and falls on his face that should end the Berry/Stefanski tenure with the Browns. They have shown no ability to identify QB's besides Kirk Cousins that Stefanki has tried to land multiple times and never can.

DG hasn't played a single down in a regular season NFL game. You have no idea how good or bad he will be in the NFL. You have nothing to base that on. DG may turn out to be just as good or better than the QB's listed. I have no idea either.

Please tell me when the HC is responsible for "landing a player"? When did the HC start negotiating and making offers to players? When did the HC manage the salary cap that dictates how much you have to offer a QB in the FA market?

Kirk Cousins signed a four-year, $180 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons in March 2024, which included $100 million in guaranteed money. His guaranteed salary for the 2025 season is $27.5 million, and the team activated a $10 million roster bonus in March 2025.

Can you tell me if the Browns had the room under the salary cap to match such an offer? And if not can you tell me what that has to do with Kevin Stefanski?

When ranting on the internet keep in mind that facts actually matter.

What does this have to do with OSU and/or college football?

You'll have to ask Sheduers uncle, Day of the Dawg.

Bill Belichick's debut as the North Carolina HC didn't look pretty. A 48-14 loss with the home town crowd mainly gone by the 4th quarter.

Great to see! I think they earned it but with Penn State winning so convincingly you never know for sure how the rankings might turn out. I've seen some pretty strange rankings in the past.

I think the rankings are pretty spot on. Ohio State got the biggest win from the match up with highest ranked schools. LSU made a nice jump with the actual best win of the weekend going on the road and beating a top 5 team and was rewarded by climbing 5 or 6 spots to number 3. Penn State won big but also was not tested and was at home. So, staying at #2 seems about right.

it seems like we have consistently had a bad kicking situation

Aidan Birr (GT's kicker) has a career 78% FG rate. One game does not a career make, for good or for bad.

Wouldn't mind bringing in Blankenship or someone on the practice squad, but no need to pull the plug on Szmyt yet. If a bad pattern emerges/continues over time, it'd be nice to have a replacement in the building. Can't handle a guy on the p squad, probably can't handle the pressure of kicking.

More like we fix it only to have it inexplicably go sideways shortly thereafter.

If happens more than once, then it is a pattern. I really doubt Ventrone, and I question how ST play keeps being a problem weakness.

Are we allowing problems to continue? Ignoring them on ST? Incapable of fixing them? How does this get addressed effectively?

Big road test… Washington has looked pretty good early… defense needs to have a strong game

Bill Belichick is finding out that it's much easier to date college students than it is to coach them.

Tough game for the Buckeyes, but they come through in the end to win 24-6.

I think that just might have something in this Sayin kid.

PSU with another loss vs a ranked team. Ho hum

The Bucks have only allowed 22 points against them. The Huakies had the #10 offense in the NCAA.
Patricia has these boys playing ball.

Oregon moved up to #2 in this week's poll. Their QB looks to be even better this year.

Oregon is legit for sure. Their defense is improved too

There was a stat the flashed at one point during the game... Buckeyes are/were allowing an average of 5.3 points/game. That's less than 2 field goals per game.

That's crazy, but honestly that's probably the biggest reason why I struggle to get into college football. It's a handful of teams with pro and almost-pro rosters vs kids. It's silly.

O-H

I-O

Big(ish) one next week in Illinois

side note - how about the PSU loss?! Incredibly bad

My brother-in-law is a PSU alum. James Franklin is the gift the keeps on giving.

every close game is the exact same - its incredible

OSU wins .... expected.

Indiana goes to Oregon and wins by 10. (pending 1 minute withg the ball)

Texas came to life to knock off #6 Oklahoma.

Upset Saturday.

PSU loses to .. NW?!

USC up 21-7 in Michigan.

$48M to buyout Franklin after the season. Yikes!

Waiting for one of these QBs in this "loaded" class to separate from the pack.

Mendoza probably leading the way for me at this time. Lot of football left. Ty Simpson climbing? Always a huge question mark for QBs with only one year of starting under their belt come draft time.

It's too bad Ohio State and Indiana don't face each other in the regular season this year. Some snoozers ahead until the Michigan game.

Michigan stinks - first time ive really watched them. Their offense is clunky and defense not even close to what it once was. OSU will beat this team easily

Man I love Saturdays like this.
Woke up with an OSU game at 9am… win.
Next at 12:30 I watched Oregon go down to Indiana. My disdain for the local Quack fans runs deep. Couldn’t be happier to watch the fans look distraught at Autzen.
Or could I?
A 4:30 game watching *ichigan take an L. Not just an L but a pretty good drubbing.
Turns out I could be happier after all!!

I like Ty Simpson.

I like Mendoza a lot. Good size, good arm, clutch, experienced

I just wish Day would play 60 min. of football and not 30 or so.

What a great day of college football it was. I spent the whole day watching....I'll have to double up on the yardwork today. Not only the games you mentioned, but BGSU came from a 21-0 deficit to beat Toleo, giving Eddie George a signature win. It was great to see how happy he was. Northwestern handing Pedo State their 3rd straight loss. Alabam/ Missouri was a good game. The only dud was the Red River Rivalry. I got a lot of use out of the Youtube.tv multiscreen.

At least you know you'll be able to start by 1:45! 😁

Heck of a way to seal that victory.