Cleveland Browns (2011 season)

[ysubuck]

Best. 22 yard FG. ever.

I mean [censored], all you can do is laugh. What's really hilarious is listening to Shurmer trying to sound POd at the post-game presser...he sounds like he is going to write the team a strongly worded letter any second

I only heard it on the radio. He sounded defeated. You know, like we fans have felt for 20 years.

Like my man said, it's almost statistically impossible to be this bad for this long without accidentally being good once in awhile. That's the way the league is set up. God, I hate being a Browns fan.

 

[NFBuck]

I only heard it on the radio. He sounded defeated. You know, like we fans have felt for 20 years.

Like my man said, it's almost statistically impossible to be this bad for this long without accidentally being good once in awhile. That's the way the league is set up. God, I hate being a Browns fan.

It really sucks until you redefine your expectations. At this point, I'm a fan of the browns the same way I'm a fan of 'Dumb & Dumber'.

 

[NFBuck]

Okay, I'm just reading up on this latest travesty. We handed the football off to one of our TIGHT ENDs? That makes a Vickers sweep right look inovative. Holy sheep[Mark May]!

 

[gracelhink]

Okay, I'm just reading up on this latest travesty. We tried to hand the football off to one of our TIGHT ENDs

FIFY
Would have been better if we actually did.

 

[Mac]

This team is a factory of sadness.

I don't want to watch this team anymore this year, but its football so I will anyways

 

[NFBuck]

From Shurmur's wiki page:

Coaching career
Shurmur?s resum? includes 23 years of coaching experience, including 12 in the NFL. In those 12 seasons, he has been a part of seven playoff teams, winning five division crowns and appearing in the Super Bowl.[1]
Shurmur began working for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1999. On January 21, 2009, Shurmur was hired by Steve Spagnuolo to be the offensive coordinator of the St. Louis Rams.
He helped the Rams improve to a 7-9 record following a 1-15 season in 2009, the second-biggest turnaround in the league in 2010. He guided St. Louis? offense to improvements in nearly every category including total yards, time of possession and third-down percentage, while they also scored 114 more points than the previous year. In addition, the Rams committed just 21 turnovers in 2010, tied for the ninth-lowest total in the NFL. He is absolutely clueless as both head coach and Offensive Coordinator of the Cleveland Browns. [2]

 

[Buckeneye]

As said above, I've pretty much given up on this season. Hell at this point it would be counter productive to start winning now.

OC is needed. I'm not even sure how that wasn't a requirement before Shurmur took his position. A rookie head coach is enough of a responsibility anyway.

Offense is this draft's priority. I would love to see Blackmon, Floyd and/or Richardson. But unless you can get me a primo RT in FA - then there's no way you can pass on spending a high draft pick on the Oline. It just has to happen.

On the upside. Obannaya didn't look too bad. #1 RB? Probably not. But I think he could be what we wanted Hardesty to be. A solid rotational #2.

FA is a big thing this year. Some nice names in WR's coming up.

Vincent Jackson (I feel so so about that)
Eddie Royal
Pierre Garcon
Mike Sims Walker


So looks like drafting a WR will be taking precedent over RB.

FA Oline is even more thin. So, I still think the WR/OT 1 & 2 in the draft will be the likely shot. Not saying I wouldn't love to have Richardson on this team. He'd be excellent, especially considering this division.

 

[tsteele316]

Saw this posted on Waiting for Next Year = Browns offense a joke around the league


partial quote from the article attributed to Michael Lombardi


Wow. I guess the Browns OC is working out of Columbus most Saturdays in the fall

not for nothing, but doug dieken called out lombardi on this as being total bullshit. even retard tony grossi said that it was totally false. but, it's typical lombardi nonsense. tom beaver laughs at lombardi's accuracy.

 

[Mac]

I would love to pick up Pierre Garcon

 

[AuTX Buckeye]

Color me not interested in Sims-Walker... dude was released after signing a 1 year deal with Rams and resigned with the Jaguars... something tells me that the Clowns wont be a player for me.

 

[Mike80]

I would love to pick up Pierre Garcon

Maybe he'd like to come back to the Cleveland area....

However, he'd be crazy to leave Indy if Manning is able to come back. Manning would make him a lot of money. Coming to Cleveland with this offense is no sure bet.

Unfortunately it still appears that a lot of the holes from last year remain unfilled. Makes me wonder if/when they will fill them or even try too.

 

[exhawg]

Maybe he'd like to come back to the Cleveland area....

However, he'd be crazy to leave Indy if Manning is able to come back. Manning would make him a lot of money. Coming to Cleveland with this offense is no sure bet.

Unfortunately it still appears that a lot of the holes from last year remain unfilled. Makes me wonder if/when they will fill them or even try too.

I wouldn't want any WR from Indy. I'm pretty sure their performance is mainly due to Manning. From what I've seen this year. If you could put a healthy Manning as the QB/OC of the Browns they would be a playoff team at worst.

 

[haueyman]

What i don't understand is why are they not calling short dink and dunk passes. As a corner/safety, it is very hard to stop these. How about a quick slant, quick outs anything that has a three step drop!

Also, it is 3rd and 5, you run a play where the WR runs a curl, not to the first down marker, not past the marker but 2 to 3 yrds in front of the marker and then get tackled. HOLY (mark may) this is WR 101 (mark may) here.

 

[jlb1705]

Color me not interested in Sims-Walker... dude was released after signing a 1 year deal with Rams and resigned with the Jaguars... something tells me that the Clowns wont be a player for me.

He'll have to get cut from a few more teams before the Browns will take a look at him.

 

[NFBuck]