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Cleveland Browns (official thread of Masochism 2015)

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LordJeffBuck said:

So Terrelle Pryor for Darrian Miller.
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This just highlights the arrogance and stupidity of the Browns organization. At the time, they placed so much importance and created so much intrigue over the 53rd roster spot. They initially kept Pryor on the roster, and even created wildcat packages for him. Then two days later they cut Pryor and claimed Turbin off waivers, portraying him as some sort of secret weapon in the running game. Pettine then told the media that those Pryor wildcat packages had all been fake so that the Jets (the Browns' opening day opponent) would have to spend time scheming for them. Meanwhile, the Jets blew out the Browns by three touchdowns (proving that you don't need to scheme all that much in order to pummel a crappy team), Turbin had 18 carries for 60 yards (some secret weapon), and there are maybe 20 guys on the Browns' roster who can play. But the Browns were able to generate a good week of media attention over their 53rd roster spot.

As far as Terrelle Pryor goes, maybe he can play and maybe he can't. But the upside was so huge, why not take a chance? The Browns were going to be a 3-13 team with or without Pryor, so why not try to develop the guy? But oh no! That 53rd roster spot was WAY too important to waste on a developmental guy. They needed Seattle's fourth-string castoff to be their secret weapon in the running game (because they had already wasted high draft choices on busts like Montario Hardesty, Trent Richardson, and Terrence West). And now they end up with Darrian Miller (who?) in that coveted 53rd roster spot. Playoffs, here we come!
 
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LordJeffBuck said:
This just highlights the arrogance and stupidity of the Browns organization. At the time, they placed so much importance and created so much intrigue over the 53rd roster spot. They initially kept Pryor on the roster, and even created wildcat packages for him. Then two days later they cut Pryor and claimed Turbin off waivers, portraying him as some sort of secret weapon in the running game. Pettine then told the media that those Pryor wildcat packages had all been fake so that the Jets (the Browns' opening day opponent) would have to spend time scheming for them. Meanwhile, the Jets blew out the Browns by three touchdowns (proving that you don't need to scheme all that much in order to pummel a crappy team), Turbin had 18 carries for 60 yards (some secret weapon), and there are maybe 20 guys on the Browns' roster who can play. But the Browns were able to generate a good week of media attention over their 53rd roster spot.

As far as Terrelle Pryor goes, maybe he can play and maybe he can't. But the upside was so huge, why not take a chance? The Browns were going to be a 3-13 team with or without Pryor, so why not try to develop the guy? But oh no! That 53rd roster spot was WAY too important to waste on a developmental guy. They needed Seattle's fourth-string castoff to be their secret weapon in the running game (because they had already wasted high draft choices on busts like Montario Hardesty, Trent Richardson, and Terrence West). And now they end up with Darrian Miller (who?) in that coveted 53rd roster spot. Playoffs, here we come!
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It's almost as if this organization is just daring you to hate them. It worked on me...I fucking hate them, and everything they stand for. They're an embarrassment to a once proud pedigree. And I have news for you...well, if you have been paying attention for the last 16 years, it's hardly news, I guess...they aren't ever going to get any better. It's dysfunction junction from the top down. And if you don't believe in curses, you might wanna start to.
 
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NFBuck said:
It's almost as if this organization is just daring you to hate them. It worked on me...I fucking hate them, and everything they stand for. They're an embarrassment to a once proud pedigree. And I have news for you...well, if you have been paying attention for the last 16 years, it's hardly news, I guess...they aren't ever going to get any better. It's dysfunction junction from the top down. And if you don't believe in curses, you might wanna start to.
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Part of me says it has to get better sometime...at least briefly. I mean the Lions have sucked balls forever too, but they managed to land Barry Sanders and at least be exciting and marginally good for a little while. On the other hand, if Barry Sanders came down the pike now, they would blow 5 picks to trade up 2 spots to bypass him and take the next "playmaking" QB whose college skills have no translation to the pro game. I am only have joking that I could see Jimmah firing Farmer and bringing in Matt Millen, then saying "You want receivers? We're going to give you receivers!" And then letting out a Howard Dean "eereyyyyyyyyyyyaaahhhhh" on the way back to Tennessee. This franchise is goat-fucked.
 
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Bucklion said:
Part of me says it has to get better sometime...at least briefly. I mean the Lions have sucked balls forever too, but they managed to land Barry Sanders and at least be exciting and marginally good for a little while. On the other hand, if Barry Sanders came down the pike now, they would blow 5 picks to trade up 2 spots to bypass him and take the next "playmaking" QB whose college skills have no translation to the pro game. I am only have joking that I could see Jimmah firing Farmer and bringing in Matt Millen, then saying "You want receivers? We're going to give you receivers!" And then letting out a Howard Dean "eereyyyyyyyyyyyaaahhhhh" on the way back to Tennessee. This franchise is goat-fucked.
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It all starts with the QB. These clowns haven't managed to find one worth a damn in 16 years. That's almost statistically impossible. The straw that broke my fandom's back was picking Weeden. Then they follow up that gaffe by taking Johnny Goodtimes two years later. This cosmic joke has no plan.
 
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NFBuck said:
It all starts with the QB. These clowns haven't managed to find one worth a damn in 16 years. That's almost statistically impossible. The straw that broke my fandom's back was picking Weeden. Then they follow up that gaffe by taking Johnny Goodtimes two years later. This cosmic joke has no plan.
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I honestly believe that Couch could have been a good QB in the right system. They ruined his career by having no OL and getting him murdered every game. If they could have gone back in time within the past few years and kidnapped rookie Tim Couch to let him be the Browns QB now that might have fixed a lot of the problems that they have.
 
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Want another reason to hate this snuff film of an organization? For 16+ years, they've been paying an endless stream of nincompoops six and seven figure salaries to put this team together. It has been their JOB to find the best players to add to the team. They've gotten 1989 mimimum-wage results.
 
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NFBuck said:
Want another reason to hate this snuff film of an organization? For 16+ years, they've been paying an endless stream of nincompoops six and seven figure salaries to put this team together. It has been their JOB to find the best players to add to the team. They've gotten 1989 mimimum-wage results.
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And I believe they are still paying some of them.
 
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