BUCKLE UP BROWNS FANS!!! This is the season we've been waiting for

That may be my biggest fear. Who defines "flexible"? With the HC (currently) reporting to Dorsey, the obvious person to define "flexible" would be Haslam. That would then encourage an end around to the owner if the HC isn't in agreement. Then that, in turn, undermines the structure of the front office. Been there, witnessed that.

 

For what it's worth, I suspect the majority of the Browns' fanbase still thinks Dorsey walks on water. I ain't one of them.

 

Perfectly put Tim.

 

Clearly that's a given...

 

I honestly doubt that Lym.... Plenty of venom coming from Browns fans, and Dorsey seems to be a very popular target.

I truly believe if they can somehow win out from here, this entire operation gets another season...

The thought of another full re-boot makes me ill. Dorsey has been far from perfect, but I have a true appreciation for a GM that isn't afraid to take a chance.

 

Spicy take time: trade him.

Uncertain about his role? Well... Baker Mayfield is playing his worst football with the most talent he's ever had. Perhaps gunning the ball to Odell (likely at his behest) on third-and-ten instead of the easy, safe, and productive check-down has something to do with it. The Browns are (should be) a run-first team. Look to two of the best teams in the NFL right now in Baltimore and San Francisco -- number one and number two in rushing, respectively. Despite having the top running back in the game, the Browns rank 17th in this mark.

Playing hurt? Show the hell up to offseason conditioning and OTAs. How many times has he been a limited participant on the injury lists (hint: very few after the first two weeks). Impossible to know what the doctors and team staff recommended, but if he has a sports hernia that requires surgery, as has been reported, they likely would have suggested that in training camp.

Redeem his career? Trying catching one of the *many* balls force-fed to you, instead of knocking it sky high and letting it get intercepted. He's catching a career low 54.6% of his passes this season. Is Baker the problem? I dunno... non-running back targets/catch percentage is... Landry (115, 60.0%), Beckham (108, 54.6%), Harris (21, 61.9%)... no other player has more than 20 targets through 13 games (*that* could be part of the offensive problem, too). Seal-Jones has 16 targets... he's at 62.5%.

 

Good luck next season.

 

13-3

 

I think the Steelers will be 15-1 next season.

 

Your endless supply of optimism is reminiscent to my own.

 

Off-topic: My divorce was final today. To all those married my advice is STAY FUCKING MARRIED. To all those single my advice is STAY FUCKING SINGLE. Anyway... if you're out tonight pour a shot for me. I'll have one for each of you.

 

I'm with my 2nd wife. Divorced my first and then she passed away from cancer 6 years later. She wasn't sick when we divorced.

 

@beachbum

Sorry to hear that Beach. Hope it wasn't too dramatic and costly for you.

 

Cheers, mate. And hope this was for the best. On to Buffalo.

 

Going through a divorce probably made beach a little bitchier on his post.

 

I'm fine. Just had problems with the post fight bullshit. Nothing a duck hunt couldn't rectify.

 

Myles Garrett: "Hey... this QB used a racial slur. Can we please get the audio to prove my side?"

NFL: "Sorry, we don't have audio of a highly-polarizing rivalry game in prime time and also the only game on the docket since it's a Thursday. Nothing we can do."

Also the NFL: "Here's this high-quality audio from a meaningless game between two dreadful teams mid-Sunday at a sparely-attended stadium with little to no television demand after the play is over which we swear we've sworn in the past we stop recording."

 

No, I posted that a while back to @beachbum on the game two thread.