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by eotab
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Injuries really suck and we were hit hard - so bad that the horrible calls by the refs (not my assessment but the NONE BIAS announcers) still the injuries just kept on coming and we just couldn't over come them.

I saw Baker go into the blue tent and I think snuk bout from the other side as in HE was not going to come out. Baker I know it was of the variety of trying TOO HARD but the turnovers have to stop (basically the fumbles.) just made an impossible situation worse.

What is wrong with this picture: We play an undefeated team and our division rivals play a beat up Charger team thanks to us, A Seattle team that did not have the services of their excellent QB and they win in OVERTIME. The 3rd team played the winless and just inept Lions it seems every week we got the hardest challenge???

We played without our starting OTs and the top back up out as well. Ouch. We played without our STUD RB who is top in the NFL if you ask me. We played without our top WR still/yet (Landry is missed) our 2nd WR OBJ was in and out with a shoulder injury but who ONCE again dropped a 4th down pass that would have been a first down. That is two weeks in a row.

Yeah I know Baker doesn't do well with pressure...lol - Umm what QB does when the opponents top Pass rusher is left UNTOUCHED coming off the edge...sorry that isn't pressure that is suicide...

Our D limped in with their starters and they all came back admirably hopefully they will be a little healthier on Thursday. We can get by a game or two with our back up RBs...but we cannot be without both our OTs. That just is a sorry sight.

I don't get it our QB throws a successful Hail Mary at the end of the Half and other QBs are praised at their skill set...meanwhile Baker does it throwing the ball over 50 yards having it land right into the chest of a jumping D-P-Jones and we are told that it simply was because the Cardinals failed...where is the praise and love???

JOK just couldn't take the load and his health gave out by the end of the Game. That kid sure can play football.

Clowney and Garrett looked good out there, both getting sacks from the elusive Murray.

I saw too many dropped passes by our top paid players Hooper and OBJ.

We used Felton early on then he sort of disappeared. Where was our great screen passes?

I saw Hunt run like he was the second fiddle still only thing wrong is we didn't have the TOP FIDDLER out there.

We needed our TEs to step it up - they simply disappeared in the night...Donovan People Jones was the only one who stepped it up! Our interior OL were solid but again we sure did miss our two cornerstones!

Ward got 2 big Pass Int calls against him giving Zona a TD early on The first one was simply an outrageous call. Terrible - I'm waiting for our HC to go to the head ref and simply say we are protesting this game cause these call simply have to stop!!!

We got to heal up for our Thursday game then we have a long week for our next game they said Steelers...but I could have sworn it was the Ravens we are to play then have our much needed by week with another game against the Ravens...did they have it wrong or am I just getting senile.

Hands are feeling better as gout pills are doing their job. Getting the Maderna Booster shot this evening. Knee is healing (minor fracture) only thing holding me back is the pain in the kidneys as they are blasting me with diaretics to get the water away from my heart.. May God Bless you all!
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Originally Posted by Dawgs4Life
Give this defense to the old, run of the mill D coordinator (Williams, Rex Ryan, etc) and they’re way better than what we currently have

Both Stefanski and Woods might find it more productive by simplifying their offensive and defensive playbooks.

If Woods is trying to confuse the opposition with his multi-multi defensive formations with multiple defensive backs...someone needs to tell him IT AINT WORKING!!! If anything, Woods might try simplifying the defense so the DBs and LBs know what their assignments are.

Stefanski's playbook, rooted in analytics isn't working either. Seems the rest of the NFL is less impressed with this idea that the Browns franchise (O, D & MGT) is just so much "smarter" than the rest of the NFL.

With the starting OTs out and our backups showing why they are backups, letting the defense know that Mayfield will be attempting to pass from the pocket everytime Stefanski goes empty backfield...that is just plain DUMB. Telling the defense that the next play will be a pocket pass allows the DLine and blitzers to lay their ears back as they go after Mayfield.

Hopefully one of the more experienced coaches (Callahan maybe) can help Stefanski understand that he is not helping the offense by running an empty backfield and that his QB is nothing but a target as the defense disregards the run.

Let Baker be the Baker of last season...allow him to use his own judgement about handling the pass rush...if Baker needs to abandon the pocket and scramble or run to save from himself after pass protection breaks down...so be it.

Anyone playing defense will tell you defending against a QB who scrambles or takes off on a run is much harder to defend than a QB taking the snap with AN EMPTY BACKFIELD.

Just a few of my observations after breaking down the first half of yesterday's game.

If Stefanski is going to save the season, he must make some changes by simplifying the offense stop calling dumb plays.
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